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Iron Fist’s Small Bar Debut
New Iron Fist tap handles (can you guess which?) debut at Small Bar 11 in ’11 member Iron Fist Brewing Co. invaded University Heights’ Small Bar in style last night with bold new tap handles and a...
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Stay Classy, San Diego Beer
Last night, I crashed The Grill at Torrey Pines for Ballast Point’s beer dinner. The dinner, a result of long interaction between Ballast Point’s Colby Chandler & The Grill’s Stephen Kurpinsky and...
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Monkey Business
Monkey Paw's Opening Day Monkey Paw, the newest member of the Blair Bar Empire, opened its doors on August 23rd at 5PM. Propietor Scot Blair stood by the entrance shaking hands as the first customers...
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Plates & Pints: Going Whole Hog
This column appears on page 16 of the June 2012 print issue, which you can download or view here. The menu from the first edition of The Quarterly. Photo by Brandon Hernández The 30th Street block...
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The 14 in ’14: Best of San Diego Beer
In past years, West Coaster ran a feature covering who we thought would be the movers and shakers of the upcoming year. Now, for 2014, we’ve opened up the feature to our readers by way of an online...
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Q&A with Adam Carbonell
Assistant brewer Adam Carbonell (right) with his Left Hand Brewing counterpart at South Park Brewing Co. Assistant Brewer, South Park Brewing Company As a young and wily brewer, Adam Carbonell gained...
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Hamiltons 9th Anniversary Continues
There aren’t many beer drinkers in San Diego who haven’t heard of Hamiltons Tavern. Its vocal publican Scot Blair — an instructor in SDSU’s Business of Craft Beer program — has helped push the local...
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Everyday I’m Trufflin’
Somehow, I’d never heard of Andrea. It’s possible that you haven’t either. But after a San Diego Beer Week campaign that saw her collaborate with such big name venues as Gordon Biersch, Mike Hess...
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Q&A: Scot Blair—Part 1
Owner; Monkey Paw Pub & Brewing, South Park Brewing Company & Hamilton’s Tavern Big Beer conglomerate AB-InBev’s 10 Barrel Brewpub project seemed to come out of nowhere. Slated for entry into...
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Q&A: Scot Blair—Part 2
Owner; Monkey Paw Pub & Brewing, South Park Brewing Company & Hamilton’s Tavern Last week, local bar and brewpub powerhouse Scot Blair (Monkey Paw Pub & Brewery, Hamilton’s Tavern, South...
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Q&A: Cosimo Sorrentino
Head Brewer, Monkey Paw Pub & Brewery / South Park Brewing Company In four short years, Cosimo Sorrentino has gone from avid homebrewer to one of the most visible faces in San Diego’s brewing...
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Cosimo Sorrentino departing Monkey Paw
Monkey Paw Pub & Brewery and South Park Brewing Company head brewer Cosimo Sorrentino One of San Diego County’s most popular—and, frankly, beloved—brewers is moving on. Cosimo Sorrentino has...
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Parting Words: Cosimo Sorrentino
Earlier this week, news broke about popular local brewer Cosimo Sorrentino resigning from his dual-head brewer post at Monkey Paw Pub and Brewery and South Park Brewing Co. A fixture in the community...
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Monkey Paw brings on new head brewer
Yesterday, the owner of Monkey Paw Pub & Brewery, Scot Blair, announced that he has selected the replacement for head brewer Cosimo Sorrentino, who will be leaving his post come the end of the...
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Beer of the Week: Monkey Paw Ol’ Colo
Ol’ Colo imperial altbier from Monkey Paw Pub & Brewery in downtown’s East Village From the Beer Writer: While recently visiting the East Village, I had a chance to catch up with an old colleague,...
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Coronado Brewing to purchase Monkey Paw Brewing
The craft-brewing industry is in a state of flux, forcing companies within it to reexamine their business models and, in the case of larger operations, alter them in order to thrive or, in some cases...
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Everyday I’m Trufflin’
Somehow, I’d never heard of Andrea. It’s possible that you haven’t either. But after a San Diego Beer Week campaign that saw her collaborate with such big name venues as Gordon Biersch, Mike Hess...
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Q&A: Scot Blair—Part 1
Owner; Monkey Paw Pub & Brewing, South Park Brewing Company & Hamilton’s Tavern Big Beer conglomerate AB-InBev’s 10 Barrel Brewpub project seemed to come out of nowhere. Slated for entry into...
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Q&A: Scot Blair—Part 2
Owner; Monkey Paw Pub & Brewing, South Park Brewing Company & Hamilton’s Tavern Last week, local bar and brewpub powerhouse Scot Blair (Monkey Paw Pub & Brewery, Hamilton’s Tavern, South...
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Q&A: Cosimo Sorrentino
Head Brewer, Monkey Paw Pub & Brewery / South Park Brewing Company In four short years, Cosimo Sorrentino has gone from avid homebrewer to one of the most visible faces in San Diego’s brewing...
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