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2017 Recap: Best New San Diego County Breweries
This year saw more new-brewery openings than any in San Diego County’s history. Happily, in this reporter’s opinion, more of them were of good quality than in year’s past. Enough that whittling down a...
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2017 Recap: Best San Diego County Breweries
What are the best craft breweries in San Diego County? I get asked that all the time. When people pose that question, it’s usually because they’re visiting, so I tailor my response around the types of...
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2017 Recap: Beers of the Week
Each week, I feature a locally produced beer that is special from one of numerous standpoints. Sometimes it’s an anniversary beer, other times I go with collaborations. The draw of something unique...
View ArticleBeer to the Rescue back bigger than ever to help lupus patients
When I was diagnosed with the chronic auto-immune disease, lupus, in 2014, I felt very ill and entirely defenseless. I’d been suffering from the condition without a diagnosis for nearly a decade and...
View ArticleSampler Flight: July Events
Summer’s in full swing and so is San Diego’s beer-drinking public. Rather than beat the heat, get right out in it and combat it with local ales and lagers at any of the featured events below. Still...
View ArticleSampler Flight: September Events
September is stocked with a plethora of craft-beer events celebrating just about every type of beer out there. From ales infused with farm-fresh hops to tart tantalizers and, of course, Oktoberfest and...
View ArticleSan Diego winners from 2017’s Great American Beer Festival
Winners from the 2017 edition of the Great American Beer Festival were announced earlier this morning. Held annually by brewing-industry trade organization, the Brewers Association, in Denver,...
View ArticleCraft Q&A: Carli Smith
Head Brewer, Bold Missy Brewery I first met Carli Smith after being introduced by her mentor, Marty Mendiola. The former had recently resigned from his long-time post at Rock Bottom’s La Jolla brewpub...
View Article2017 Recap: Best New San Diego County Breweries
This year saw more new-brewery openings than any in San Diego County’s history. Happily, in this reporter’s opinion, more of them were of good quality than in year’s past. Enough that whittling down a...
View Article2017 Recap: Best San Diego County Breweries
What are the best craft breweries in San Diego County? I get asked that all the time. When people pose that question, it’s usually because they’re visiting, so I tailor my response around the types of...
View Article2017 Recap: Beers of the Week
Each week, I feature a locally produced beer that is special from one of numerous standpoints. Sometimes it’s an anniversary beer, other times I go with collaborations. The draw of something unique...
View ArticleCraft Q&A: Kelly Lohrmeyer
Craft Q&A: Kelly Lohrmeyer Regional Sales Manager, YCH Hops Nationally and within its San Diego County chapter, the Pink Boots Society (PBS) works to advocate for the employment, education,...
View ArticleBeer of the Week: Hazed For Daze
From the Beer Writer: With such a vast number of hazy IPAs in the market and nearly every brewery in San Diego County making one, it’d be easy to mistake this as an easy style to brew. Take, for...
View Article2018 San Diego International Beer Competition results
Today, the winners of the professional brewing competition held as part of the San Diego International Beer Festival were announced. San Diego County breweries brought home 18 gold, 22 silver and 21...
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Sampler Flight: June San Diego Beer Events
There’s no cause for gloom this June, thanks to the plethora of beery events taking place throughout San Diego County. The anniversary festivals alone provide enough celebratory pizzazz to keep one...
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Beer of the Week: Over the Line Lager
From the Beer Writer: Craft beer is woven into the fabric of San Diego. So, too, is the 65-year-old tradition that is Over the Line, which is why it’s so good to see OMBAC, the organization that puts...
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