Whoever said San Diego was all surf and sand never tried the beer. San Diego beer rocks, can be found all over town and tours are generally free. Create your own San Diego brewery tour. The San Diego Brewer's Guild has a free, downloadable map & guide (http://www.sandiegobrewersguild.org) showing local breweries and free, self-guided tours. The San Diego brewery guide also lists local pubs that specialize in local craft beer and San Diego microbreweries. Your San Diego beer tour can include tasting with most breweries offering sample size pours for nominal charge. Or join us for San Diego Beer Week or other San Diego beer festival and event times throughout the year. All you need is a San Diego breweries map and a spirit of adventure to enjoy great San Diego beer.
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03/25/2011
I've really been enjoying the Coronado Brewing Company "Mermaid's Red Ale" which has been on tap at Whistlestop in South Park. Next to Karl Strauss "Red Trolley" it's my favorite San Diego Red Ale. Mermaid's Red Ale has a fresh, hoppy nose, kinda hinting towards a Pale Ale while retaining the nutty subleties of a Red Ale. It has just enough flavor and kick for those times when I'm in between a lager and an IPA. It's drinkable, pairs well with a variety of foods and is a perfect "before dinner warm up"...
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07/13/2010
On Sunday, July 19th, Blind Lady Ale House will be hosting the Friends of Normal Heights Canyon Benefit. Friends of the NH Canyon are the awesome local folks who maintain the canyons of Normal Heights and restore messed up areas to their natural habitats. Stop by BLAH and...
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05/27/2010
Everyone loves San Diego craft beer. But you know what makes it even better? Getting it cheap. We hunted down some deals for you beer lovers that will make beer drinking even more pleasurable...
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San Diego -- America's Great Beer Town
05/11/2010
I'm learning that San Diego is not just a town with a bunch of great breweries. San Diego is a town with a great beer culture.
What's the difference you ask? Well, for starters, it seems like almost every weekend there is some kind of stellar event going on that features local craft beer. For example, last weekend was Karl Strauss' “Beach to Brewery” beer and music fest. 70 kegs of awesome beer from Karl Strauss, live music, a bike ride to the beach—just your average weekend in San Diego : ).
This coming weekend is the “Craft Beer Block at North Park Festival of the Arts”...
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05/06/2010
What inspires a person to brew beer? Brewing great beer takes passion—and passion comes from extraordinary people. We think San Diego breweries are extraordinary and so are their brewers. So we'd like to introduce a few of them to you—starting with Pat Korn, head brewer at La Jolla Brew House...
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04/22/2010
Interested in visiting some of north San Diego County's breweries? The North County Transit District’s “Sprinter” commuter train may be the answer to your transportation needs. There are eight breweries located along Sprinter's Highway 78 corridor route (Oceanside to Escondido). San Diego is Brewing will be focusing on a tour of five of those breweries—each located within a short to moderate walk from a Sprinter station...
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04/13/2010
The San Diego area scored numerous awards at this year’s bi-annual World Beer Cup! This event, sponsored by The Brewers Association, was created to promote greater consumer awareness about the quality and diversity of various beers around the world. It also strives to promote worldwide responsible consumption of beer. Registration for this year’s prestigious event started in October of 2009. Entries were to be received in Denver, CO between February 22 and February 26, 2010. The judging took place in Chicago on April 6-7 and the winners were announced at the World Beer Cup Gala Awards Dinner in Chicago on April 10, 2010.
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Ride "The Coaster" to Pizza Port in Solana Beach
03/04/2010
This week we are featuring an easy and convenient public transportation option to safely visit one of San Diego favorite craft breweries—Pizza Port! All aboard “The Coaster” to the beachside city of Solana Beach!
The Coaster is a sleek passenger train that travels between downtown San Diego’s Santa Fe Depot and the coastal city of Oceanside. Parking is available at all eight train stations along this route. Eleven trains make the hour-long trip on...
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San Diego Trolley and San Diego Breweries
02/24/2010
Using The San Diego Trolley to Visit Local Breweries: Part One
The first part of this series will show travelers staying in downtown, Old Town, Mission Valley, the Gaslamp District or in hotels near the Convention Center how to use the San Diego Trolley to visit several local breweries.
From your location downtown/Gaslamp/Convention Center take any Orange Line or Blue Line train to the Old Town Transit Center. At the Old Town Transit Center, transfer to the Green Line and ride north and east to Mission Valley. For Mission Valley visitors we suggest beginning at the Morena/Linda Vista Green Line station that is a short drive from...
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Coronado Ferry to Coronado Brewing Company
02/17/2010
Looking for an easy and safe way to visit popular San Diego breweries? Here’s an option that may be perfect for you! Let the San Diego Harbor Excursion ferry you within walking distance to three premier brewpubs near downtown San Diego!
Often referred to as the Coronado Ferry, this scenic and inexpensive alternative to driving will transport beer-lovers across...
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San Diego Craft Beer Valentine’s Day Weekend
02/11/2010
Blind Lady Ale House will feature food specials this Valentine’s Day weekend!
San Diego Craft Beer Valentine's Day Weekend In their own unique style—Blind Lady Ale House on Adams Ave. will be preparing, by hand, oysters, lobster and in their words “lip-staining beets.” Also expect to see some delicious desserts prepared by Rachel. To complement their culinary treats, Blind Lady will be serving AleSmith’s “My Bloody Valentine”. This seasonal “blood-red” hoppy beer weighing-in with a tantalizing 6.66% alcohol content will be offered in AleSmith flights from both keg and cask...
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San Diego Pale Ales, India Pale Ale's, Double IPA's
01/21/10
San Diego Pale Ales & IPA’s Earn “A” Grades!
San Diego Pale Ale's & IPA's Earn "A" Grades! People who know beer give San Diego Pale Ales, IPA’s and Double IPA’s “A” grades. Beer Advocate (www.beeradvocate.com) has reviews contributed by thousands of beer lovers who have logged on to their website and rated beers because—well because they just love beer!
San Diego is Brewing has compiled the following list of San Diego Pale Ales, India Pale Ales and Double India Pale Ales that were graded "A" by Beer Advocate reviewers. The list shows the name of the beer, the brewery name, the alcohol by volume percentage (ABV%) and number of reviews for that beer. Thank you Beer Advocate and Beer Advocate users for again recognizing that San Diego is brewing some of the best beer in the world!...
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San Diego Brew News
01/15/10
"San Diego Drink About"--This Wednesday, January 20th
After a successful launch last month, the San Diego Drink About will now continue each month. Two buses from Brewery Tours of San Diego will cruise a loop through Normal Heights, North Park, South Park and beyond, stopping repeatedly at eight different craft-beer bars and restaurants. The purpose of the Drink About is to enjoy great craft-beer without the concern of driving.
Everyone is invited to hop on and hop off wherever and whenever they choose starting at about 7pm. And the best thing about Drink About: it’s absolutely free of charge.
Included stops will be...
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Alpine Beer Company
01/13/10
Alpine Brewing Company Tucked away on a back road in a peaceful rural setting in east San Diego County sits a small brewery that brews big beer—in fact, some of the best “big beer” around these days—Alpine Beer Company.
I picked a sunny, quiet weekday to visit this small brewery and decided a moderate hike beforehand would make the beer taste extra good—a little reward after time on the trail.
So myself and a good friend headed east--to San Diego County’s rugged and beautiful backcountry. Our destination was...
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San Diego is Brewing on New Year’s Eve
12/30/09
Wondering what to do tomorrow night? Here are a few ideas to get your plans for New Year’s Eve in San Diego.
Blind Lady Ale House
Blind Lady Ale House will be open until 1 am and feature many holiday beers, most of which will be gone in the new year. Dupont Avec Les Bon Voeux, Craftsman Holiday Ale, Sierra Celebration, Nogne (Barren Isle) Holiday Ale, Anchor Our Special Ale and Scaldis Noel are some of the selections. For the moment, still available are Dogfish Head Midas Touch, Unibroue Blanche Des Chambly, Alesmith Speedway Stout, Hitachino Nest White (on Tap!) Ballast Sculpin and Victory at Sea and Allagash White. And think about toasting the New Year with a bottle of Russian River Temptation! It has a cork, after all...
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3rd Thursday Drinkabout
12/16/09
What could be better than a pub crawl to San Diego's favorite craft beer-bars and restaurants? How about a free ride to do so!
This Thursday, December 17th at 8:00 p.m., Blind Lady Ale House is hosting a 4-hour tour of 8 craft beer bars and restaurants.
Hop on and off the Brewery Tours buses FOR FREE at Blind Lady, Small Bar, Live Wire, Toronado, Ritual Tavern, Sea Rocket, The Station & Hamilton's.
San Diego was rated Top Beer Town by Men's Journal.
Now it's time to experience why.
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San Diego Seasonal Brews
12/11/09
Winter has arrived in San Diego. The sun is setting early; storms are rolling in from the Pacific and mornings are a bit nippy—well for San Diego at least. So now is the perfect time to head down to your local pub or brewery and enjoy this year’s eclectic mix of seasonal and holiday brews. San Diego is Brewing has put together a few examples of what’s on
tap for this holiday season:...
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Airdale Brewing--American Underdogs
12/07/10
Airdale Brewing Company is a featured start-up business in this inspiring video segment titled “American Underdogs”. American Underdogs features entrepreneurs that embody the American spirit of hard work and risk-taking. Way to go Airdale and all the other San Diego breweries for being bold and leading the way for craft brewing in America...
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Blind Lady Alehouse Fundraiser for San Diego Youth Services
12/03/09
Beer-mug Tis the season of giving and with that spirit in mind the Blind Lady Alehouse at 3416 Adams Avenue in Normal Heights is sponsoring a fundraiser on Sunday, December 13th for the benefit of San Diego Youth Services.
15% of all the days sales plus all proceeds from raffle will go to help support The Storefront and Street Outreach programs at the SDYS.
SDYS will have people there for the day and evening answering questions and handing out information and will sell raffle tickets.
So help out with a good cause this holiday season and enjoy some great craft beer at Blind Lady Alehouse. For more information see the Blind Lady Alehouse website at www.blindladyalehouse.com...
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