San Diego Beer Week, a 10-day celebration in The Capitol Of Craft, has set its 2023 dates. Put on by the San Diego Brewers Guild, it will take place Nov. 3-12 at various locations throughout the county. It begins with a virtual kick-off toast at all Brewers Guild member locations on Friday, Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m. For the opening night virtual toast, photos being posted to … [Read more...]
Karl Strauss Releases German-Style Märzen Lager For Oktoberfest
It's a tradition almost as rich as the event itself. In San Diego, anyway. Karl Strauss has once again released a German-Style beer, Märzen Lager, for Oktoberfest. It's the 35th consecutive year the San Diego craft brewery has created a seasonal Oktoberfest beer. Brewmaster Paul Segura made the announcement. “In a world of ever-changing beer styles, our Oktoberfest stands … [Read more...]
In Search Of The Perfect San Diego Craft Brewery & Brewpub
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger I have set out on a quest to find the perfect San Diego craft brewery or brewpub. That is a daunting task in this city; with more than 150 craft breweries in San Diego County, it has more than any other county in the United States. Surely there's several good ones but I want the prefect one. My criteria before … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Oregon Brewer’s Festival Canceled For 2023 A True Beer Bummer
By The PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger From The Barstool It was with much sadness that I learned the Oregon Brewer’s Festival would not be taking place this July in Portland. This was the first beer festival I ever attended. At the time, I had never even heard of a beer festival. I and a few other people were in town for work at an unrelated annual event – the sports car … [Read more...]
The Brewers Association Makes Predictions For Breweries In 2023
There is good news and some not-so-great news ahead for breweries in 2023. This is according to the Brewers Alliance, a non-profit trade association for small and independent American craft brewers. It has just released its outlook for 2023 breweries and these here are its key findings: • Brewery openings will be the lowest in over a decade • Distributed craft volume … [Read more...]
Yes, There Is A Beer Can Appreciation Day And It’s Jan. 24
Ahhh, beer. The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems, to quote Homer Simpson. Yet in this day of the craft beer craze where bars have sometimes dozens of taps, there is a day to recognize a beer lovers standard: canned beer. It's Beer Can Appreciation Day and it's Jan. 24. Yes, there really is a Beer Can Appreciation Day and it was created to acknowledge and … [Read more...]
10 Best Beer Cities For Beer Drinkers In The U.S.
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com's Chief Beer Drinker Ahh, beer. "The cause of, and solution to, all of live's problems", to quote Homer Simpson. It is certainly a part of the American lifestyle. It's hard to imagine going to a bar, a baseball game, watching sports, being at a concert, a backyard barbeque, at the the lake or just kicking back on the porch on a nice day … [Read more...]
These San Diego Breweries Win 15 Medals at Great American Beer Festival
Craft beer and San Diego go together like Pacific Beach and suntans and several of the city's breweries have been rewarded for their brews. They won a whopping 15 medals at the 2022 Great American Beer Festival in October, the nation’s largest professional brewing competition held in in Denver, Colorado. Three breweries took home Gold Medals, including BNS Brewing & … [Read more...]
San Diego Beer Weekend 2022 Dates, Breweries And Everything You Need To Know
It is time, once again, to cheer the craft beers in San Diego. Everyone in town knows about San Diego Beer Week, of course, the week-long salute to the city's great craft beers and breweries. Well now, the San Diego Brewers Guild raises a few pints to celebrate its 25th anniversary with a new event: SD Beer Weekend. It's June 10-12 and the details are below. SD Beer Weekend … [Read more...]
Gulp! Australia Facing Beer Shortage For The Holidays & New Year’s Eve
A beer shortage in Australia for the holidays and New Year's Eve? Say it ain't so, Santa! That's what it's looking like as two of the country's leading beer suppliers – Carlton & United and Lyon Brewery – are reporting severe supply chain problem. This could lead retailers to – gulp – limit how much beer they sell to the traditional beer-thirsty public. Bars, pubs … [Read more...]
Where To Find Cheap Beer When Traveling – Here’s One USA Destination
Franklin, TN, Home Of The Biggest Country Music Stars, Has Incredibly Cheap Beer Prices In Its Bars By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Even in the price-heavy USA, there are several destinations where a thirsty traveler can find cheap beer. College towns are well-known places to find incredible prices and even in PubClub's hometown of San Diego – … [Read more...]
Virginia Tech Now Has Its Own Beer, Fightin’ Hokies Lager
Craft Brew A Joint Venture Between The School And Hardywood Park Craft Brewery Virginia Tech University now has its own beer. Called Fightin' Hokies Lager, it was created by VT researches and is brewed by Hardwood Park Craft Brewery in Richmond. And the brewery claims it's no turkey, either. “As one of America’s leading academic institutions in disciplines … [Read more...]
The Shocking Price Of Beer In Australia
Cost Of A 6-Pack In The Bottle Shops Stuns The Travel Blogger By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger I had long assumed – incorrectly, as it turns out – that the price of beer in Australia is cheap. Before actually visiting the country, I had met and become friends with several Australians and they drank beer on a level that would make Canadians proud. And while … [Read more...]
A-B InBev SABMiller Deal: What Next For Beer Lovers?
What Might Be On Tap For Drinkers After Purchase A-B InBev has successfully tapped into SABMiller with a mega-deal worth $104 billion, combining two once-bitter rivals to create a "super brewery" that makes 30% of the world's beer. That's a lot to swallow. And is this deal a good one for beer lovers? It's way to early to know for sure, but it carries potential … [Read more...]
A-B InBev Offer To SABMIller Goes ‘Hostile Lite’
Beer Wars Continue To Brew For Brewery Giants In what one analyst termed "hostile lite" in an obvious - and humorous – reference to Lite beer, the A-B InBev takeover bid for SABMiller continues to brew. And nothing new is on the tap, according to SABMiller. A-B InBev offered more than 42 pounds a share on the London Stock Exchange, above the pre-offer price. Miller … [Read more...]
Beer Bikes Now Street Legal In California But Drinking On Them…
Barcycles Are Not Quite Rolling Bars Gov. Jerry Brown has made those Barcycle so called "beer bike" bicycles legal on the streets in California, So what does this mean for the business, the customers and beer lovers? Well, maybe not a lot. That's because while the "bikes" are now permitted on the streets, drinking on them is up to individual cities. Brown took a … [Read more...]
A-B InBev Offer To SABMiller Expected This Week
Brewing Giants May Soon Be Toasting A Deal The A-B InBev takeover move of SABMiller is coming to a head, as an offer is expected to come this week. According to industry reports, it will revise an initial informal offer it previously made, which was about $40 a share. This is why more formal offer is being anticipated by analysts. The company has until Oc.t 14 to … [Read more...]
Why A-B InBev Craft Beer Purchases Are Good For Beer Drinkers
#BeerLovers Get More Choices In More Bars When A-B InBev purchased Chicago craft beer maker Goose Islands, many beer lovers cringed. Here was another big company buying up the competition to silence it. This once-beloved beer would now became a watered-down Budweiser. But that's not been the case. While significantly increasing production, Goose Island has maintained … [Read more...]
Munich Oktoberfest Beer Consumption Down In 2015
#BeerLovers Still Drink 2 Million Gallons In Bierhalls The bierhalls were full and so were the beer mugs but still, consumption of brews at Munich's Oktoberfest was down in 2015. Stats released by Mayor Josef Schmidt showed about half a million liters less was drank this year than in 2014. There were 7.3 million liters drank in 2015 – that's about two million gallons … [Read more...]
Peter B’s Monterey Wins Another Craft Beer Award
World Beer Championships Awards Silver Medal To 'Sum Of Hours' Imperial Red A beer with carmel notes in an oak whiskey barrel wooed the judges at the World Beer Championships and has earned another award for Peter B's Brewpub in Monterey, CA. Peter B's “Sum of Hours” Imperial Red earned 88 of a possible 100 points and won a Silver Medal at the World Beer Championships … [Read more...]
Great American Beer Festival Underway In Denver
Beer Lovers Try To Tap Into 3,500 Beers For beer lovers who can't be at Oktoberfest, there's another option – the Great American Beer Festival. And thousands are in Denver the last weekend of September for the 2015 event. As a result, downtown Denver is buzzing and the LoDo bars are packed more so than usual. It's a convention scene with people here to drink … [Read more...]
How AB InBev Acquisitions Will Affect Beer Drinkers
The Impact Of Golden Road Brewing Purchase & Potential SAB Miller Takeover Anheuser-Busch InBev is tapping the kegs of other breweries, yet how does this affect the people that count – us beer drinkers? The company's purchase of Los Angeles craft brewer Golden Road Brewing. And, like a guy in a bar who sees a cute girl at another table he wants to approach, it has its … [Read more...]
The Ultimate Beer Lover’s Guide To Buying & Drinking Wine
Tips For Men On How To Seem Like A #WineLover You love beer. So, too, does PubClub.com. But there are times when you – we – need to drink wine. Corporate gatherings, a private dinner party, a friend's birthday celebration at a restaurant, weddings and, of course, trying to act classy with the wife, girlfriend or attempting to impress a new date or even the boss or … [Read more...]