If you love beer instead of wine, yes California definitely has microbreweries designed just for you. How about checking out micro brews in San Diego?
Best Micro Brews in San Diego
The pioneer of micro brews in San Diego is Karl Strauss. Napa Valley is the leader of wine country for California. But, San Diego brags about their brews!
Matt and Chris Strauss, back in 1989, opened the first brewpub in San Diego. The name of the microbrewery was dedicated to their cousin and master brewer, Karl Strauss. They enlisted Karl’s help and created Red Trolley Ale, Woody Gold, Endless Summer Light, and Tower 10 IPA. These are truly unique micro brews that represents San Diego.
This microbrewery has six locations now. There is a unique pub in Sorrento Mesa, that is set as a Japanese garden along with koi ponds.
Stone Brewing Company is a micro brewery in San Diego. They are famous because of the naming of their Ale that started it all, Arrogant Bastard Ale. It is definitely very catchy, but does the ale live up to its name?
The brewery was started by Greg Koch and Steve Wagner in 1996. These guys were avid beer lovers. They have build a strong reputation in San Diego and now is the city’s leading beer producer. These are very strong, stout ales that are perfect if you are looking for a robust beer.
They now have opened the Stone World Bistro & Gardens along with brewery tours. So, it is definitely worth checking out when you are in San Diego looking for a micro brewery.
Micro brews in San Diego are definitely unique to the area. You will taste brews you have never tasted before, but have dreamed of! Make a vacation of only touring micro breweries and learn the history of these microbreweries.
