by Anna Brigham | Dec 20, 2019 | Beer News
What’s a B Corp To Do? A lot has been said about Big Beer and their questionable business practices in the marketplace. Whether it’s giving illegal incentives to distributors they work with, lobbying for laws that make it harder for Craft Brewers to...
by Anna Brigham | Dec 9, 2019 | Beer News
As we close out 2019, we turn our attention to the buy-outs, mergers and brewery sales that have occurred this past year. Whether it was AB InBev completing their buy-out of Craft Beer Alliance (Kona, Redhook, Widmer), Sam Adams buying Dogfishhead or New Belgium...
by Anna Brigham | Oct 31, 2019 | Events
It’s here…San Diego Beer Week! The week of non-stop, beer-centric events both inside breweries and tasting rooms and around town at bars and restaurants that shows just how much San Diego loves craft beer. This year, there are more than 300 SDBW events...
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...
