About
What started as a unique idea has blossomed into a very popular and well-respected publication.
Happy Hour Magazine was launched in June 2007 as San Diego’s ONE & ONLY Happy Hour guide; promoting and advertising all of the local happy hours and daily specials.
Besides advertising happy hours, each issue has interviews with a Hometown Celebrity, Artist, Mind That Moves (Entrepreneur), BoozeSlinger, How To Article, Happy Hour & Craft Beer Reviews and a Happy Hour Index at the back of the publication.
Happy Hour Magazine isn’t just a print publication, but a vibrant resource to help promote your business in traditional and progressive marketing all under one umbrella at the best rates in town! We also publish a weekly E-Newsletter, active with our Twitter & Facebook pages and we host/co-host some of the hottest events around town.
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Get to know the main minds behind the Happy Hour Magazine operation!
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BRAD NEMIRE
Publisher
Hometown: Calimesa, CA – yes, that’s in the IE.
Favorite Beer: Tecate
Favorite Cocktail: Margarita on the rocks with no salt or a Jameo shot
Favorite Happy Hour: High Dive and Cafe Sevilla
Where would you take visitors from out of town for…
Breakfast: The Cottage in La Jolla
Lunch: Jimmy’s Famous American Tavern
Happy Hour: C-Level at Island Prime
Dinner: Casa de Reyes in Old Town
After Dinner: ALTITUDE Sky Lounge
What’s something only a local would know about San Diego?
The California Burrito (add sour cream) is the best thing ever invented.
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RYAN BETHKE
Art Director / Photographer
Hometown: Tracy, CA
Favorite Beer: Kilkenny
Favorite Cocktail: Kentucky Colonel
Favorite Happy Hour: The BeachWood or RA Sushi
Where would you take visitors from out of town for…
Breakfast: Hash House a go go
Lunch: Nicky Rottens
Happy Hour: Rockin’ Baja Coastal Cantina
Dinner: Candelas On The Bay
After Dinner: Starlite
What’s something only a local would know about San Diego?
Every taxi cab’s credit card machine is broken.
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BLAIR ROBB
Head Photographer
Hometown: Honolulu, HI
Favorite Beer: Sierra Nevada, Torpedo Extra IPA
Favorite Cocktail: Kettle One & Soda with a lime
Favorite Happy Hour: Pacific Beach AleHouse
Where would you take visitors from out of town for…
Breakfast: Isabel’s Cantina
Lunch: Bahia Don Bravo
Happy Hour: Sky Deck at the Pacific Beach AleHouse. Great views and great beers – ask for Joe.
Dinner: Alchemy. Amazing atmosphere, inventive, but unpretentious dinner and drink menus.
After Dinner: Aero Club. Classic “Dive Bar,” minus the sleeze factor with very affordable drinks, pool tables, old school jukebox, and the largest liquor selection I’ve ever seen.
What’s something only a local would know about San Diego?
Some of the best weather for beach days happens before, and well after the tourist season.
(View Blair’s portfolio – he’s one of the most talented and skilled Photographers in San Diego.)
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TONY WANG
Account Executive
Hometown: Bethesda, MD
Favorite Beer: Kona Brewing’s Pipeline Porter
Favorite Cocktail: Vanilla Martini
Favorite Happy Hour: The Corner
Where would you take visitors from out of town for…
Breakfast: Brockton Villa
Lunch: Small Bar
Happy Hour: The Corner
Dinner: George’s at the Cove
After Dinner: ALTITUDE Sky Lounge
What’s something only a local would know about San Diego?
Don’t visit in May and June because that’s when the weather’s the worst.
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LAURIE DELK
Craft Beer Reviewer
Hometown: Asheboro, NC
Favorite Beer: A next-to-impossible question. Depends on my mood, honestly. At present, I am loving on the sour beers. If it’s not Russian River Supplication, its a Cantillon Gueuze.
Favorite Cocktail: Coming soon
Favorite Happy Hour: My favorite right now is Quality Social. Their charcuterie is amazing!
Where would you take visitors from out of town for…
Breakfast: Coming soon
Lunch:Coming soon
Happy Hour: For Craft beer lovers, Hamilton’s, Small Bar, and Toronado. For the wow factor, definitely Stone Brewing Co.
Dinner: Coming soon
After Dinner: Coming soon
What’s something only a local would know about San Diego?
TapHunter.com. It is the online bible for local beer lovers.
(Follow Laurie’s Craft Beer Blog, 100beers30days.)
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SEAN LECKIE aka SONIC
Happy Hour Reviewer
Hometown: Santa Maria, CA (805)
Favorite Beer: Modelo Especial
Favorite Cocktail: Mule
Favorite Happy Hour: Bub’s @ The Ballpark
Where would you take visitors from out of town for…
Breakfast: Hash House a go go
Lunch: Gaglione Bros.
Happy Hour: Bub’s @ The Ballpark
Dinner: Basic
After Dinner: Bootlegger
What’s something only a local would know about San Diego?
You can park in the yellow after 6.
(Sonic is also the Producer of “Frankie & Geena Mornings” and On-Air Personality on Channel 933)
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CHRIS GRAY
Blogger
Hometown: San Clemente, CA
Favorite Beer: Stone IPA
Favorite Cocktail: Rye Manhattan on the rocks
Favorite Happy Hour: El Dorado
Where would you take visitors from out of town for…
Breakfast: Cafe Chloe
Lunch: George’s At The Cove Ocean Terrace
Happy Hour: El Camino
Dinner: Craft & Commerce
After Dinner: Craft & Commerce
What’s something only a local would know about San Diego?
People actually from San Diego are extremely rare in San Diego.
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AIMEE SANDO
Blogger
Hometown: Roseville, CA
Favorite Beer: Local IPAs
Favorite Cocktail: Morning: Bloody Mary, Night: Effen Black Cherry Vodka & Soda
Favorite Happy Hour: Truluck’s
Where would you take visitors from out of town for…
Breakfast: The Mission
Lunch: El Pescador
Happy Hour: Depends which friends – so many good ones!
Dinner: Searsucker, Sushi Ota or Harney Sushi
After Dinner: Ivy Rooftop at Andaz
What’s something only a local would know about San Diego?
Who “Slo Mo” is.
(Aimee is also the Founder of TownFit.com, a San Diego based website that helps independent, high quality fitness professionals connect with their existing and potential clients.)
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MIKE FORTSON
Writer
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Favorite Beer: Stone IPA
Favorite Cocktail: Vodka Red Bull
Favorite Happy Hour: RA Sushi
Where would you take visitors from out of town for…
Breakfast: Hash House a go go
Lunch: Firehouse
Happy Hour: Analog
Dinner: Cucina Urbana
After Dinner: Syrah
What’s something only a local would know about San Diego?
Noble Experiment at The Neighborhood
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THE PROFESSIONAL PARTIER
Writer
Hometown: Santa Clarita, CA
Favorite Beer: AleSmith Speedway Stout
Favorite Cocktail: Maker’s Mark Neat
Favorite Happy Hour: The BeachWood or Sneak Joint
Where would you take visitors from out of town for…
Breakfast: World Famous
Lunch: South Beach
Happy Hour: Shore Club
Dinner: Marine Room
After Dinner: Fluxx
What’s something only a local would know about San Diego?
San Diego Boat Party
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