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Coronado Brewing's company jeep rolls into Coronado CA across the Bay Bridge. For the complete video go Coronado's website. |
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TREAT, LESS TRICK—San
Diego County, California has about 100 independent brewing companies in
operation making it the hottest craft beer region anywhere.
With
so many brewers in town, it’s no surprise when San Diego does well in world and
national beer competitions, the locals reap the benefits.
Two
San Diego area brewers are currently basking in the spotlight after winning
major awards.

Ballast Point
Brewing & Spirit,
another San Diego-based brewer is basking in Gold Medal glory for its Grunion,
an American-Style Pale Ale. Ballast
Point’s Gold was earned earlier this month at
the annual Great American Beer Festival held in Denver.
More
on these championship brewing operations:
Coronado Brewing
Company:
In
1996, when craft beer was still a foreign term and San Diego County was home to
only a handful of breweries, the Chapman brothers Ron and Rick opened a brewpub
in their hometown of Coronado. CBC brews abundantly hoppy West Coast-style ales
staying true to their San Diego roots. They began distributing their beers
throughout the local market, and today you can find Coronado beers in 13 states
across the US. In addition to their long established pub in Coronado, the
company opened a tasting room inside their newly built San Diego production
facility in early 2013.
http://coronadobrewingcompany.com/
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Coronado Brewing, above, accepting its 2014 World Beer Cup Honors |
Ballast Point
Brewing & Spirits:
After
developing a taste for beer in college, founder Jack White decided to try
making more interesting beer than he could find in the store or at a keg party.
He developed a talent for home brewing in his back yard and soon realized it
wasn’t easy to get access to the various supplies and ingredients he wanted—nor
did he have anyone with whom to trade ideas about brewing.
In
1992, Jack opened Home Brew Mart, which he filled with the supplies,
ingredients, and conversation every brewer needed to make better beer at home.
Soon after, he found a collaborator in Yuseff Cherney, a fellow home brewer
with a similar passion and a set of home brewing awards to boot. Together, they
decided to open a “back room” brewery out of Home Brew Mart. In 1996, Ballast
Point Brewing was born.
http://www.ballastpoint.com/
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Victorious Team Ballast Point at this month's Great American Beer Festival (that's founder Jack White, the big guy, top row). |
The Brewspaper is a regular column appearing in Pillar to Post online magazine. This blog is a media partner with West Coaster, a Southern California-based craft beer centric print publication and website: www.westcoastersd.com.
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