Belching Beaver - North Park

Belching Beaver - North ParkBelching Beaver - North Park
Belching Beaver - North ParkBelching Beaver - North Park
Bar, Beer-to-go

4223 30th St
San Diego, California, 92104-1311
United States

(760) 282-1062 | map
northpark.belchingbeaver.com
PLACE STATS
Average:
4.08
Reviews:
5
Ratings:
44
pDev:
11.03%
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Ratings by Camillo:
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Rated by Camillo from California

4.55/5  rDev +11.5%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5

Feb 16, 2016
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Reviewed by jjboesen from Maryland

4.17/5  rDev +2.2%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.25
Not to be confused with the actual brewery, this rustic little venue is the North Park location. Any trip to San Diego MUST include a venture to this neighborhood - Take the No. 2 Bus from downtown. Belching Beaver - North Park is perfectly situated between Rip Current's North Park tap house and El Cajon Boulevard, where you'll find Eppig, Pariah, Barn and Tiger! Tiger!, the latter being just around the corner. There is somewhat of a hipster scene: man-buns, tattoos and your general lay-abouts, all of whom are very amiable and just looking for reasonably priced brews. They offer about 30 taps of their own, and boast a goodly range of styles. (Plenty of IPAs, naturally.) There is a regular-sized bar accompanied by the ubiquitous plastic stools. There are several tables, few of which are along the large windows looking out onto bustling 30th Street, where the No. 2 will pass to take you to your next stop.
Mar 26, 2020
 
Rated: 3.92 by REVZEB from Illinois

Feb 27, 2020
 
Rated: 4.35 by Jason_cs from Florida

Feb 25, 2020
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Rated by COBEERHUNTER from Colorado

4.74/5  rDev +16.2%
vibe: 4 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 4.5
Went for the name, the place is awesome. Great beer selection and staff is very knowledgeable and friendly. I want to go back already.
Jul 16, 2018
 
Rated: 4.01 by spointon from Illinois

Apr 16, 2018
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Reviewed by BeanBump from California

4.14/5  rDev +1.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4
Pretty prime location right i the heart of North Park. As a result, this place can get crazy busy on weekends and it doesnt help that they also get beer-tour buses and those stupid, bike pedal tour carts stopping by throughout the weekend. So plan accordingly. Capacity gripes aside, they offer around 12 beers on any given day and often have beer floats available as well. I can honestly say Ive never had anything but friendly service here. BB offers up a few hoppy beers, a few darks and a couple one-offs of other styles. Its a rare day when you see anything on the menu over 8% ABV, so if youre looking to get torn back, keep trekking.
Sep 29, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by Kurmaraja from California

Aug 27, 2016
 
Rated: 3.06 by SmokingWood from Connecticut

Jul 17, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by deniserat from California

Jun 16, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by Texasfan549 from Texas

Jun 15, 2016
 
Rated: 4.14 by Edimoreno512 from California

May 04, 2016
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Reviewed by Droth88 from California

4.21/5  rDev +3.2%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.5 | selection: 3.75
Inviting tasting room with great outdoor area and fire pits. Beers have decent depth of flavor and modest selection. At their best Their beers can stand up to the upper echeleon of breweries. However that levelis not met on a consistant basis.
Feb 23, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by wethorseblanket from California

Dec 18, 2015
 
Rated: 4.12 by kmanjohnson from California

Nov 10, 2015
 
Rated: 4.21 by Keananmichael5 from California

Nov 10, 2015
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Reviewed by mrcraft from California

4.03/5  rDev -1.2%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4
I came here after spending some time at Toronado down the street. If you like their beers, this is a modern, clean space to enjoy them. No food sold on premises but you can order from nearby restaurants. I assume bringing your own food is okay too.

I happen to like their stouts, so this was a nice stop for me.
Aug 25, 2015
 
Rated: 4.28 by Webbey from Texas

Jul 25, 2015
 
Rated: 4.36 by EdrickCS from California

Jul 15, 2015
 
Rated: 4.4 by WillieThreebiers from Connecticut

Jul 04, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by billab914 from Virginia

May 21, 2015
 
Rated: 4.15 by jaydoc from Kansas

May 15, 2015
 
Rated: 4.28 by AndrewRamella from California

May 09, 2015
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Reviewed by chrisjws from California

3.18/5  rDev -22.1%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 1 | selection: 4
Stopped here with my wife on our San Diego trip. It was a stone's throw from our AirBnB so we figured we'd give it a look. We visited in the afternoon when it was pretty busy. Since we're touring we wanted to sample a few different things so I asked for their 5 beer taster ($15). The guy at the counter had the attitude like I was wasting his time before I even uttered a word and then promptly told me "we don't do tasters when we're busy". Now, some tasting room's have 3/$5 or similarly stupid cheap samplers (I love that), so I would understand that. But, $15/5 isn't exactly some amazing bargain for the consumer. I said whatever, and I ordered a single pint for $7. I waited tables once upon a time so I don't do this lightly, but I left no tip and a note. Good job. You could have had at least $15 of business, whatever pints we'd have ordered and tip, but you had to be a rude jackass. A group that sat down next to us also said something about their not so great experience with the "guy in the backwards Dodger cap".

Could have been a cool time, not so much. Skipped out of their and went on to another of our wide plethora of options in San Diego.
Apr 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.93 by ThirstyHungryLife from California

Mar 28, 2015
 
Rated: 4.72 by Buck89 from Tennessee

Mar 17, 2015
 
Rated: 4.57 by bumchilly25 from Canada (BC)

Mar 15, 2015
 
Rated: 4.04 by wulfie85 from California

Feb 17, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by kingpin1010 from California

Feb 09, 2015
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Rated by xroachx from Oregon

5/5  rDev +22.5%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5
Awesome place with awesome beer. Love coming here with my brothers and friends after soccer games
Dec 29, 2014
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Rated by SAEmick from Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +16.4%
vibe: 4.75 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.75 | selection: 4.75
One of my favorite places to go when I'm visiting SD.
Dec 29, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Frobert_Reynolds from California

Oct 30, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by DVMin98 from North Carolina

Oct 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3.36 by SDRedDevil from California

Oct 06, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by jose_alehouseSD from California

Sep 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3.68 by briang01 from Maryland

Aug 12, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by ThePaleRider from California

Aug 10, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by aoampm from Hawaii

Jul 27, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by sillyhed8 from California

Jul 14, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by TheBoog013 from California

Jun 17, 2014
Belching Beaver - North Park in San Diego, CA
Place rating: 4.08 out of 5 with 44 ratings