List of the Top Breweries Outside San Diego
November 12, 2019
Here is a list of the best breweries in Carlsbad, Oceanside, San Marcos, Vista, and the rest of the cities outside of San Diego, according to Untappd, along with information about hours of operation and food options. This list will be updated frequently, but if you notice anything inaccurate on this list, or if you see that we accidentally left off a brewery that falls within the Untappd score range provided, please kindly let us know and we’ll fix it as soon as we can! We strive to provide the most accurate and up-to-date source of brewery information possible. (For why we chose to sort by Untappd rating, please check out our FAQ.) And, as always, before going to a brewery, check their website or social media to see if they have food trucks on certain days, food delivery options, or irregular hours that day.
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NOTE: As the world continues to re-open after the COVID-19 pandemic quarantines in 2020, many who have re-opened their taprooms are now operating on a different schedule than they had in place pre-quarantine. We will be updating our site as quickly as we can, but it’s very possible that the information on our brewery lists regarding dates, times, and food availability is no longer accurate. Before heading to any brewery, please check the brewery’s social media to determine their hours of operation, and be sure to read our guide for beer travel as the pandemic continues. Thanks!
update: 2/11/21
Alpine:
Alpine Beer
Untappd: 3.92
THE PUB: Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
4 PM – 8 PM Wednesday and Thursday, 11 AM – 8 PM Friday through Sunday
Food: Yes
Carlsbad:
Burgeon Beer
Untappd: 3.93
Brewery and taproom: Open 7 days a week
3 PM – 7 PM Monday through Wednesday, 3 PM – 9 PM Thursday and Friday, 12 PM – 6 PM Saturday and Sunday
Food: Frequent food trucks
Pizza Port- Bressi Ranch, Carlsbad
Untappd: 3.81
Bressi Ranch and Carlsbad: Open 7 days a week
11 AM – 8 PM Sunday through Thursday, 11 AM – 9 PM Friday and Saturday
Food: Yes
Rouleur Brewing
Untappd: 3.76
Open 7 days a week
4 PM – 8 PM Monday and Tuesday, 3 PM – 9 PM Wednesday and Thursday, 3 PM – 10 PM Friday, 12 PM – 10 PM Saturday, 12 PM – 7 PM Sunday
Food: No
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Karl Strauss Brewing
Untappd: 3.71
Open 7 days a week
7 AM – 10 PM Sunday through Thursday, 7 AM – 11 PM Friday and Saturday
Food: Yes
Culver Beer
Untappd: 3.67
Closed Mondays
11 AM – 8 PM Tuesday through Thursday, 11 AM – 9 PM Friday, 12 PM – 9 PM Saturday, 12 PM – 6 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Arcana Brewing
Untappd: 3.65
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
3 PM – 8 PM Wednesday and Thursday, 3 PM – 9 PM Friday, 1 PM – 9 PM Saturday, 1 PM – 6 PM Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Guadalupe Brewery
Untappd: 3.56
Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
5 PM – 9 PM Monday and Thursday, 4 PM – 9 PM Friday, 3 PM – 9 PM Saturday, 10 AM – 6 PM Sunday
Food: No
Chula Vista:
Novo Brazil Brewing
Untappd: 3.69
Open 7 days a week
12 PM – 10 PM Monday through Thursday, 12 PM – 12 AM Friday and Saturday, 12 PM – 9 PM Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Thr3e Punk Ales
Untappd: 3.68
Open 7 days a week
12 PM – 10 PM Sunday through Wednesday, 12 PM – 11 PM Thursday, 12 PM – 12 AM Friday and Saturday
Food: No
Bay Bridge Brewing
Untappd: 3.66
Closed Mondays through Wednesdays
3 PM – 10 PM Thursday, 3 PM – 11 PM Friday, 2 PM – 11 PM Saturday, 12 PM – 5 PM Sunday
Food: Frequent food trucks
Chula Vista Brewing
Untappd: 3.53
Open 7 days a week
3 PM – 9 PM Monday, 12 PM – 9 PM Tuesday, 12 PM – 11 PM Wednesday and Thursday, 12 PM – 1 AM Friday and Saturday, 3 PM – 10 PM Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Coronado:
Coronado Brewing
Untappd: 3.69
Open 7 days a week
10:30 AM – 9 PM Sunday through Thursday, 10:30 AM – 10 PM Friday and Saturday
Food: Yes
del Mar:
Viewpoint Brewing
Untappd: 3.6
Open 7 days a week
5 PM – 9 PM Monday, 12 PM – 9 PM Tuesday through Thursday, 12 PM – 10 PM Friday, 10 AM – 10 PM Saturday, 10 AM – 9 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
El Cajon:
Burning Beard Brewing
Untappd: 3.84
Open 7 days a week
12 PM – 6 PM Monday through Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Creative Creature Brewing
Untappd: 3.81
Open 7 days a week
12 PM – 6 PM Sunday through Tuesday, 12 PM – 8 PM Wednesday through Saturday
Food: Yes
Escondido:
Burgeon Beer
Untappd: 3.93
The Oasis (Escondido): Open 7 days a week
3 PM – 7 PM Monday through Friday, 12 PM – 6 PM Saturday and Sunday
Food: Frequent food trucks
Stone Brewing
Untappd: 3.91
Open 7 days a week
11 AM – 9 PM Sunday through Thursday, 11 AM – 10 PM Friday and Saturday
Food: Yes
Plan 9 Alehouse
Untappd: 3.7
Open 7 days a week
11:30 AM – 10 PM Monday through Thursday, 11:30 AM – 11 PM Friday and Saturday, 11:30 AM – 9 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Escondido Brewing
Untappd: 3.61
Closed Sunday through Thursday
4 PM – 8 PM Friday, 2 PM – 8 PM Saturday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Jacked Up Brewery
Untappd: 3.54
Open 7 days a week
12 PM – 10 PM Monday through Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Imperial Beach:
Coronado Brewing
Untappd: 3.69
Open 7 days a week
11 AM – 9 PM Monday through Thursday, 11 AM – 10 PM Friday, 8 AM – 10 PM Saturday, 8 AM – 9:30 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
La Mesa:
Fourpenny House
Untappd: 3.79
Closed Mondays
4 PM – 12 AM Tuesday through Thursday, 2 PM – 12 AM Friday, 11 AM – 12 AM Saturday, 9 AM – 9 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Helix Brewing
Untappd: 3.69
Open 7 days a week
3 PM – 9 PM Monday through Thursday, 12 PM – 10 PM Friday and Saturday, 12 PM – 7 PM Sunday
Food: Daily food trucks
Bolt Brewery
Untappd: 3.54
Beer Garden: 3 PM – 9 PM Monday through Thursday, 12 PM – 11 PM Friday and Saturday, 12 PM – 9 PM Sunday
Food: Frequent food trucks
Cocktail Lounge: 2 PM – 12 AM Monday through Thursday, 2 PM – 2 AM Friday, 10 AM – 2 AM Saturday, 10 AM – 12 AM Sunday
Food: Yes
Lemon Grove:
13 Point Brewing
Untappd: 3.7
Open 7 days a week
11 AM – 9 PM Sunday through Thursday, 11 AM – 11 PM Friday and Saturday
Food: No
National City:
Embarcadero Brewing
Untappd: 3.52
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
12 PM – 7 PM Wednesday, 12 PM – 10 PM Thursday through Saturday, 12 PM – 6 PM Sunday
Food: No
Oceanside:
Stone Brewing
Untappd: 3.91
Open 7 days a week
12 PM – 7 PM Sunday through Thursday, 12 AM – 9 PM Friday and Saturday
Food: Yes
Belching Beaver Brewery
Untappd: 3.86
Open 7 days a week
4 PM – 8 PM Monday through Thursday, 3 PM – 8 PM Friday, 12 PM – 9 PM Saturday, 12 PM – 7 PM Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Black Plague Brewing
Untappd: 3.72
Open 7 days a week
4 PM – 10 PM Monday through Thursday, 1 PM – 11 PM Friday, 12 PM – 11 PM Saturday, 12 PM – 9 PM Sunday
Food: Frequent food trucks
Bagby Beer
Untappd: 3.68
Open 7 days a week
11 AM – 10 PM Monday through Thursday, 11 AM – 11 PM Friday and Saturday, 10 AM – 10 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Northern Pine Brewing
Untappd: 3.67
Open 7 days a week
11 AM – 7 PM Sunday, Tuesday through Thursday; 4 PM – 9 PM Monday, 11 AM – 10 PM Friday and Saturday
Food: Yes
Oceanside Brewing
Untappd: 3.66
Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
4 PM – 8 PM Monday, 3 PM – 9 PM Thursday, 3 PM – 10 PM Friday, 1 PM – 10 PM Saturday, 12 PM – 8 PM Sunday
Food: No
Breakwater Brewing
Untappd: 3.61
Open 7 days a week
11 AM – 10 PM Monday through Thursday, 11 AM – 11 PM Friday and Saturday, 9:30 AM – 10 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Legacy Brewing
Untappd: 3.61
Open 7 days a week
3 PM – 8 PM Monday, 3 PM – 10 PM Tuesday, 3 PM – 9 PM Wednesday, 12 PM – 11 PM Thursday through Saturday, 12 PM – 8 PM Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Poway:
Lightning Brewing
Untappd: 3.51
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
4 PM – 8 PM Wednesday and Thursday, 1 PM – 8 PM Friday and Saturday, 1 PM – 6 PM Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Ramona:
Smoking Cannon Brewery
Untappd: 3.47
Closed Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays
4:30 PM – 9 PM Thursday, 4:30 PM – 10 PM Friday, 12 PM – 10 PM Saturday, 12 PM – 9 PM Sunday
Food: No
San Marcos:
Stave and Nail Brewing
Untappd: 4.06
Closed Sundays through Wednesdays
4 PM – 8 PM Thursday and Friday, 2 PM – 8 PM Saturday
Food: Yes
The Lost Abbey
Untappd: 4.03
Open 7 days a week
2 PM – 7 PM Monday through Thursday, 2 PM – 8 PM Friday, 12 PM – 8 PM Saturday, 12 PM – 6 PM Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Wild Barrel Brewing
Untappd: 4
Open 7 days a week
11 AM – 9 PM Sunday through Wednesday, 11 AM – 10 PM Thursday through Saturday
Food: Daily food trucks
Port Brewing
Untappd: 3.88
Open 7 days a week
2 PM – 7 PM Monday through Friday, 12 PM – 6 PM Saturday and Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Rip Current Brewing
Untappd: 3.81
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
4 PM – 7 PM Wednesday and Thursday, 2 PM – 8 PM Friday and Saturday, 2 PM – 6 PM Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Mason Ale Works
Untappd: 3.78
Open 7 days a week
11:30 AM – 9 PM Sunday through Wednesday, 11:30 AM – 10 PM Thursday, 11:30 AM – 11 PM Friday and Saturday
Food: Yes
My Yard Live
Untappd: 3.69
Closed Mondays
4 PM – 9:30 PM Tuesday, 11:30 AM – 9:30 PM Wednesday and Thursday, 11:30 AM – 11 PM Friday and Saturday, 10 AM – 9:30 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Dos Desperados Brewery
Untappd: 3.6
Open 7 days a week
3 PM – 9 PM Monday through Thursday, 3 PM – 10 PM Friday, 12 PM – 10 PM Saturday, 1 PM – 7 PM Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Stumblefoot Brewing
Untappd: 3.57
Open 7 days a week
6 PM – 9 PM Monday, 5 PM – 8 PM Tuesday, 3 PM – 8 PM Wednesday through Friday, 2 PM – 7 PM Saturday and Sunday
Food: Frequent food trucks
Double Peak Brewing
Untappd: 3.53
Closed Tuesdays
4 PM – 9 PM Monday, 3 PM – 9 PM Wednesday and Thursday, 2:30 PM – 9 PM Friday, 1 PM – 9 PM Saturday, 1 PM – 8 PM Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
San Marcos Brewery
Untappd: 3.39
Open 7 days a week
11 AM – 9:30 PM Monday, 11 AM – 10 PM Tuesday through Saturday, 10:30 AM – 9:30 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Santee:
BNS Brewing
Untappd: 3.64
Open 7 days a week
12 PM – 9 PM Monday through Thursday, 12 PM – 10 PM Friday and Saturday, 12 PM – 6 PM Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Groundswell Brewing
Untappd: 3.58
Open 7 days a week
2 PM – 9 PM Monday through Thursday, 2 PM – 10 PM Friday, 12 PM – 10 PM Saturday, 12 PM – 9 PM Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Pacific Islander Beer
Untappd: 3.53
Open 7 days a week
4 PM – 8 PM Monday through Wednesday, 2 PM – 8 PM Thursday, 2 PM – 10 PM Friday, 1 PM – 10 PM Saturday, 1 PM – 8 PM Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Solana Beach:
Pizza Port Brewing
Untappd: 3.81
Open 7 days a week
11 AM – 11 PM Monday through Sunday
Food: Yes
Culture Brewing
Untappd: 3.69
Open 7 days a week
12 PM – 10 PM Monday through Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Vista:
Bear Roots Brewing
Untappd: 3.86
Homebrew Shop: 11 AM – 7:30 PM Monday through Sunday
Food: No
Tasting Room: 3:30 PM – 9 PM Monday through Sunday
Food: Yes
Belching Beaver
Untappd: 3.86
Pub980: 12 PM – 7 PM Sunday through Thursday, 11 AM – 9 PM Friday and Saturday
Tavern & Grill: 12 AM – 9 PM Monday through Thursday, 12 AM – 10 PM Friday and Saturday, 12 PM – 8 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Mother Earth Brew (open only for keg fills and bottles)
Untappd: 3.81
Closed Sundays through Wednesday
12 PM – 5 Thursday through Saturday
Food: No
Battlemage Brewing
Untappd: 3.78
Closed Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays
4 PM – 8 PM Thursday and Friday, 1 PM – 6 PM Saturday and Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Beach Grease Beer
Untappd: 3.76
temporarily closed
Iron Fist Brewing
Untappd: 3.66
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
4 PM – 9 PM Wednesday, 3 PM – 9 PM Thursday, 3 PM – 10 PM Friday, 12 PM – 10 PM Saturday, 1 PM – 8 PM Sunday
Food: Frequent food trucks
Ebullition Brew Works
Untappd: 3.63
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
3 PM – 9 PM Wednesday and Thursday, 3 PM – 10 PM Friday, 12 PM – 10 PM Saturday, 12 PM – 8 PM Sunday
Food: Frequent food trucks
Booze Brothers Brewing
Untappd: 3.62
Open 7 days a week
4 PM – 8 PM Monday, 4 PM – 9 PM Tuesday through Thursday, 3 PM – 10 PM Friday, 12 PM – 9 PM Saturday, 12 PM – 7 PM Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Barrel Harbor Brewing
Untappd: 3.6
Open 7 days a week — reopening 12/5
3 PM – 9 PM Monday through Thursday, 3 PM – 10 PM Friday, 12 PM – 10 PM Saturday, 2 PM – 7 PM Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Helia Brewing
Untappd: 3.59
Open 7 days a week
4 PM – 9 PM Monday and Tuesday, 4 PM – 10 PM Wednesday through Friday, 11 AM – 10 PM Saturday, 11 AM – 8 PM Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Indian Joe Brewing
Untappd: 3.57
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
4 PM – 9 PM Wednesday and Thursday, 4 PM – 10 PM Friday, 1 PM – 10 PM Saturday, 1 PM – 6 PM Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Wavelength Brewing
Untappd: 3.54
Open 7 days a week
3 PM – 11 PM Monday through Thursday, 2 PM – 11 PM Friday, 12 PM – 11 PM Saturday, 12 PM – 9 PM Sunday
Food: No
Aztec Brewing
Untappd: 3.5
Open 7 days a week
3 PM – 10 PM Monday through Friday, 1 PM – 10 PM Saturday, 1 PM – 8 PM Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Prohibition Brewing
Untappd: 3.48
Open 7 days a week
11 AM – 10 PM Monday through Thursday, 11 AM – 11 PM Friday and Saturday, 10 AM – 10 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
