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South Bay operation hires brewer from popular North County brewery
Since opening Cinco de Mayo of last year, Chula Vista Brewery has been a one-man operation. That one man is Russell Clements, who came to the South Bay city’s eponymous brewery after years of … [Read more...] about Chula Vista Brewery adds new head brewer
Craft beer’s “South Bay Uprising” has slowly been picking up steam over the past few years, but now things are getting real. The uprising is finally hitting the main drag in Chula Vista, the … [Read more...] about Chula Vista Brewery opening Cinco de Mayo
Eastlake brewery opening brewpub at Otay Ranch Town Center mall
When adding new locations, brewing companies often look to install facilities in neighborhoods a fair distance from their headquarters to expand their customer bases and make their mark in … [Read more...] about Novo Brazil to open second Chula Vista venue
There may be no entrepreneurs better-suited to bring National City its very first local brewing company than the team behind Embarcadero Brewing (340 West 26th Street, Suite D, National City). A … [Read more...] about Embarcadero Brewing wants to be National City’s first brewery
Chula Vista is experiencing a bona fide craft-beer boom. Not only have two breweries opened on downtown’s main drag over the past year—Chula Vista Brewery and Thr3e Punk Ales Brewing—but an existing … [Read more...] about Groundswell Brewing’s Chula Vista tasting room open
From the Beer Writer: Growing up in Chula Vista, I spent a great deal of time on Third Avenue. It's where I bought my first guitar, saw many a discount movie at The Vogue theater and ate countless … [Read more...] about Beer of the Week: Chula Vista Third Avenue Coffee Porter
The “South Bay Uprising”—an influx of banded-together breweries and beer-centric venues spanning Chula Vista to Barrio Logan—has been picking up steam for years. Last weekend, the most formidable … [Read more...] about Thr3e Punk Ales open in Chula Vista
I’m a native San Diegan, but if you really drill down, you’ll find I was born a Chula Vistan. Back then I was far too young to drink and the word “microbrew” hadn’t been coined (much less “craft beer” … [Read more...] about Thr3e Punk Ales settling in Chula Vista
A list of San Diego beer makers. Please help out by sending in your additions/suggestions/corrections to ryan@westcoastersd.com. This list tracks individual ABC-licensed brew houses. Note that … [Read more...] about San Diego Brewery List
It's hard to believe West Coaster has been covering San Diego beer for 10 years now. Within that time, I’ve watched the rise of Instagram with great curiosity and how it interacts with the culture of … [Read more...] about Craft Q&A: Brian Bates
