Summer Yulesmith

Alesmith makes some of my favorite beers, and they’ve got a special release coming up this week. It’s the 2008 Summer Yulesmith Holiday Ale and they’re selling it at their brewery on Thursday. (If you haven’t been to the brewery before, it’s a little tricky to find. It’s in an office park next to an [...]

Liars’ Club – Hamilton’s shuttle

I still haven’t forgiven the Liars’ Club for leaving San Diego and moving to Alpine. It used to be an enjoyable and convenient stop when it was in Mission Beach, and now it’s like 40 minutes away. Not good for a place that carries so many delicious and strong beers.
The good news is that on [...]

Toronado San Diego

A new bar called Toronado has opened in San Diego’s North Park neighborhood. It’s a spinoff of the popular Toronado in San Francisco. It specializes in craft beer and offers 50 taps and an extensive bottle list. I had high hopes for this place, but after going there the other night, it’s hard to imagine going [...]

A free craft beer can be yours

The San Diego CityBeat has a “beer club” that hosts events at local bars on the first Wednesday of each month. If you’re a ”member” you get one free craft beer. You have to sign up for it by entering a (last quote-marks, I promise) “contest” through their Web site.
Past events have been held at the Tap [...]

A way around the beach booze ban?

The good people at FreePB.org are dedicated to protecting one of our most important freedoms, the freedom to drink beer at the beach. But as we all know, the San Diego City Council passed a one-year “trial” law banning alcohol at all area beaches. Or did they?
FreePB.org has gone through the city code and posted [...]

How to taste beer

You might think beer-tasting is as simple as putting it in your mouth, gulping it down and saying, “Delicious!” You would be wrong.
The following is excerpted from info provided by the good people at Ballast Point and offers a guide to beer-tasting the, ahem, proper way. You can get the long version at the Ballast Point Brewery Web site.
Cheers!
 
Here are [...]

The Aero Club

Every time I go to the Aero Club, I wonder why I don’t go more often.
It’s got a good draft beer selection. We’re talking Racer 5 and Red Rocket from Bear Republic; Stone Pale Ale, IPA, Levitation and Arrogant Bastard; the comfort food of San Diego beers, Alesmith X; and some boring stuff like Boddington’s, [...]

Free concerts in San Diego

Want to go see the San Diego Banjo Band or the Mariachi Chula Vista for free? The Union-Tribune has its annual listing of free summer concerts in today’s paper and you can find those acts and more.
Some interesting stuff there for sure. I think I’ll head to Del Mar for the Devo show on Aug. 30, even [...]

Starlite Lounge

When it comes to bars and/or drinking, I’m usually all about the beer. There are so many good beers to be had around San Diego that I never get bored with them, and it’s a rare occasion that I have any kind of cocktail.
The Starlite Lounge is a good place for those rare occasions. The Starlite [...]