The
Exciseman

Black Lager ~ 5.7% ABV

Tasting Notes

Our black lager pours onyx with a pale tan head, tantalizes taste buds with faint traces of stony minerality followed by bold flavors of baker’s chocolate. Just as those sensations reach their peak, a bone-dry finish cleanses the palate, leaving you eager to go back for more. Click here to learn more about The Exciseman.

Key Ingredients

Varying Hops, Pilsner, Munich, Caramunich & Roasted Malts

Food Pairing

Succulent grilled meats are perfectly suited for The Exciseman. It’s roast character matches the flavor of the charred protein while its crisp finishes knifes through unctuous fat.

Availability

The Exciseman comes and goes, showing up when we least expect it, but we’re always glad when he drops in.

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Harlot

Belgian Blonde Ale ~ 5.6% ABV

Tasting Notes

The Harlot is crisp, light and easy-drinking. Straddling the (non-existent) border of Belgium and the Czech Republic, it combines a Pilsner-like base-recipe with Belgian yeast to create a versatile beer with a light body and elegant, floral hop character. Click here to learn more about The Harlot.

Key Ingredients

Saaz & Styrian Golding Hops, European Pilsner Malts

Food Pairing

The Harlot pairs well with a wide variety of foods, but if we had to pick a singularly perfect pairing, it would be a second glass of The Harlot.

Availability

The Harlot is a year-round staple in our tasting room.

Accolades

The Harlot’s accolades include earning a trio of medals at the San Diego Invitational Beer Festival (a Hybrid Belgian-style Ale gold in 2019 and bronze in 2017 plus a Belgian-style Pale Ale bronze in 2013), earning a 94-point score from Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine and being named Beer of the Year in 2013 by The Brewing Network.

The
Pugilist

Dry Irish Stout ~ 4.5% ABV

Tasting Notes

A celebration of roasted barley, The Pugilist is nearly black in color. Our dry stout is sessionably low in alcohol, but chock full of delightful aromatics and flavor nuances that include hop-bitterness and a slight touch of acidity, both of which provide contrast to the beer’s big, roast-heavy character.

Key Ingredients

Golding Hops, Roasted & Unmalted Barley, Oats

Food Pairing

We named our dry stout The Pugilist but we’re not ones to provoke a tussle, so we’ll leave this pairing up to the Food Fighters.

Availability

The Pugilist is a mainstay of our tasting room.

Accolades

The Pugilist landed a convincing victory at the 2014 World Beer Cup, where it won a silver medal in the Classic Irish-style Dry Stout category. He also garnered a bronze medal at the 2019 California Craft Brewers Cup, was named among the best stouts in the world under 8% by Paste Magazine (#19 to be exact) and earned a 91-point score from Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine.

The
Pupil

San Diego IPA ~ 7.5% ABV

Tasting Notes

The Pupil is a smooth, medium-bodied, pleasantly dry IPA with forward aromas and flavor evocative of tropical fruit. Notes of guava and mango are most commonly detected by connoisseurs of this gently bittered beer, a crowd-favorite and one of our flagship hoppy creations since day one.

Key Ingredients

Nelson Sauvin, Citra & Centennial Hops, 2-row Pale & Malted Wheat

Food Pairing

When we drink The Pupil we are reminded of our days at the old schoolyard, and head to a local spot to enjoy a modern-rendition of the schoolhouse classic: grilled cheese and tomato soup.

Availability

The Pupil is a mainstay in our tasting room and is brewed year-round.

Accolades

The Pupil’s many accolades include wins at the Great American Beer Festival (bronze: International-style Pale Ale, 2014), Los Angeles Beer Week Meeting of the Guilds (best beer of the day, 2014), Los Angeles IPA Festival (people’s choice, 2013), The Bistro’s IPA Festival (silver medal, 2013), Blind Lady Ale House’s Blind IPA Challenge (San Diego’s best, 2013), Beerfish’s Blind IPA Challenge (2019), earning an 89-point score from Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine, being named among the 50 Best IPAs in America by DRAFT Magazine (#36 to be exact), and being voted the best IPA in San Diego County by readers of the San Diego Union-Tribune.

The
Swindler

Feral Blonde Ale ~ 6.2% ABV

Tasting Notes

The Swindler uses his inherent charms to steal his way into peoples’ hearts. Those natural assets were imprinted over time spent in California wine barrels and include restrained tartness, quaffable body and light effervescence, but of all his enviable traits, this silver-tongued matchstick man boasts an impressive balance of simplicity and rarefaction.

Food Pairing

With an almost champagne-like quality, The Swindler pairs well with a variety of steamed, poached and raw shellfish served with a spritz of fresh lemon juice.

Availability

The Swindler is currently on the lam, but is sure to return at some point in search of something shiny to pilfer.

Accolades

The Swindler’s many accolades include being named one of the Best 18 Beers of 2018 by Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine behind a 99-point rating from that publication, earning a “Highly Recommended” score from All About Beer Magazine, an “Outstanding” rating from Celebrator Beer News, a silver medal in the Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer category at the 2019 Australian International Beer Awards, and a bronze medal in the Brett and Other Sour Beer category at the 2019 San Diego International Beer Festival.

The
Coachman

Session IPA ~ 4.9% ABV

Tasting Notes

The Coachman is a session IPA that packs intense hop presence despite its low-alcohol content. Perfect for indulgence over prolonged periods of merriment, it exhibits evergreen hoppiness and restrained bitterness evocative of lemon rind, all delivered in a crisp, clean package.

Key Ingredients

Mosaic, Simcoe, Saaz, Cascade & Varying Hops, 2-row Pale Malt & Malted Wheat

Food Pairing

We find The Coachman’s light body and palate-resetting hop bite make it a perfect counterpoint to fried, salty pub fare such as fish and chips.

Availability

The Coachman is a year-round beer.

Accolades

We were proud to collect a gold medal for in the Session India Pale Ale category at the Great American Beer Festival in 2018 and 2015, a gold medal (2016) and a bronze medal (2019) at the San Diego International Beer Festival, a silver medal in the Session Beer category at the California State Fair and have The Coachman named among the 52 Best Session IPAs in the world by Paste Magazine (#7 to be exact).

The
Damsel

Belgian Table Beer ~ 3.7% ABV

Tasting Notes

This New World take on the lowest-alcohol variety of monastic, European abbey ales is crafted to be highly drinkable and light in body, but big on floral and spice character imparted by our house Belgian yeast strain. The Damsel emulates beers brewed by monks as a means of (delicious) sustenance. Click here to learn more about The Damsel.

Key Ingredients

Saaz Hops, European Pilsner Malts

Food Pairing

With pronounced floral esters, The Damsel pairs nicely with a variety of creamy and funky cow’s and goat’s milks cheeses.

Availability

The Damsel often falls victim to unfortunate circumstances, but we always come to her eventual rescue and get her back to our tasting room.

Accolades

The Damsel’s accolades include a silver medal awarded in the Belgian-style Pale Ale category at the 2018 San Diego International Beer Festival.

The
Highwayman

Brett-Aged Pale Ale ~ 6.6% ABV

Tasting Notes

Rather than assault the senses, The Highwayman takes over imbibers’ palates with finesse, engaging the olfactory with a bouquet blending barnyard, horse-stable and citrus orchards. Those evocative scents are followed on the taste buds by simultaneously fruity, vinous, spicy flavors punctuated by earthy funk imparted by a slow-burning strain of Brettanomyces. Click here to learn more about The Highwayman.

Food Pairing

The zestiness and Brett-borne dryness of The Highwayman initially enhance the spice of light Thai and Indian curries before helping to reset one’s taste buds for the next burst of heat.

Availability

The Highwayman is currently out on the road, no doubt up to no good.

Accolades

The Highwayman earned a silver medal in the Brett and Other Sour Beer category at the 2019 San Diego International Beer Festival.

The
Apprentice

West Coast IPA ~ 7.2% ABV

Tasting Notes

The Apprentice is dry, medium-bodied, exceptionally hoppy IPA leading with assertive bitterness. Flavors of pine and bitter citrus fruit come strong, accented by grapefruit citrus undertones which accent this delectable beer’s dry finish.

Key Ingredients

Amarillo, Simcoe & Varying Hops, 2-row Pale Malt

Food Pairing

For The Apprentice, we sought pairing expertise from Chef Adam Dulye, beer-and-food guru and exec chef for the Brewers Association, who synced our IPA with leg and loin confit, potato gnocchi, green garlic and rucola.

Availability

The Apprentice arrives in our tasting room with the onset of each New Year, hanging around from January and into the spring.

Accolades

The Apprentice has numerous awards to its name, including a silver medal in the American Strong-style Pale Ale category at the 2013 San Diego International Beer Festival and an 89-point score from Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine.

The
Filly

Belgian White Ale ~ 5.3% ABV

Tasting Notes

The Filly is our unfiltered, fluffy-headed Belgian witbier (AKA: white ale). Coriander and a blend of three different citrus peels—lemon, orange and grapefruit—combine to create a bright, earthy tapestry of flavors delivered via a beer that coats the taste-buds while offering refreshing effervescence.

Key Ingredients

Varying Hops, European Pilsner Malts & Unmalted Wheat, Coriander, Grapefruit, Orange & Lemon Peels

Food Pairing

The Filly’s myriad citrus notes and fruity yeast esters help it to pair with a variety of citrus-cured seafood dishes such as crudos and ceviches.

Availability

The Filly rides into our tasting room during the warmer spring and summer months.

The
Shrew

Feral Session Ale ~ 4.1% ABV

Tasting Notes

Don’t let the overtly off-putting nature of The Shrew scare you away. Beneath her shy, fiercely defensive exterior awaits a soft, exotic taste experience replete with citrus-like acidity and spice from our house blend of funk-inducing microorganisms. She may be small in stature, but this recluse cuts an imposing figure.

Food Pairing

Though not likely to be caught dining out, The Shrew’s funk pairs well with that of washed-rind cheeses.

Availability

The Shrew is an extremely rare visitor to Societe’s tasting room.

The
Spelunker

Pints For Prostates Brown Ale ~ 5.2% ABV

Tasting Notes

The Spelunker is a brown ale with a light yet deliciously discernable hop profile that we brew each autumn in support of Pints for Prostates, a non-profit organization committed to raising awareness about prostate cancer and encouraging beer lovers to get checked (or as we put it “get spelunked”) on a regular basis to catch this scourge in its early stages.

Key Ingredients

Golding & Cascade Hops, Roasted, Maris Otter & Crystal Malts

Food Pairing

With its light roastiness and balancing hop backbone, The Spelunker goes perfectly with slow-cooked red meat dishes such as prime rib and pot roast.

Availability

Look for The Spelunker to mine his way onto our beer board for his annual visit (like the one you can make with your proctologist) come the fall.

The
Dandy

IPA ~ 6.5% ABV

Tasting Notes

The Dandy is a balanced IPA with a slight malt presence that accentuates moderate hop bitterness. Flavors and aromas of grapefruit, citrus and peppery hops intermingle against an understated sweet-malt character followed by a dry bitterness in the finish.

Key Ingredients

Varying Hops, Golden Promise & 2-row Pale Malt

Food Pairing

When we drink The Dandy, we take after Desperate Dan and enjoy our beer alongside a fine meat pie.

Availability

The Dandy is an occasional visitor to our taps, typically arriving in the spring and strutting off in the summertime.

Accolades

The Dandy’s body-to-bitterness balance earned it a 94-point score from Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine.

The
Debutante

Belgian Amber Ale ~ 6.8% ABV

Tasting Notes

The Debutante is an amber-hued, medium-bodied Belgian ale rife with tantalizing baking spice aromatics. Flavors of caramel and toasted sugar present against a smooth, dry backdrop devoid of fruity esters typically encountered in Belgian-style beers.

Key Ingredients

Saaz & Styrian Golding Hops, Pilsner Malts

Food Pairing

When we drink The Debutante we often develop a craving for something sweet. It’s no coincidence that we nick-named this beer “Little Debbie.”

Availability

The Debutante celebrated its coming-out party when we first came into existence and has stuck around ever since.

Accolades

The Debutante garnered a bronze medal in the Trappist-style Ale category at the 2019 California Craft Brewers Cup.

The
Malingerer

Feral Gluten-Free Ale with Raspberries ~ 5.0% ABV

Tasting Notes

The Malingerer is an enigma developed to solve a riddle; a gluten-free beer aged in wine barrels and rested on raspberries in an effort to provide a Feral ale for individuals of all dietary restrictions to enjoy. The result is a low-alcohol, intensely flavored, tart ale that all can enjoy without the threat of repercussions.

Food Pairing

Citric acidity and balancing raspberry sweetness make The Malingerer a spectacular pairing with freshly shucked oysters dressed with a classic red wine mignonette.

Availability

The Malingerer is currently sold out, but is plotting its eventual return to our tasting room.

The
Volcanist

American Stout ~ 6.5% ABV

Tasting Notes

The Volcanist is the hoppiest member of our family of stouts. Crafted in the American style, it delivers all of the deep, roasty, chocolaty flavors one desires from a stout, but with bright, piney highlights brought on by the addition of Cascade hops. All the while, the beer remains silken in texture and remarkably balanced.

Key Ingredients

Cascade Hops, Roasted Malts & Grains

Food Pairing

When we indulge in The Volcanist it inspires us to take that indulgence to the next level. This beer is tremendous paired with nearly any chocolate- or coffee-based desserts.

Availability

The hoppiness of The Volcanist helps us bridge the gap from summer to winter.

Accolades

The first-ever batch of The Volcanist took a bronze medal in the American Stout category at the 2016 Great American Beer Festival, and the following year, a subsequent batch earned Standout Beer honors at the 2017 Great American Beer Festival from Paste Magazine.

The
Bellowsman

Smoked Stout ~ 6.2% ABV

Tasting Notes

The Bellowsman is brewed with both oak- and cherrywood-smoked malts to impart subtle yet definable smoke characteristics, but the beauty of this warming stout lies in its restraint. While the woody essence of smoke is present in every sip, the beer itself is crisp and dry.

Key Ingredients

Varying Smoked Malts & Grains, Roasted Malts & Grains

Food Pairing

When drinking The Bellowsman we look to find outdoorsy harmony with those smoked malts, and that means one thing: barbeque.

Availability

Like a cloud of smoke, The Bellowsman wafts into our tasting room as fall fades to winter.

The
Highbinder

Feral Ale with Raspberries ~ 6.0% ABV

Tasting Notes

The Highbinder derives the bulk of its fruity front-end flavors from raspberries, while gaining much of its complexity and tannic back-end character from the wine barrels in which it is aged. Subtle yet refined, balanced and drinkable, this corrupt politico makes an art of winning over the masses. Click here to learn more about The Highbinder.

Food Pairing

With its forward raspberry essence, The Highbinder pairs well with summery salads stocked with fruits and goat cheese as well as berry-studded bakery offerings.

Availability

The Highbinder is currently held up in his lair, scheming about the perfect time to make his return to our tasting room.

Accolades

The Highbinder’s accolades include being named one of the Top 25 Beers of 2017 with a 92-point from Wine Enthusiast Magazine, being named one of the best beers of 2018 in San Diego Magazine, and being included among the world’s Best Sour Beers with a 90-point score from Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine.

The
Madam

Belgian Golden Strong Ale ~ 8.4% ABV

Tasting Notes

The Madam is a dangerously deceptive, Belgian golden strong ale that’s medium-bodied yet crisp and light on the palate. Dry and luxurious, it balances subtle sweetness with hop-driven fruitiness and yeast-borne spice.

Key Ingredients

Saaz, Styrian Golding & Varying Hops, European Pilsner Malts, Belgian Candi Syrup

Food Pairing

The Madam evokes memories of San Diego’s most famous madam, Ida Bailey. who’d likely enjoy this quaff with traditional American cuisine from one of the historic parlors in the Stingaree.

Availability

The Madam is a regular yet less-predictable visitor to our tasting room.

The
Publican

Pale Ale ~ 5.5% ABV

Tasting Notes

Our distinctly San Diego-style pale ale is highly aromatic, and finishes crisp and dry. Its subdued malt-profile and lower alcohol provide a showcase for the aromas and flavors of myriad citrusy American hops. Brewed in honor of San Diego brewing contemporary, Tom Nickel, it’s a beer you can (and will want to) enjoy glass after glass of.

Key Ingredients

Chinook, Simcoe & Varying Hops, 2-row Pale Malt & Malted Wheat

Food Pairing

When we are drinking The Publican, we enjoy this traditional San Diego pub-style beer with the traditional San Diego pub food, the fish taco.

Availability

The Publican spends the hot, summer months for which he is perfectly suited in our tasting room.

Accolades

The Publican garnered a bronze medal in the American Pale Ale category at the 2019 California Craft Brewers Cup.

The
Scrapper

Hoppy Dark Ale ~ 7.7% ABV

Tasting Notes

The Scrapper is a dark, hoppy beer with mild bitterness balanced against smooth, roasted notes. The American hops bring forth IPA citrus character balanced by nutty, chocolaty flavors from deeply kilned malts, creating a depth of flavor unlike any you would expect from a traditional dark beer.

Key Ingredients

Simcoe & Amarillo Hops, Roasted Malts & Grains, 2-row Malt

Food Pairing

When we drink the Scrapper, we enjoy it alongside any dish where the preparation calls for the use of our favorite kitchen utensil, the food scraper.

Availability

The Scrapper fights its way on-tap now and then, most often claiming victory during chillier months.

The
Butcher

Imperial Stout ~ 9.666% ABV

Tasting Notes

The Butcher is a rich yet impressively drinkable imperial stout with profound roasted malt character and a velvety smooth body that conceals its alcoholic fortitude. A dense, cocoa-colored head delivers chocolaty aromas that segue beautifully to bittersweet, roasty flavors evocative of French Roast coffee.

Key Ingredients

Golding Hops, Roasted Malts, Oats, Orc’s Blood

Food Pairing

When we drink The Butcher we indulge our inner-beasts by cranking up the death-metal and breaking out the boudin noir.

Availability

We bottled this beer once in 2016 (it was our brewery’s 666th batch of beer), but it can be had on draft 365 days a year in our tasting room.

Accolades

The Butcher garnered a gold medal in the imperial stout category at the 2013 San Diego International Beer Festival and a 92-point score from Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine.

The
Jackeroo

Southern Hemisphere IPA ~ 6.5% ABV

Tasting Notes

The Jackeroo spends most of the year roaming the Southern Hemisphere in search of hops from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. That trekking culminates in the development of a perfect blend of hops to flavor this seasonal offering, which changes annually but never fails to impress.

Key Ingredients

Southern Hemisphere hops

Food Pairing

Being that The Jackeroo’s flavors and aromas changes each year, we recommend pairing it with dishes from the countries where the hops were procured. Meat pie, anyone?

Availability

The Jackeroo gallops into our tasting room each October and sticks around until year’s end.

The
Urchin

Feral Ale with Cranberries ~ 5.8% ABV

Tasting Notes

The Urchin is a somewhat playful, mostly impish scamp infused with cranberries. Those tight red fruits bring about a tart bitterness that forms a brilliant, harmonic nexus with tanins imparted by the red-wine barrels this Feral ale is aged in. Originally released as part of our annual holiday food drive in 2016, this ne’er-do-well found redemption, helping to raise nearly 24,000 pound of food for the San Diego Food Bank.

Food Pairing

As one might expect from a beer infused with simultaneously tart, fruity and bitter cranberries, this beer pairs exceptionally with winter holiday fare and succulent roasted fowl such as duck, goose and turkey.

Availability

The Urchin is currently unavailable but you never know when he might turn up.

The
Widow

Belgian Dark Strong Ale ~ 9.2% ABV

Tasting Notes

The Widow is a Belgian-style dark ale with grace the belies its considerable strength. This beer graces the palate with layered flavors of toffee, caramel, raisins and spice plus a complementing roastiness that adds to its perceived dryness.

Key Ingredients

Saaz & Styrian Golding Hops, European Pilsner, Vienna, Munich & Colored Malts, Dark Belgian Candi Syrup

Food Pairing

When we drink The Widow we think burger. Check out this “killer” burger adorned with bacon, onion rings, avocado and double-thick Cheddar cheese.

Availability

The Widow lingers in our tasting room most of the year, particularly during cold-weather months.

The
Brewster

Pink Boots Society IPA ~ 6.8% ABV

Tasting Notes

This India pale ale is brewed once a year in support of the Pink Boots Society. Each edition incorporates a special blend of hops selected each year by leaders of the this professional organization advocating for and educating women in the brewing industry.

Key Ingredients

Mosaic, Simcoe, Loral, Glacier & Sabro hops

Food Pairing

The 2019 edition of The Brewster is big on citrus and tropical-fruit character, making it a affable companion for raw and citrus-cured seafood.

Availability

The Brewster is brewed by an all-female team on International Women’s Day and tapped once a year in the spring.

The
Heiress

Czech Pilsner ~ 5.4% ABV

Tasting Notes

The Heiress is our take on a classic Bohemian pilsner. Refreshing and effervescent with a snow-white head, its earthy and floral with a clean, bitter finish. It’s the perfect beer for fans of traditional pilsners…and for converting people whose only reference-point for pilsners are the adjunct versions sold 24 to a box.

Key Ingredients

Saaz & Varying Hops, Pilsner Malts

Food Pairing

With its tiny bubbles and cleansing qualities, The Heiress is a cinch when it comes to spicy foods, particularly hot Thai curries.

Availability

Due to high-demand from our brew-crew, The Heiress is almost always on-tap in our tasting room.

Accolades

The Heiress’ traditional make-up, flavors and aromas earned it an 89-point rating from Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine.

The
Henchman

Feral Ale with Apricots & Peaches ~ 6.1% ABV

Tasting Notes

The Henchman is a blend of a copper-hued ale aged in used wine barrels for multiple months, then rested on apricots and peaches, introducing a wealth of stone-fruit characteristics that intertwine with cultures and microflora to present a layered and delectable finished product.

Food Pairing

With baking spice notes and fruity acidity, The Henchman goes perfectly with a slice of grandma’s warm-from-the-oven apple pie.

Availability

The Henchman is currently sold out, but is plotting its eventual return to our tasting room.

The
Apothecary

Ales For ALS IPA ~ 6.5% ABV

Tasting Notes

Come summer every year, we receive a supply of hops. Each year the delivery is different, and made up of a variety of known and experimental hops. We use all of them in our “Ales for ALS” IPA, which raises money for the charity of the same name in its mission to assist those afflicted with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis).

Key Ingredients

Ales For ALS Hop Blend, 2-Row Pale Malt

Food Pairing

Since the hop-bill for The Apothecary changes yearly, the dishes it pairs with change from year to year, but it’s always a refreshing foil for Mexican food from our cross-street neighbors at Yesenia’s.

Availability

The Apothecary is released once each year in the summer. Thanks to our generous fans, it tends to go quick, so get it while the gettin’s good!

The
Mistress

Hoppy Pilsner ~ 5.3% ABV

Tasting Notes

The Mistress connived her way into her hearts over time, playing off our lust for the bright, earthen, almost ethereal essence of hops, inviting…nearly daring us to thrust an overwhelming dose of those botanicals into a pilsner base. The result is something simultaneously traditional, modern and even a wee bit sinful.

Key Ingredients

Saphir, Sterling & Hallertau Blanc Hops

Food Pairing

Pilsners are ideal counterparts for a variety of shellfish dishes, and with its exceptional hop bite, The Mistress is well suited for a short-lived romance with a classic lobster roll.

Availability

The Mistress is elusive, but you can find her lurking about in our taproom more often than not.

Accolades

The Mistress was the proud recipient of a Bronze in the New Style Lager category at the 2019 European Beer Star Awards.

The
Savage

Feral Dark Ale with Cherries ~ 7.4% ABV

Tasting Notes

The Savage comes on strong and sudden with pronounced oakiness from prolonged aging in used wine barrels. That woodiness coalesces beautifully with wine tannins and the stone fruit character of sour cherries to produce a deep brown quaff akin to a Flanders-style ale with a delicate balsamic tartness and hint of spice.

Food Pairing

Stews made from braised, gamier meats such as venison go well with The Savage because of its woodiness and foresty cherry notes.

Availability

The Savage currently sold out, but is likely plotting his return to our tasting room.

Accolades

The Savage’s accolades include being named one of the Top 25 Beers of 2017 by Wine Enthusiast Magazine (#14 to be exact), being named among the world’s Best Sour Beers with a score of 94 points from Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine and earning Best Beer of the Week honors from DRAFT Magazine.

The
Bachelor

Single Hop IPA ~ 6.5% ABV

Tasting Notes

Like a randy bachelor, monogamy does not suit this beer. Each time it is brewed, we pair a base IPA recipe with a new hop varietal in order to thoroughly explore its unique characteristics and better understand that hop for future utilization. Consider each edition as a most delicious form of research. Click here to learn more about The Bachelor.

Key Ingredients

Varying Hops, 2-Row Pale Malt

Food Pairing

Because The Bachelor are ever-changing, so too are the scents and tastes determining its pairability, which is why we often pull in the chef featured in its silhouette, Toronado San Diego gastronome (and active bachelor) Nate Soroko.

Availability

New versions of The Bachelor appear on our tap-list with great regularity. Previous editions featured: Cascade, Centennial, Mosaic, Motueka, Chinook, Citra, Azacca, Amarillo, Rakau, Sorachi Ace, Jarrylo, Simcoe, El Dorado, Northern Brewer, Galaxy, Hallertau Blanc, Mandarina Bavaria, Eureka!, Idaho 7, Calypso, Nugget, African Queen (AKA: J17), Nelson Sauvin, CTZ (Columbus | Tomahawk | Zeus), Comet, Tahoma, Cashmere, Ekuanot, Vic Secret, Strata and Southern Passion

The
Baroness

Helles Lager ~ 5.2% ABV

Tasting Notes

The Baroness is regal in her simplicity, a straightforward, refreshing lager relying exclusively on beer’s four core ingredients to deliver a thirst-quenching, extremely balanced and quaffable experience, the likes of which appeals to craft newcomers as much as longtime connoisseurs.

Key Ingredients

Pilsner Malts

Food Pairing

The Baroness’ light body and delicate blend of flavors make her an ideal accompaniment for vinaigrette-dressed salads stocked with seasonal produce and mild cheeses.

Availability

The Baroness occasionally sojourns in our tasting room with her entourage in tow.

Accolades

The Baroness took a gold medal in the European Lager category at the 2019 San Diego International Beer Festival.

The
Thief

Feral Ale with Locally Grown Grenache Blanc ~ 6.3% ABV

Tasting Notes

The Thief owes much of its bright, vinous flavor to Grenache Blanc grapes that were grown and harvested by San Diego County’s Vesper Vineyards, before being swiped, spirited away and submerged into a gracefully maturing blond ale. The resulting award-winning quaff is one which combines the very best of two fermentationary plains: local craft beer and local wine. Click here to learn more about The Thief.

Food Pairing

The white-wine character of The Thief makes it the perfect foil for edibles that pair with the likes of Grenache Blanc or Chardonnay, such as steamed mussels, halibut or butter-poached lobster.

Availability

The Thief is currently sold out, but should return following the next vineyard harvest.

Accolades

The Thief’s long list of accolades include winning a gold medal at the World Beer Cup (Mixed Culture Brett Beer, 2018), a bronze medal at the San Diego International Beer Festival (Belgian-style Sour Ale, 2016), nabbing a 96-point score from Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine, earning a “Highly Recommended” classification from Celebrator Beer News. and being named one of the best beers at the 2017 Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival by Paste Magazine.

The
Bachelorette

Single Hop Lager ~ 5.4% ABV

Tasting Notes

An unquenchable yen for exploration and sensory trysts drives a never-ending array of hop varietals into our single-hop lager. Each time we brew this beer, we utilize a different hop—be it Old World, New World or experimental—in an effort to best understand and appreciate each varietal’s unique characteristics.

Key Ingredients

Varying Hops, Pilsner Malts

Food Pairing

Though the hop-borne scents and flavors of The Bachelorette change each time, the stony minerality from our lager yeast always pairs nicely with freshly shucked oysters.

Availability

New versions of The Bachelorette appear on our tap-list with great regularity. Previous editions featured: Northern Brewer, Czech Saaz, Wakatu, Delta, Sterling, Tettnanger, Vanguard, Loral, Crystal, Nelson Sauvin, Saphir, Simcoe “Shake” and Zuper Saazer

The
Journeyman

Single-Barrel & Small-Batch Feral Ales ~ Varying% ABV

Tasting Notes

Our barrel-aging vault is flush with possibilities, many of which are celebrating in an unpredictable manner care of this series of exotic creations which pop up on our tasting-room menu from time to time. Sometimes fruited and always funky, these Feral ales provide our brewers another avenue for their prowess and creativity.

Availability

Beers in The Journeyman series go on tap as soon as they’re ready and tend to go quick, so if you see one, make haste!

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Kellnerin

Oktoberfest Lager ~ 4.6% ABV

Tasting Notes

Each year we celebrate Germany’s legendary folk festival by releasing our own version of the Motherland’s traditional Oktoberfest libation. Crisp and clean with floral and mineral notes introduced by lager yeast, it is the perfect form of liquid sustenance for this world-famous fete and the fall season that follows.

Key Ingredients

Tettnang Hops, European Pilsner, Vienna & Caramunich Malts

Food Pairing

Die Kellnerin’s roots are firmly planted in the traditions of Germany. As such, it pairs well with Deutschland’s culinary staples, such as artisanal sausages, schnitzel and sauerbraten.

Availability

Die Kellnerin is released annually on the first day of Oktoberfest and remains on tap in our tasting room until it runs dry.

The
Roustabout

Double IPA ~ 8.7% ABV

Tasting Notes

The Roustabout is our big IPA. Medium in body and pale in color, it’s a deceptively strong beer with an intense hop-character highlighted by pronounced notes of citrus and pine. The bitterness is well-balanced leading to a dry finish that makes this an exceptionally quaffable imperial IPA.

Key Ingredients

Varying Hops, 2-Row Pale Malt

Food Pairing

When we drink The Roustabout we remember our favorite Elvis Presley movie. We bet “The King” could suggest an interesting food pairing for us.

Availability

We aim to brew The Roustabout twice a year and it never lasts long, making it something to seek out when it’s available.

Accolades

The Roustabout’s list of accolades includes a gold medal at the 2013 Double IPA Festival at The Bistro in Hayward, California.

The
Miser

Triple IPA ~ 10.5% ABV

Tasting Notes

More hops than should be afforded on any one beer are packed into every stage of the brewing process for our triple India pale ale, producing a brawny yet fluid quaff with illustrious aromatics of stone-fruit and pine, followed by bold citrus and tropical-fruit flavors. Click here to learn more about The Miser.

Key Ingredients

Varying Hops, 2-Row Pale Malt & Malted Wheat

Food Pairing

Though forceful, The Miser exhibits enough balance to allow it to match up with rich foods, such as lobster poached in chipotle-citrus butter.

Availability

The Miser is one of the rarest visitors to our tasting room, so when he shows up, it’s advised you catch him as quickly as you can.