Oct 18: Taste the Tradition at Lightning Brewery’s Oktoberfest
It's one of the county's smallest beer-making operations, Poway's lone brewery, and it’s been going strong for nearly 20 years. An institution devoted to German...
Beer for Breakfast
Oct 11: Shrektober at Weir Beer
When a '90s-obsessed husband-wife duo opened a new brewery in South Vista last year, they instantly amazed the BFB crew with the quality and inventiveness of no...
BattleMage Brewing: Eight Years of Fantasy, Fermentation, and Fandom
It seemed like a fantasy when two Ballast Point Brewing vets went out on their own and opened their own Vista beer-making operation paying homage to ales, lager...
Rancho BEERnardo Brings Suds, Stories, and San Diego Icons to Webb Park
Next Saturday will be the sudsiest of the year for the inland North County community of Rancho Bernardo, as world-class local and out-of-town breweries descend ...
Countdown to Stone’s 29th Anniversary: A Pre-Game with Bold Brews
We're just one week out from Stone Brewing's 29th Anniversary Celebration. Taking place at Stone's Escondido HQ on Saturday, September 27, it'll be an "all VIP"...
Cheers to Bay City Brewing for 10 Years!
This week, Brewmaster Paul Segura checks in on the liquid handiwork of a past Karl Strauss colleague who has played a major role in shaping his current workplac...
Arcana Brewing Brings Distinctive Craft to Carlsbad’s Beer Landscape
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 ...
Kairoa Brewing’s Kiwi Spirit and Creative Beers
A brewpub founded by New Zealand sheep farmers with a Maori name translating to "Long Cloud". Believe it or not, that's not where Kairoa Brewi...
North Park Beer Co. Turns Nine: Triple-Dry-Hopped Fun Awaits
Believe it or not, North Park Beer Co., a must-visit brewery in a must-visit beer town, is turning nine this weekend. While their Sunday anniversary party is so...