Hops Highway craft-brewery Lee & Associates Monique Medley Black Plague Brewing 2550 Jason Ct. Jason Court Business Park GlobeSt.com: How did the craft-beer trend come about in San Diego? Medley: employment economic commercial real estate 
GlobeSt.com: How is this trend impacting commercial real estate in the county? Medley: brick-and-mortar Jamul Brewing Co. Stone Brewing distribution industrial warehouses retail GlobeSt.com: Tell us more about what's been happening in North County with this trend. Medley: flex GlobeSt.com: What else should our readers know about the craft-brewing trend in the county? Medley: | Total # of operational breweries in SD County | 128 |
| Total Hops Highway breweries | 57 |
| Total San Diego brewery space occupied | approx. 1.5 million square feet |
| Total Hops Highway commercial (flex and industrial) | approx. 54.5 million square feet |
| Total Hops Highway craft breweries | approx. 670,000 square feet |
| Total Hops Highway craft spirits/beverages | approx. 40,000 square feet |
| Total Hops Highway square footage | approx. 45% of the county's total brewery square footage |
Hops Highway craft-brewery Lee & Associates Monique Medley Black Plague Brewing 2550 Jason Ct. Jason Court Business Park GlobeSt.com: How did the craft-beer trend come about in San Diego? Medley: employment economic commercial real estate GlobeSt.com: How is this trend impacting commercial real estate in the county? Medley: brick-and-mortar Jamul Brewing Co. Stone Brewing distribution industrial warehouses retail GlobeSt.com: Tell us more about what's been happening in North County with this trend. Medley: flex GlobeSt.com: What else should our readers know about the craft-brewing trend in the county? Medley: | Total # of operational breweries in SD County | 128 |
| Total Hops Highway breweries | 57 |
| Total San Diego brewery space occupied | approx. 1.5 million square feet |
| Total Hops Highway commercial (flex and industrial) | approx. 54.5 million square feet |
| Total Hops Highway craft breweries | approx. 670,000 square feet |
| Total Hops Highway craft spirits/beverages | approx. 40,000 square feet |
| Total Hops Highway square footage | approx. 45% of the county's total brewery square footage |
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Carrie Rossenfeld
Carrie Rossenfeld is a reporter for the San Diego and Orange County markets on GlobeSt.com and a contributor to Real Estate Forum. She was a trade-magazine and newsletter editor in New York City before moving to Southern California to become a freelance writer and editor for magazines, books and websites. Rossenfeld has written extensively on topics including commercial real estate, running a medical practice, intellectual-property licensing and giftware. She has edited books about profiting from real estate and has ghostwritten a book about starting a home-based business.
