Ryan Lamb

As of today, more than 1,000 breweries (covering all 50 U.S. states plus 18 more countries) are participating in the Black Is Beautiful initiative started by Marcus Baskerville at Weathered Souls … [Read more...] about Local breweries continue fight for racial equality

Trident Coffee is an Imperial Beach-based coffee roaster established in 2016 by brothers Eric and Matt Johnson. They focus on nitro cold brews (some with MCT oils and added infusions) and … [Read more...] about Q&A: Josh Moffie (Trident Coffee)

Miramar-based yeast manufacturer White Labs started off their twenty- fifth year in business with some big plans, including giving away trips to three Brewers Association conferences or festivals as … [Read more...] about White Labs celebrates 25 years with first canned beer and more

Sorrento Valley's Seven Seas Kombucha, the brainchild of former biotech industry members Lori Sepkowski and Kevin Mashayekan, is facing choppy waters, with their tasting room temporarily closed due to … [Read more...] about Q&A: Kevin Mashayekan (Seven Seas Kombucha)

Non-alcoholic beer company Athletic Brewing (AB) bought Ballast Point's Trade Street facility back in March as a West Coast expansion from their Connecticut brewery roots. WC caught up with … [Read more...] about Q&A: John Walker & Bill Shufelt (Athletic Brewing)

Local beer brand SouthNorte, established in 2016, now has a new VP of sales and marketing and a new commercial. Breanne Heal brings nearly a decade of sales and marketing experience from … [Read more...] about SouthNorte debuts “A New Frontier in Beer” campaign

Citizen Brewers, a “brew-on-premises” business in Grantville, used to rely on groups like friends and co-workers brewing and bottling custom fifty-liter beer batches to pay the bills. When it comes to … [Read more...] about Harnessing creativity during trying times at Citizen Brewers

"Going into effect midnight tomorrow, we will be closing all bars, wineries, and breweries in San Diego County that do not have a license to serve food," said County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher. At … [Read more...] about County reinstates coronavirus restrictions

Even though their EngiBeering Certificate program is postponed due to COVID-19, CSU San Marcos continues to use their Brewchive platform to engage with the local brewing community. We messaged … [Read more...] about CSUSM Brewchive’s Glass Half Full project now open for submissions

Tomorrow, the Imperial Beach City Council will vote on whether to extend the building permit for Mike Hess Brewing's Imperial Beach project past August. According to company co-founder Mike Hess, the … [Read more...] about Mike Hess Brewing asks for public support in Imperial Beach permit extension push