San Diego County Winners Best of Show: Domestique Blonde Ale – Rouleur Brewing (Carlsbad) Champion Brewery Award – Beer First Runner Up: Rip Current Brewing (San Marcos) Second Runner-Up: Resident Brewing (Downtown) Gold Medals American-style Amber/Red Ale: Red Rover – My Yard Live (San Marcos) American-style Juicy or Hazy Imperial India Pale Ale: Stratacaster –…
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Escondido Brewing Announces It’s Closing Its Doors
Escondido Brewing Company announced on Friday that it will be closing its doors permanently after almost 3 year in business. Via the team’s Instagram: We are sad to share that Escondido Brewing Company is closing. Thank you to each and every one of you for your support, generosity and friendship. The last three years have…
Stone Lays Off 30% of Their Workforce
Big news in the craft world today. Stone Brewing, a company I just called a giant of San Diego beer, has laid off 30% of their staff as covid concerns and financial struggles continue to mount for the San Diego staple. It’s a move that other breweries have made, but none with the power and…
Toronado Closes After 12 Years in North Park
With coronavirus concerns mounting across the nation, many businesses are temporarily closing their doors per California and Gavin Newsome’s recommendation. However, one North Park classic is closing their doors for good – Toronado. A beer bar that put North Park’s beer scene on the map, Toronado has been serving up some of the rarest beers…
Best Coast Beer Fest Postponed Amid Coronavirus Concerns
Best Coast Beer Fest and Best Coast Brunch Bash 2020 Will No Longer Be Happening on 3/21 & 3/22 Respectively Announced this morning is that Best Coast Beer Fest 2020 will be postponed due to coronavirus concerns (via thier Instagram) Governor of California Gavin Newsom came out this morning urging residents to cancel or postpone…
Athletic Brewing Acquires Former-Ballast Point Brewing Space
A non-alcoholic beer company is making a splash in San DIego. According to Forbes, Connecticut-based Athletic Brewing has acquired a 80,000 square-foot facility formerly owned by Ballast Point to go along with their $17.5 million Series B Round funding. Located on Trade Street near the main Ballast Point location in Miramar, the brewery once housed…
North Park Beer Co Wins LA IPA Fest 2020
On Saturday, a San Diego brewery took home the top prize in the Los Angeles IPA Festival. Each year, Mohawk Bend in Echo Park invites different breweries from all over California to duke it out in a competition voted on by those who attend. It’s open to the public and free admission for those over…
Ballast Point Launches Campaign To Win Back SD With New Ownership
A few months back, Ballast Point – San Diego beer giant – shocked the brewing world by announcing they had been sold for the second time in 4 years. Even more shocking, was the announcement that it wasn’t to another big beer giant acquiring them, but instead a small microbrewery from Chicago called Kings and…