San Diego Brewers Guild

Single handedly one of my favorite beers during the holiday months. This full bodied scotch ale has an impact right from the first smell you take of your pint.  Wonderful toasted nut malt nose and the richness in the body lets you know your having a beer!

Scott Blair

Owner

Hamilton’s Tavern

On a quest to make delicious beers, our brewers have continually sought creative new ways to accentuate the delightfully aromatic and flavorful qualities of hops. Hopheads rejoice! Dorado Double IPA takes hops to a new level. Mash Hopping, First Wort Hopping, Kettle Hopping, and Dry Hopping create an award winning beer that embodies San Diego’s reputation for making world class IPAs. Our bottle Robust Series gives all beer lovers an opportunity to try our most rare beers, previously available only on draft at select tap houses. Enjoy! Get the Point! World Beer Cup 2006 Bronze Award Winner. Six time medal winner (4 Golds) at The Bistro Double IPA Festival in Hayward, California.

It has been a long time in coming, but our long sought after Victory at Sea Imperial Porter is available beginning next week, for the first time in 22 ounce bottles.
  We have once again teamed up with the skilled coffee roasters at Cafe Calabria to bring you this very special offering.  A carefully selected blend of coffees from around the world was put together with this brew in mind.  We then used a cold-extraction process, which results in a smoother flavor, and added the toddy directly into the fermentor.  A small amount of vanilla rounds out the flavor of this brew. Weighing in at 10% ABV.
  Bottles will be available at both of the Ballast Point Brewery’s starting on March 7th.

Islander IPA

Coronado Island, aka “The Crown City” has a hidden jewel: our Islander IPA. Brewed within a mile of the Pacific Ocean this West Coast IPA sweeps the senses with its intense hop bitterness, mild fruity flavors & aromas. The Islander IPA pours a nice copper color with a medium body and maltiness.

Good, malty bock. Nice head, thick mouth feel, not too sweet. Very drinkable. I must admit I generally prefer ales, but I’m starting to really come around to these Gordon Biersch lagers. RateBeer.com

 

Surf’s Up Symposium IPA was brewed by Green Flash Brewing Co. with input from several brewers from around San Diego County.  Many different hopping techniques were employed such as mash hopping, first wort hopping, multiple kettle hop additions including whirlpool hops, use of a hop-back, and finally dry hopping.  Even with so much emphasis on hopping, balance of the overall brew was still given its due consideration for full enjoyment of the waves of hop character throughout.   Chuck Silva Brewer

Stargazer I.P.A. is an English-style India Pale Ale that boasts citrus-like hop flavors beautifully balanced with medium-bodied maltiness.

INDIA PALE ALE - This is a crisp and refreshing American IPA with a malty & floral hop flavor & aroma.
Brewed with Crisp Maris Otter & Chrystal Malts, 8 hop varieties from U.S.,Europe, and New Zealand, and Cal Ale yeast.  Huge amounts of hops were added to this beer to create big flavors of pine, tangerine,and citrus, with a clean malt finish. 6.6% a.b.v.

LA JOLLA RED - This malty and hoppy red ale is brewed with ample quantities of caramel and chocolate malts to give it a deep red color and a malty sweet flavor. It is brewed with five different types of Pacific Northwest hops for an assertive hop flavor and aroma.

Point Break Pale Ale
This complex American Pale is like catching the perfect wave. It has a ­medium-bodied malt profile that gives it its shiny, copper color and helps carry a snappy hop finish. 
Regatta Red
“Red sky in the morning, sailor take warning: Regatta Red any day or night, is a sailor’s delight!” A roasted malt flavor and aromatic finish add to the dimension of this ale. Perfect with any Brewery Classic. 
Sunset Stout
A smooth and peaceful opaque stout with roasted overtones. The infusion of nitrogen calms the aggressive flavors, making this a creamy, everyday stout that goes well with desserts.

A ruby red color and medium body best describes this award-winning beer! This Irish-style Red Ale has great caramel flavors which are well balanced  by the fresh Goldings & Willamette Hops from the Pacific Northwest.

Great American Beer Festival® * 2008 * Silver Medal *
Great American Beer Festival® * 2000 * Bronze Medal *
"Irish- Style Red Ale” category for “Ragtop Red “ brewed by Brewmaster, Marty Mendiola at the LaJolla, CA location.

Jolly Pumpkin / Nøgne-Ø / Stone Special Holiday Ale

The Holiday season is a time for sharing food, drink, and the occasional debacle with the ones you love. We love good beer and the people dedicated to it, so we decided to share the experience of brewing with head brewers from Jolly Pumpkin and Nogne O to create something special for the holidays. Get the full scoop on our blog, or better yet, come by the Stone Company Store tomorrow, November 21st and pick up a bottle of Jolly Pumpkin / Nogne O / Stone Special Holiday Ale. We’ll be sending out the trucks to deliver it to stores on Monday.

Stone Old Guardian
Barley Wine

IBU   95

ABV   11.26%

 

Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine is a stunning representation of all that is big and bold in beer. This beautiful, bold barley wine has a massive malt character and a near-critical level of hop notes. Old Guardian was awarded a Silver Medal at the 2000 Great American Beer Festival in the Barley Wine category. Stone Old Gaurdian Barley Wine can be enjoyed upon it’s release or cellared to enjoy in the future.

 

Winner of a Gold Ribbon, English Barley Wine Category, at the 2008 California State Fair.