Blog – Burning Beard Brewing

Burning Beard 4-Year Anniversary Party

Join us as we celebrate the quadrennial anniversary of our 2016 Leap Day opening. Cosmic-caliber chaos guaranteed! Live rock ‘n roll, Wild Ale bar, specialty beer releases, tasty grinds, and some SPECIAL SURPRISES guaranteed to please your ear holes and melt your face off! Get Tickets Now TICKETS INCLUDE Admission Collectible Anniversary 4 Stein 1 Bottle .375L BBA Orgone Accumulator English Barleywine (to go) 1 Beer Token $5 Stein Fills Raffle Ticket Bragging rights,...

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Beard Week 2019

Catch the Beard at these kick-ass Beer Week events! 11/01 - Backcountry Beer Night with Burning Beard, Alpine, and Nickel Beer Co., Obrien's Pub 11/01 - Strong Ale Tap Takeover, West Coast Smoke & Tap House 11/02 - Sabado De Los Muertos + Dankness Visible IPA Can Release, Burning Beard Tasting Room 11/02 - Guild Fest, Embarcadero North 11/04 - Fishing with the Brewers, Fathom Bistro &...

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Dankness Visible IPA Now Available in Cans

Dankness Visible, our flagship West Coast IPA, is now available in 16-oz 4-packs. Hop-forward with a characteristically dry finish, Dankness Visible is packs a Mosaic punch like no other. Winner of the 2019 Indie Beer Madness Competition. 16oz 4-packs available at the Beard for $15.99. ...

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Beer History at the Beard

Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 6:30 PM – 8 PM Grab a pint, pull up a barstool, and join us for Beer History @ the Beard! We’ve joined forces with Judith Downie of the CSUSM Brewchive™ to bring you this fun, informative—and dare we say educational—lecture series on the history and significance of craft beer in San Diego. The series will focus on a different subject each quarter,...

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Burning Beard Takes Silver at U.S. Open Beer Championship

Get Thee to a Monastery Belgian Dubbel lands a second Silver for 2019, this time at the U.S. Open Beer Championship! Up the Beard! Get the full list of winners here: http://usopenbeer.com/2019-u-s-open-beer-championship-grand-national-champion-and-medal-winners/?fbclid=IwAR1ybG0ITBzOcip6jcJPYcSaEU-iFKWgHbtRBE3rLBE0tbe6Hr5LQ_iFVDY...

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Burning Beard Wins Five Medals at 2019 California State Fair Commercial Beer Competition

Welp, this just happened: GOLD 🥇 Wave of Phase, Hazy IPA GOLD 🥇 Panic at the Monastery, Trappist Quad SILVER 🥈 Get Thee to a Monastery, Trappist Dubbel SILVER 🥈 American Wild with Tart Cherries, Lambic BRONZE 🥉 Roggen the Lightning, Rye Beer Big ups to the Beard brew crew for an outstanding showing 👊🏽 and high-fives 🤚🏽 to all the SD breweries bringing home some hardware. Cheers! Check out the full competition results here: https://www.statefairbeer.com/?fbclid=IwAR3mLnG_lhzi-zwMVwxWyrZ50t1WwWCugM9KodESODNUii948Cv5Nr-zKWQ ...

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21 medals for San Diegans at the California State Fair

West Coaster June 10, 2019 By Ryan Lamb • San Diegan brewers earned 21 medals (nine first place/gold, five second place/silver, and seven third place/bronze) at the California State Fair Commercial Beer Competition. El Cajon’s Burning Beard topped the local medal count with five. View the full list of results here. First Place Burning Beard – Get Thee To A Monastery (Trappist Quadrupel) Burning Beard – Wave of Phase (New...

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Burning Beard vests star tasting room manager with ownership

San Diego Reader June 7, 2019 By Ian Anderson • Shannon Lynette gets a piece of the brand she’s helped build When she first walked in to Burning Beard Brewing Co., Shannon Lynette says she wasn’t there looking for work. But she was between beer industry jobs, mulling a few offers, and contemplating a move back to Colorado. Then someone in her craft beer circle mentioned a small startup brewery...

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Beer History at the Beard

Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at 6:30 PM – 8 PM Grab a pint, pull up a barstool, and join us for Beer History @ the Beard! We’ve joined forces with Judith Downie of the CSUSM Brewchive™ to bring you this fun, informative—and dare we say educational—lecture series on the history and significance of craft beer in San Diego. The series will focus on a different subject each quarter,...

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Shannon Lynnette Joins Burning Beard Ownership Group

We’re pleased to announce that Shannon Lynnette has joined the ownership group at Burning Beard Brewing Co. Shannon’s passion for craft beer, customer service, beer education, and team camaraderie is uniquely aligned with the Beard ethos and she’s played a huge role in building and developing our team and brand. With Shannon’s help, the Beard has established itself not only as a purveyor of expertly crafted beer,...

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