CaptYesterday
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Folks from California, what/where do you recommend? I'll be out there for a week in LA and am already planning on hitting up Stone in San Diego. Where else do I need to go?
I'm pretty sure there aren't really many decent breweries in the San Diego area. Too bad really, it would have been nice to check some out.
Pizza Port!
San Clemente, Carlsbad and Del Mar. Solid grinds and brews... the bottle store next to the Carlsbad location is rad.
I'll bite.
-As you mentioned, Stone & Pizza Port
-Lost Abbey
-Green Flash
-Alesmith
-Ballast Point
-Gordon Biersch (if that's your thing...)
-Karl Strauss
-Oggi's
-Firehouse
Not to mention some fantastic bars, pubs & restaurants with gi-mungous beer selections (some to mention, The Yard House downtown, Stone World Bistro at Stone Brewing, and Churchill's Pub in San Marcos). *whip crack*
Folks from California, what/where do you recommend? I'll be out there for a week in LA and am already planning on hitting up Stone in San Diego. Where else do I need to go?
San Diego:
Lost Abbey (Tell Teri I said hello)
Alesmith
Lightning
Ballast Point (beer AND brewing supplies!)
Green Flash
Backstreet
Pizza Port Carlsbad/bottle shop (next door)
Blind Lady
Toronado (bar downtown)
Riverside:
Hangar 24
Orange Country:
Bruery
A good route in San Diego is along the 56. Start at Pizza Port/Carlsbad, then head inland to Backstreet, Green Flash, Lost Abbey and finally Stone.
Isn't it the 78?
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Blue - Brewpubs/Brewery Restaurants
Red - Microbreweries
Green - Homebrew Supplies
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=e...5852038995370804443.00047a525ea3759159b10&z=5
...Blind Lady Ale House (owned in art by Lee Chase, former Stone brewer)
I'd also add:
Oceanside Ale Works. New place, very small, several great beers. Near the 78 route.
Backstreet Brewing. Hidden behind Lamppost Pizza in Vista, CA, along the 78.
Blind Lady, downtown San Diego. Recently got the fermentors and kettle installed. I don't know if they've made their first batch there yet.
The last time I was working on the list, Strand didn't have an address up yet, at least that I could find. I'll add it.
I'm not going to disagree with anyone on the Belmont. I've never had a bad beer from them, but I've only been a couple times and stayed with the Stout and Amber.
My SD list would be:
Stone
Alesmith
PizzaPort
Green Flash
Lost Abbey
Mission
LA:
Don't know a ton of places but:
LadyFace Ale House (Agoura Hills)
Father's Office (Santa Monica)
Laurel Tavern (Studio City and probably 2nd to Father's Office. Great food)
Verdugo Bar (Eagle Rock - Never been but supposed to be very good)
Mission
My SD list would be:
Verdugo Bar (Eagle Rock - Never been but supposed to be very good)
Agreed on Mission, but warning - Mission Brewery is not in Mission Brewery Plaza! Mission Brewery Plaza is a very visible building on the way to the airport, and has led many a beer seeker astray.
New English is brewing in there now.
Nope.Any reason you're skipping Ballast Point on that list?
Disappointed to hear that. I read an article from some beer writer that it was one of the best place in LA to get a brew. I will have to dig it up so you guys can flame him.I've been to Verdugo several times. They usually have a good selection of beers, but in my experience the service there isn't that great. I have had good service there once or twice, but usually it takes forever to get a drink and the staff don't know much about the beers. On the other hand, last time I was there they were pouring drinks in pint glasses that were supposed to be in 6oz or 8oz glasses, and in one case they gave me a 1L glass instead of a pint. I ended up paying something like $20 for $50 worth of beer.
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