Beer in San Diego County, California the alternative being imported beer from Mexico. But changes in national and state law in the late 1970s made home brewing legal, and in 1982 California allowed breweries to operate restaurants on their premises, which made brewpubs possible. In 1989 the Karl Strauss Brewing Company opened a brewery and brewpub on Columbia Street in Downtown San Diego and expanded into distribution brewing in 1991. This was the first commercial brewery in San Diego since 1953, and for many San Diego consumers it was their first exposure to freshly brewed beer and to styles such as amber lager and pale ale.
San Diego Legion San Diego Legion The San Diego Legion is an American professional rugby union team based in San Diego, California. The team was founded in 2017 and competes in Major League Rugby. The team plays at Torero Stadium which is located on the campus of the University of San Diego and has a seating capacity of 6,000. The stadium was also the home field of the former PRO Rugby team the San Diego Breakers in 2016. All the Legion's home and away Major League Rugby games not already broadcast nationally on the CBS Sports Network are televised locally on Channel 4