What San Diego is Drinking Right Now Some surprising—and some not so surprising—current local beer trends San Diego Magazine, Jan. 19, 2017 By Bruce GlassmanDo you ever wonder what the San Diego beer scene looks like from behind the bar? I do. I spend so much time writing about—and thinking about—new trends, styles, and techniques that I don’t often get a chance to step back and get the...
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FM949 San Diego Rock & Roll Happy Hour w/Jeremy January 6, 2017We're starting the year off right and digging into some of San Diego's best new breweries!This week we drink with our friends from Burning Beard in El Cajon!Check out the beer for yourself...
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91X San Diego Beer for Breakfast w/Tommy January 5, 2017We were without the crushable wit and wisdom of under-the-weather Paul Segura from Karl Strauss Brewing this morning, but we had a full, jolly, coiffable studio nonetheless with the team from Burning Beard Brewing Co., who made their way from El Cajon in the Circle of Hops (put it on the map!) to 91X for this week’s edition...
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2016 Recap: San Diego's Best New Breweries West Coaster, Dec. 13, 2016 By Brandon HernándezIt’s the final month of the year, and time to reflect on the year nearly gone-by. For me, that means assessing San Diego County’s brewery landscape. That’s what I’ll be doing in a three-part series of posts this week, starting with a look at the plethora of new brewing operations that...
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Hank Watson's Garage Hour Presents:Ahhhh, so yum. The Garage Hour trips out of its home base at Helix Brewing in La Mesa, KA, to visit with another Circle of Hops brewer of note, Burning Beard. 'Beard primaries Jeff "Get a Haircut" Wiederkehr and Mike "Tape Deck" Maass join Chef Jeff and Hostus Maximus Justin Fort for an hour of beers, music, guns, and something about...
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Behind the scenes of our Sexy Calendar shoot at Burning Beard. Come pick one up Nov 9th at 5pm! #sdbeer #mashtun #shannonsboobs #hashtag A video posted by What's On Draft? (@whatsondraft) on Nov 8, 2016 at 9:42am PST...
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It’s hard to believe, but the Beard’s inaugural San Diego Beer Week experience is nigh! We’ve got a handful of events planned—both in-house and around town—and would love to see you at one, a few, or all of them! Saturday, 11/5 – Guild Fest @ Broadway Pier, 2:00 PM Monday, 11/7 – QUAFFers Turned Pro @ North Park Beer Co., 6:00 PM Tuesday, 11/8 – Make El Cajon Cake...
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Highlights from San Diego Beer Week So Far Hundreds of events, thousands of beers San Diego Magazine, November 10, 2016 By Bruce Glassman San Diego Beer Week 2016 | Photos: Bruce GlassmanRaise your glass! Last Friday, San Diego Beer Week officially got underway with festivities downtown at Broadway Pier. Friday night was the VIP Brewers Takeover, which filled the indoor space with nearly 70 brewers pouring more than 140...
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A list of San Diego beers brewed with fresh hops ...
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Hank Watson’s Garage Hour Presents:Now that's a Garage Hour – all beer, all the time (well, there was some rock & roll too, but we know you like it). Hostus Maximus Justin Fort brings beer friends (and fine brewers in their own right) Mike "Underinsured" Maass and Jeff "Flex" Wiederkehr of Burning Beard Brewing (burningbeardbrewing.com) to Helix Brewing in lovely, scenic, unmolested industrial La Mesa, where they're joined by the...
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