Craft Beer

If you are trekking to Julian for a pie, or coming back from the dessert, this is a place you could stop. The beer is okay, the atmosphere is relaxed, but the brewhouse and restrooms are filthy. #craftbeer #SanDiego

Successful homebrewers opened this Civil War-themed brewery on Ramona’s Main Street just last year. It is a comfortable spot with a small town feel. The beer is not bad at all and I predict it will eventually be quite good. #craftbeer #SanDiego #Ramona

Though tiny and entirely outdoors, the tasting area at Escondido Brewing is quite pleasant (if you can get one of the 25 seats). But on the day I was there, at least, the beer was bad.  #craftbeer #sandiego

This small operation which has changed owners recently and experienced some technical problems is gaining speed again. The staff are friendly and knowledgeable. Their beers are clean and well-made, and should please both sour-lovers and hopheads. #craftbeer #sandiego

Belching Beaver’s original location in #Vista, with a fun tasting room. The beer is good, some of it very good. #craftbeer #SanDiego

A pleasant rustic tasting room on the old main street of the eponymous mountain town. The beer is not worth the trip by itself, but do stop in if you are in Fallbrook for other reasons. #craftbeer #sandiego

Latitude 33 Brewing in Vista is one of North County’s better known breweries, with pretty wide distribution. Their tasting room is comfortable and fun. #craftbeer #sandiego #vistaca

Serving mostly European-style beers, this new brewery is off to a good start. People will like it for its atmosphere, service, vibe, and beer quality/variety. And it has the seal of approval of visiting Europeans. #craftbeer #sandiego

Some people love Dos Desperados Brewery in San Marcos. I didn’t have a great experience there. #craftbeer #sandiego

The tasting room at Thorn Brewing’s Barrio Logan production facility is large and fun. #craftbeer #sandiego

Groundswell Brewing’s beautiful new tasting room in Chula Vista joins a “groundswell” of new #craftbeer activity in the South Bay, particularly along 3rd Ave. 

Rip Current makes some of the best beer in San Diego County. Get yourself up to the San Marcos brewery, or to the North Park tasting room. #craftbeer #sandiego

Jacked Up is one of only four #craftbreweries in Escondido. It is a bright comfortable space with a diner/Route 66 vibe and some pretty good #beer. #sdbeer #sdcraftbeer #craftbeer

The next #craftbrewery to open in #sandiego will be the 150th, and overall the 200th brewery/tasting room in #sandiegocounty. This is the current list of venues as of 12/21/17. #beer #sdbeer #sdcraftbeer

Toolbox specializes in sours, and fans love them. They also make a variety of other beers, including some IPAs that taste entirely like milkshakes. #craftbeer #sandiego #vistaca

Kuracali Sake & Beer Brewing makes a quirky stop on your beer tour of San Marcos and Vista. #craftbeer #sake #SanDiego

Ebullition Brew Works in Vista is making a lot of good #craftbeer, and serving it up in a well-designed space. 

@2ndChanceBeerCo’s “Beer Lounge” might just have become my favorite #craftbeer place in already-amazing North Park. #sandiego #beer #sdbeer #sdcraftbeer