Mike and Lisa Hinkley opened Green Flash Brewing Company in 2002 in Carlsbad, California. The brewery moved to the Mira Mesa neighborhood of San Diego, California in May 2011. Green Flash has a capacity of 45,000 barrels per year. In 2014, they ...
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The Observation Room at AleSmith Brewing
AleSmith Brewing Company, founded in 1995, is located in San Diego, California. Specializing in craft ales inspired by European classics, AleSmith has won several national and international awards. Needless to say, it was a “must stop” on our ...
The Ever-Expanding Empire of Ballast Point Brewing
On September 28, 1543, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo and his crew sailed into what is now the harbor of San Diego, California, becoming the first Europeans to set food on the west coast of what would become the United States.
White Labs, Where Beer is Truly Born
White Labs Inc. Pure Yeast and Fermentation, one of the country’s biggest yeast production companies, has been providing brewers and homebrewers with yeast since the 1980s.
Tasty Grub & Grog at Pizza Port
Siblings Gina and Vince Marsaglia opened the first Pizza Port location in March 1987 on the famous Pacific Coast Highway in Solana Beach, just north of San Diego, California. The restaurant offered a funky storefront and a classic menu of pizza ...
Finding Utopia at Modern Times Beer
Modern Times Beer, located in San Diego, California, focuses on “aroma-driven, complex, flavorful, sessionish beers.” Modern Times is named after a utopian community built on Long Island in 1850, and many of their beers are named after real ...
Imbibing Beers at Belching Beaver Brewery
After years of homebrewing, winemaking, and drinking great craft beer, Tom Vogel decided he wanted to open a brewery. Architect and friend Dave Mobley asked to partner with Vogel, and the rest is history.
Coronado Brewing, One of San Diego’s First Craft Breweries
Brothers Ron and Rick Chapman founded Coronado Brewing Company in their hometown on Coronado Island in 1996. Back then, the San Diego “craft beer scene” was pretty non-existent.
Insanely Delicious Beers at Alpine
Alpine Beer Company was founded in 1999 by Pat and Val McIlhenney as a small brewery with humble aspirations. In the beginning, Alpine contracted with AleSmith Brewing Company for their award winning McIlhenny's Irish Red. Both Mandarin Nectar ...
Beer is democratic. Beer is culture. Societe Brewing Company
Societe Brewing Company, located in San Diego, California, was founded by brewers Travis Smith and Douglas Constantiner. The pair met while working at The Bruery in Placentia, California. After becoming friends and sharing many pints together, ...
