12 2012 to Liberty Station


Why you should watch: Back when Stone an- nounced their plans for a Liberty Station brewpub in May of 2011, Slater’s 50/50 and SOL Markets weren’t even on our radar. Who knows what else will pop up over the coming year in the de- veloping district, which also houses Oggi’s Pizza, Sammy’s Pizza and Tender Greens locations.


Coming up: SOL — standing for “seasonal, organic, local” — Markets is currently under construction. 24 taps and cooking classes are just the tip of the iceberg. They hope to have their doors open by April 1st.


Fun fact: When Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Liberty Station opens (estimated late Spring 2012), they’ll share Slater’s 50/50 current parking lot. The ACE hardware next door should be so lucky.


LOVELIKEBEER


Why you should watch: Founders Derek Humbard and Kory Stetina dedicate themselves to putting together creative vegan cuisine and craft beer events that support local chari- ties, including SD Animal Rescue


and the SD Chap- ter of Engineers Without Borders. All four of their


2011 events were well-attended and highly-praised,


with the donation amount per night often reaching their goal of $1,200-$2,000.


Coming up: A Valentine’s Day multi-course vegan des- sert and beer pairing at Tiger!Tiger! Tavern benefiting Jeans4Justice, a local non-profit geared to ending sexual violence.


Fun fact: LOVELIKEBEER’s San Diego Beer Week event at Sea Rocket Bistro also showcased vegan beers by a vegan


The Blair Empire


Why you should watch: Scot and Karen Blair opened some of San Diego’s most beloved pubs — Hamilton’s Tavern, Small Bar, Bar Eleven, and Monkey Paw Pub & Brewery — in under ten years. Beers from their newest venture, Monkey Paw, have started popping up at various locations around town.


Coming up: “Second Saturday” featuring Karl Strauss at Hamilton’s. If you haven’t been to a Second Saturday event, you’re missing out. 17 Karl draught beers and two “dueling” casks complement complimentary Cajun food on February 11th.


Fun fact: It is highly appropriate to refer to the couple as “Blairen” when you see them together.


WATCH in


brewer, Ron Jeffries of Dexter, Michigan’s Jolly Pumpkin Ar- tisan Ales. All those photos @ facebook.com/westcoastersd


Chefs Press


Why you should watch: The book San Diego’s Top Brew- ers, which mixes brewery stories with pairing recipes, has been a hit in the local beer industry since its November


release, and a new beer cookbook is already in the works. President & CEO Bruce Glassman says the company is shooting for a San Diego Beer Week 2012 release of the new project which will feature more local brewers, chefs,


personalities and establishments than before.


Coming up: Chefs Press will begin shooting images for the book in February, and we plan on tagging along for some new web content.


Fun fact: On the Top Brewers website there are nearly twenty “Have a Beer with the Brewer” videos you can watch.


Coronado Brewing Co. Why you should watch: Coro-


nado’s beers make it to several countries outside the US, includ- ing Japan and England. State- side, the company has a new na- tional sales director, Jeff Hansson, who has brought the brewery he was planning with friend Anthony Levas under the Coronado Brew- ing Company umbrella. “Tusk & Grain Brewing Co.” will begin with


Stone Distribution in mid-2012, and Coronado is currently interviewing candidates to launch the new brand.


Coming up: A new brewery/tasting room just east of Fiesta Island, scheduled to open in the spring, is expected to double production to 15,000 barrels by the end of 2012. Long-term capacity at the new brewery will be 60,000 barrels.


Fun fact: Director of Brewing Operations Sean DeWitt has spent the past seven years as the San Diego Brewers Guild Vice President, and will take over Marty Mendiola’s role as President for a one-year term beginning in summer, 2012.


White Labs


Why you should watch: The local yeast production company has settled in to their newer, bigger facility off the I-15 at Miramar Road, and business is boom- ing. Their educational program is in constant development, with an all-day seminar on yeast essentials for homebrew- ers and local pros set for March 24th.


Coming up: An experimental tasting room featuring beers brewed on-site. Some day’s beers will share the same in- gredients except for the yeast, while other days showing the impact of varying fermentation temperatures as the theme.


Fun fact: Last year, Mayor Jerry Sanders declared June 15th White Labs Day in San Diego, the day before the start of the National Homebrewers Conference in Mission Valley.


10-


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21