Ballast Point Brewing Company

Brewery, Bar

10051 Old Grove Road Suite B
San Diego, California, 92131
United States

(858) 695-2739 | map
ballastpoint.com

Acquired by Kings and Convicts in 2020.

Acquired by Constellation Brands in 2015

In addition to Ballast Point Brewing Company's Old Grove location, they still have brewing operations at their old location in the back of Home Brew Mart. You can get growlers/bottles and do tastings at both locations.
Home Brew Mart / Ballast Point
5401 Linda Vista Road, Suite 406
San Diego, CA 92110
(619) 298-2337

Ballast Point also runs tasting hours at the brewery. Please check their website for details.
BEER STATS
Average:
3.89
Beers:
94
Ratings:
63,719
PLACE STATS
Average:
4.33
Reviews:
72
Ratings:
417
pDev:
11.55%
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Ratings by BigB415:
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Reviewed by BigB415 from California

4/5  rDev -7.6%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4
Like the previous user posted you wouldn't know it's a brewery unless you went in. When I first drove by it looked like an office but once you go in you can see the silos in the back and know you're at the right place. My only complaint is that there are not chairs. There's the bar, a mini gift shop, a to-go fridge with 6 packs and 22's including my favorite "Sea Monster." There are about 4 barrel tables and a TV or 2 so when you're having a beer you have to stand. I guess they were going for the ship feel. I got a pint of the sculpin and a taster of pepper sculpin which was spicy but good. I also got a pint glass and a bottle opener key chain. Prices are good. About $4.75 for a pint and $1.50 for a taster.

A huge group of about 30 people came in for the 5 o'clock tour but I went with a tour of 6 people. On the tour I got the history and how each part of the brewery works. I got to see the hop room and found out how much each bags of hops cost which is a lot. We were then taken in the back of the brewery and told they are expanding into the lot behind them since the people there are leaving which was cool to learn and I'm glad they are expanding. We were then given a history of the distillery and learned how that works. I didn't realize how many spirits they make until now so that was very informative.
Mar 26, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.31 by macshark from Virginia

Oct 07, 2023
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Reviewed by Bluerabbitbell from Pennsylvania

4.18/5  rDev -3.5%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4 | selection: 4.25
The review is need on our visit in March of 2017 at the Long Beach, CA location.

WOW! We are from southwest PA, and this place was such an experience to remember. Sat on the deck over looking the water as the sun was beginning to set.....A beautiful ending to our vacation (despite almost being mugged at a doughnut shop on the main drag in Long Beach) during a very rough time in our lives....

We tried at least 6 beers.... What a memory....
Mar 18, 2023
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Reviewed by Hop_2_It from Spain

4.41/5  rDev +1.8%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4.5 | selection: 5
Great place to taste you way through a very wide variety of beers from Ballast Point. If you like, you can also take a tour of the brewery. There's also a small gift shop on site if you were looking for some clothes, glasses, signs, etc
May 05, 2021
 
Rated: 4.23 by Justinprintz from New Jersey

Feb 25, 2020
 
Rated: 4.03 by BeerMe8 from Florida

Feb 14, 2020
 
Rated: 4.22 by Kolb from Montana

Dec 29, 2019
 
Rated: 4.07 by Jaszucs from Indiana

Sep 26, 2019
 
Rated: 4.26 by Kylein24fps from California

Jul 13, 2019
 
Rated: 3.8 by Adrian_matei from California

Jun 16, 2019
 
Rated: 4.64 by Curt3 from Ohio

May 15, 2019
 
Rated: 4.59 by DarrellK from Florida

May 01, 2019
 
Rated: 3.83 by NickThaFish from New Mexico

Mar 06, 2019
 
Rated: 4.36 by Djon1rpt from Pennsylvania

Feb 05, 2019
 
Rated: 4.29 by DJTOBY from California

Jan 26, 2019
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Rated by CreightonSM from New York

2.09/5  rDev -51.7%
vibe: 1 | quality: 2.25 | service: 1 | selection: 3.5
Terrible service.
Jan 04, 2019
 
Rated: 4.15 by santig0nzalez from Paraguay

Oct 08, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by Aakash from California

Sep 08, 2018
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Rated by COBEERHUNTER from Colorado

4.71/5  rDev +8.8%
vibe: 5 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.25 | selection: 5
Great place!!!
Jul 16, 2018
 
Rated: 5 by Motive707 from California

May 15, 2018
 
Rated: 4.14 by chrisjws from California

May 10, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by Corburk from Pennsylvania

Apr 28, 2018
 
Rated: 4.18 by mpolewan from Ohio

Apr 15, 2018
 
Rated: 4.15 by Taphouse_Traveler from Florida

Mar 31, 2018
 
Rated: 4.48 by MVMC from Colorado

Mar 04, 2018
 
Rated: 4.71 by Richie_C_Johnson from Minnesota

Feb 15, 2018
 
Rated: 4.5 by LarrysDeerGut from Illinois

Feb 13, 2018
 
Rated: 4.71 by Kegger37 from Iowa

Jan 09, 2018
 
Rated: 4.72 by Jarrettperez from South Carolina

Dec 20, 2017
 
Rated: 5 by Davit from California

Dec 15, 2017
 
Rated: 4.33 by ItsTheBeer from California

Nov 26, 2017
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Reviewed by armock from New York

4.27/5  rDev -1.4%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5
Tucked in an industrial park is the glorious brewery. Just about all of their currently available beers on tap with a number of limiteds and flavor variants that aren't easy to get. Tours happen on a regular basis which is a nice little thing to do. Decent gift shop for some goodies to take homeaswell.
Jul 17, 2017
 
Rated: 5 by jbarry3000 from North Carolina

Jul 10, 2017
 
Rated: 4.65 by abagri from Massachusetts

Jul 03, 2017
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Rated by McFinniganOfTheFinnigans from Maine

3.17/5  rDev -26.8%
vibe: 3 | quality: 2.25 | service: 2.5 | selection: 5
Honestly I'm interested why they cost so much. Truly not worth it. Just hops shoved in a bottle to call it a beer.
Apr 24, 2017
 
Rated: 4.22 by Kurzman from Rhode Island

Apr 18, 2017
 
Rated: 5 by JaminStov from Virginia

Mar 04, 2017
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Reviewed by Mooskabear from Texas

4.8/5  rDev +10.9%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 5
By far, the best tap room I've been to. Odd location in the middle of a residential area but tons of Taos, experimental brews, great patio and grilling outside
Mar 02, 2017
 
Rated: 3.96 by Keeling from California

Feb 05, 2017
 
Rated: 4.49 by Richie_Rich_ from Pennsylvania

Jan 19, 2017
Ballast Point Brewing Company in San Diego, CA
Brewery rating: 3.89 out of 5 with 63719 ratings