There's an oak bar and a quote from British poet Geoffrey Chaucer above the door: "The Lyf so short. Vibe: Posh, Craftsman-style brewery and restaurant in an old department store. Fall sells $4 packages of Momma Squirrel's Beer Bites for dogs.ĭetails: 4542 30th St. 61,. Bike Ride, a Dark Horse coffee and vanilla bean stout and Plenty for All, a pilsner.įood: Food trucks are frequently out front - recent choices included tacos, sushi and kebabs - and outside food can be brought in.ĭog friendly: Yes. So that’s what we did.”Ĭlaim to fame: Fall's Jinxremover, an imperial black lager aged in bourbon barrels, won a gold award at the 2016 World Beer Cup.īeer tasting: Our bartender recommended three beers to taste, each $2: Green Hat IPA 2 a.m. Philosophy: "We wanted to create a place where we wanted to hang out, drink the beers we wanted to make, and not stuff anyone’s pockets that weren’t deserving of it. A shelf along one wall displays art for sale, including a 3D album cover of AC/DC's "Powerage" for $5,000.
Eggmund, a Humpty Dumpty-like mascot looking a little tipsy, sits on a wall near the fermentation tanks. Vibe: Edgy brewery and tasting room with plenty of room and an artsy bent.
Do not miss the wings (honey barbecue lime chipotle) or any of the nine macaroni and cheese dishes. We devoured the "sultry'' macaroni and cheese, loaded with braised short rib, gorgonzola cheese and caramelized onionsĭetails: 4101 30th St. We tried the award-winning Break Line Traditional Bock ($2.25), a German-style dark lager, and Lupulin Lust double IPA ($2.75).įood: The comfort food at Sublime is a big draw. One of its founders, Paul Sangster, was California home brewer of the year in 2011.īeer tasting: Five-ounce tastes are less than $3. Philosophy: "While the tidal wave of beers in the marketplace are lightly bready and largely tasteless lagers, we are creating a rip current by brewing beers that go against the tide, engaging your palate with rich malty, big hoppy, sweet fruity and even some barrel-aged and sour-style beers.''Ĭlaim to fame: Rip Current, whose original location opened in San Marcos 30 miles north of San Diego in 2012, won Very Small Brewery of the Year and Brewer of the Year in 2015 at the industry's Great American Beer Festival.
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Vibe: A large, laid-back beach-themed bar and restaurant with 27 of its beers on tap plus some guest brews. RIP CURRENT BREWING and SUBLIME NORTH PARK You also could rent a bike at one of the DECO Bike rental stations, including outside Rip Current. Our trek took us past homes, shops (don't miss Pigment for home accessories and hilarious greeting cards), churches and restaurants galore. (via Uber) and departing at 8:30 p.m. after a neighborhood cookout and country music concert at Grand Ole BBQ y Asado, a hidden gem that was the highlight of our week in San Diego. Our schedule wasn't as ambitious as Lisignoli's, but we did spend eight hours in the neighborhood, arriving at 12:30 p.m. She sent a long list of options and we took it from there. The company takes groups of all sizes to breweries throughout San Diego for prices starting at $75 per person for a 2.5-hour visit to two breweries and $100 for a five-hour visit to three to four breweries. He previously worked for San Diego craft-beer giant Stone Brewing and Nixon calls herself a longtime beer snob. Want to do your own North Park beer tour? We crafted this itinerary with help from Summer Nixon, who founded San Diego brewery-tour company Brew Hop with her husband 10 years ago. More about San Diego: San Diego vacation tips for first timers and regulars "You'd be hard-pressed to find anyplace in the United States that has as much beer density,'' said Rip Current bartender Andy Richards. There's even a brewery incubator, called Brewery Igniter. Lisignoli picked North Park, which is 7 miles from downtown San Diego and was named one of America's hippest hipster neighborhoods by Forbes five years ago, because there are more than a dozen breweries and tasting rooms within walking distance. The day before, they hit 10 breweries in Ocean Beach and Mission Bay - and were in bed by 8:30 p.m. in North Park. It was his group's fifth stop of the day. On an early Saturday afternoon in April, Lisignoli, 44, was sampling the Boysenberry Tart Kettle Sour, Break Line Bock and other beers at Rip Current Brewing Co. Watch Video: San Diego Travel: North Park Beer
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