Featured – Beer Alien https://beeralien.com Interstellar Craft Beer News & Brewery Reviews Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:29:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://beeralien.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/cropped-BA-32x32.jpg Featured – Beer Alien https://beeralien.com 32 32 Brews to Barns Act Would Give Brewers a Tax Credit for Spent Grain https://beeralien.com/brews-to-barns-act/ https://beeralien.com/brews-to-barns-act/#respond Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:29:26 +0000 https://beeralien.com/?p=54305 The Brews to Barns Act, introduced Oct. 22, 2026, would create a credit against the federal excise tax on beer for brewers that donate spent grain for local agricultural use. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA), chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Tax, and Brad Schneider (D-IL), a member of the Ways and Means Committee,...

The post Brews to Barns Act Would Give Brewers a Tax Credit for Spent Grain appeared first on Beer Alien.

]]>
https://beeralien.com/brews-to-barns-act/feed/ 0
Lone Tree Hop Zombie Imperial Red IPA Rises in Colorado https://beeralien.com/lone-tree-hop-zombie/ https://beeralien.com/lone-tree-hop-zombie/#respond Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:19:24 +0000 https://beeralien.com/?p=54287 Lone Tree Hop Zombie is back for its 14th year. Lone Tree Brewing Company will tap Hop Zombie Imperial Red IPA at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, for one day only at its Main location, according to the brewery’s announcement published by MyBeerBuzz. The brewery’s own pitch sets the tone: Hop Zombie is...

The post Lone Tree Hop Zombie Imperial Red IPA Rises in Colorado appeared first on Beer Alien.

]]>
https://beeralien.com/lone-tree-hop-zombie/feed/ 0
Easy Does It Non-Alcoholic Beer Lands in San Diego and Oregon https://beeralien.com/easy-does-it-non-alcoholic-beer-san-diego/ https://beeralien.com/easy-does-it-non-alcoholic-beer-san-diego/#respond Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:13:02 +0000 https://beeralien.com/?p=54266 Easy Does It non-alcoholic beer is heading south and north at the same time. The Los Angeles brand, co-founded by pro skateboarder Erik Ellington, announced on Oct. 21, 2026, that Karl Strauss Distributing will carry it in San Diego, and Day One Distribution will take it to Oregon, its first market outside California. The news...

The post Easy Does It Non-Alcoholic Beer Lands in San Diego and Oregon appeared first on Beer Alien.

]]>
https://beeralien.com/easy-does-it-non-alcoholic-beer-san-diego/feed/ 0
San Diego Beer Week 2026 Guide: Dates, Events by Neighborhood & Planning Tips (Nov. 6–15) https://beeralien.com/san-diego-beer-week-2026/ https://beeralien.com/san-diego-beer-week-2026/#respond Sun, 18 Oct 2026 22:55:32 +0000 https://beeralien.com/?p=54184 San Diego Beer Week 2026 runs Friday, Nov. 6, through Sunday, Nov. 15, at breweries, bars and restaurants across San Diego County, according to the San Diego Brewers Guild’s Beer Week page. The big difference this year: no Guild festival sits inside those 10 days. The humans moved it to September, so San Diego Beer...

The post San Diego Beer Week 2026 Guide: Dates, Events by Neighborhood & Planning Tips (Nov. 6–15) appeared first on Beer Alien.

]]>
https://beeralien.com/san-diego-beer-week-2026/feed/ 0
Fall Brewing Fast Sunglasses: 7% West Coast IPA Collab With El Segundo Brewing https://beeralien.com/fall-brewing-fast-sunglasses/ https://beeralien.com/fall-brewing-fast-sunglasses/#respond Sun, 18 Oct 2026 17:22:25 +0000 https://beeralien.com/?p=54145 /// MIRAMAR-NORTH PARK-SOUTH PARK TRIANGULATION: // ONE (1) PAIR OF EYEWEAR DETECTED MOVING AT HIGH VELOCITY THROUGH A TAP LINE:// ORIGIN: EL SEGUNDO. /// Fall Brewing Fast Sunglasses is a new 7% West Coast IPA brewed by San Diego’s Fall Brewing Company in collaboration with El Segundo Brewing, according to the San Diego Beer News...

The post Fall Brewing Fast Sunglasses: 7% West Coast IPA Collab With El Segundo Brewing appeared first on Beer Alien.

]]>
https://beeralien.com/fall-brewing-fast-sunglasses/feed/ 0
Mexican-Style Lager Field Guide: Light, Amber, Lime and Dia de los Muertos https://beeralien.com/mexican-style-lager/ https://beeralien.com/mexican-style-lager/#respond Sat, 17 Oct 2026 22:07:11 +0000 https://beeralien.com/?p=54130 Every October, Bureau field agents in San Diego report the same migration: marigolds in shop windows, sugar skulls on bar tops and, in nearly every cooler, a crisp Mexican-style lager. With Dia de los Muertos arriving Nov. 1 and 2, this is our specimen classification for Earthlings who want to know what they are actually...

The post Mexican-Style Lager Field Guide: Light, Amber, Lime and Dia de los Muertos appeared first on Beer Alien.

]]>
https://beeralien.com/mexican-style-lager/feed/ 0
Dia de los Deftones Lager Is Back for Year 7, Lime and All https://beeralien.com/dia-de-los-deftones-lager/ https://beeralien.com/dia-de-los-deftones-lager/#respond Sat, 17 Oct 2026 22:01:56 +0000 https://beeralien.com/?p=54121 /// The Deftones frequency has been detected over Petco Park again, Earthlings;and this time it smells like lime. /// The Dia de los Deftones lager is back for year 7. Deftones and Belching Beaver Brewery, the North County San Diego brewery, have re-released their lime-infused Mexican lager. It went on sale Friday, Oct. 16, at...

The post Dia de los Deftones Lager Is Back for Year 7, Lime and All appeared first on Beer Alien.

]]>
https://beeralien.com/dia-de-los-deftones-lager/feed/ 0
Culture Brewing FestCoast Oktoberfest Runs Through Oct. 25 https://beeralien.com/culture-brewing-festcoast/ https://beeralien.com/culture-brewing-festcoast/#respond Sat, 17 Oct 2026 14:43:57 +0000 https://beeralien.com/?p=54098 Field note from the Bureau's coastal lager desk: the humans of North County have moved Oktoberfest, and nobody filed the paperwork. Culture Brewing FestCoast is the Solana Beach brewery’s limited-edition fest bier, and its Oktoberfest celebration runs through Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, at all three Culture taprooms. That is well past the German calendar, which...

The post Culture Brewing FestCoast Oktoberfest Runs Through Oct. 25 appeared first on Beer Alien.

]]>
https://beeralien.com/culture-brewing-festcoast/feed/ 0
The Roadies Brewing Closing Again After Investors Back Out https://beeralien.com/the-roadies-brewing-closing/ https://beeralien.com/the-roadies-brewing-closing/#respond Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:27:38 +0000 https://beeralien.com/?p=54046 Earthlings in Vista, the rescue ship has turned back. The Roadies Brewing closing again was not on anyone’s flight plan two weeks ago, but owners Diane and Sean Hilz say the investors who promised to save their brewery have walked away. Final service is Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026, so you have until then to visit....

The post The Roadies Brewing Closing Again After Investors Back Out appeared first on Beer Alien.

]]>
https://beeralien.com/the-roadies-brewing-closing/feed/ 0
Societe The Artifact Is This Week’s 7.1% West Coast IPA Seasonal https://beeralien.com/societe-the-artifact/ https://beeralien.com/societe-the-artifact/#respond Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:45:03 +0000 https://beeralien.com/?p=54024 Field log, San Diego sector: an object described as “unearthed from the depths of time” has turned up on two tap lists in this city. Societe The Artifact, a 7.1% West Coast IPA, is this week’s seasonal at Societe Brewing’s Kearny Mesa and Old Town taprooms, according to the San Diego Beer News What’s Tapping...

The post Societe The Artifact Is This Week’s 7.1% West Coast IPA Seasonal appeared first on Beer Alien.

]]>
https://beeralien.com/societe-the-artifact/feed/ 0
AleSmith Evil Dead Red Rises Again at 6.66% for Halloween https://beeralien.com/alesmith-evil-dead-red/ https://beeralien.com/alesmith-evil-dead-red/#respond Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:43:26 +0000 https://beeralien.com/?p=54002 Earthlings, a blood-red specimen has risen again in Miramar, right on schedule at 6.66%. AleSmith Evil Dead Red, the San Diego brewery’s hoppy red ale, is back for the Halloween season: San Diego Beer News lists it in its Oct. 15 What’s Tapping column at AleSmith’s Miramar location. AleSmith Evil Dead Red by the numbers...

The post AleSmith Evil Dead Red Rises Again at 6.66% for Halloween appeared first on Beer Alien.

]]>
https://beeralien.com/alesmith-evil-dead-red/feed/ 0
California Craft Breweries Closing: Fewer Openings, Two North County Losses https://beeralien.com/california-craft-breweries-closing/ https://beeralien.com/california-craft-breweries-closing/#respond Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:41:47 +0000 https://beeralien.com/?p=53996 Telemetry from the Golden State shows fewer new brewhouses lighting up, and two North County beacons going dark. The number of craft breweries in California fell 5% from 2023 to 2025, from 987 to 939, according to a CalMatters report published Oct. 15 by the Los Angeles Times. Behind the headlines about California craft breweries...

The post California Craft Breweries Closing: Fewer Openings, Two North County Losses appeared first on Beer Alien.

]]>
https://beeralien.com/california-craft-breweries-closing/feed/ 0
Baja Breach IPA Leads Pure Project’s Triple Drop for Gray Whales https://beeralien.com/baja-breach-ipa/ https://beeralien.com/baja-breach-ipa/#respond Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:22:42 +0000 https://beeralien.com/?p=53966 A whale-sized signal has surfaced off the San Diego coast. Pure Project’s Baja Breach IPA, a 7% West Coast IPA brewed with conservation group WILDCOAST, leads a three-beer release at Pure Project taprooms on Thursday, Oct. 15, alongside an autumn Vienna-style lager and Murkeley, a murky double IPA with Fieldwork Brewing, per the brewery’s website....

The post Baja Breach IPA Leads Pure Project’s Triple Drop for Gray Whales appeared first on Beer Alien.

]]>
https://beeralien.com/baja-breach-ipa/feed/ 0
Stone Founders Take Back the Escondido Bistro & Gardens https://beeralien.com/stone-founders-escondido-bistro/ https://beeralien.com/stone-founders-escondido-bistro/#respond Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:19:22 +0000 https://beeralien.com/?p=53938 The architects have returned to the citadel, Earthlings. The Escondido mothership will not go dark. Stone co-founders Greg Koch and Steve Wagner announced on Oct. 14, 2026, that they are taking over the Stone Brewing Escondido bistro, officially Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Escondido, and will reopen it under a new name with...

The post Stone Founders Take Back the Escondido Bistro & Gardens appeared first on Beer Alien.

]]>
https://beeralien.com/stone-founders-escondido-bistro/feed/ 0
Sierra Nevada Celebration 2026 Ships for Its 45th Year https://beeralien.com/sierra-nevada-celebration-2026/ https://beeralien.com/sierra-nevada-celebration-2026/#respond Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:39:07 +0000 https://beeralien.com/?p=53925 Harvest beacon detected out of Chico: Celebration season has entered the atmosphere. Sierra Nevada Celebration 2026, the 45th edition of the brewery’s winter Fresh Hop IPA, has begun shipping, and Earthlings should see it on shelves across the country through the second half of October, according to a Sierra Nevada press release published by New...

The post Sierra Nevada Celebration 2026 Ships for Its 45th Year appeared first on Beer Alien.

]]>
https://beeralien.com/sierra-nevada-celebration-2026/feed/ 0