by Anna Brigham | Aug 26, 2016 | Beer News
What’s Behind MillerCoors’ Craft Beer Bender? MillerCoors announced this past week that it has gained a majority stake in yet another craft beer brewery, Revolver Brewing. This Texas based brewery is best known for their Blood and Honey ale, a wheat ale...
by Anna Brigham | Aug 10, 2016 | Beer News
Craft beer vs. Big beer has been all over the news recently, on both a national and local level. Whether it’s the AB InBev/SABMiller merger set to go through October 10th, MillerCoors buying up two craft breweries this month or Ballast Points founders fleeing a...
by Anna Brigham | Jul 20, 2016 | Thorn Street Brewery Fun
Comic-Con is officially here and the next 4 days will be filled with movie stars, network big-wigs and super heroes of all shapes and sizes. Whether from Marvel or DC, super heroes need to quench their thirsts and being that we are in the Craft Beer Capital of the...
by Anna Brigham | Jul 15, 2016 | Thorn Street Brewery Fun
Pokemon Go burst into pop culture only a few weeks ago, but it’s already reaching new milestones. Not only is it the biggest mobile game in U.S. history, but with more than 21 million active users a day, people are spending more time using the Pokemon Go app...
by Anna Brigham | Jul 13, 2016 | Thorn Street Brewery Fun
If you have been hanging around the brewery at all over the last month, you’ve probably seen some pretty crazy shenanigans. That’s because our staff here at TSB was engaged in a test run of one of the most fun games ever played at a brewery. We went over...
by Anna Brigham | Jul 6, 2016 | Thorn Street Brewery Fun
We thought it would never happen, but sometimes change is necessary and in this case, ‘fairytale dreams do come true.’ That’s right, Disney just bought TSB for a cool $10 million and although there will be some changes around the brewery, we think...
by Anna Brigham | Jul 1, 2016 | Thorn Street Brewery Fun
The 4th of July weekend is upon us and along with all of the fireworks, parades and BBQs, we wanted to remind people of the ways in which craft beer has helped shape this great nation. Craft beer is woven into the very fabric of our society. To understand why, we must...
by Anna Brigham | Jun 29, 2016 | Beer News
When was the last time you were in a craft beer bar in San Diego and ordered a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale or a Sam Adams? The answer to this question has a direct impact on the recent industry-wide reporting of the lag in craft beer sales. Marketing firm, IRI...
by Anna Brigham | Jun 24, 2016 | Beer News
There’s something brewing in the California senate and it could have a devastating effect on the craft beer industry here in San Diego as well as the rest of the Golden state. An article in The West Coaster recently brought up the issues with SB-1426, which...
by Anna Brigham | Jun 22, 2016 | Thorn Street Brewery Fun
Recently, The Harris Poll conducted a survey of beer drinkers that has rocked the craft beer world. Not only did they find out that craft beer drinkers led healthier lifestyles than macro beer consumers, but to the shock of the craft beer community it was found that...