Visiting San Diego - Winter 2015

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  1. funbutt88

    funbutt88 Initiate (0) May 22, 2006 California

    I'll be headed down at the end of this week and am looking for spots that will have the NCAA tournament on(preferably with sound). I remember seeing TVs at Obrien’s, Alpine, Pizza Ports, Hamiltons...any other great beer bars or breweries that might have the game?
     
    #61 funbutt88, Mar 24, 2015
  2. HeavySpeedway

    HeavySpeedway Initiate (0) Jul 8, 2013 California

    You may want to try Draft in Mission Beach. Enormous tap list, right on the beach, and a sufficient number of TVs.

    What's your team - UCLA?
     
    #62 HeavySpeedway, Mar 24, 2015
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  3. funbutt88

    funbutt88 Initiate (0) May 22, 2006 California

    Michigan State actually...thanks for the tip!
     
    #63 funbutt88, Mar 24, 2015
  4. HeavySpeedway

    HeavySpeedway Initiate (0) Jul 8, 2013 California

    Good luck - I'm a Wisconsin fan. Looks like MSU has a nice path to the Final Four, even as a seven.
     
    #64 HeavySpeedway, Mar 24, 2015
  5. funbutt88

    funbutt88 Initiate (0) May 22, 2006 California

    Here's hoping, but I don't see them getting out of the Elite 8...just atrocious free throw shooting. Wish we could shoot like the Badgers...
     
    #65 funbutt88, Mar 24, 2015
  6. Xul

    Xul Pooh-Bah (2,139) May 18, 2008 California
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    Along with Draft, PB has a lot of good choices - Tap Room, Barrel Republic, and Backyard all have plenty of TVs and will generally have sound on for big sporting events. Beer wise, the first two are a bit above Backyard but Backyard's taplist has some solid choices.

    Pizza Port OB has plenty of TVs but I don't know about sound, never gone there specifically for a sporting event. Hamilton's will be packed so it might be tough to get a seat with a good view of the TV. Alpine was showing professional tennis this past Saturday afternoon rather than NCAA games...you may be able to ask to have the games on, but who knows whether they'll do it.
     
    #66 Xul, Mar 24, 2015
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  7. funbutt88

    funbutt88 Initiate (0) May 22, 2006 California

    @Xul Tennis?!?!? Wow. Thanks for the tips!
     
    #67 funbutt88, Mar 24, 2015
  8. JohnCassillo

    JohnCassillo Initiate (0) Mar 29, 2013 California

    Syracuse fan here, but pulling for your Badgers since I'm the only person that has them in my pool (everyone else is Kentucky).
     
    #68 JohnCassillo, Mar 24, 2015
  9. WestCoasterSD

    WestCoasterSD Initiate (0) Aug 23, 2010 California

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  10. Xul

    Xul Pooh-Bah (2,139) May 18, 2008 California
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    Thanks for checking in with the link, I'll add it back in to the guide when I do the Spring edition on 4/1.
     
    #70 Xul, Mar 26, 2015
  11. SDReaper

    SDReaper Pooh-Bah (2,174) Aug 15, 2013 California
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    Good day, please add in many jokes for fun. I would appreciate it, also looking forward to the new guide. Despite being a native here even I used your guide about 2 revisions ago just to find some other places to try.
     
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  12. Mikeushbeotch

    Mikeushbeotch Initiate (0) Jul 27, 2014 California

    If you make it up to the Ballast Point in Miramar, I'll be happy to trade some great local stuff with you. Let me know when you're coming in and I'll have it waiting behind the bar.
     
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  13. robbrockjr

    robbrockjr Initiate (0) Jan 18, 2015 Florida

    Kick a$$ thread! I will definitely be wearing this out when I'm in the area in 10 days.
     
    #73 robbrockjr, Mar 29, 2015
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  14. Xul

    Xul Pooh-Bah (2,139) May 18, 2008 California
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    Sadly, BA's limited post editing - 15 minutes I believe - makes this impractical. If I could come back to it on 04/02 and edit out the jokes, I absolutely would, but having jokes interspersed for three months would make it a lot less useful.
     
    #74 Xul, Mar 29, 2015
  15. pinkgrenade

    pinkgrenade Initiate (0) Aug 19, 2011 California

    youre allowed to do this :slight_smile:
     
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  16. SDReaper

    SDReaper Pooh-Bah (2,174) Aug 15, 2013 California
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    And even if you're ever not allowed to, there are plenty of dark alleys in san diego where you can make the trade for the "stuff".

    Speaking of, I really need to get back into the habit of doing IP trades in weird dark alleys from the trunk of my car wearing a black leather duster and have my better half dressed all in black wearing dark sunglasses super late at night as my lookout/backup. Then depending on how the other IP trader is about it will determine the # of extras they get. =P

    Yay games!
     
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  17. Dan_Inreallife

    Dan_Inreallife Initiate (0) Jan 22, 2012 Colorado

    Between this thread and the Suds County documentary, I'm getting pretty jacked for my SD visit in May...
     
    #77 Dan_Inreallife, Mar 29, 2015
  18. SDReaper

    SDReaper Pooh-Bah (2,174) Aug 15, 2013 California
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    By the time you get here, SD should be at 105 breweries.
     
    #78 SDReaper, Mar 29, 2015
  19. Ravenclaws

    Ravenclaws Initiate (0) May 10, 2014 Mississippi

    Thanks for all the info Xul.

    Am coming to San Diego June 20 - 26 for a course and this thread was exactly what I was looking for.

    Hope to hit the San Diego International Beer Festival, maybe I could hook up with a couple BA brothers (will be flying solo).

    Will go back through your suggestions, but could you also recommend a good old fashion Irish Pub in SD?

    Any beer tasting classes going on that week I could attend? Working on my Cicerone.

    Again thank you Xul, and any advice welcome from all. But PM me so we don't hyjack Xul's thread.

    edit....Don't know if I will be on or off post. Last time we were near gas lamp district, but no time to get out much. I will have a car.
     
    #79 Ravenclaws, Mar 31, 2015
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  20. Xul

    Xul Pooh-Bah (2,139) May 18, 2008 California
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    On the contrary, I'd like to see people respond with questions, recommendations, and feedback so that each quarterly thread contains as much information as possible for visitors.

    As far as Irish pubs, The Field and Dublin Square downtown are both supposed to be reasonable facsimiles of an Irish pub. I believe Dublin Square's bar is actually built using wood from an old pub in Ireland, or at least that's how the story goes. Shakespeare's is a good English pub not far from downtown, but for other Irish pub options, hopefully someone else can chime in.

    Cheers.
     
    #80 Xul, Mar 31, 2015
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