THE BREWSPAPER / NEW "BEST OF" SAN DIEGO CRAFT BEER SERIES BEGINS

No. 1 BEST SAN DIEGO BEER

GUEST BLOG / By Mike Shess, Publisher, West Coaster craft beer website and print magazine.

Once a year, usually in the Fall, as in 2016, West Coaster craft beer website and print magazine publishes the results of its Readers’ Poll.  Publisher Mike Shess and Editor Ryan Lamb ask readers to vote for their favorites among the following categories:

         Best San Diego Beer

         Best San Diego Brewery

         Best Brewmaster

         Best Brew Pub

         Best Homebrewer

         Best Tasting Room

         Best New Beer Spot

         Best Beer Bar

         Best Beer Restaurant

         Best San Diego IPA

         Best Beer Region within San Diego County

         Best Beer Festival

         Best Bottleshop

         Best Beer Selection

         Most Underrated Brewery

For the next few weeks, PillartoPost.org daily online magazine in its weekly The Brewspaper column will profile on “Best of” from West Coaster’s annual poll.

This week:

Best San Diego Beer:

Normcore Pilsner by Burning Beard Brewery.

        

San Diego pumps out a lot of beer, so as expected this category got lots of different responses. That said, Normcore by 2016 newcomer Burning Beard came through with the most votes. West Coaster staff maintains that you can tell a lot about a brewery based on their pilsner; it’s a tough style to hide off-flavors or flaws. With Normcore, German malt meets Czech hops and there’s nothing but flavor from their East County Pils.