{"id":19176,"date":"2018-01-04T09:10:33","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T17:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/?p=19176"},"modified":"2018-01-04T09:50:18","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T17:50:18","slug":"oceanside-ale-works-closing-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/2018\/01\/04\/oceanside-ale-works-closing-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Oceanside Ale Works closing this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Two days ago I recapped last year\u2019s brewery closures, citing eight that had shut their doors, including two that did so the final week of 2017. Just four days into 2018, it\u2019s already time to cover the New Year\u2019s first impending closure. This time it\u2019s Oceanside Ale Works <\/strong><\/a>(1800 Ord Way, Oceanside)<\/em>, which announced yesterday via social media that it will be shutting down, but not before a final service on Saturday, January 6<\/strong>. OAW holds the dubious distinction of being the longest tenured local brewery to go out of business in the modern brewery era.<\/p>\n

Inquiries to ownership were not immediately answered.<\/p>\n

Established in 2006, OAW rose to popularity as an after-hours industrial-suite hangout, gaining enough of a mostly-local following to substantiate a move to a second location roughly a half-decade later. At that point, ownership upped its available square-footage and brewing capacity while adding a barrel-aging program that went on to earn critical acclaim. After the move, OAW\u2019s traditionally low prices remained below the industry average, but heavy patronage made the math work.<\/p>\n

When OAW opened, Breakwater Brewing <\/strong><\/a>was its only competition in the City of Oceanside. Now, fermentation operations of all sizes dot the landscape from the renowned Bagby Beer Co.<\/strong><\/a> to large-scale operations like\u00a0Belching Beaver Brewery<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/strong>Mason Ale Works<\/strong><\/a> to Camp Pendleton-adjacent Legacy Brewing <\/strong><\/a>to more recent additions such as\u00a0Black Plague Brewing<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Midnight Jack Brewing<\/strong><\/a> and\u00a0Northern Pine Brewing<\/strong><\/a> to rival for municipality-namesake status Oceanside Brewing<\/strong><\/a>. And that doesn\u2019t even take into consideration the 20-plus breweries in the neighboring Vista and Carlsbad communities.<\/p>\n

On a personal note, OAW was one of the very first breweries I visited when I really began getting into locally-produced craft beer; venturing to production facilities to find out who made my beer and experience the full breadth of their creations versus simply drinking whatever I encountered on tap at retail establishments. From the moment I walked into OAW, owner Mark Purciel <\/strong>and his staff made me feel right at home and excited about beer. Keep in mind that I was not yet a journalist, simply an eager enthusiast, so the treatment I received was the type afforded every customer.<\/p>\n

Having shared conversations with many OAW patrons, including professional brewers such as Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens \u2013 Liberty Station <\/strong><\/a>brewing manager Kris Ketcham<\/strong>, who participated in his first professional brew with Purciel at the company\u2019s original location on Oceanic Drive, Purciel was a positive driving force that reeled them in and kept them coming back. A former school teacher with a fun brand of mentorship at the core of his being, he was the face of the business, and he will surely be missed in the San Diego brewing scene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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