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Cider made with a blend of locally grown apples and aged in oak barrels
Raging Cider & Mead's logo was inspired by its founders' punk-rock youth.
The perfect ratio of beef to melted provolone to hot peppers.
A humble cheesesteak maker in a San Marcos strip mall.
The pipe-smoking goat icon of Great Goats Brewing, dressing up San Marcos Brewery beers
San Diego vineyards grow 45 grape varietals
A taster pour of Exquisite Blonde and a pint of 500 Millionaire.
Scripps Ranch location of the Little Sheep Mongolian Hot Pot chain
A tray of hot pot add-ins, prior to being tossed into boiling broth.
Freshly cooked meat and vegetables, in aromatic chicken broth.
A yin-yang shaped hot pot allows diners to try both regular and spicy broths.
A taster flight of mead
Bottles available from Lost Cause Meadery
A vegetable Nariyar curry from Bombay Restaurant in Hillcrest.
An 11-percent service fee, if you look for the fine print
The email campaign pledges free delivery
Nick Corona continues to amass award ribbons with his tasty homebrew. Photo by Tim Stahl.
Traditional European beer styles fill the Deft Brewing menu
A new brewery just west of Morena Boulevard
A lowrider art gallery in Barrio Logan
