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Assessing the first half of the Class of 2015
A flight of beers at RB’s Abnormal Beer Co. We’re halfway through 2015 and already, a dozen new brewing companies (OK, 11 new brewing companies plus one reintroduced concept, Reckless Brewing...
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Beer Touring: Home Brewing Co.
Delightfully small and understated, it’d be easy to walk right by The Homebrewer without taking notice. Unless, of course, you’re a homebrewer. In three years, George and Molly Thornton’s...
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Second Chance Beer building North Park tasting room
Veteran brewer Marty Mendiola’s Carmel Mountain-based Second Chance Beer Company will open a satellite tasting room in North Park later this year. Coming in at 1,820 square feet with 24 taps, capacity...
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Deft Brewing to debut in Bay Park
Having lived in the area for more than a decade, Morris and Robin Nuspl always wanted to bring a brewery to their community, but finding good, industrial-zoned real estate was problematic. So they...
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Beer of the Week: 32 North / Home Shark with Blazers
Sharks with Blazers, a collaboration saison from 32 North Brewing and Home Brewing Co. From the Beer Writer: Saisons are my favorite beer style and I, like many a San Diegan, adore hops. So you can...
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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...
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Beer of the Week: El Matador
El Matador Black IPA from North Park’s Home Brewing Company From the Beer Writer: In a time that could have been labeled the “dark ages,” beers bolstered by bright, green hops and obsidian malts were...
View ArticleAssessing the first half of the Class of 2015
We’re halfway through 2015 and already, a dozen new brewing companies (OK, 11 new brewing companies plus one reintroduced concept, Reckless Brewing Company—the Internet can be such a nit-picky place)...
View ArticleBeer Touring: Home Brewing Co.
Delightfully small and understated, it’d be easy to walk right by The Homebrewer without taking notice. Unless, of course, you’re a homebrewer. In three years, George and Molly Thornton’s...
View ArticleSecond Chance Beer building North Park tasting room
Veteran brewer Marty Mendiola’s Carmel Mountain-based Second Chance Beer Company will open a satellite tasting room in North Park later this year. Coming in at 1,820 square feet with 24 taps, capacity...
View ArticleDeft Brewing to debut in Bay Park
Having lived in the area for more than a decade, Morris and Robin Nuspl always wanted to bring a brewery to their community, but finding good, industrial-zoned real estate was problematic. So they...
View ArticleBeer of the Week: 32 North / Home Shark with Blazers
From the Beer Writer: Saisons are my favorite beer style and I, like many a San Diegan, adore hops. So you can imagine my excitement when encountering a farmhouse-style ale given a punch of botanical...
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 ArticleBeer of the Week: El Matador
From the Beer Writer: In a time that could have been labeled the “dark ages,” beers bolstered by bright, green hops and obsidian malts were everywhere. They were the it beers of the early twenty-teens...
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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