Beer for Breakfast

Beer for Breakfast is your weekly insight into the San Diego Craft Beer community with Rick Savage, 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!

North Park Festival of Beers Returns: San Diego’s Ultimate Craft Beer Day Is Here

91XApril 3, 2026

Get ready, San Diego — the North Park Festival of Beers is back this Saturday, April 4th, right in front of the Lafayette Hotel, and it’s shaping up to be one...

San Diego Beer News Awards 2026: A Night of Craft, Collaboration & Celebration

91XMarch 27, 2026

The biggest night of the year for the local brewing industry is taking place on Tuesday, March 31 from 5 to 9 p.m. and you're invited! Listen in as BFB's own Br...

Barley & Sword: Bringing Old-World Brews to North County and Winning Fans Fast

91XMarch 20, 2026

It takes a lot for a beer company to be unique in county awash in breweries, but Barley & Sword Brewing has done just that...and people dig it! Found...

Global Flavor Meets Local Craft Beer at SeaWorld’s Seven Seas Food Festival

91XMarch 13, 2026

It's that time of year again; time for increasing the already big-time appeal of visiting SeaWorld San Diego by pairing worldly dishes fro...

A Taste of Green Cheek: Evan Price on Brewing, Pilsners, and Oceanside

91XMarch 6, 2026

Two years ago, an award-winning Orange County brewing entity with an ever-rotating roster of ales, lagers and other house-made adult beverages touched down in O...

From Desperados to Collaboration: Inside Dos Desperados Brewery’s Latest Craft Creations

91XFebruary 20, 2026

San Marcos is home to a family-run beer outfit that's been slaking thirsts for over a decade. Dubbed Dos Desperados Brewery, the company came into its own under...

Brewing Without Shortcuts: The Relentless Rise of Protector Brewery

91XFebruary 13, 2026

It takes more than filling out a few forms for a brewery to become USDA-certified as all-organic. Just ask the head of Miramar's only such-certified beer compan...

Pints, Pies, and 17 Years: The Staying Power of Blind Lady Ale House

91XFebruary 6, 2026

It seems like only yesterday that Blind Lady Ale Houseopened its doors in Normal Heights, but that reliably outstanding bar and nanobrewery just celebrated 17 y...

Kearny Mesa to Normal Heights: The Hopnonymous Takeover

91XJanuary 30, 2026

In 2019, Hopnonymous Brewing arrived in Kearny Mesa as a complete unknown. More than six years later, it's one of the biggest cult-favorite beer operations in s...