Nobody rains on Burgeon’s 6th anniversary parade
Neither rain, nor sleet, nor…well, it was just rain. A lot of it. But there’s no stopping the Burgeon Beer Company in Carlsbad from having...
Jeff Spanier
Meet North County’s newest brewery: Inzane Brewing in Vista
Being a member of the Vista community is something lifelong Vistan Mike Zane, owner and head brewer of Inzane Brewing, takes seriously....
San Diego Beer Week ends with celebration at The Lodge
The San Diego Brewers Guild on Nov. 13 celebrated the end of Beer Week 2022 on the Arroyo Terrace at The Lodge at Torrey Pines....
Two4Brew couple visits San Diego on nationwide ‘beer run’
The beer run is a time-honored tradition immortalized in films such as Smokey and the Bandit and Strange Brew. The beer run has elevated into...
Del Mar’s Viewpoint Brewing a different brewhouse experience
The loved ones of craft beer enthusiasts become accustomed to long drives through industrial areas to find yet another “unique” warehouse brewery. They are further...
Celebrating San Diego brews, music and lifestyle at BeerX
For San Diegans of a certain age, 91X radio has supplied the soundtrack of our lives. Many of those same San Diegans also came to...
Sharing is caring at Vista’s CoLab Public House
I Like Beer the Podcast joined the CoLab Public House for its soft opening on July 22 in Vista. The venture, spearheaded by Joe Deutsch,...
Whales spotted at Wolf Larsen’s Alehouse
For beer enthusiasts, hard-to-find beers are called “whales.” The rarest of the rare, “white whales,” are an allusion to Herman Melville’s classic novel, “Moby Dick.”...
Celebrating Fruhlingsfest with Eppig Brewing
Oktoberfest is well renowned and well celebrated, but alas it only comes once a year. But we have found a way to celebrate early in...
Paige McWey-Acers: A North County beer person you should know
At the end of March, the I Like Beer Team was lucky enough to sit down with Paige McWey Acers, executive director of the San...
Cheers to North County’s blonde ales
In San Diego, the IPA reigns supreme, no doubt. It is evident in the number of IPAs available even within a single brewery. IPAs, the...
A visit to The Brewers Tap Room in Encinitas
Thursdays are a special day at The Brewers Tap Room in Encinitas, California. It’s the day that local brewers deliver fresh kegs of specialty beer....
I Like Beer checks in at Oceanside Ale Works
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many of us to say goodbye to some of our favorite breweries. And we’ve been able to welcome a few...