A list of San Diego beer makers. Please help out by sending in your additions/suggestions/corrections to ryan@westcoastersd.com. This list tracks individual ABC-licensed brew houses. Note that operational brewhouse does not necessarily mean there is a tasting room. UPDATED 3/2/20
OPERATIONAL BREWHOUSE COUNT: 156
LIST OF SD COUNTY BREWHOUSES in alphabetical order:
1. 3 Punk Ales Brewing Co. (Chula Vista, 2017)
2. 10 Barrel Brewing Co. (East Village, 2017; Acquired by AB-InBev in 2014)
3. 13 Point Brewing Company (Lemon Grove, 2018)
4. 32 North Brewing Co. (Miramar, 2014)
5. Abnormal Beer Company (Rancho Bernardo, 2015)
6. AleSmith Brewing Company (Miramar, 1995; 2015)
7. Align Brewing Co. (Miramar, 2017)
8. Alpine Beer Company (Alpine, 2002)
9. Alta Brewing (Barrio Logan, 2018)
10. Amplified Ale Works (Pacific Beach, 2012)
11. Amplified Ale Works (Miramar, 2016)
12. Arcana Brewing Co. (Carlsbad, 2012)
13. Attitude Brewing (Barrio Logan, 2018)
14. Automatic Brewing Company (Normal Heights, 2010)
15. Aztec Brewing Company (Vista, 2011)
16. Back Street Brewery (Vista, 2004)
17. Bagby Beer Company (Oceanside, 2014)
18. Ballast Point Brewing Company (Little Italy, 2013)
19. Ballast Point Brewing Company (Miramar, 2014)
20. Ballast Point Home Brew Mart (Linda Vista, 1996; brand acquired by Constellation Brands in 2015; brand acquired by Kings & Convicts in 2020)
21. Barn Brewery (North Park, 2016)
22. Barrel Harbor (Vista, 2013)
23. Battlemage Brewing Company (Vista, 2017)
24. Bay Bridge Brewing Co. (Chula Vista, 2006)
25. Bay City Brewing (Loma Portal, 2015)
26. Beach Grease Beer Co. (Vista, 2018)
27. Bear Roots Brewing Co. (Vista, 2015)
28. Belching Beaver Brewing (Oceanside HQ, 2016)
29. Belching Beaver Brewing (Vista, 2012)
30. Belching Beaver Brewery Tavern & Grill (Vista, 2016)
31. Bitter Brothers Brewing (Bay Ho, 2016)
32. Black Market Brewing (SDSU, 2019)
33. Black Plague Brewing (Oceanside, 2017)
34. BNS Brewing & Distilling (Santee, 2013)
35. Bolt Brewing Co. (La Mesa, 2014)
36. Booze Brothers (Vista, 2013)
37. Border X Brewing (Logan Heights, 2013)
38. Breakwater Brewing Company (Oceanside, 2008)
39. Burgeon Beer Company (Carlsbad, 2016)
40. Burning Beard Brewing (El Cajon, 2016)
41. California Wild Ales (Sorrento Valley, 2017)
42. CAVU Brewing (La Jolla, 2018)
43. Chula Vista Brewery (Chula Vista, 2017)
44. Circle 9 Brewing (Kearny Mesa, 2017)
45. Citizen Brewers (Grantville, 2015)
46. Coronado Brewing Company (Coronado, 1996)
47. Coronado Brewing Company (Bay Park, 2013) & SouthNorte (2017)
48. Creative Creature (El Cajon, 2018)
49. Culture Brewing Co. (Solana Beach, 2013)
50. Culver Beer Co. (Carlsbad, 2016)
51. Deft Brewing (Bay Park, 2017)
52. Division 23 Brewing (Miramar, 2015)
53. Dogleg Brewing (Vista, 2019)
54. Dos Desperados (San Marcos, 2014)
55. Double Peak Brewing (San Marcos, 2018)
56. Duck Foot (Miramar, 2015)
57. Ebullition Brew Works LLC (Vista, 2017)
58. Embarcadero Brewing Company (National City, 2018)
59. Eppig Brewing (Vista, 2016)
60. Escondido Brewing Co. (Escondido, 2017)
61. Fall Brewing Co. (North Park, 2014)
62. Gravity Heights (Sorrento Mesa, 2019)
63. Green Flash Brewing Co. (Mira Mesa, 2002)
64. Groundswell Brewing Co. (Santee, 2017; 2013 Grantville)
65. Guadalupe Brewery (Carlsbad, 2015)
66. Half Door Brewing Co. (Downtown, 2015)
67. Harland Brewing (Scripps Ranch, 2019)
68. Helia Brewing (Vista, 2018)
69. Helix Brewing Co. (La Mesa, 2015)
70. Hillcrest Brewing Company (Hillcrest, 2012)
71. Hodad’s Brewing Co. (Tierrasanta, 2018)
72. Home Brewing Co. (North Park, 2015)
73. Hopnonymous Brewing (Kearny Mesa, 2019)
74. Horus Aged Ales (Oceanside, 2017)
75. Indian Joe Brewing (Vista, 2017)
76. Iron Fist Brewing Company (Vista, 2010)
77. Jacked Up Brewing (Escondido, 2017)
78. Jamul Brewing Co. (Jamul, 2013)
79. Julian Beer Co. (Julian, 2018)
80. Kairoa Brewing (University Heights, 2018)
81. Karl Strauss 4S Ranch (4S Ranch, 2012)
82. Karl Strauss Carlsbad (Carlsbad, 1999)
83. Karl Strauss Downtown (Downtown, 1989)
84. Karl Strauss La Jolla (La Jolla, 2004)
85. Karl Strauss Main Production Brewery (Pacific Beach, 1996)
86. Karl Strauss Sorrento Mesa (Sorrento Mesa, 1994)
87. Kensington Brewing Company (Kensington, 2012)
88. Ketch Brewing (Kearny Mesa, 2018)
89. Kilowatt Brewing Company (Kearny Mesa, 2015)
90. KnB Brewery (Del Cerro, 2016)
91. Knotty Brewing Co. (Downtown, 2016)
92. Latchkey Brewing (Midway, 2018)
93. Latitude 33 Brewing Company (Vista, 2012)
94. Legacy Brewing (Oceanside, 2013)
95. Lightning Brewery (Poway, 2006)
96. Little Miss Brewing (Miramar, 2016)
97. Longship Brewery (Mira Mesa, 2016)
98. Mason Ale Works (San Marcos, 2017)
99. Mike Hess Brewing (North Park, 2013)
100. Mike Hess Brewing (Miramar, 2010)
101. Mikkeller Brewing San Diego (Miramar, 2015)
102. Mission Brewery (Downtown, 2008)
103. Modern Times Beer (Midway, 2013)
104. Mother Earth Brew Company (Vista, 2010)
105. My Yard Live (San Marcos, 2019)
106. New English Brewing Company (Sorrento Valley, 2008)
107. Nickel Beer Company (Julian, 2013)
108. North Park Beer Co. (North Park, 2016)
109. Northern Pine Brewing (Oceanside, 2017)
110. Novo Brazil Brewing Company (Chula Vista, 2015)
111. Novo Brazil (Otay Mesa, 2019)
112. Ocean Beach Brewery (Ocean Beach, 2016)
113. Oceanside Brewing Company (Oceanside, 2016)
114. Oggi’s Carmel Mountain Ranch (Carmel Mountain, 1995)
115. Pacific Beach Ale House (Pacific Beach, 2007)
116. Pacific Islander Beer Co. (Santee, 2015)
117. Pariah Brewing Company (North Park, 2017)
118. Pizza Port Bressi Ranch (Bressi Ranch, 2014)
119. Pizza Port Carlsbad (Carlsbad, 1997)
120. Pizza Port Ocean Beach (Ocean Beach, 2010)
121. Pizza Port Solana Beach (Solana Beach, 1992)
122. Plan 9 Ale House (Escondido, 2013)
123. Poor House Brewing Co (North Park, 2012)
124. Port Brewing / The Lost Abbey (San Marcos, 2006)
125. Prohibition Brewing Company (Vista, 2011)
126. Protector Brewery (Miramar, 2017)
127. Pure Project Brewing (Miramar, 2016)
128. Quantum Brewing Company (Kearny Mesa, 2014)
129. Resident Brewing Co. (Downtown, 2016)
130. Rincon Reservation Road Brewery (Harrah’s Resort, 2020)
131. Rip Current Brewing Co. (San Marcos, 2012)
132. Rough Draft Brewing Company (Mira Mesa, 2012)
133. Rouleur Brewing Company (Carlsbad, 2017)
134. Saint Archer Brewing Co. (Miramar, 2013; Acquired by MillerCoors in 2015)
135. San Diego Brewing Company (Grantville, 1993)
136. San Marcos Brewery & Grill (San Marcos, 1991)
137. Savagewood Brewing (Scripps Ranch, 2017)
138. Second Chance Beer Co. (Carmel Mountain Ranch, 2015)
139. Smoking Cannon Brewery (Ramona, 2017)
140. Societe Brewing Co. (Kearny Mesa, 2012)
141. South Park Brewing Co. (South Park, 2015)
142. Stave & Nail (San Marcos, 2019)
143. Stone Brewing Co. (Escondido, 1996)
144. Stone Liberty Station (Liberty Station, 2013)
145. Stumblefoot Brewing Company (San Marcos, 2012)
146. TapRoom Beer Co. (North Park, 2020)
147. The Original 40 (North Park, 2019)
148. The Owl Drug Co. (Downtown, 2019)
149. Thorn Brewing Co. (Barrio Logan, 2017)
150. Thorn St. Brewery (North Park, 2012)
151. Thunderhawk Alements (Miramar, 2016)
152. Two Roots Brewing (Miramar, 2018)
153. Viewpoint Brewing Co. (Del Mar, 2017)
154. Wavelength Brewing Co. (Vista, 2014)
155. White Labs (Miramar, 2012)
156. Wild Barrel Brewing (San Marcos, 2017)
Recent Changes
3/2/20: Rock Bottom La Jolla removed from list.
2/28/20: The Original 40 was listed twice; removed one listing.
2/21/20: Papa Marce’s Cerveceria removed from list.
2/18/20: Melvin Brewing removed from list.