San Diego Festival Season

Well it’s about to be that time of year again, and I’m not just talking about spring, its festival season in San Diego! As the weather becomes more fair, not that the weather is ever too bad here, San Diego becomes a hot bed for beer, cheese, wine and beach festivals alike and they seem…

Drink Local, Save the Planet

One of the great aspects of the craft beer scene here in San Diego is that by supporting your local breweries, not only are you helping to stimulate the local economy but you are also playing your part in saving the Planet. Hold on- did you hear that? Drinking craft beer at your local brewery…

Hops, the Least Important Ingredient?

Nowadays there are no shortages of different ingredients that can be added to beer, everything from spices like coriander and cinnamon to herbs like rosemary and sage. But by in large the main ingredients for beer are Water, Hops, Yeast and Grain. With these four ingredients alone you could make hundreds, maybe even thousands of…

The 10 Commandments of the Brewery

Thou shalt not: Impose your beer dogma on others. Craft beer is the ultimate expression of individuality and freedom of choice- principles upon which our great nation was founded. At the present moment, there is no objective method of measuring the quality of beer which does not involve individual tastes, preferences, or experiences. Every single…