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San Diego remains one of the most important regions for craft beer in the nation. And its health is indicative of trends we may soon be seeing in other US cities. Unfotunately 2019 was a volatile year.
Here’s just some of what happened in 2019..
San Diego was at the epicenter of one of last year’s most interesting beer news stories.
Who knew that Ballast Point, which lost its craft beer status when it sold to Constellation Brands in 2015, would be purchased by a small Illinois craft brewery, Kings & Convicts, and be designated an independent craft brewery again (at least according to the Brewer’s Association’s definition)?
According to Craft Beer in San Diego new breweries continue to open regularly. But with an astounding 158 craft breweries currently operating in San Diego County, not to mention the 55 craft beer tasting rooms, brewery closings are unfortunately also on the rise…
And here, according to the West Coaster, are 2019’s brewery debuts and farewells in San Diego County…
Brewery And Tasting Room Openings
- * 13 Point Brewing, Lemon Grove
- Black Market Brewing—SDSU, College Area
- ** Bolt Brewery Cocktail Lounge, La Mesa
- Carlsbad Brewing (Acoustic Ales Brewing Experiment), Carlsbad
- * Dogleg Brewing, Vista
- Eppig Brewing, Vista
- * Gravity Heights, Sorrento Valley
- ** Guadalupe Brewery, Vista
- * Harland Beer Co., Scripps Ranch
- ** Harland Beer Co.—One Paseo, Del Mar Heights
- * Hopnonymous Brewing, Kearny Mesa
- * Kairoa Brewing, University Heights
- ** Kilowatt Brewing, Oceanside
- ** Little Miss Brewing, East Village
- ** Little Miss Brewing, Escondido
- ** Little Miss Brewing, La Mesa
- ** The Lost Abbey Sanctuary—San Elijo, San Marcos
- ** Mike Hess Brewing, Imperial Beach
- ** Modern Times Beer Co. Invigatorium, East Village
- * My Yard Live, San Marcos
- Novo Brazil Brewing—Eastlake, Chula Vista
- * The Original 40 Brewing, North Park
- ** Prohibition Brewing, Fallbrook
- ** Pure Project Brewing, Banker’s Hill
- * Stave & Nail Brewing, San Marcos
- ** Thorn Brewing, Mission Hills
(* new business ** satellite tasting room)
Brewery Closings
- 2kids Brewing, Miramar
- Alta Brewing, Barrio Logan
- The Bell Marker, Downtown
- Benchmark Brewing, Grantville & Bay Park
- Embarcadero Brewing & Supply, National City
- Fourpenny House, La Mesa
- Gordon Biersch, Mission Valley
- Midnight Jack Brewing, Oceanside
- Reckless Brewing, Miramar
