List of breweries in San Diego County, California explained

This list includes noteworthy large breweries, microbreweries, nanobreweries, brewpubs and taprooms in San Diego County, California.

4S Ranch

• Karl Strauss Brewing Company – 4S Ranch

Alpine

• Alpine Beer Company
• Mike Hess Brewing Co - Alpine

Carlsbad

• Burgeon Beer Co.^[1]
• Carlsbad Brewing Company^[2]
• Culver Beer Co.
• Ebullition Brew Works – Carlsbad
• Karl Strauss Brewing Company – Carlsbad
• The Lost Abbey – Cardiff
• Pizza Port – Bressi Ranch
• Pizza Port – Carlsbad Village
• Rouleur Brewing Company^[3]

Chula Vista

• Thr3e Punk Ales Brewing Co.
• Attitude Brewing Co.
• Chula Vista Brewery
• Groundswell Brewing Company – Chula Vista
• NOVO Brazil Brewing Company^{[4] [5]}

• Coronado Brewing Co. – Coronado

Escondido

• Barrel Republic Brewing
• Jacked Up Brewery
• Little Miss Brewing
• Prohibition Brewery
• Stone Brewing – Escondido

El Cajon

• Burning Beard Brewing Company
• El Cajon Brewing Co.

Encinitas

• Culture Brewing Co.^[6]

• Mike Hess Brewing – Imperial Beach
• Pizza Port - Imperial Beach

Julian

• Julian Beer Company
• Nickel Beer Company^{[7] [8]}

• Little Miss Brewing
• Helix Brewing
• Bolt Brewing

• Little Miss Brewing

Oceanside

• Bagby Beer Company^[9]
• Breakwater Brewing Company^[10]
• Kilowatt Brewing – Oceanside
• Legacy Brewing Company^[11]
• Oceanside Ale Works^[12]
• Stone Brewing – Oceanside

Ramona

• ChuckAlek Independent Brewers^[13]
• Smoking Cannon Brewery

San Diego

• Abnormal Beer Company^[14]
• Acoustic Ales Brewing Experiment^[15]
• Align Brewing - Miramar
• Amplified Aleworks – East Village; Pacific Beach
• AleSmith Brewing Company - Miramar
• Ataraxia Aleworks - Kearny Mesa
• Ballast Point Brewing Company – Little Italy; Miramar; Morena (Home Brew Mart)
• Bay City Brewing Co. – East Village; Point Loma
• The Beer Company^[16]
• Belching Beaver Brewery - Oceanside, North Park ^[17]
• Bitter Brothers Brewery
• Brew Zone SD - Miramar
• Coronado Brewing Co. – Bay Park^[18]
• Deft Brewing^[19]
• Division 23 Brewing^[20]
• Duck Foot Brewing Company – East Village; Miramar^[21]
• Embolden Beer Co, - Miramar
• Eppig Brewing – Point Loma^[22]
• Fall Brewing
• Gravity Heights - Sorrento Mesa
• Green Flash Brewing Company - Mira Mesa
• Groundswell Brewing Company – Grantville
• Harland Brewing Company - Scripps Ranch, One Paseo
• Hillcrest Brewing Company
• Karl Strauss Brewing Company – Downtown San Diego; La Jolla; Sorrento Mesa
• Kilowatt Brewing – Kearny Mesa; Ocean Beach^[23]
• Little Miss Brewing - Miramar, Normal Heights, East Village^[24]
• Mike Hess Brewing – North Park; Ocean Beach; Seaport Village (West); Seaport Village (East)^[25]
• Mikkeller – Little Italy; Miramar (San Diego)
• Mission Brewery
• Modern Times Beer – North Park; Point Loma^[26]
• New English Brewing Co. - Sorrento Mesa^[27]
• North Park Beer Company
• OB Brewery
• Original 40
• Pacific Beach Alehouse^[28]
• Pariah Brewing Company^[29]
• Pizza Port Brewing Company – Ocean Beach
• Protector Brewing - Miramar
• Quantum Brewing - Kearny Mesa
• Resident Brewing - Downtown
• Rip Current Brewing – North Park^[30]
• Rough Draft Brewing Company^[31]
• Saint Archer Brewing^[32]
• San Diego Brewing Company
• Savagewood Brewing Company (formerly O'Sullivan Bros Brewing Co.) - Scripps Ranch ^[33]
• Second Chance Beer Company- North Park; Carmel Mountain
• Societe Brewing Company - Kearny Mesa^[34]
• South Park Brewing Company
• Stone Brewing – J Street; Kettner; Liberty Station; San Diego Int'l Airport
• Thorn Brewing – Barrio Logan; Mission Hills; North Park^[35]
• White Labs Brewing - Miramar

San Marcos

• The Lost Abbey – San Elijo
• Port Brewing Company
• Rip Current Brewing – San Marcos^[36]
• Blue Fire Brewing
• Wild Barrel Brewing Company^[37]
• Dos Desperados

• BNS Brewing and Distillery - Santee
• Groundswell Brewing Company
• Pacific Islander Beer Company
• Three Frogs Beer Company

Solana Beach

• Culture Brewing Co.^[38]
• Pizza Port – Solana Beach

Vista

• Aztec Brewing Company
• Barrel Harbor Brewing^[39]
• Booze Brothers Brewing Company^[40]
• Ebullition Brew Works – Vista
• Eppig Brewing – Vista
• Helia Brewing Co.
• Latitude 33 Brewing^[41]
• Mother Earth Brew Co.^[42]

Defunct breweries

• 32 North
• Benchmark Brewing
• Circle 9 Brewing
• Council Brewing Company (formerly Red Topper Brewing Company)^{[43] [44]}
• Indian Joe Brewing Company^[45]
• Iron Fist Brewing Company^[46]
• Longship Brewery
• Offbeat Brewing Company^[47]
• On-The-Tracks Brewery (Carlsbad)^{[48] [49]}
• Thunderhawk Alements^[50]
• Toolbox Brewing.
• Twisted Manzanita Brewing Company (Santee)^{[51] [52]}

See also

• Beer in San Diego County, California
• Beer in the United States
• List of breweries in California
• List of breweries in the United States
• List of microbreweries

External links

• San Diego Brewers Guild: SDBG

Notes and References

1. Web site: Burgeon Beer Company. www.sandiegoreader.com. en. 2019-07-03.
2. Web site: Carlsbad Brewing Company, Bressi Ranch. CraftBeerInSanDiego.com. May 28, 2019. en-US. 2019-07-03.
3. Web site: Rouleur Brewing Company. www.sandiegoreader.com. en. 2019-07-03.
4. News: Assignment Desk. SD6. Spring For Beer: Novo Brazil Brewing Company. June 11, 2015. SD6. June 11, 2015.
5. Web site: Winning San Diego Breweries at World Beer Cup 2016 A Pint of Hoppiness. May 9, 2016. A Pint of Hoppiness. en-US. May 15, 2016.
6. Web site: Culture Brewing Co., Encinitas. August 7, 2017.
7. News: Beer Touring: Nickel Beer Co.: World Beer Cup award-winning brewer debuts solo project in Julian. Hernandez. Brandon. December 2, 2013. San Diego Reader. December 4, 2013.
8. News: Pint-sized Pour: Nickel Beer's Stonewall Stout. Rowe. Peter. February 6, 2014. San Diego Union Tribune. March 19, 2014.
9. Web site: Bagby brewery, restaurant nearly ready to open. 2014-08-15. San Diego Union-Tribune. en-US. 2019-07-03.
10. Web site: San Diego brewers holding heads high. April 13, 2010.
11. News: Meet Legacy Brewing Company. Hernandez. Brandon. October 15, 2013. San Diego Reader. December 4, 2013.
12. News: Oceanside Ale Works' Sour Surprise. Hernández. Brandon. January 10, 2015. San Diego Reader. April 12, 2017.
13. News: First Look: ChuckAlek Independent Brewers. Hernandez. Brandon. January 8, 2013. San Diego Reader. August 19, 2014.
14. Bridgwater, Keri (November 17, 2015). "Rancho Bernardo's Abnormal Beer Co. Set to Expand", San Diego Eater. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
15. Web site: Acoustic Ales Brewing Experiment San Diego International Beer Festival. sandiegobeerfestival.com. April 26, 2016.
16. News: San Diego Breweries bring in the gold at national beer fest. Peterson. Karla. October 14, 2012. San Diego Union Tribune. October 24, 2012.
17. News: Beer Touring: Belching Beaver Brewery. Hernandez. Brandon. February 12, 2013. San Diego Reader. September 17, 2014.
18. News: Coronado Brewing headed to Imperial Beach. Hernandez. Brandon. October 30, 2013. San Diego Reader. December 4, 2013.
19. Web site: 5 Questions for Mo Nuspl, Owner & Brewer, Deft Brewing. www.sandiegomagazine.com. en. 2019-10-10.
20. Web site: West Coaster. West Coaster. March 16, 2016.
21. Web site: FIRST LOOK: Duck Foot Brewing Co.. www.sandiegomagazine.com. March 13, 2016.
22. Web site: San Diego International Beer Festival winners. www.westcoastersd.com. June 6, 2017. 2017-05-02.
23. News: Meet Kilowatt Brewing Company. December 11, 2014. San Diego Reader. April 2, 2015.
24. Web site: Little Miss Brewing gets bigger. Demmon. Beth. 2019-08-19. San Diego CityBeat. en-us. 2019-10-10.
25. News: World Beer Cup 2014. Rowe. Peter. April 13, 2014. San Diego Union Tribune. September 16, 2014.
26. News: Modern Times marks first anniversary with two parties. Rowe. Peter. July 3, 2014. San Diego Union Tribune. September 16, 2014.
27. News: New English Brewing opens in Sorrento Valley. Rowe. Peter. January 17, 2012. San Diego Union Tribune. March 19, 2014.
28. News: Will San Diego brewers' winning ways continue in Denver?. October 10, 2012. San Diego Union-Tribune. October 24, 2012.
29. Web site: Beer of the Week: Smylex. 2019-01-26. West Coaster San Diego Beer News. en-US. 2019-02-22.
30. Web site: Rip Current Brewing San Diego International Beer Festival. sandiegobeerfestival.com. April 26, 2016.
31. News: Beer Touring: Rough Draft Brewing Company. March 30, 2012. San Diego Reader. June 14, 2013.
32. News: Saint Archer Brewing: Craft Beer's Patron Saint. Johnson. Troy. January 2014. San Diego Magazine. April 19, 2014.
33. Web site: 2017-10-19. Savagewood Brewing takes over O'Sullivan Bros. brewery, preserves brand. 2020-09-30. West Coaster Beer & Beverage News. en-US.
34. News: Societe debuts first sour ales. Hernandez. Brandon. November 11, 2013. San Diego Reader. December 4, 2013.
35. News: First Look: Thorn St. Brewery. Shess. Mike. June 12, 2012. April 19, 2014. West Coaster.
36. Rowe, Peter (May 8, 2014). "Rip Current Plans Tasting Room, Restaurant in North Park", The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
37. Web site: Beer of the week: Vice Mixed Berries from Wild Barrel Brewing Company. 2019-03-12. Pacific San Diego. en-US. 2019-07-04.
38. News: Locals are pouring into new Solana Beach brewery. Harlin. Claire. March 5, 2013. Del Mar Times. August 22, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120049/http://www.delmartimes.net/2013/03/05/locals-are-pouring-into-new-solana-beach-brewery/. August 26, 2014. dead.
39. News: Beer Touring: Barrel Harbor Brewing. Hernandez. Brandon. November 13, 2013. San Diego Reader. December 4, 2013.
40. News: Meet Booze Brothers Brewing Company | San Diego Reader .
41. News: November 14, 2012 . Latitude 33 Brewing to Be Distributed via Craft Brewer's Guild Distribution of CA . The Full Pint . October 11, 2016.
42. News: Mother Earth Brew Co. Pale Ale Pays Homage to Fallen Marines. Hernandez. Brandon. March 30, 2012. San Diego Reader. June 15, 2013.
43. News: Hernandez. Brandon. August 22, 2013. Meet Council Brewing Company. San Diego Reader. September 18, 2014.
44. Web site: 2018-12-05. Council Brewing going out of business. 2019-10-10. West Coaster Beer & Beverage News. en-US.
45. News: Indian Joe Brewing . Beer Advocate . December 23, 2012.
46. News: Hernandez . Brandon . October 23, 2013 . Iron Fist introduces four-packs . San Diego Reader . December 4, 2013.
47. News: Hernández . Brandon . June 21, 2013 . Beer of the Week: Offbeat Grain-Fed Dog . San Diego Reader . September 15, 2013.
48. Web site: 2017-02-06. On-The-Tracks closes, Stumblefoot Brewing sells. 2019-07-03. West Coaster San Diego Beer News. en-US.
49. News: Hernandez. Brandon. July 16, 2012. Beer Touring: On-The-Tracks Brewery. San Diego Reader. September 15, 2013.
50. Web site: 2015-10-06. Meet Thunderhawk Alements. 2019-10-10. West Coaster Beer & Beverage News. en-US.
51. Web site: 2016-03-03. Twisted Manzanita shutting down brewing operations. April 19, 2016. West Coaster.
52. News: Rowe. Peter. May 6, 2012. Local brewers take 16 medals in World Beer Cup. San Diego Union Tribune. December 4, 2013.