Local Beer News Round-Up

Here are links to three recent beer articles I found that are worth your time:

The West Coaster reports on the winners of the 2018 San Diego International Beer Festival, where San Diego breweries won 61 medals.  I don't know much about this festival, but 61 is a lot of awards.

This morning, the West Coaster is out with an article that starts as a timeline detailing Green Flash's history, and ends with some ugly comments and back-and-forth from Pat McIlhenney, founder of Alpine, Mike Hinkley, founder of Green Flash, and Rich Lobo of Muirlands Capital, which owns WC IPA, LLC, which now owns Green Flash and Alpine.  The Green Flash / Alpine story is far from over and the animosity is strong.  (The article states that Pat McIlhenney was on two podcasts, but he was also on a third podcast that was not mentioned in the article, San Diego Beer Talk Radio's Episode 159.)

Finally, and ending on a positive note, San Diego City Beat provides a glowing review of Eppig Brewing's new Point Loma Biergarten.  Eppig's waterfront location is a great spot to taste and enjoy beer, and I have only been on weeknights in winter, not a sunny afternoon.  You can't really see it from a major road, so know the address.  Parking is not simple, but it's not too difficult either, so don't let a little walk put you off, the reward is far too great.