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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
$5 rides downtown on October 13th and October 26th
Saturday, September 8, 2012
18th Annual San Diego Festival of Beer
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The Drunk Driver will be supporting this event …come see us and ask for a free t-shirt. |
LLC Elects S Corp Status—The Best of Both Worlds?
We are in the process of figuring out the best structure for The Drunk Driver (LLC), and it can be confusing.
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LLC Elects S Corp Status—The Best of Both Worlds?: Get help with your taxes from CCH
Thursday, August 9, 2012
A board game about brewing beer
BREWMASTER GAME
If you appreciate good beer, you'll love BrewMaster: The Craft Beer Game.
If you appreciate good beer, you'll love BrewMaster: The Craft Beer Game.
Using mechanics similar to rummy, players combine cards to brew six beer styles including ale, stout and Belgian. In doing so players will use some of the 90 cards representing real beer ingredients.
After brewing beer players place chips (representing crowds) onto the laminatedgame board. As the game continues players try to brew better beer and draw crowds away from other players.
After brewing beer players place chips (representing crowds) onto the laminatedgame board. As the game continues players try to brew better beer and draw crowds away from other players.
The game is influenced heavily by event cards, which players draw after brewing beer. The event deck represents some of the real triumphs and tragedies that have taken place in the microbrewery world. Watch out for the green scrubie card, which will cause you to lose a turn because you have to take apart your heat exchanger to find it. The event deck also contains beer festivals and the dreaded Big Breweries card.
The player with the most beer festival trophies and crowd markers wins the game. The game is great for two to five players and generally takes less than an hour to play.
No beer knowledge is necessary, as this is not a trivia or drinking game. Indeed it is the perfect game for settings involving beer and non-beer fans alike.
No beer knowledge is necessary, as this is not a trivia or drinking game. Indeed it is the perfect game for settings involving beer and non-beer fans alike.
As brewers, beer fans and others have noted, the game captures the fun and excitement of brewing. It makes the perfect gift for yourself or the beer lover in your life!
COMPONENTS
* Official rulebook
* 75 ingredient cards
* 15 event cards
* One die
* An 11" x 17" laminated game board
* 40 crowd chips
* 7 beer festival trophies
Stumblefoot Brewing Co
Located at 1784 La Costa Meadows Dr #103, San Marcos, CA 92078
Tasting Room Hours Thurs 4-7pm, Fri 3-8pm, Sat 12-6pm, Sun 1-5pm
Home of an Original Chipotle Stout
Stumblefoot Brewing Co. is setting out to make the best beer we can using the finest ingredients available. We want our beer to be an artisan experience of local flavor.
Stumblefoot Brewery is the latest new brewery in San Diego's North County located in San Marcos, CA. Our brewery was named as one the "Rookies of the Year" by UT San Diego's Peter Rowe in SD International Beer Fest: six lessons article and "took medals in their first year, marking them as up-and-comers, well worth keeping an eye on". Keep an eye on us and we will keep a cold beer for you.
As we created this project and learned how to put our brewery together the name Stumblefoot came to us. I have been asked many times how and where I came up with the name for our brewery so I decided to come up with a definition that incorporates the essence of our learning experience:
Stumblefoot – \’stəm • bəl • fut\ (noun)
1) The art and science of gaining new knowledge through the happenstance of interesting encounters. Fortune favors the prepared.
See also: Organic, sharing, open-minded, kismet, lucky
Visit StumbleFoot's Website and visit the DD's Website to schedule a brewery tour with us!
San Marcos Brewery
Located at 1080 W. San Marcos Blvd. Suite #180, San Marcos, CA 92078
Open Daily - 11:00 AM Lunch, Dinner starts @ 4:00 PM, Sunday Brunch: 10:30 AM
Happy Hour - Mon-fri 3pm-7pm, Sat-sun 3pm-6pm
We produce only the finest 'handcrafted ales' from our on-premise micro-brewery & serve each glass fresh from the tap. Our ales include: California Pale, Red Amber, Golden Premium, Honey Ale and Unfiltered Wheat. Our Old English Ale and Oatmeal Stout are dispensed through a traditional hand pump creating a distinct similarity to an authentic English Ale.
-http://sanmarcosbrewery.com/ourales.html
Visit SMB's Website and visit the DD's website to schedule a brewery to tour with us!
San Diego Brewing Company
Located at 10450 Friars Rd. Ste. L, San Diego, CA
HOURS OF OPERATION
Getting to Know Your Brewery
The original manufacturing facility known as San Diego Brewing Company® opened in 1896 with much fanfare. A. E. Horton, the father of San Diego, referred to the Brewery as the most important industrial enterprise since he founded the town. It was the largest manufacturing enterprise in the county.
The brew house held a 25 horse power engine which operated the elevator, barley mill, mash tun and other apparatus. The mash tun could easily give shelter to twenty five men! The brewery’s fermenting cellar was filled with great tanks full of amber fluid, foaming and sparkling. The capacity of the plant was 75,000 barrels.
San Diego Brewing Company® delivered their product to all parts of the city and county in bottles or in barrels. Their beers were said to “sparkle like nectar”. Sadly the company was removed from 32nd Street by the Navy in 1942 and replaced by a base for the Pacific Fleet.
Today the new San Diego Brewing Company® hopes to carry on the tradition that was started so long ago. Along with an assortment of fresh beers brewed on the premises, San Diego Brewing Company® offers up to fifty taps of beer every day, providing a brew to satisfy each and everyone.
-http://www.sandiegobrewing.com/about-us/who-we-are
Visit San Diego Brewing Co's Website and visit the DD's Website to schedule a brewery tour with us!
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Rough Draft Brewing Company
Located at 8830 Rehco Rd. Suite D, San Diego CA 92121
Hours
Wed 3-7pm
Thurs 3-8pm
Fri 3-8pm
Sat 1-6pm
Sun 1-4pm
Character Building At Its Best
We like beer. And word on the street is you do too. So you’ve been petitioning with your boss for beer breaks instead of smoke breaks, and trying to get a tap handle installed in the lunch room. There’s nothing wrong with that. That’s thinking outside the box right?
Here at Rough Draft, we like to reward that forward thinking with handcrafted beers that are as unique in character as those who drink it. We favor style over perfection and take joy in sharing our great-tasting creations with those who simply love to try new beer.
The beers that prove to be winners in our tasting room will be the ones we put into distribution.
So stop by frequently, taste each of our new drafts, and tell us what you think.
-http://www.roughdraftbrew.com/AboutUs.aspx
Visit RD Brewery's Website and visit The Drunk Driver's Website to schedule a brewery tour!
Pizza Port Brewery
Locations
571 Carlsbad Village, Carlsbad CA 92008
1956 Bacon St, Ocean beach CA 92107
301 N El Camino Real, San Clemente CA 92672
135 N Highway 101, Solana Beach CA 920075
Pizza Port
Tasty Grub and Grog
Back in March of 1987 Gina and Vince Marsaglia, a pair of siblings in their 20′s, bought a struggling pizza place in the sleepy coastal town of Solana Beach, just north of San Diego. From a funky storefront on the famous Pacific Coast Highway the duo ran the “Pizza Port” with a classic menu of pizza and chicken wings to which they added their own “San Diego” twist.
The Original Pizza Port in Solana Beach
The parking was limited and the building crowded with simple hand-built picnic tables and a hodge-podge décor of surf-related paraphernalia almost at odds with the sophisticated flavors of the food. But word spread quickly and it wasn’t long before Pizza Port was a local favorite.
Early on Vince took advantage of free space in the restaurant’s storage area to dabble with home brewing. The hobby took off and he was eventually brewing more than could reasonably be consumed at home. So at the urging of friends and fans, the Vince and Gina decided to go into the brewpub business. Pizza Port offered its first craft-brewed beers to patrons in 1992.
Embracing the same “flavor-driven” principles that had made the pizza menu so popular, Pizza Port quickly gained a reputation in San Diego’s nascent craft beer scene. In 1997 the company opened a second location a few miles north of Solana Beach in Carlsbad, and a third in 2003 in San Clemente. The same year San Clemente opened (as well as the year after), the original location in Solana Beach won Great American Beer Festival “Small Brewpub of the Year”.
The Pizza Port family’s reputation for great foods and craft beer continued to grow, making them landmarks not just for Southern Californians, but for beer lovers from around the world. In 2008 they opened a premium bottle shop with more that 600 craft beers adjacent to the Carlsbad locations, and by the end of the first decade of the 21st century, the Pizza Ports were a brewing dynasty. In 2009 the Pizza Ports won a staggering 9 medals at the 2009 Great American Beer Festival and Pizza Port Carlsbad was named “Large Brewpub of the Year”.
Not content to rest on past successes, Gina and Vince opened a forth Pizza Port in Ocean Beach in May of 2010.
Like the first in Solana Beach and all the Pizza Ports after it, it is just blocks from the beach and combines signature foods and handcrafted beers with the unique atmosphere of the beach town that surrounds it.
More significantly, as the first location within the city of San Diego itself, the new brewpub finally put Pizza Port’s unique foods and handcrafted beers within minutes of millions. And even though it came nearly a quarter century after the original, the Ocean Beach Pizza Port still holds to the same rule as all others: “Good Food and Good Beer Bring Good Cheer!” Cheers!
- http://www.pizzaport.com/aboutus.asp
Visit Pizza Port's Website and visit The Drunk Driver's Website to schedule a brewery tour!!
On-The-Tracks Brewery
Location 5674 El Camino Real, Suite G, Carlsbad, Ca 92008
The Carlsbad Gateway Center is just north of the cable company on El Camino Real. This is a 9 building industrial park, 5674 is located in the center of the southern section of the park. We are a working production manufacturing brewery (not a brew pub) we do not have food, but we do sell pints and tasters during Tap Hours.
Tap Hours:
Thursday 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Friday 4:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Saturday 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Sunday 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
HISTORY
My Grandfather as a child moved to Carlsbad in the 1920's. His dad & family were hired to help build the Rail Road. Living in a train car the family of the workers would follow on the track as it was laid. My Grandfather was born in that train car "On the Tracks" in a small town in Oklahoma. When the job was done, the family was granted citizenship and a train ticket to any place they wanted to go.
They picked a small farm community in northern San Diego County. Carlsbad has changed a lot in the last 100 years or so. The flower fields that my Great-Grandfather spent his career tending to are still there; just a bit smaller than it once was. My Grandmother would hear the train whistle echoing on the farm, and dream of moving far away from the dirt and a hard life in New Mexico. During WWII she along with her brothers and sisters all moved to Carlsbad and Oceanside.
My Mom's cousins all remember the day Carlsbad High school opened and the buses came to Oceanside to pick up the Carlsbad kids for the grand opening ceremony. My Dad’s family settled in Escondido, we try to not hold it agents them, 5 generations ago. The sacrifices our family has made, so that we can follow our dreams and continue to live in this community, have been great.
So Why Craft Beer?
After spending time in London, after high school, Greg (head brewer) fell in love with the Pub life and the beers of England and Scotland. Good quality beer with a long history and tradition. After Finishing his B.A. in anthropology from Whittier College he moved home and decided to start this adventurer, with a lot of sport from family. He brews with a lot of different spices and plays with flavor combinations. It is an exciting time for craft beer and San Diego & we are happy to now be a part of it. Good Beer made with love and passion in our hometown.
Soon we plan to step up production and expand to a bigger system, but never lose sight of our goal of always providing the best in hand-crafted beer. Our tap room is open and we have a few places here in North County serving our craft on tap.
Nicole our sometimes brewer graduated from Whittier College with her B.A. in communications and theatre arts. She works with, and is a member of, IATSE 122 in San Diego. When not working as a stage hand she is at the brewery, being a very good sister. Greg had to teach her how to appreciative the world of craft, she continues to develop her brewing style.
Visit OTT Brewery's Website and visit The Drunk Driver Website to schedule a brewery tour!!
The Carlsbad Gateway Center is just north of the cable company on El Camino Real. This is a 9 building industrial park, 5674 is located in the center of the southern section of the park. We are a working production manufacturing brewery (not a brew pub) we do not have food, but we do sell pints and tasters during Tap Hours.
Tap Hours:
Thursday 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Friday 4:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Saturday 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Sunday 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
HISTORY
My Grandfather as a child moved to Carlsbad in the 1920's. His dad & family were hired to help build the Rail Road. Living in a train car the family of the workers would follow on the track as it was laid. My Grandfather was born in that train car "On the Tracks" in a small town in Oklahoma. When the job was done, the family was granted citizenship and a train ticket to any place they wanted to go.
They picked a small farm community in northern San Diego County. Carlsbad has changed a lot in the last 100 years or so. The flower fields that my Great-Grandfather spent his career tending to are still there; just a bit smaller than it once was. My Grandmother would hear the train whistle echoing on the farm, and dream of moving far away from the dirt and a hard life in New Mexico. During WWII she along with her brothers and sisters all moved to Carlsbad and Oceanside.
My Mom's cousins all remember the day Carlsbad High school opened and the buses came to Oceanside to pick up the Carlsbad kids for the grand opening ceremony. My Dad’s family settled in Escondido, we try to not hold it agents them, 5 generations ago. The sacrifices our family has made, so that we can follow our dreams and continue to live in this community, have been great.
So Why Craft Beer?
After spending time in London, after high school, Greg (head brewer) fell in love with the Pub life and the beers of England and Scotland. Good quality beer with a long history and tradition. After Finishing his B.A. in anthropology from Whittier College he moved home and decided to start this adventurer, with a lot of sport from family. He brews with a lot of different spices and plays with flavor combinations. It is an exciting time for craft beer and San Diego & we are happy to now be a part of it. Good Beer made with love and passion in our hometown.
Soon we plan to step up production and expand to a bigger system, but never lose sight of our goal of always providing the best in hand-crafted beer. Our tap room is open and we have a few places here in North County serving our craft on tap.
Nicole our sometimes brewer graduated from Whittier College with her B.A. in communications and theatre arts. She works with, and is a member of, IATSE 122 in San Diego. When not working as a stage hand she is at the brewery, being a very good sister. Greg had to teach her how to appreciative the world of craft, she continues to develop her brewing style.
Visit OTT Brewery's Website and visit The Drunk Driver Website to schedule a brewery tour!!
Oceanside Ale Works
Located at 1800 Ord Way, Oceanside, CA 92056
Public Hours
Thursdays 3:00 – 8:00 pm
Fridays 3:00 – 8:00 pm
Saturdays 12:00 – 6:00 pm
Fridays 3:00 – 8:00 pm
Saturdays 12:00 – 6:00 pm
Sundays 12:00-6:00 pm
Beer tasting, 64oz growlers (Beer to go), kegs, and brewery merchandise (T-shirts, pint glasses, and growlers) can be purchased in the tasting room.
Local Teacher and Firefighter Found Oceanside's First Brewery
Oceanside Ale Works was founded in 2005 in the heart of the city of Oceanside, California and is one of the few manual brew houses in the USA. Inspired by European brewing traditions and committed to innovations inspired by venerated West Coast brewers, our ales have won many awards across the country, and locally at the San Diego County Fair.
Oceanside Ale Works is currently producing Pier View Pale Ale, San Luis Rey Red Ale and American Strong Ale along with seasonal ales - made from Old World recipes brewed with a Southern California interpretation. Meeting quality, taste and standards of consistency is a promise of integrity that only an owner/brewer can make.
Thanks for supporting Oceanside Ale Works
-http://www.oceansidealeworks.net/index.php/OAW/about-us.html
Visit Oceanside Ale Works and visit The Drunk Driver's Website to schedule a brewery tour!!
New English Brewing Co
Located at 11545 Sorrento Valley Rd, Suite 305, San Diego CA 92121
The Tasting Room (Opened January 26, 2012) Thursday & Friday 4-7pm. Saturday 2-6pm
Groups by Appointment
Visit New English's Website and The Drunk Driver's Website to schedule a brewery tour!
The Tasting Room (Opened January 26, 2012) Thursday & Friday 4-7pm. Saturday 2-6pm
Groups by Appointment
Visit New English's Website and The Drunk Driver's Website to schedule a brewery tour!
Mother Earth Brew Co
Tasting Room - 206 Main St, Vista CA 92084
Sun 12pm to 6pm
Mon Closed
Tues 12pm to 8pm
Wed 12pm to 8pm
Thurs 12pm to 10pm
Fri 12pm to 10pm
Sat 12pm to 10pm
Closed on all major holidays.
Tap House - 206 Main Street, Vista, CA 92084
Brewery - 2055 Thibodo Road, Suite H, Vista, CA 92081
Here on the West Coast, San Diego is considered by many to be THE hot spot for microbrews. It is here, that Mother Earth Brew Co. was born. Founded in 2008 by three passionate brewers, Mother Earth Brew Co. had one goal; to create distinguished, hand crafted beers that stimulate sensory conversation and a desire for the next sip. From a modest garage, to a 2000 plus sq. foot facility, Mother Earth Brew Co. maintains our original goal – to challenge even the most discriminating beer drinker by creating complex, pallet-pleasing beers, and to promote the art and science of craft beer making.
In early 2010, Mother Earth Brew Co. launched a unique brewing supply store and tasting room in beautiful Vista, CA. Just a half mile from the 78 freeway, off Sycamore exit, and just minutes from the I-5, Mother Earth Brew Co. is right in the middle of the “North County Beer Triangle” in North San Diego County.
Our Retail Store carries a wide variety of homebrew supplies to meet all your brewing needs: Over 60 bulk grains, a huge selection of Hop varieties, and dozens of yeast strains from industry leaders White Labs, Wyeast and Fermentis. We also carry a full selection of flavoring adjuncts and additives, extracts, brewing equipment, and cleaning supplies:everything you need in one convenient location! Located in Vista, off Sycamore exit, we are your only one-stop-shop for homebrew supplies on the 78 corridor. Whether you are a brewing novice, or seasoned vet, our staff is ready to help you get fermenting today!
Mission Brewery
Located at 1441 L Street, San Diego Ca 92101 (corner of 14th & L)
Hours: Mon – Saturday 12-8, Sun 12-5. Open earlier if there is a Padre game.
Originally located less than a mile from the very hill where Friar Junipero Serra and his scurvy-ridden crew drove their stake into the ground, Mission Brewery was born in those heady first days of the 20th century.
And then prohibition shut it down. Re-established in 2007, we are honored to say that four months and four beers in, Mission was awarded two national medals at the Great American Beer Festival. Fast forward to 2010 our plunder of precious beer medals has gown considerably. Three Gold, three Silver and two Bronze medals now fill our bounty. A dream come true for long-time die-hard home brewers. From modest beginnings to a state of the art custom made brewery in the historic Wonderbread building just east of San Diego’s baseball stadium Petco Park at 1441 L. St (corner of 14th & L) . We are brewing beer and our tasting bar is now open to the public. There’s nothing more enjoyable than a pint while watching the beer you’re drinking being made a few feet from where you’re sitting.
No catchy gimmicks. No national campaigns. Just great handcrafted beer made in San Diego!
-http://missionbrewery.com/
Visit Mission Brewery's Website and visit The Drunk Driver's Website to schedule a brewery tour!
Manzanita Brewing Co
Located at 10151 Prospect Ave. Santee, CA
Tasting Room Daily Hours
Thursday 4-8pm
Fridays 4-10pm
Saturdays 4-10pm
Sunday 4-8pm
Manzanita Brewing is a homegrown San Diego maker of fine craft beers, specializing in delicious, sippable ales. Founders Garry Pitman and Jeff Trevaskis set out to brew excellent ale in July of 2010, and have made more than 1300 barrels of the good stuff for Manz fans and beer consumers since.
With their expansion into brewery #2, the guys from Manzanita will be able to spread their core five brews – Riverwalk Blonde, Pale, Rustic Red Horizon, IPA and Gillespie Brown (as well as a suite of custom seasonal brews that include Jazz Man Pale, Hot Blonde and Where There’s Smoke Spiced Rye) – to Southern California and the US of A.
-http://www.manzanitabrewing.com/about-us
Visit Manzanita Brewing Co's Website or visit The Drunk Driver's Website to schedule a brewery tour.
Tasting Room Daily Hours
Thursday 4-8pm
Fridays 4-10pm
Saturdays 4-10pm
Sunday 4-8pm
Manzanita Brewing is a homegrown San Diego maker of fine craft beers, specializing in delicious, sippable ales. Founders Garry Pitman and Jeff Trevaskis set out to brew excellent ale in July of 2010, and have made more than 1300 barrels of the good stuff for Manz fans and beer consumers since.
With their expansion into brewery #2, the guys from Manzanita will be able to spread their core five brews – Riverwalk Blonde, Pale, Rustic Red Horizon, IPA and Gillespie Brown (as well as a suite of custom seasonal brews that include Jazz Man Pale, Hot Blonde and Where There’s Smoke Spiced Rye) – to Southern California and the US of A.
-http://www.manzanitabrewing.com/about-us
Visit Manzanita Brewing Co's Website or visit The Drunk Driver's Website to schedule a brewery tour.
The Lost Abbey
Brewery & Tasting Room Location 155 Mata Way, Suite 104, San Marcos, CA 92069
Hours of Operation
Mon-Tue: 1pm-6pm
Wed: 1pm – 9pm *
Thur: 1pm-7pm
Fri: 1pm – 9pm
Sat: 11:30am – 8pm
Sun: 12pm – 7pm
* Wednesday is Hump Day Happy Hour! It’s a round-up of great gourmet food trucks ready to serve amazing food to pair with our beers! A different line-up every week!
Guided Brewery Tours
On Saturdays we offer free informal guided tours of our brewhouse. Generally there’s one 20-25 minute tour each hour or so from 12-5, but we’re fluid based on how busy the Tasting Room is. If you would like a tour, just ask a member of the Tasting Room staff and they will be happy to take care of you. Reservations are not required.
Tastings
Approach any of our three tasting bars and enjoy up to 24 different Port Brewing and The Lost Abbey beers freshly made, right on-site. The Tasting Room offers individual tastings as well as taster combinations of our beers. Tasters are $1 each per 4 ounce glass; Tasters are also available in larger portions for $4 to $5 per glass based on the beer (some special releases may be more).
Bottles
Most of our regular bottles (and occasionally special releases) are available for purchase in the tasting room. Prices range from $4.99 to $15. There is a 10% discount for full case (12 bottle) purchases on select beers.
Port Brewing 1/2 Gallon Growler
Most of our Port Brewing products are available in 22 ounce crowned bottles. Our beers carrying the Lost Abbey label are available in 375ml and/or 750ml cork-stoppered bottles.
For a complete list of our regular beer releases currently available in the tasting room, please see our year round bottle list.
Growler Fills
We’re pleased to also offer ½ gallon (1.9 liter) growler fills of all regular release beers on tap. A new, re-usable growler costs $5 and a growler fill ranges from $12 – $18 based on the beer.
Please note: By law, we cannot fill a growler that doesn’t bear the Port Brewing and/or The Lost Abbey name and address. As such growlers imprinted with another brewery’s name, blank growlers, or those that have had labels placed over the original printed name cannot be filled. (Sorry, we don’t make the laws, we just have to live by them.)
Tour Groups & Private Events
We are pleased to welcome groups ranging from 15 people to 100+ to our tasting room during our normal, daily public tasting room hours.
If you are coordinating your own visit of 15 people or more, or are working with a private transportation company, reservations are not required. We would however be happy to add you to our daily calendar and simply request that you contact us at least one week in advance with your group size and approximate arrival time.
-http://www.lostabbey.com/tasting-room/
Our Ten Commandments
The most imaginative beers are our crusadeWe believe we are all in this together
We strive for honesty and integrity in our lives like you
Fresh beer is great, aged beer is better
Now that you have found us help us spread the message
There is good and evil in the world – our beers are good
Passion isn’t something you can buy at the corner store
We believe an inspired life is worth living
Life is about choices, The Lost Abbey is a great choice
We are not perfect, but no one is
-http://www.lostabbey.com/about/our-ten-commandments
Visit Lost Abbey's Website or visit The Drunk Driver's Website to schedule a brewery tour.
Lightning Brewery
-Better Beer Through Science-
Located at 13200 Kirkham Way, Poway CA 92064
TASTERS AND GROWLER FILLS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT THE FOLLOWING HOURS: Friday 1:30-5:30 Saturday 1:00-5:00
Please note: Tasters cost $1 each or $5 for 6. Please do not bring more than 6 people in your party - our tasting area is rather small and we cannot accomodate large groups!
In addition to our unique styles, all of our beers are naturally carbonated for a smooth, creamy drinkability. All of our unique flavors are naturally produced by grain, hops, yeast, water, and fermentation methods; we do not use any additives in our beer.
Take a look around, get to know us, or check out our operations to see how we utilize the scientific method to hone our craft.
-http://www.lightningbrewery.com/home/
Visit Lightning Brewery's Website or visit The Drunk Driver's Website to schedule a brewery tour.
Latitude 33 Brewing Co
Located at 1430 Vantage Court, Suite 104, Vista, CA 92081
(Old Green Flash Brewing Facility)
33.136144N 117.22449W
Tasting Room Hours:
Thursday: 3:00pm – 8:00pm
Friday: 3:00pm – 9:00pm
Saturday: 12:00pm – 6:00pm
Sunday: 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Our tasting room offers guests an opportunity to sample our beers in a friendly environment just steps from where they were brewed. Thursday through Sunday you’re invited to drop by the brewery, sidle up to our custom-built tasting bar and sample our offerings (including a few specialties that never leave the brewery)!
“Everybody needs a little latitude”
The 33rd parallel runs smack dab through the heart of San Diego County — what many refer to as the current capital of craft beer — and our brewery sits just a hair north of the line.
Interestingly, Latitude 33 isn’t just the current world headquarters for beer, half a world away, it’s also the place where beer was invented. A quick check of the history books will also show the 33rd parallel played host to some of the world’s most significant events. Great civilizations have risen and fallen (and risen again) upon it. Silk roads and superhighways traverse it. Mythical creatures, ancient gods, biblical figures, sultans, kings, emperors, pirates, and explorers have all called it home. Some even believe the line has mystical significance.
Regardless of the people and events, however, Latitude 33 is always synonymous with “Adventure” — which is also our brewing philosophy. We’re on an exploration that involves taking a few risks, trying new things and injecting a little of the unexpected into the world of craft beer. If you’re up for it, we’d like to invite you to come along. Just meet us at Latitude 33.
-http://www.lat33brew.com/about-us/
Visit Latitude 33 Brewing Co's Website or visit The Drunk Driver's Website
La Jolla Brew House
Located at: 7536 Fay Avenue, La Jolla, CA 92037
Hours: Sunday thru Tuesday :: 11am - Midnight. Wednesday Thru Saturday :: 11am - 2am
La Jolla Brew House is a casual LOCALS establishment featuring high quality, moderately priced food and a distinctive selection of craft brewed and specialty beers served in a casual and comfortable atmosphere.
-http://www.lajollabrewhouse.com/index.php
Dog Friendly!!
Visit La Jolla Brew House's Website or visit The Drunk Driver's Website
Karl Strauss Brewing Co
DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO - 1157 Columbia Street, San Diego, CA 92101
Monday-Thursday — 11:00a-10:00p - Bar Closes at 11:00pFriday— 11:00a-11:00p - Bar Closes at Midnight
Saturday— 11:30a-11:00p - Bar Closes at Midnight
Sunday— 11:30a-10:00p
LA JOLLA - 1044 Wall Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Sunday-Wednesday — 11:30a-9:00p
Thursday-Saturday— 11:30a-10:00p
SORRENTO MESA - 9675 Scranton Rd, San Diego, CA 92121
Monday-Wednesday — 11:00a-9:00pThursday-Friday— 11:00a-10:00p
Saturday— Closed (Private Events)
Sunday Brunch— 10:00a-2:00p
Sunday Brunch - Every Sunday 10:00a-2:00p. Enjoy a beer mimosa or two along with a complete brunch buffet. Reservations are highly recommended. 858-587-2739
CARLSBAD - 5801 Armada Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008
Monday-Thursday - 7:00a - 10:00p Bar Closes at 11:00p
Friday-Saturday - 7:00a - 11:00p Bar Closes at Midnight
Sunday - 7:00a - 10:00p Bar Closes at 11:00p
Breakfast- Everyday 7am-10:30am
COSTA MESA - 901a South Coast Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Monday-Thursday - 11:30a - 10:00p Bar Closes at Midnight
Friday-Saturday - 11:30a - 11:00p Bar Closes at 1:00a
Sunday - 11:30a - 10:00p
4S RANCH - 10448 Reserve Drive, San Diego, CA 92127
Sunday-Wednesday 11:00a-10:00p,
Thursday 11:00a-10:00p with bar open til 11:00p,
Friday-Saturday 11:00a-11:00p with bar open til midnight
UNIVERSAL CITYWALK - 1000 Universal Studios Blvd, Universal City, CA 91608
Monday-Thursday — 11:00a-9:00p
Friday-Saturday — 11:00a-11:00p
Sunday — 11:00a-9:00p
ALL LOCATIONS:
Happy Hour - Mon-Fri 4:00p-6:30p. Beers, Wells, Wines and Flights $4. Select Apps $5
Free 2 hr parking validation
Cask Night - Every Thursday 5:00p
Beer To Go. Bring the beer home. Any beer on-tap in a 1/2 gallon growler. $9 Core Beers. $12 Special Releases. Need a growler? Add $5
BEER PIONEERS
It all started back in the mid 1980s, when our fearless founders, Chris Cramer and Matt Rattner, graduated from college and moved to San Diego, Chris’ hometown. They set up shop in an apartment on Mission Beach, armed with newly minted degrees, an entrepreneurial spirit, and an appreciation for beer. Inspired by a brewpub Chris came upon while traveling through Australia, they wanted to open a microbrewery and reintroduce locally brewed handcrafted beer to San Diego, a concept banned by Prohibition in the 1930s.
But there’s a fine line between a good idea and a crazy one. They needed to consult an authority on the subject. Enter Karl. As in Karl M. Strauss, Chris’ cousin and world renowned master brewer of over 50 years. He not only endorsed their idea, but he also lent his expertise to the venture. With “Uncle Karl” on board, they went about crunching numbers, working out logistics, and tasting different beers (strictly for research purposes, of course).
If We Brew It, Will They Come?
After a year of writing IOUs to friends and family, overcoming archaic liquor laws, and nailing down beer recipes, the clock struck beer-thirty. On February 1st, 1989, the night before Chris and Matt opened the doors of the first new brewpub in the city of San Diego in over 50 years, they wondered: “Will people come?”
On opening day, locals lined up around the block on Columbia Street downtown to try the three original beers: Karl Strauss Amber Lager (Karl’s favorite), Gaslamp Gold, and Downtown after Dark. For most people, it was the first time they had ever tasted fresh beer. Not only did Chris and Matt run out of beer within weeks, but soon requests were flowing in from local bars and restaurants who wanted to serve Karl Strauss beer. The boys were on to something big.
Employing the trusty “learn as you go” technique, Chris and Matt kept up with demand by quadrupling the 10 barrel brew system at the brewpub. They also set up a small distribution brewery in a nearby industrial park, which they outgrew in a matter of months. In 1996, they bought a greenhouse on Santa Fe Street in Pacific Beach and converted it into the main brewery we call home today.
Share the Beer
A lot has changed since those early days. We now brew over 30 beers a year, including 6 core beers and a host of specialty beers, and seasonals. Our distribution has expanded to include over 2,500 bars, restaurants, liquor stores, and grocery stores throughout Southern California. And we’ve opened five more Brewery Restaurants in San Diego, Orange County, and Los Angeles.
One thing that hasn’t changed is the commitment to brew fresh, quality beer that our first Brew Master instilled in us. Karl’s love of life, respect for others, and passion for handcrafted beer serves as the foundation of our company to this day.
Visit Karl Strauss' Website or visit The Drunk Driver's Website to schedule a brewery tour.
Iron Fist Brewing Co
1305 Hot Spring Way #101
Vista, CA 92081
Tasting Hours
Thursday 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Friday 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Saturday 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Sunday 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Iron Fist Brewing Company is a family owned brewery located in Vista, California, smack-dab in the middle of the exciting San Diego craft beer scene. Our passion for the best hand crafted beer prompted us to make a lot of it. However, we quickly realized we were making a bit more than we could drink ourselves, so we decided to sell whatever we don't drink to you. So do yourself a favor; start a little revolution. It's ok. We won't tell on you. Put the 500 pack of light lager back with all its buddies and rule your taste with an Iron Fist!
-http://ironfistbrewing.com/About.html
Visit Iron Fist Brewing Co's Website or visit The Drunk Driver's Website to schedule a brewery tour.
Hess
Great Beer. No Exceptions. No Excuses.
Located at: 7955 Silverton Avenue, Suite 1201,
Groups of 5 or more—you call it and we'll be there. Call 619.786.HESS (4377) to schedule.
Hess Brewing is four guys, a gal and a warehouse space, for now:
Mike Hess, is founder and Proprietor of Hess Brewing. As a homebrewer, he started brewing 5 gallon batches back in ‘95, then moved up to 10 and finally spent a half dozen years on a 20 gallon brewery. He is the designer of our current brewhouse, the man behind the recipe formulations and is our CBO (Chief Brewing Officer).
Michael Skubic is our tasting room manager and all around beer wrangler. He has poured more beer at Hess than anyone else and you will find him during our open hours behind the bar. Knowledgeable about beers, especially ours, he is also the social media guru for Hess Brewing keeping the word up to date on our Blog, Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Court Patton is our CAD (Chief Art Dude). If it has the Hess brand (ads to stickers, posters to labels) Court drew it and designed it. Beer lover and beer drinker See more of his work here. He is also responsible for Quichrbichn, the next big thing in outer wear.
Lynda Hess is our CBC (Chief Bean Counter). She’s holds an MBA from Thunderbird, and is our Quickbooks wizard. She keeps Mike on track and is the woman behind the man. She's also a triathlete, mother of three and speaks fluent Mandarin. Nee how ma?
Greg Hess is not only in charge of Sales and Distribution, but also our CBD (Chief Bird Dog). Master mechanic, MacGyver extraordinaire. If it’s broke, Greg can fix it; if it needs installing or fabricating, he can make it.
The Warehouse…well, it’s our brewery and tasting room. Tip an honest pint at our handmade wood and concrete bar, but notice no chairs! (and unfortunately no darts, shuffleboard or pool) otherwise we'd be an actual bar and we wouldn't want that…wait, actually we would, but the Alcohol and Beverage Commission wouldn’t. It’s 800 ft2 of happiness!
-http://www.hessbrewing.com/about.html
Visit Hess' Website or The Drunk Driver's Website
Located at: 7955 Silverton Avenue, Suite 1201,
San Diego, CA 92126
Tasting room hours:
Wednesdays 2pm-7pm. Thursdays 2pm-7pm. Fridays 2pm-8pm. Saturdays 1pm-6pm. Groups of 5 or more—you call it and we'll be there. Call 619.786.HESS (4377) to schedule.
Hess Brewing is four guys, a gal and a warehouse space, for now:
Mike Hess, is founder and Proprietor of Hess Brewing. As a homebrewer, he started brewing 5 gallon batches back in ‘95, then moved up to 10 and finally spent a half dozen years on a 20 gallon brewery. He is the designer of our current brewhouse, the man behind the recipe formulations and is our CBO (Chief Brewing Officer).
Michael Skubic is our tasting room manager and all around beer wrangler. He has poured more beer at Hess than anyone else and you will find him during our open hours behind the bar. Knowledgeable about beers, especially ours, he is also the social media guru for Hess Brewing keeping the word up to date on our Blog, Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Court Patton is our CAD (Chief Art Dude). If it has the Hess brand (ads to stickers, posters to labels) Court drew it and designed it. Beer lover and beer drinker See more of his work here. He is also responsible for Quichrbichn, the next big thing in outer wear.
Lynda Hess is our CBC (Chief Bean Counter). She’s holds an MBA from Thunderbird, and is our Quickbooks wizard. She keeps Mike on track and is the woman behind the man. She's also a triathlete, mother of three and speaks fluent Mandarin. Nee how ma?
Greg Hess is not only in charge of Sales and Distribution, but also our CBD (Chief Bird Dog). Master mechanic, MacGyver extraordinaire. If it’s broke, Greg can fix it; if it needs installing or fabricating, he can make it.
The Warehouse…well, it’s our brewery and tasting room. Tip an honest pint at our handmade wood and concrete bar, but notice no chairs! (and unfortunately no darts, shuffleboard or pool) otherwise we'd be an actual bar and we wouldn't want that…wait, actually we would, but the Alcohol and Beverage Commission wouldn’t. It’s 800 ft2 of happiness!
-http://www.hessbrewing.com/about.html
Visit Hess' Website or The Drunk Driver's Website
Green Flash Brewing Co
Tasting Room & Beer Garden 6550 Mira Mesa Boulevard San Diego, CA 92121
Public Hours:
Tuesday 3:00pm - 9:00pm
Wednesday 3:00pm - 9:00pm
Thursday 3:00pm - 9:00pm
Friday 3:00pm - 10:00pm
Saturday 12:00pm - 9:00pm
Sunday 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Monday Available for Private Event Rental Only
Private and Group Events
We can accomodate and assist in the coordination of private events for groups as large as 500 people. For any inquiries regarding the Tasting Room, including private events, please contact our Tasting Room Manager, Dave Adams: dave@greenflashbrew.com
Brewery Tours:
Public & Private Tours Now Available
Wednesday - Sunday!
PUBLIC Tour Times
Tuesday N/A
Wednesday 5:00pm
Thursday 5:00pm
Friday 5:00pm
Saturday 1:00pm, 3:00pm, 5:00pm
Sunday 2:00pm, 4:00pm
Monday Available for Private Event Rental Only
$5 per person includes a 30 minute tour of the brewery and a guided tasting of four beers. All ages are welcome on the tour. Only adults 21 and over may participate in the beer tasting.
PRIVATE Tour Times
Tuesday N/A
Wednesday 2:00pm, 4:00pm, 6:30pm
Thursday 2:00pm, 4:00pm, 6:30pm
Fridays 2:00pm, 4:00pm, 6:30pm
Saturdays 12:00pm, 2:00pm 4:00pm
Sundays 12:00pm, 1:00pm, 3:00pm
Monday N/A
** For tour inquiries or to schedule private tours, please contact Tour Program Director, Jessica Blankemeier: Jessica@greenflashbrew.com
**Please ensure your party arrives within 15 minutes of your scheduled tour time in order to enjoy the full experience. Drinking in the parking lot or bringing other alcoholic beverages into the tasting room is absolute grounds for dismissal.**
Our Company
A small company with big ideas.
Mike and Lisa Hinkley took their interest in the craft beer industry to a new level in 2002 when they founded Green Flash Brewing Company. Former pub owners, Mike and Lisa jumped into brewing, and in 2004 renowned brewmaster Chuck Silva joined the team.
With Chuck on board we began brewing premium style beers, modern twists on traditional styles, and our beers began to develop a following. Cutting edge brews, Green Flash Brewing Company’s beers don’t fit traditional guidelines, instead we let our hybrid, benchmark beers blaze their own trail.
Located in San Diego, CA, we specialize in brewing assertive and distinctive beers, such as our West Coast I.P.A.: an award-winning beer whose wide acceptance has helped define a category. We also brew seasonal, collaborative and barrel-aged beers.
Our award-winning beers are on draft and bottled and are available throughout the United States in bars, restaurants and retail outlets.
Our People
A small team of people making great beer.
Every person on our team contributes to the success our beers, and we rely on them to continue to bring a new, fresh approach to brewing beer. Here’s to the team that brews, bottles, markets, sells, and delivers the brews of Green Flash Brewing Company.
-http://www.greenflashbrew.com/our-company.php
Visit Green Flash's Website or visit The Drunk Driver's Website
The Brew House at Eastlake
Located at: 871 Showroom Place, Suite 102, Chula Vista, CA 91914
(In the center of the EastLake Design District)
Business Hours:
11:30 am to 11:00 pm Sunday - Thursday, Kitchen Is Open until 10
11:30 am to 2:00 am Saturday & Sunday, Kitchen Is Open until 12am
Entertainment Starts at 10 pm
We are a locally owned, independent restaurant and Eastlake's premiere Micro-Brewery venue. We feature 7 of our own handcrafted beers, guest beers, a full bar, & wine list. Our menu covers everything from appetizers to items from our grill, our smoker, our Earthstone Pizza Oven.
Our Restaurant offers 260 seats, including a bar/lounge, large outside patio with 2 fire pits, 2 private dining rooms, a kid's game room, and 15 plasma televisions to enjoy your favorite sporting events throughout the restaurant.
-http://www.brewhouseeastlake.com/index.html
Visit The Brew House's Website or visit The Drunk Driver's Website to schedule a brewery tour.
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