Celebrating the Art and Craft of Beer
By BeachRock Bill “Guess what,” Son Carl said while looking at his phone as we drove north on the I-5 to Oceanside. “Bagby is closed Mondays.” “FAAAAAAK!” the rest of us yelled. This was supposed to be the post of all posts for BeachRock Bill. The Colonel was in town, my original homebrew partner-in-crime, and … Continue reading The Saint is Dead. Long live the King….and the Convict
by BeachRock Bill Thorn St. Brewery's original neighborhood location The areas in and around North Park have a storied history of being one of San Diego's best spots to enjoy great craft beer--Hamilton's Pub, Toronado, Small Bar, Tiger-Tiger, and Blind Pig were all early on the scene and, along with the opening of Thorn Street … Continue reading Hanging Out at Thorn St. Brewery
By BeachRock Bill Colonel Mustard and BeachRock Bill at BeachRock's original ocean-view location I started brewing beer with a good friend at his house 13 years ago. I cut the tops off some old kegs, bought an Igloo cooler, added hardware to it all, and we had ourselves a functional 10-gallon all-grain system on the … Continue reading Reflections of a Homebrewer
By BeachRock Bill SCCBB's BeachRock Bill visits Alesmith, Mikkeller, and Little Miss along Miramar Road With Saturday night fast approaching, and a blog post looming, Wife Helen and I asked Son Carl and Fiancée Cassie if they would like to meet somewhere for a pint. Wanting to keep the driving to a minimum, we decided … Continue reading Sippin’ Down Beer-a-mar Road
By BeachRock Bill SBBCC's BeachRock Bill and family visit North Park Beer Company for an evening of beer tasting. Some do, other's just blog about it Head brew-master and North Park Beer Co. proprietor Kelsey McNair’s dream of owning a brewery started out small, with a homebrew set-up in a North Park garage. The dream … Continue reading Tasting at North Park Beer Co
by BeachRock Bill This past Friday night, SCCBB's newest San Diego correspondent, BeachRock Bill, had the pleasure to attend the grand opening of Pure Project's newest taproom in North Park Coming onto the San Diego beer scene in 2016 with a small brewing space off Miramar Road, Pure has since grown into one of San … Continue reading Pure Project’s North Park Taproom Grand Opening
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