Craft County

11/10/2016

Our "Happy Hour Pick Me Ups" start this week! First up, Urge Gastropub in RB on Thursday from 6-8 PM, with a special appearance from craft beer loving bulldog Boozer McGuinness. Come through, get your free copy of the magazine, and stay for a drink with Boozer! http://craftcountysd.com/copythat/

Issue #3, featuring Trevor Hoffman, Viejas, Lindsey Lamson, and more is out now at your favorite bars and breweries, and you can read the whole thing in PDF form by clicking here. So by now, you might have heard we’re switching up the way we distribute Craft County. Here’s the lowdown if you haven’...

12/08/2016

Just a quick update of some events going on this weekend that you should probably be going to... http://craftcountysd.com/weekend-beer-event-roundup-viejas-alpine-pizza-port-dani-ps-anniversary-party-mira-mesa-festival-beers/

Hey guys! It seems like this weekend is shaping up to be a great one for the beer community. We’ve been informed of four awesome events personally, so we figured we’d gather the necessary info on them all and put them in one post for you. Stagecraft Beer Festival at Viejas Resort and Casino (Frida...

04/05/2016

Hey guys, sorry we've been slow on updates for Facebook. But check out this new online feature we did with Saint Archer about their new Barrel Aged Coconut Stout! http://craftcountysd.com/inside-beer-saint-archer-tusk-grain-barrel-aged-coconut-stout/

While most of your beer nerds spent your weekend hunting down bottles of Saint Archer’s newest Tusk and Grain release, the Barrel-Aged Coconut Stout, I was over at the brewery living it last Thursday night. At 13%, a few pours got things going pretty quick. But before we had too much fun, I stepped...

27/02/2016

Sprung 4 Life IPA release event recap and interview with Sprung Monkey drummer Ernie Longoria and Three Punk Ales co-owner Steve Garcia http://craftcountysd.com/sprung-4-life-ipa-sprung-monkey-three-punk-ales-interview/

Last night, Brick by Brick held a release party/concert in honor of the Sprung 4 Life IPA, a brand new San-Diego-as-hell beverage brought to you by 3 Punk Ales and local legends Sprung Monkey. The show was a great time, and we’ve got some pics of the action below. But I also caught up with …

25/02/2016

Alesmith Hammerhead Speedway and Port Barrel-Aged Wee Heavy release details... http://craftcountysd.com/alesmith-hammerhead-speedway-and-port-barrel-aged-wee-heavy-release-details-purchase-link/

The great folks at AleSmith are doing bottle releases of Hammerhead Speedway (whoa! didn’t see that coming) and a Port Barrel-Aged version of Wee Heavy. Check out the official press release below, and click HERE for the Eventbrite link to buy the bottles when they go on sale February 29th. While y…

19/02/2016

Tom Ham's Lighthouse and Green Flash Beer Dinner Recap! http://craftcountysd.com/tom-hams-lighthouse-beer-dinner-green-flash-edition-event-recap/

Man, I’ve been getting spoiled this week, as I’ve got another awesome beer dinner to report on. Wednesday night, Tom Ham’s Lighthouse kicked off their beer dinner series for the year with a 7 course feast of adventurous offerings, paired with beer from Green Flash, Alpine, and Cellar 3. The food,…

17/02/2016

High Dive Chicks For Beer Alpine Edition Event Recap http://craftcountysd.com/the-high-dives-chicks-for-beer-alpine-edition-event-recap/

Ever been to The High Dive’s Chicks for Beer series? Well if you’re a dude, too bad, because you’ll probably never get to go. The five-course, five-beer pairing series put on by High Dive owner Ingrid Alvarez Cherney is designed to provide female craft beer fans with a fun, friendly, and social wa…

17/02/2016

We're at the High Dive's Chicks for Beer event tonight. Here's Alpine founder Pat McIlhenney giving a talk to the ladies while we sample some of their awesome beer!

15/02/2016

There’s 6 spots left for Wednesday night’s 7 Course beer/food pairing at Tom Hams with Green Flash/Alpine/Cellar 3. You can get tix at tomhamslighthouse.com

14/02/2016

Stocked up on some Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout from Stone’s Encore Series. So pumped they rebrewed this classic. You can get it at Costco right now for $6 a bomber!