JSomps6
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I'll be in San Diego next week for one night. Which brewery(ies) are a must?
Stone is a must! That place is has some crazy good beer. They carry a ton of brews you can not get anywhere but on location.
If you get downtown, Karl Srauss and Rock Bottom are pretty close. You could hit both in one night. I like Karl's beer just a little bit more than R.B.
Stone is a must! That place is has some crazy good beer. They carry a ton of brews you can not get anywhere but on location.
If you get downtown, Karl Srauss and Rock Bottom are pretty close. You could hit both in one night. I like Karl's beer just a little bit more than R.B.
Ballast Point has great beer. I haven't lived in S.D. in a while but Home Brew Mart (one of the best homebrew shops) and Ballast Point were in the same building. Samplers were .25 cents (no food just beer!)
Oggi's Pizza and Brewing is pretty good. Pizza is pretty darn good.
San Diego Brewing Co. is Ok.
They also have a Gordon Biersch
There's a new Firehouse Brewery that opened a few years ago. I have never tried it.
I'll be in San Diego next week for one night. Which brewery(ies) are a must?
There's a new Firehouse Brewery that opened a few years ago. I have never tried it.
Stone. Just go to Stone. And if you go to their restaraunt you can get a huge variety of different craft brews. They are very good about stocking other local brews. So you can get it all done at Stone.
Pizza Port and Lost Abbey are both great breweries.
Thanks Guys! I'm hoping to pick up some Pliny the Elder to bring back with me, too. I've never had the chance to try it and can't get it in Michigan... that I'm aware of anyway...
Just a few:
Lost Abbey. Lots of beers on tap, usually one or two barrel aged.
Hess Brewing. Brand new (only a month or so) and the two guys who run it are really cool.
Ballast Point/Linda Vista. Great homebrewing shop, great beers.
Alesmith. Remarkable beers. Odd tasting hours tho.
Blind Lady Alehouse. Now a brewery! Also good pizza and guest beer list.
Stone if you want the impressive good-food big brewery experience.
Thanks Guys! I'm hoping to pick up some Pliny the Elder to bring back with me, too. I've never had the chance to try it and can't get it in Michigan... that I'm aware of anyway...
Hess needs to step up their game. Not good beer yet and with a stout that costs more than Speedway when they're only a half mile from Alesmith... No thanks. Alesmith has increased their hours, but still pretty limited.
I agree with your later comment about Firehouse. And I think San Diego Brewing is really iffy. Not consistent enough at all.
I think my issue with only having one day in SD and wanting a brewery is that they're all spread out. If you want to experience San Diego beer, you need to get to one of the good beer bars. Oh, and stay away from the Yard House. That place is a giant commercial joke. Having a lot of beer on tap doesn't make you a good beer bar. Hamilton's, Small Bar, O'Briens, Toronado, Blind Lady, Pizza Port (any of them...) and more all serve the best of the beers with clean lines and knowledgeable people helping out.
If you will let us know where you're staying, that would help.
And honestly, Stone is pretty, but besides the wow factor, I don't see them as being worth going so out of the way. I do appreciate them for what they are, but they're not the best part of SD.
Hess needs to step up their game. Not good beer yet and with a stout that costs more than Speedway when they're only a half mile from Alesmith... No thanks. Alesmith has increased their hours, but still pretty limited.
I agree with your later comment about Firehouse. And I think San Diego Brewing is really iffy. Not consistent enough at all.
I think my issue with only having one day in SD and wanting a brewery is that they're all spread out. If you want to experience San Diego beer, you need to get to one of the good beer bars. Oh, and stay away from the Yard House. That place is a giant commercial joke. Having a lot of beer on tap doesn't make you a good beer bar. Hamilton's, Small Bar, O'Briens, Toronado, Blind Lady, Pizza Port (any of them...) and more all serve the best of the beers with clean lines and knowledgeable people helping out.
If you will let us know where you're staying, that would help.
And honestly, Stone is pretty, but besides the wow factor, I don't see them as being worth going so out of the way. I do appreciate them for what they are, but they're not the best part of SD.
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