San Diego trip Friday 11/21

Discussion in 'South Atlantic' started by DearthVader, Nov 19, 2014.

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  1. DearthVader

    DearthVader Initiate (0) Feb 4, 2011 California

    Heading down to SD with the lady this Friday. Anywhere that we should make a point to visit while we're there? Any releases or any particular breweries outside of the usual (stone, ballast point, alpine)? She's never been to a brewery so I think we're going to hit stone for dinner on the way home so she can see how ridiculously amazing it is, but other than that we have no plans, any advice would be great.

    Cheers
     
  2. mindswoop

    mindswoop Initiate (0) Dec 22, 2011 Texas

    I hear Societe is fantastic. Alpine is a pretty small place.
     
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  3. mhenson42

    mhenson42 Maven (1,409) Nov 20, 2011 Texas
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    Probably want to post this in the Pacific forum not southwest.

    Societe and alesmith are my favorites. Several other good breweries very close to them as well

    Near Stone there's Lost Abbey/Port, Churchills and Rip Current
     
  4. IPeteA91

    IPeteA91 Initiate (0) Nov 10, 2012 Texas

    Alpine is small but i would highly recommend going there for lunch, great food!
     
  5. hambone85

    hambone85 Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2013 Colorado
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    Definitely make a stop at Toronado - one of the best beer bars I've ever been to!
     
  6. kmello69

    kmello69 Initiate (0) Nov 27, 2011 Texas

    Are you stalking me? I'm going to San Diego this Friday as well.

    According to the locals, Council, Toolbox and RipCurrent are the new hot breweries to check out. I'll report back :wink:
     
  7. aschwab

    aschwab Initiate (0) Mar 3, 2009 Texas

    I will be going out there on Friday as well until Tuesday

    What are your plans out there?
     
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  8. kmello69

    kmello69 Initiate (0) Nov 27, 2011 Texas

    I'm there for a conference. So I'll be stuck at the convention center for a big chunk of time, but am hoping to get out Friday night, Saturday afternoon/evening, and then I should be free much of Sunday too. Would love to meet up!
     
  9. luisfrancisco

    luisfrancisco Zealot (642) Dec 1, 2009 Mexico

    Just came back from a trip. I can really second Societé. Another good bar/dinner place is Tiger Tiger, and do consider the Stone Liberty Station, much closer to Downtown and almost as nice as the Brewery in Escondido.

    Also DO NOT use cabs. Use Uber instead. It was like, less than half the cost, and better service.
     
  10. Will_in_TX

    Will_in_TX Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2014 Texas

    If you're downtown and want to hit a killer bottle shop, swing by Krisp's. When I was out there over the summer, they had quite the selection out there. You might have to dig around a little, but you might find some gems.
     
  11. Looter

    Looter Initiate (0) Mar 5, 2014 Texas

    I just assumed it was your incognito account(and now you are chatting with yourself)...so weird.....

    ps. i bang my lady daily...have done so for the last 8 years, really.
     
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  12. kmello69

    kmello69 Initiate (0) Nov 27, 2011 Texas

    Butt stuff?
     
  13. Looter

    Looter Initiate (0) Mar 5, 2014 Texas

    only when she's gotten a letter from Aunt Flo and we're out of flour
     
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  14. Grendle

    Grendle Initiate (0) Apr 11, 2012 Texas

    [​IMG] SAN DIEGO!
     
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  15. kmello69

    kmello69 Initiate (0) Nov 27, 2011 Texas

    Its going to happen
     
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  16. hankbenzenberg

    hankbenzenberg Initiate (0) Feb 1, 2011 Texas

    I was just there a couple weeks ago. We hit up 9 breweries. Societe is great. They have good IPAs and stouts. Alpine (for me) is one of the best there is. Make reservations at Stone if you want to eat dinner there or be prepared for a looooooong wait.
     
  17. aschwab

    aschwab Initiate (0) Mar 3, 2009 Texas

    I am at the point that I just want to skip Stone.

    I am assuming there is at least a taproom there that I can drink the beer without too pretentious of a feel?
     
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  18. Looter

    Looter Initiate (0) Mar 5, 2014 Texas

    Maybe you wanna come over and hide in my closet while i bang my woman like i do every day? Then we can switch...
     
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  19. hankbenzenberg

    hankbenzenberg Initiate (0) Feb 1, 2011 Texas

    There is a taproom there, but if you're there during peak hours, you're gonna wait there too. We bolted after one beer because there wasn't even much room to stand (which is saying a lot because it's F'N HUGE). We went down the road to The Lost Abbey/Port, but they were having a private party. No amount of begging worked to let us in. FAIL.
     
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