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Pure Project joins Conservation Alliance
Even before Pure Project Brewing brewed a beer, it came across as an admirable operation thanks to its charitable aspirations. From Day One, it’s been a One Percent for the Planet business,...
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Beer Briefs: Groundswell, Poor House & Duck Foot
Some quick hits from the San Diego County brewing industry… Earlier this month, we published a roundup of five of the greatest comeback stories within the #SDBeer scene—operations that started off...
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Intergalactic Brewing to close at month’s end
It’s been a long and winding road for Alex Van Horne, the owner and brewmaster at Intergalactic Brewing (9715 Carroll Centre Road, #107, Miramar). He opened his science-fiction-themed nanobrewery in...
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#SDBeer’s most impressive turnarounds
I’ve been reviewing local breweries for more than a decade. Over that span, there have been many a glowing review, even more middle-of-the-road summations and, of course, some disappointments. It’s...
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Sampler Flight: July San Diego Beer Events
School’s out, the sun’s up, and the suds are flowing across San Diego this summer. Check out the following featured events, then surf, skate or lazily saunter over to our main events page to check out...
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Amplified Ale Works opening East Village brewpub, doubling capacity
Don’t look now, but downtown’s East Village is the fastest-growing neighborhood in terms of incoming brewery-owned venues. So far this year, we’ve reported on the upcoming arrival of a brewpub from...
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Beer of the Week: Hop Puddin’
From the Beer Writer: Brewers are going every which way with the India pale ale these days. It’s fun to see such a formerly staid style reinvented in so many different ways, but in tasting hazies,...
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...
View ArticleSampler Flight: May San Diego Beer Events
After an incredibly lengthy winter, spring is finally in full bloom, and that means the dawn of beer-event season. Sure, there’s always a lot going on in the local suds scene, but this is where it all...
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Amplified Ale Works unveiling new tasting room
Amplified Ale Works debuted in 2012, and instantly gained a following thanks to a prime location a block from the ocean in Pacific Beach. With access to abundant sunshine, tourists and locals alike,...
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Sampler Flight: April San Diego Beer Events
A plethora of craft-beer events awaits lovers of ales and lagers alike in April, and as has become custom, many days feature multiple beery affairs; enough that this sampler flight is packed solid....
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Craft 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,...
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Burning Beard Brewing expanding, adding wild ales
El Cajon’s lone brewery is plenty capable of filling that municipality’s role as lone beer innovator. Burning Beard Brewing (785 Vernon Way, El Cajon) will celebrate its second anniversary on March 31....
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Midnight Jack adds joint-venture The Echo Room
Collaborations are nothing new in the local beer scene, and they’re not limited to brewery-to-brewery interactions. With the popularity of craft-beer venues at an all-time high, non-brewing interests...
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Intergalactic Brewing shuttling toward smaller, brighter future
Last June, Intergalactic Brewing owner Alex Van Horne announced that his Miramar brewery was struggling and would need to sell or entertain investment from outside sources in order to remain in...
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Sampler Flight: March San Diego Beer Events
We stand on the threshold of another month chock-full of exceptional reasons to crack a cold one in the presence of others. Yes, it’s a great time to be alive, but to do things up right requires some...
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Barrel Harbor Brewing seeking investors online
Vista-based Barrel Harbor Brewing opened in 2013 with a 10-barrel brewing system owner Tim St. Martin hoped would allow the company to produce enough beer to compete on store shelves and at hospitality...
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Sampler Flight: February San Diego Beer Events
It may be the shortest month of the year, but February is stocked with beer and brewery events. The anniversaries alone could keep an ale enthusiast busier than a one-armed hop-bine tender (trust me on...
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Ballast Point moving Scripps Ranch production, employees to Miramar
Yesterday, Ballast Point Brewing president Marty Birkel informed employees at the company’s Scripps Ranch brewery and tasting room that beer-production would soon cease. The brewing company—San Diego...
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Amplified Ale Works unveiling new tasting room
Amplified Ale Works debuted in 2012, and instantly gained a following thanks to a prime location a block from the ocean in Pacific Beach. With access to abundant sunshine, tourists and locals alike,...
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