Latest reviews from San Diego
| 82 /100 Bottlecraft - North Park (Beer Store) 3007 UNIVERSITY AVE “Good spot, 12 taps, decent well-curated selection, would be very happy if this was the only bottle shop to which I had access. Missing the super high end stuff when I stopped there, but that's what North Park is for right across the street.“ |
| 92 /100 3038 UNIVERSTITY AVE “I would call this the best place in town, to bytemesis' review. Hazy shop but tons of flavor in them, when they do a pastry stout it's a home run, well-crafted lagers, even a great music list and a nice neighborhood. Tough to top this unless you're going somewhere with a child.
Didn't try the food but they do have food.“ |
| 78 /100 1956 BACON ST “So the vibe here is fantastic, very laid back, very fun. The beer - they do hops well, I was kinda unimpressed by the others. This is the first Pizza Port I've been to and it's a fine brewery, but don't get the love. 3 oz tasters is kinda weird, too, I've only ever seen that at one other place.“ |
| 72 /100 Raglan Public House (Restaurant) 1851 BACON ST “Swung by on a Monday night, pretty crowded. Came for the food, which was excellent. Around 16 taps, interesting mix of California beers and a few ex-California. Not a beer destination but they take it seriously. Food is terrific, BTW, would repeat just for that.“ |
| 84 /100 3725 GREENWOOD ST “Dinging the ambiance a bit because it was one of the loudest bars I've ever been to without the crowd to warrant it. You know what you're getting with Modern Times though, really nice barrels with adjuncts, good hazies, some interesting other stuff. Great fan of the beer, would really like this place with quieter music.
Note that this is one of the more expensive taprooms I've ever been to. Not a complaint, not dinging the rating, just note this. Some people care about this.“ |
| 82 /100 2816 HISTORIC DECATUR RD, #116 “This place is fucking massive, multiple bars, each very nice and spacious. Beer is excellent, no whales or anything but everything on point and a bunch of the classics + stuff you usually don't see. For a craft brewery which has transcended the term craft, this one hits the mark well. Family friendly, wife was not ashamed to be seen here with our four year old.“ |
| 68 /100 2021 INDIA ST “February 2024. This is the old Mikkeller spot. In the middle of the block, halfway between Bolt & Ballast Point & not too far of a walk from Bottlecraft.
Rectangle room, a little narrow, concrete & wood, cool art, DJ night, order at the small bar in the back middle. Reprint poster collage from punk-themed bands, icicle string lights hanging from the hvac pipes. Bartender was chill, told me their story working the new space. Some half booths along the walls, cocktail tables in the middle. The night I came was almost all IPAs so I didn't stay too long, they were solid. Taster or full pours. Prices are average if a touch high. Half packed at 9:30pm, right before closing.“ |
| 62 /100 4494 30TH ST “Came here to start my night without much research & ended up staying for a few, February 2024.
Open garden apartment kinda feels. Lot of wood, a little grungy, dark, square center bar, tanks in the left corner, emo, punk adjacent & hard pop rock radio, whatever sports they can find on the tube, it's confusing. Almost like a dive, there's flies near the tanks but it doesn't smell bad. Met the same bartender here who served over at Serpentine. Locals with an occasional tourist who isn't feeling it. The stools are like 2 inches too tall to feel comfortable. Free pizza on Mondays but it isn't very good. They do half pours & tasters. Mostly American styles with one excellent aged sour on tap.
Affordable for the area but very hit or miss.
Okay.“ |
| 52 /100 UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS-2311 EL CAJON BLVD “Walkable from Pure Project & Tap Room. Slender, white walls & wood tables, long bar, board games stacked on a wire shelf. Slender alley way outdoor space.
A dozen plus taps on the wall. Slow, very local, the occasional tourist. Bartender was a nomad & didn't know much (saw her at Poor House later in the week). The overnight lady who came in to bartend had a touch more info.
$4-5 half pours, $8 fulls, $15 flights. I only found one that didn't use the base blend for one of their flavors. Real dosage of hops & fruit in a lot of their stuff but I fear the base apples blend is concentrate & kinda shit.“ |
| 80 /100 2215 INDIA ST “Large bar/restaurant in the Little Italy of San Diego, in the middle of quite a busy area at night. Lots of seating space. Service OK. Large selection, by Ballast Point, of course. Overall, a nice place to go to for an experience.“ |
| 88 /100 1202 KETTNER BLVD “Nice place in a relaxed area. Nice biergarten, with live music when I visited. You can sit outside or inside. The atmosphere is friendly and relaxed. Service at the bar is OK. Selection is large, by Stone, of course, and including beer cocktails. I had a flight and quite some fun. Very nice place!“ |
| 72 /100 Tapas & Beers (Restaurant) 926 BROADWAY CIRCLE “Fairly small bar/restaurant in central San Diego, in front of the Westin and behind Spreckels Theater. Nice patio outside. Selection was nice, with a choice of several craft beers. I had a flight. Overall, nice place for an easy lunch. Food was OK, but not much more than that.“ |
| 86 /100 Total Wine San Diego (Beer Store) 8740 RIO SAN DIEGO DR “I really like my lpcal Total Wine, because you can get single cans, they have a large variety, and prices are low. This branch is no exception. It is especially awesome for me visiting from out of town, because I get to try 20 new breweries, without driving around.“ |
| 88 /100 1313 J ST “Medium sized space, fantastic church decor (while I was drinking a fellow asked the bartender „I’m a Christian, do you have a mass here on Sunday?”. 18 beers on tap when I stopped by. No food but outside is allowed. 5 oz tasters.“ |
| 88 /100 1956 BACON ST “Another fantastic Pizza port location. Must have 30 taps. 4 tasters for $10. Slice of cheese for $3. It’s like being transported back in time 10 years, after living in the Bay Area. Awesome.“ |
| 92 /100 1875 CABLE ST “My favorite place in San Diego so far. Unassuming location in Ocean Beach. Huge selection with about 27 beers on tap. Wide range of taster prices from $2.5 to $5.50. The $5.50 barrel aged beers were off the chart awesome. Even the 2.5% Radler was awesome. Just fantastic brewers. Enough said.“ |
| 64 /100 4202 SORRENTO VALLEY BLVD “Located in a cool area of Ocean beach amongst lots of shops. Easy parking. 16 beers on tap. The three I tried are off the charts sour. I would have loved it 15 years ago. Tons of ethyl acetate in the beers. Just too much oxygen. The brewery’s pH preference probably doesn’t match his clientele limiting sales. The only thing helping is guest taps and cool location. I don’t think my body and tongue will let me visit again. Oh and $5/5oz is steep for this area.“ |
| 76 /100 5041 NEWPORT AVE “About 20 beers on tap, with 5 house beers and the rest guest taps. Beers are above average. Easy drinking styles. I particularly liked their IPA. Parking was easy on Saturday afternoon. Very cool location a few blocks from the beach, on a busy street with lots of shops. Very nice. $10 for a flight of 4x4oz.“ |
| 86 /100 1313 J ST “Right on the edge of bad part of town, but once you get here it all makes sense. The inside is very cool, with the decor fitting the name. A wonderful outdoor patio that is shared with a food trailer, serving hot dogs and Mexican fare. The beer is always great at Lost Abbey, and the beertender guided you through nicely. Things are pircier post Covid, but that is everywhere.“ |
| 72 /100 1157 COLUMBIA ST “Brewery taproom, in central San Diego. Nice place, pretty spacey. Good atmosphere. Service was OK. Bartender was a little sketchy, but still OK. Selection is only own beers, reasonably, but still fairly large, and with some interesting special beers (imperial stouts). Overall, a nice place.“ |
| 76 /100 903 ISLAND AVE “Nice place, obtained in a regular house, in central San Diego. I ordered a 6-beer flight (including a hard selzer). I enjoyed my time spent at the bar. Nice atmosphere, though the place was relatively quiet. Service was nice and kind. Selection, of course, was only of own beers, but wide enough. Overall, a nice place to go back to.“ |
| 66 /100 Neighborhood San Diego (Restaurant) 777 G ST “Well-attended bar in downtown San Diego, Gaslamp quarter. The place is nice but terribly noisy. Music was very loud, ruining the nice atmosphere, in my own view. It was also fairly dark, but that happens in a lot of bars. Service at the bar was OK (bartender alone taking care of orders and making cocktails). Selection of beers was quite OK. The food was good! Overall, my only problem was with the loud music. Not the best place for beer tasting.“ |
| 82 /100 3225 N HARBOR DR, TERMINAL 2 “They have 12 Stone beers on tap; probably the best airport bar I've ever visited“ |
| 70 /100 2044 KETTNER BLVD “according to their statement, this is the oldest tavern in the city; the selection is below the average in San Diego but still acceptable“ |
| 82 /100 2547 SAN DIEGO AVENUE “brewery pub in the Old Town with 12 Bolt beers on tap and a few bottles, a well, and Mexican interior“ |
| 88 /100 Rose's Tasting Room (Beer Store) 2754 CALHOUN STREET “They have 10 very well selected local craft beers on tap from great breweries like Lost Abbey, little Miss, Carlsbad, etc and the ambiance is just amazing!“ |
| 72 /100 Tivoli Bar and Grill (Bar) 505 6TH ST “They have 16 beers on tap - half of them are craps but the other half are quite ok; nothing really special, but you would, for sure, find quite good beers to drink if you decided to stop for a few minutes (and they also ha good cheeseburger :) )“ |
| 96 /100 1313 J ST “Plenty of amazing Lost Abbey beers on tap and also bottles and cans in a church-like interieur; what could I say? I am really speechless“ |
| 90 /100 1520 J STREET “Another great place with 40 beers on tap ( with he dominance of IPAs/NEIPAs and US, but they also have 4 Alesmith barrel aged imp stouts) and plenty of cans/bottles; US craft breweries dominate, but there are quite a few Belgian ones, as well (for instance, St Bernardus 12 on tap and 5 types of 3 Fonteinen bottles); worth visiting“ |
| 68 /100 2137 PACIFIC HWY “A hotel bar with 7 amazing beers on tap (from Stone, Pizza Port, Rouleur, etc) and Coors light; let's forget this little mistake and consider only the 7 other ones :) it's a great selection for a hotel bar, for sure, I wish I could never find worse in hotels in the future“ |
| 86 /100 545 PARK BLVD “My 500th place rating; well, obviously I could have found better place in San Diego to celebrate this milestone, but in the end they have 16 of their own beers on tap, so what else I would want? :) not bad place at all. Even in San Diego 'standards'“ |
| 92 /100 903 ISLAND AVE “Ok, this brewpub has just an amazing ambiance! It's an old wooden building as if was build at the time of civil war (in fact, built in 1908); on the top of this, they have 20 great beers of their own on tap; definitely worth visiting!“ |
| 82 /100 701 ISLAND AVE “A little bit sterile ambiance, 18 of their own beers on tap; great brewpub“ |
| 82 /100 Best Damn Beer Shop (Inside Krisp) (Beer Store) 1036 7TH AVE “Large beverage shop with plenty of beers, local ones, but also a lot from all over the World“ |
| 84 /100 Underbelly - Little Italy (Restaurant) 750 W FIR ST, STE 101 “For them, Russian River Pliny Elder is just a 'Russian River IPA, rotating selection' what else should I say?“ |
| 78 /100 Princess Pub & Grille (Bar) 1665 INDIA ST “They have 20 beers on tap...and I'm drinking a pint of coke (at least it was also kinda on tap)...I wish I could spend at least a month in San Diego...or at leadt I wish I,could have 2 livers...“ |
| 94 /100 Bottlecraft - Little Italy (Beer Store) 2252 INDIA ST “24 beers on tap an plenty of bottles/cans; great place!“ |
| 86 /100 5059 NEWPORT AVE #104 “24 craft berrs on tap and a few bottles; another great place“ |
| 76 /100 Sunshine Company Saloon (Bar) 5028 NEWPORT AVE “Plenty of taps with quite a few interesting ones...big plus for that they checked my ID at the entrance...I'm beyond 47, so I take it as a kind gesture :D“ |
| 74 /100 Newport’s Farms Market (Grocery Store) 5004 NEWPORT AVE “Good beverage shop with plentty of great beers...the only con is that majority of them are available only in 4-pack“ |
| 72 /100 The Harp (Bar) 4935 NEWPORT AVE “16 beers on tap at the time of my visit, most of them are craftbeers, but 'beers' ike Bud light are also available; would not be my preference, for sure in Ocean Beach, but good enough to visit“ |
| 90 /100 1875 CABLE ST “28 of their own beers on tap, great ambiance - worth visiting, for sure“ |
| 96 /100 1956 BACON ST “A great brewpub with around 40 beers on tap (half of them are their own ones, while the other half are guest craft beers) annd several cans; definitely worth visiting“ |
| 80 /100 5041 NEWPORT AVE “Brewpub right next to the oceanside with 6 on their own beers plus 10 guest beers on tap“ |
| 84 /100 879 W HARBOR DR., SUITE W14-E “Another one with plenty of their own beers on tap...San Diego: beer capital of the World“ |
| 88 /100 1157 COLUMBIA ST “18 taps and several cans/bottles...San Diego, for sure requires you to have more than one liver...much more actually...“ |
| 86 /100 1202 KETTNER BLVD “29 Stone beers on tap and several cans/bottles, as well - and I boughr only a T-shirt with Stone logo...I have to come back in the next days, for sure“ |
