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    Good Food

    Baja's Craft Beer Scene

    Rubén Valenzuela co-owns Baja Craft Beers with his brother. The pub at BCB has over 40 beers on tap and refrigerators stuffed with bottles of craft beer from Mexico and around the world. He says that Baja's craft beer scene has grown exponentially in the last 12 years.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Rubén Valenzuela co-owns Baja Craft Beers with his brother. The pub at BCB has over 40 beers on tap and refrigerators stuffed with bottles of craft beer from Mexico and around the world. He says that Baja's craft beer scene has grown exponentially in the last 12 years. With such close proximity to San Diego the brewers in Baja are heavily influenced by Stone Brewing, but prefer to brew beers with more malty profiles instead of the hoppy flavors favored in San Diego. He recommends the following craft beers from Baja:

    Agua Mala

    Baja Craft Beers

    Border Psycho

    Cucapa

    Frontera

    Insurgente

    Monastika

    Tijuana Brewing Co

    Ramuri

    Wendlandt

    The full episode

    2 of 8
    The Baja Show: Javier Plascencia, Baja Craft Beer and Wine
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 8:43Baja's Craft Beer SceneYou’re reading this
    3. 17:02La Guerrerense
    4. 24:59The Origins of the Fish Taco
    5. 27:28Campestres: Eating Outdoors in the Valle de Guadalupe
    6. 34:10La Escuelita: Baja's Wine Incubator
    7. 42:04Meet One of Baja's Wine Makers
    8. 48:11Where to Find a Taste of Baja in Los Angeles
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Sarah Rogozen

      Associate Producer, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    2 of 8
    The Baja Show: Javier Plascencia, Baja Craft Beer and Wine
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 8:43Baja's Craft Beer SceneYou’re reading this
    3. 17:02La Guerrerense
    4. 24:59The Origins of the Fish Taco
    5. 27:28Campestres: Eating Outdoors in the Valle de Guadalupe
    6. 34:10La Escuelita: Baja's Wine Incubator
    7. 42:04Meet One of Baja's Wine Makers
    8. 48:11Where to Find a Taste of Baja in Los Angeles
    Back to Good Food