Beer for Breakfast

Beer for Breakfast is your weekly insight into the San Diego Craft Beer community with Marty, Karl Strauss Brewmaster Paul Segura, and Brandon Hernández from San Diego Beer News! Every week we feature a local brewery, so check it out and find out what local craft beer to try next!

91X · Beer for Breakfast

Summer Suds: The BFB Crew Shares Their Favorite Local Brews

91XAugust 8, 2025

With summer in full swing, it seemed the perfect time for each member of the BFB crew to share some about some of their favorite locally produced sunny-season b...

Ramona’s Smoking Cannon Brewery: New Owners, Same Passion for Beer and Live Music

91XAugust 1, 2025

A few months back, Ramona's lone craft-beer operation, Smoking Cannon Brewery, was purchased by a married couple with roots in the community extending to its li...

Brewing Up Fear: Villains Transforms Half Door with Horror-Inspired Theme

91XJuly 25, 2025

The two-year-old Anaheim beer company that took over Modern Times' huge Leisuretown facility recently took over and reopened the old Half Door Brewing. In doing...

Arcana Brewing Brings Distinctive Craft to Carlsbad’s Beer Landscape

91XJuly 18, 2025

There's a business park in Carlsbad, just north of Palomar Airport Road where three local breweries have been established. Of them all, the one that's stuck is ...

Helix Brewing Celebrates 10 Years with Music and New IPA

91XJuly 11, 2025

It's been 10 years since Cameron Ball took a leap and opened a brewery in his hometown of La Mesa. Over the past decade, Helix Brewing has won over locals and ...

Thorn St. Becomes Little Bird: New Name, Same North Park Roots

91XJuly 11, 2025

Since 2013, when it debuted in a domestic space featuring a split-level tasting room, Thorn St. Brewery has been a fixture in North Park. Even after establishin...

South O Brewing Grows: New Eatery, Craft Cocktails & Bold IPAs

91XJune 27, 2025

Four years ago, South Oceanside received a namesake brewery installed in a former beauty college on Coast Highway. Over that span, South O Brewing has endeared ...

Belmont Park Turns 100: Centennial Cheers with AleSmith’s Custom IPA & more!

91XJune 20, 2025

This year, San Diego's iconic Belmont Park is celebrating the big one-oh-oh! To commemorate that triple-digit anniversary, they have plenty of fun events and in...

From East Village to the Northwest: One Last Round with Garett

91XJune 13, 2025

This week, we have good news and bad news. The good news is that we're featuring beers from East Village Brewing, a small-but-mighty business founded by a pair ...