When the first round of national enthusiasm for craft beer was reaching its zenith in 1996 things were just starting to get going in Southern California. In other words, San Diego was a little behind the curve. But the hits just kept on coming and you certainly wouldn’t say that today.
The San Diego Union-Tribune recounts the last 10 years, explaining the premise – then heading right into 10 events that rocked our beer mugs, 1996-2006.
The joy in this article is in the extra detail Peter Rowe provides – there’s surely a parallel here with the extra steps that Jeff Bagby and Noah Regnery go through at Pizza Port Carlsbad to squeeze that additional hop flavor into Hop Suey.
Looking forward to “Ten changes on San Diego’s brewing horizon” next month.