Even better, tasting pours for most beers were only $1. Lost Abbey is known for their Belgian-style beers, and Port Brewing Company actually started as a home brewing operation run out of a pizza place! The two breweries (operated by the same owner) share a tasting room, allowing us to sample a huge selection of beers. The location was formerly occupied by Stone before they outgrew the space and moved to their current location.
This brewery was in a somewhat hidden, light-industrial park. We ate just before arriving so we didn’t get to try their restaurant, but the menu looked excellent and it got rave reviews from a non-beer loving friend! I had a nice, citrusy saison (Saison du Prick–Fifty Fifty Brewing Company, in Truckee, CA). Knowing I’d get to try several of their IPAs and strong ales later at our tour, I opted to try one of the other California craft breweries they had on tap. Kevin tried their newly released annual beer, Vertical Epic 12-12-12. While waiting for Deb to arrive, we sat at the bar and ordered from their long selection of beers. One of Stone’s peaceful outdoor seating areas Tickets cost $3 per person, but that includes four tasting pours, you get to keep the tasting glass, and a portion is donated to charity. We knew that wouldn’t give us enough time to check out other breweries on our list, so we opted to sign up for the 6 pm brewery tour. We arrived Saturday morning, just before noon, and the tours had already sold out for the next few hours. If you want to do Stone’s popular brewery tour on a weekend, get there as early as possible. I told some locals that we met the night before about our brewery travel plans, and they gave us an important tip. Also, they were one of the only breweries I researched that offered formal tours of their commercial brewing facilities, and this was something I was interested in learning more about. Stone Brewing Company is known for their strong IPAs (Kevin’s favorite), so we planned our day around stopping here. So we devised this North County San Diego Brewery Tour: 4 great local breweries, 8 miles from start to finish!
#NORTH COUNTY SAN DIEGO BREWERIES FREE#
Deb also offered to drive so that we could feel free to sample all we wanted… what a great friend! ( Deb–we’ll return the favor when you come to NorCal!). We planned to meet up with our friend, Deb, from Traveling Well For Less who lives nearby, and she suggested a few additional breweries that, added together, made for a perfect afternoon of craft beer exploration. We opted for the latter, and decided to check out breweries in the North County area. The industry is growing so quickly that some are calling the city the “ Beer Capital of California.” (Okay, maybe that was just me–but it’ll catch on!) If you want to explore the diverse offerings but have limited time, it’s best to either do a guided tour to check out some breweries, or just pick a region and plan a route around that area. There are more than 50 breweries in San Diego County, with new ones opening every day, it seems.
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