Judging Karl Strauss’ Pro-Am Competition
San Diego’s pro brewers continually cite the county’s homebrewers as a key source of inspiration for creative beer-crafting. And a number of company’s put their mash tuns where their mouth are, holding...
View ArticleQ&A: Marty Mendiola
Owner & Brewmaster, Second Chance Beer Company He’s been a fixture in the San Diego brewing scene for more than a decade-and-a-half, won countless national and international awards for his to-style...
View ArticleSan Diego Beer Week: My Way (& Yours?)
When perusing the latest issue of West Coaster, I saw that publisher Mike Shess had taken time to outline the manner in which he would choose to spend San Diego Beer Week (Nov. 6-15). It got me to...
View ArticleQ&A: Mike Sardina
President, San Diego Brewers Guild Each year, the San Diego Brewers Guild elevates a member of the local brewing industry to the role of president. Unlike the American presidency, candidate selection...
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Q&A: Jill Davidson
Western Regional Sales Manager, Pizza Port & President, San Diego Brewers Guild Former San Diego Brewers Guild president Mike Sardina (formerly of Kearny Mesa’s Societe Brewing Company) is headed...
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Q&A: Kevin Hopkins
Vice President, Mother Earth Brew Co. What started as a tiny single-suite nano-brewery producing insanely tiny batches of beers using stock-pots over Butane burners has evolved into a Hop Highway...
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A Quick How-To on Supporting Local Breweries
Recently, I was interviewed about the state of the local brewing industry in the wake of Big Beer interests—AB InBev-owned 10 Barrel, MillerCoors-owned Saint Archer, and Constellation Brands-owned...
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Brewers Guild to brew 20th anniversary collaboration beer
One of the reasons San Diego brewers enjoy the camaraderie and success they do is the 1997 establishment of the San Diego Brewers Guild (SDBG). Back then, there were far fewer brewing companies in San...
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Beer of the Week: Capital of Craft IPA
From the Beer Writer: Today marks the start of the ninth annual San Diego Beer Week. Taking place from November 3-12 throughout the county, it’s a little idea that’s grown to gargantuan status. I...
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City of San Diego issues proclamation to Brewers Guild
Earlier today, the City of San Diego invited local brewers to take part in a ceremony honoring them and their organizational backbone, the San Diego Brewers Guild, when District 6 Councilmember Chris...
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