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The Pizza Port Story Starts With a Hole-in-the-Wall and a U-Haul
San Diego's craft beer scene didn't happen overnight, but it did start with a handful of people willing to experiment. In 1987, siblings Gina and Vince Marsaglia took over a small pizza joint in Solana Beach. They slept in the restaurant and a nearby U-Haul, built picnic tables and awnings themselves, and eventually started brewing beer in a basement that once housed a flea-ridden possum. Nearly 40 years later, Pizza Port has become one of the most decorated craft breweries in the country, with a legacy that helped shape San Diego's beer culture.
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