San Diego Brewers Guild’s Erik Fowler talks Great American Beer Fest
I’m headed to Denver for the Great American Beer Fest this week. It’s a long weekend celebrating great beer from around the country, but you...
Cheers! North County
Patio Challenge: Brewers Deck vs. Black Plague Brewing
The Brewers Deck in Del Mar stacks the deck with three breweries against Escondido’s Black Plague Brewing, whose distinctive vibe sets them apart. Breweries are...
Patio Battle: New English Brewing vs. Eppig’s Bierhalle (Vista)
New English Brewing is south of state Route 56. I know that, you know that. But despite being slightly out of bounds, they made this...
Patio Battle: Helia takes on Del Mar’s Viewpoint Brewing
We’re deep into round two of our brewery patio competition. Things are about to get fast, furious and unrelated to an unnamed film about a...
Cheers from the Oregon Coast!
It’s hard for a beer enthusiast to leave San Diego’s 150 independent breweries and thousands of stellar beer selections. But brewery travels are the origin...
Patio Challenge: Oceanside Brewing vs. Pizza Port (Carlsbad)
I was reminded that looks can be deceiving when it comes to a good patio, especially after visiting Oceanside Brewing Company in the first round...
Patio Challenge: Belching Beaver Pub 980 vs. Pure Project Vista
Belching Beaver has multiple North County locations, but in this case, does its popularity work against them? In Round 2, the Fightin’ Beavs take on...
Bagby Beer, Craft Coast battle for top Oceanside patio
Oceanside’s Bagby Beer Co. and Craft Coast Beer + Tacos are separated by less than three-quarters of a mile, but the vibes outside the door...
Local Roots, Tipping Pint face off in Round 2 of patio challenge
Let’s run it back. Local Roots came in hot as an outsider in the first round but immediately flexed its patio muscle. In the second...
Local Roots’ Boochyard patio too much for Burgeon’s The Oasis?
THE COMPETITORS: Local Roots’ The Boochyard Taproom is stepping in as an unseeded outsider to the North County Brewery Patio-off, replacing Battlemage Brewing, whose patio...
Black Plague’s inland Purgatory battles Duck Foot’s Leucadia patio
THE COMPETITORS: North County newcomers Duck Foot Brewing’s new secret (not so secret) spot in Leucadia tries to avoid the Black Plague in a showdown...
Patio Challenge: Eppig Brewing vs. Carlsbad Brewing
THE COMPETITORS: Eppig’s Bierhalle led the way in the now popular brewery corner of Vista. The brewery keeps it simple and, like its beer, focuses...
Carlsbad’s That Pizza Place is back…with plenty of local beer
Longtime residents of Carlsbad have no doubt made their way at one time or another to That Pizza Place. For many of us who grew...
Oceanside Brewing’s ‘good time’ vibes boost patio experience
THE COMPETITORS: It is a battle between CoLab Public House and Oceanside Brewing Co. CoLab is the new name and concept on the block. Oceanside Brewing...
Oceanside Ale Works edges South O Brewing in patio challenge
THE COMPETITORS: South O Brewing is a locally-owned spot on the dividing line between South “O” and regular old coastal Oceanside. They are part of the...
