We are thrilled to announce the release of the newest beer in our Shades of Haze Series which features local artists’ artwork on our cans. For this beer, Healing Earth Hazy IPA, artist Gabriel Romo, who goes by the handle of 2hermano, created a gorgeous piece that perfectly encapsulates the beer. Keep reading to learn more not only about his artistic roots but also his process and where you can find more of his artwork.  1.  Tell us a little bit about how you got your start as an artist: I didn’t start my journey as an artist. For most of my life, I was firmly rooted in the corporate ..read more

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Thorn Brewing Announces New Year-Round Beer  SAN DIEGO, CA (September 1, 2023) – Thorn Brewing is thrilled to introduce a fresh new addition to their year-round lineup: Sun Soaked, West Coast IPA.  “Sun Soaked IPA first made its appearance in our series of thoughtfully crafted limited-release IPAs over the past 2 years and the response from our customers has been nothing short of fantastic.” Marc Martin, Thorn’s CEO explains. “We’re thrilled to share that Sun Soaked will now be a year-round offering, a nod to its outstanding quality and popularity ..read more

Royal Ralph Hazy IPA is the newest beer in our Shades of Haze series, a beer series that focuses on local artists who create the artwork for our cans. Recently we connected with R. Piper, the artist behind the third can in our series to find out more about his life as an artist, the inspiration for the artwork used for the can as well as the Mission Hills art scene as a whole. The image for the Royal Ralph can is actually a mural that R. Piper painted on the wall of our Missions Hills tasting room last year. We loved it so much that we used it as the base for our newest can design. 1. Tell us ..read more

Thorn Brewing Re-releases Light IPA  SAN DIEGO, CA (May 23, 2023) – Back by popular demand, Thorn Brewing Co. is thrilled to announce the release of its new and improved light IPA, Treading Lightly. Treading Lightly is an IPA that’s both full of flavor and light in calories, carbs, and ABV. The secret is using amyloglucosidase enzymes which can be used to degrade starch polymers and maltose to glucose in the beer creating a low-cal/low-carb beer. This IPA is bright, crisp, and dry. The Citra and Amarillo hops burst through your palette creating a beautiful light IPA that comes in at 123 c ..read more

Recently we released the second beer in our Shades of Haze Series where we hired local artists from the neighborhoods where our tasting rooms are located to create the artwork for the cans in the series. North Park After Dark Hazy IPA turned out absolutely delicious and the can artwork is epic. We wanted to share with you a little more about the artist, Chris Serrano, aka Cheezo, so we sat down and asked him a few questions. 1. Tell us a little bit about how you got your start as an artist. I started drawing and painting as a kid like most kids. It turned into a career after receiving a degree ..read more

The Portal Hazy IPA is the first Thorn beer release of 2023 and we wanted to kick things off with a bang. It’s also the first beer in our Shade of Haze series where we highlight local artists by featuring their artwork on our cans so we reached out to our good friend, Hector Villegas, a Barrio Logan artist and resident to create the artwork for this hazy IPA. To share a little more about what makes Hector and his art special, we asked him a few questions:  How did you get your start as an artist? Growing up in Logan Heights art, murals, and Native Chicana/o culture is part of your life.&n ..read more

Whenever we can offer a “not-beer” option here at Thorn we are thrilled and right now that’s Pineapple Tepache Sour. Our Tepache Sour was just re-released this past month and we figured it was the perfect time to give people new to tepache a quick history to bring you up to speed on this delicious and light drink. History: Traditionally, tepache is a Mexican beverage made from fermented pineapple. It has a slightly sour and effervescent taste and is often sweetened with sugar or honey. The origins of tepache date back to pre-Columbian times, when the native people of Mexico fermented fruits an ..read more

We are excited to announce the addition of San Diego beer veteran Marc Martin to the Thorn team as CEO. After GM and beloved-beer-man-about-town, Tom Kiely, departed Thorn to move back to the East Coast, we sought out someone that would be able to carry on Thorn’s unique and ambitious vision as well as help take our brewery to the next level as a San Diego beer producer.  “I am truly fortunate to join the Thorn Brewing Co. team and am confident we will achieve great things together,” Martin states. “Thorn’s production brewery, neighborhood-focused tasting rooms, and co-manufacturing capab ..read more

A couple of months ago we wrote a blog about the state of Direct-to-Consumer beer delivery and how its future was uncertain here in CA due to pressure from wholesalers. Now we need your help to protect the state laws that are in place and support SB 1198. Here is information from the San Diego Brewers Guild on how you can support your local craft brewers: We need your voice to support SB 1198 (McGuire). This bill would protect the longstanding privileges of the craft beer industry to continue to ship beer Direct-to-Consumer (DtC). Without this legislation, beer clubs could be forced to sh ..read more

At the beginning of the pandemic, California amended the state liquor laws to allow breweries and distilleries to deliver and ship their beer direct-to-consumers (DTC). When on-premise locations shut down and breweries’ only option was to sell to-go, this additional revenue stream allowed many breweries to keep producing beer and serving customers when otherwise they wouldn’t have been able to. But people wanting beer shipped directly to their door wasn’t just a COVID thing. The Brewers Association just released a report that found that 54% of craft beer drinkers would still like to have it de ..read more