Need a boost to midnight? Try a champagne and coffee cocktail
Happy New Year! There is so much hope in that exclamation point, isn’t there? Out with the old, in with the new! 2022 can’t be...
Ryan Woldt
Tis’ the season for new beer friends and Omicron?
I was going to write a heartwarming holiday column about sharing a beer with a stranger in the desert. “Sharing this beer with others actually...
Carlsbad author Ryan Woldt releases sequel in travel love story series
CARLSBAD — Local author, podcaster and newspaper columnist Ryan Woldt has just released the second book in his heartwarming “Eli and Jane” series. The novel,...
A grand opening at South O Brewing Company
I write a Cheers! column every week, but there is always so much going on in the world of North County beer and drink. Simply...
What makes for a good holiday cocktail?
What makes a drink a winter holiday cocktail and not just, say, a regular cocktail that I could order in late May?...
Cheers! North County: Eggnog is gross, prove me wrong
Thanksgiving was once again the unofficial opening weekend for eggnog (egg nog is also acceptable) which means it is time for my annual rant against...
Cheers! North County: Introducing San Diego Brewcycling Collaborative
There is a satisfying pop as I snap the can out of the six-pack holder. I unpack my beer into the fridge and am left...
Cheers! North County: In the moment with Embolden Beer Co.
Despite the challenges of the past year, beer is still being made, industry progress is still being made, and breweries are still being opened. One...
Cheers! North County: In the moment with New English Brewing
Last week we featured a new San Marcos brewery (Blue Fire Brewing), and this week, we look to a longtime stalwart of the San Diego...
Cheers! North County: In the moment with Blue Fire Brewing
San Marcos has a new brewery. Brothers Tommy and Charlie Gordon recently opened Blue Fire Brewing off Santa Fe Avenue. I reached out to the...
Cheers! North County: Brewery life is happening in San Diego County
I can see a future, hopefully soon, where I don’t come up with a COVID plan before leaving the house....
Cheers! North County: Wet hops a beer drinker’s dream come true
It’s “wet hops” time, a craft beer version of pumpkin-spice season at the coffee shop, in that IPA-lovers look forward to it every year, and...
Cheers! North County: Sober October tastier with local NA craft beers
Before we go any further, I need to disclose two things. First, I am not participating in Sober October. Second, I was wrong about non-alcoholic...
Cheers! North County: Get cozy with a cider cocktail
I’m pretty sure it is fall. Not because the weather has cooled. It hasn’t. Not because we’ve put the flannel sheets on the bed. We...
Cheers! North County: Harland Brewing’s labor bears distinctive fruits
If you’re looking for a local brewery whose brewing team is pushing the envelope of flavor, look no further than Harland Brewing Company....
