Friday 5 with Rey Knight of Butcher’s Brewing
Yesterday, I met up with Rey Knight of Butcher’s Brewing at Bottlecraft for a few minutes. You’re currently making the transition from contract brewing to in-house production brewing. Why? There’s a...
View ArticleSingle-celled Showcase: White Labs Tasting Room
This story appears on page 1 of the April issue, which you can download or view here. Yeast often gets overlooked by the average beer drinker for the role it plays beyond producing a beer’s alcohol....
View ArticleBrewery Fire Sale/Auction April 18th
I’d heard rumors that a brewery was being gutted somewhere in town. Thanks to our reader Kat S., we now know where. Miami Grille was a Cuban-American restaurant that appears to have folded earlier this...
View ArticleBeer News Roundup
YES, THEY CAN! — Scot Blair, owner of the East Village brewery and pub Monkey Paw, announced in an e-mail yesterday that three of brewer Derek Freese’s beers will soon be going into 16 oz. cans, a...
View ArticleMeet Hillcrest Brewing Company
Last month I met with David White, partner and brew master of Hillcrest Brewing Company. The brewpub, currently under construction, is located on the corner of Normal and University. It will be the...
View ArticleFirst Look: Thorn St. Brewery
Last week, West Coaster staff visited Thorn St. Brewery during a private fundraiser for the new movie by Frazzled Man Productions: Father Eddie. Still under construction with plans to open to the...
View ArticleFormer Rogue Brewer to Helm Hess North Park
Looks like things are moving along at Hess’ new North Park location. Mike Hess just fired over a press release in which he announces that Nate Sampson, former brewmaster for Rogue (!), is going to be...
View ArticleEquipment Arrives @ Hess Brewing, North Park
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View ArticleCoronado’s Knoxville Tasting Room Now Open
Coronado Brewing Company’s long-awaited 750 square foot tasting room in the Bay Park neighborhood of San Diego is now open with 25 taps. Tasting room hours (subject to change): M-Th: 2 – 8 p.m.,...
View ArticleComing Soon: La Jolla Brewing Co.
I recently wrote about the shuttering of La Jolla Brew House in our May 2013 issue (page 9 in our Brews in the News section). Yesterday, La Jolla Patch got the scoop on what’s happening at the...
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