Stone Brewing World Bistro and Gardens ~ Liberty Station is now open.
Located at:  2816 Historic Decatur Rd #116‎
                         San Diego, CA 92106

Previously a U.S. Navy mess hall, the restaurant features the use of metal, concrete, reclaimed wood and other organic materials. Enjoy indoor and outdoor dining, bars, bocce ball, gardens and outdoor cinema space.
And the bar features 40 taps of craft beer.
Visit Stone’s website for more details here.

The Brewers Association released their annual list of the top 50 breweries in the U.S based on beer sales volume.
Craft beer surpassed six percent of the total U.S. beer market in 2012, with volume and dollar sales reaching record levels.
See full press release here

Highway 1 Brewing Co’s Grand Opening is this weekend, with local musicians playing throughout Friday, Saturday & Sunday.
Congratulations to owners Melissa and Jeff Page

Visit their website here and facebook @ Highway 1 Brewing Company

Congratulations CCBA members ~  Highway 1 Brewing Company

Altamont Beer Works, Livermore CA – Now Open!

Congratulations to owners Greg Robles and Stephen Sartori
Visit their website here and facebook @ Altamont Beer Works

Congratulations CCBA members Altamont Beer Works

ChuckAlek Independent Brewers located in Ramona, CA opened their doors last week. Their nanobrewery and tasting room is family owned and operated.

Congratulations CCBA member – ChuckAlek. Cheers!

Visit their website here

The enormous success of America’s Craft Beer renaissance has given rise to a flowering of small businesses and local employment all across this great nation of ours. It has also spawned a wonderful Craft Beer culture and made a lot of people very happy. But….and this is a Big But; this dynamic “grassroots” development hasn’t gone unnoticed. For various reasons, and by various means, the makers of mass-produced beer have decided to try to get in on the “action”. In an enlightening article in today’s St. Louis Dispatch, Charlie Papazian, Bob Pease and Dan Kopman of the Brewers Association give a little background on this story.
Read full story here