by Anna Brigham | Sep 25, 2019 | Beer Information, Beer News
Hard seltzer hurled into the alcohol beverage industry with gusto this past year. From Truly (owned by Boston Beer Co.) to Bon & Viv (owned by AB Inbev) to White Claw (owned by Marc Anthony Brands) to hundreds of craft breweries jumping in, it seems like you...
by Anna Brigham | Aug 23, 2019 | Community Issues
Mark Twain famously said, “There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope.” This is never truer than in craft beer. From names of breweries to beer names to logos, our...
by Anna Brigham | Aug 9, 2019 | Beer Information, Beer News
The words “low-carb” and “IPA” are not often seen together. In fact, when asked, most people can only come up with one low-carb beer in general and that’s Michelob Ultra. Recently, the Keto diet has been gaining popularity as many people...
by Anna Brigham | Jul 17, 2019 | Beer News, Events
We are incredibly excited to announce the Grand Opening of our third Thorn location at 4026 Hawk Street, 92103, in Mission Hills! We will be offering the full lineup of Thorn beers, plenty of relaxed space to enjoy them in, beer to-go and even skeeball. Opening in...
by Anna Brigham | May 29, 2019 | Beer News, Events
With the craft beer industry growing at the rate it has, so has the issue with trademark infringement on labeling, logos, and marketing. At the heart of trademark infringement is whether or not there is a likelihood of confusing consumers as to the origin of the...
by Anna Brigham | May 10, 2019 | Beer News
The news broke yesterday that Dogfish Head and Boston Beer Co., two of the largest, independently owned craft breweries in the United States, merged in a $300 million deal. Right now, Boston Beer is ranked #2 on the Brewers Association list of Top 50 Breweries By...
by Anna Brigham | Apr 26, 2019 | Beer News
Last week, the results for the Los Angeles International Beer Competition came in and San Diego represented its “Capital of Craft” nickname quite well. In fact, 25 San Diego breweries brought home 25% of all medals given out in the beer competition, taking...
by Anna Brigham | Apr 12, 2019 | Beer News
In the last couple of weeks, North County San Diego has been hit by a string of burglaries that have targeted local craft breweries, meaderies, cideries, a winery and a couple of craft beverage purveyors. So far, it sounds like more than 16 spots have been broken into...
by Anna Brigham | Mar 3, 2019 | Events
You know this guy? We love doing collabs with other brewers and when we get the opportunity to surprise one of our own brewers with a collab with some of the most OG San Diego brewers out there, it’s truly special. Tuesday, February 19th, we will be releasing...
by Anna Brigham | Feb 21, 2019 | Beer News
Many people thought that it was just a matter of time before Anheuser-Busch (AB InBev) sunk its teeth into the San Diego craft beer scene but in a slight pivot this week, they announced that they acquired Cutwater Spirits, the San Diego-born craft distillery. Many...
