List of breweries in San Diego County, California

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

  • 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
  • Barrel Republic Brewing
  • Jacked Up Brewery
  • Little Miss Brewing
  • Prohibition Brewery
  • Stone Brewing – Escondido
  • Coronado Brewing Co. – Imperial Beach
  • Mike Hess Brewing – Imperial Beach
  • Pizza Port – Imperial Beach
  • Julian Beer Company
  • Nickel Beer Company[7][8]
  • ChuckAlek Independent Brewers[13]
  • Abnormal Beer Company[14]
  • Acoustic Ales Brewing Experiment[15]
  • Align Brewing – Miramar
  • Amplified Aleworks – East Village; Pacific Beach[5]
  • AleSmith Brewing Company[5] – Miramar
  • Ataraxia Aleworks – Kearny Mesa
  • Ballast Point Brewing Company – Little Italy; Miramar; Morena (Home Brew Mart)[5]
  • Bay City Brewing Co. – East Village; Point Loma
  • The Beer Company[16]
  • Bitter Brothers Brewery
  • Brew Zone SD – Miramar
  • Coronado Brewing Co. – Bay Park[17]
  • Deft Brewing[18]
  • Division 23 Brewing[19]
  • Duck Foot Brewing Company – East Village; Miramar[20]
  • Embolden Beer Co, – Miramar
  • Eppig Brewing – Point Loma[21]
  • Fall Brewing[5]
  • 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[22]
  • Little Miss Brewing – Miramar, Normal Heights, East Village[23]
  • Mike Hess Brewing – Miramar; North Park; Ocean Beach[24]
  • Mikkeller – Little Italy; Miramar (San Diego)
  • Mission Brewery
  • Modern Times Beer – North Park; Point Loma[25]
  • New English Brewing Co. – Sorrento Mesa[5][26]
  • North Park Beer Company
  • OB Brewery
  • Original 40
  • Pacific Beach Alehouse[27]
  • Pariah Brewing Company[28]
  • Pizza Port Brewing Company – Ocean Beach
  • Protector Brewing – Miramar
  • Quantum Brewing – Kearny Mesa
  • Rip Current Brewing – North Park[29]
  • Rough Draft Brewing Company[30]
  • Saint Archer Brewing[31]
  • San Diego Brewing Company
  • Savagewood Brewing Company (formerly O’Sullivan Bros Brewing Co.) – Scripps Ranch [32]
  • Second Chance Beer Company– North Park; Carmel Mountain
  • Societe Brewing Company – Kearny Mesa[33]
  • South Park Brewing Company
  • Stone Brewing – J Street; Kettner; Liberty Station; San Diego Int’l Airport
  • Thorn Brewing – Barrio Logan; Mission Hills; North Park[5][34]
  • White Labs Brewing – Miramar
  • Groundswell Brewing Company – Santee

Defunct breweries[edit]

  • 32 North
  • Benchmark Brewing
  • Circle 9 Brewing
  • Council Brewing Company (formerly Red Topper Brewing Company)[44][45]
  • Indian Joe Brewing Company[46]
  • Iron Fist Brewing Company[47]
  • Longship Brewery
  • Offbeat Brewing Company[48]
  • On-The-Tracks Brewery (Carlsbad)[49][50]
  • Thunderhawk Alements[51]
  • Toolbox Brewing.[5]
  • Twisted Manzanita Brewing Company (Santee)[52][53]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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

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