This is a homebrew journal, with notes dating back to the 1980s. Scattered amongst a slew of different colored award ribbons and various bottles of beer from all over the map that sit aging on a shelf, Peter Zien, the Alesmith Brewing Company co-founder and owner, pulls out a small notebook and flips through the meticulously written details therein contained. The future of the brew scene in San Diego is very sunny indeed. As evidenced in the 2010 World Beer Cup, when San Diego brewers took home more medals than Germany, Belgium and the United Kingdom combined. Besides the bitter and floral bite from San Diego Pale Ale, the brewers of San Diego demonstrate the true passion and love for their craft– driving them to experiment and perfect many great styles. These hop-forward beers have even acquired the moniker of “San Diego Pale Ales,” and every brewer in San Diego makes their own version. San Diegans have also developed a penchant for high IBU (international bitter units), super hopped-up beers. These brewers are now taking the San Diego scene to a nationwide audience and pleasing taste buds overseas. The 1990s saw the opening of breweries such as Alesmith, Stone, and Ballast Point– building on the rising tide of craft beer popularity. In addition, beers from California and other West Coast locales are transported to warehouses in San Diego before being shipped out eastward, allowing San Diegans access to an increasing variety of delicious beers from a multitude of choice producers. One heady sip after another, consumers were won over. This bar, along with a slew of others, converted many locals and tourists into getting on board with the craft beer sensation. The bar scene that complements craft beer has assisted in the development San Diego's fervent suds culture. Partial map of San Diego breweries and brew pubs Places such as Pizza Port, the Marsaglia siblings’ business venture, soon took off among the more sophisticated beer drinkers who wanted something other than bland, marginal Mexican imports and expensive pasteurized European macro-brands. In the mid 1980’s, with the aid of a local California law that allowed retailers to sell small amounts of alcohol to consumers, regardless of where it came from as long as food was served on the premises, brewpubs of California began to blossom. The homebrew and microbrewery scene of San Diego owes its roots to a bill passed by Congress in 1978, which allowed individuals to make small batches of homebrew without being taxed. Boasting nearly 60 breweries, San Diego County is the most populated brewing area code in the nation. A strong home brewing backbone combined with an entrepreneurial spirit and a distaste for large “macro-brewed” beers has since sparked a craft beer revolution here. Since 1982, when brewpubs became legal in California, San Diego has exploded with brew making establishments. Cheers.Breweries & the Craft Beer Scene - Part 1Īmidst the lapping tide, sun-stained sandy beaches and palm tree-studded cliffs of San Diego County is the ever-growing craft beer industry and a Mecca for beer enthusiasts throughout the United States. For more information, visit or call the brewery at (858) 273-2739. They have an ongoing collaboration series with some of the nation’s most well-respected breweries, and are known for launching exciting new brands like their Golden Stout, as well as cult classics like Red Trolley Irish Red. Karl Strauss Brewing Company has been proudly independent since 1989, pioneering the craft beer scene throughout San Diego and beyond with innovative and award-winning releases. San Diego, California 92109 United States This brewery has not provided an update on their status.
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