well-worn interior and ambiance with choice draft list and extensive bottle list. two Schlenkerla kegs on during my visit. everything to satisfy your tastes, from lambic to burly stouts to farmhouse ales.

Similar ambiance to kickbacks in Jacksonville, FL. Major dive bar with almost a biker feel. Pool tables. Men’s restroom has no lock and is a one person stall. So if you have to take a dump- have fun. Tap list when I was there was impressive with a focus on new local breweries with some Sculpin and Alesmith Yukesmith favorites. Nothing eye catching. Bottle list is huge with a lot of good stuff like many Avery sours, Cantillon Mamouche, Ruination 10th Anniversary, Dugges Idjit. Cool place. I’d come back to raid the bottle list. A large bar food menu is available with sausages, burgers, etc. Didn’t eat here. I’d expect decent pub grub. Service is exceptionally attentive and nice.

The last stop on our San Diego beer journey 2012. Extremely dark bar with a very dive bar vibe. Hundreds of taps line the ceiling and there’s ski ball in the back. Lots of local / California stuff on draft and a very impressive bottle list (think cantillon mamouche, lost abbey, RR, jolly pumpkin collabs, etc)

Hamilton’s has a dive bar kind of feel and is located in the middle of a small block of businesses in the a neighborhood. The interior is very dim and adorned with more decorative tap handles than I’ve ever seen. The old school CD jukebox has some bitchin’ tunes on it. The bartender was super friendly and knowledgable. I got perhaps the best service I had of my trip to CA. The beer list is serious. No messing around here. Loads of CA taps including Pliny the Elder and many other desireable rarities. The bottle list is extensive with a specific intent to get things that beer geeks salivate over.

This establishment strikes a great balance between your average bar and pure beer geekery. Great ambiance, pool table, arrangement. Selection does not disappoint - not only do they have quality Euro brews and the locals but RARE or one-off local beers in addition. Food and bottle selection are of similar quality to the taps and service.

Very nice tap list and a nice bottle list. Cool pub atmosphere and fun place to hang out.

Hammy’s is my SoCal home away from home. Both the crowd and staff here are hands down the friendliest craft beer fans I’ve met anywhere in my travels. Love the movies they always have playing here. Tap selection is eye popping, IPA heaven for certain, and plenty of variety of other styles are represented. Bottles cover the rest. A world class beer bar for certain. Hope to darken it’s door again soon.

Great place in South Park! We go frequently after work for happy hour to play shuffleboard and pool and have great beer and food. They have thousands of taps on the ceilings and the dimly lit pub is a perfect place to relax. Great rotation selection of beer on tap and bottles too. One warning is that it will get busy later on in the evening, especially on weekends.

One of West Coaster World Headquarters’ home bars. Big tap selection and lots of cool events including the amazing second saturdays. A worthy San Diego beer bar and a jewel in the Blair’s crowns. The kind of place to just hang out on a random night and drink some great beers with no bullshit.

We visited twice during our stay in SD. The bar itself is fairly standard neighborhood bar and doesn’t really physically stand out. It was busy on both of our visits (very busy for the Younger release, not surprisingly). The selection was awesome including nice offerings from Alesmith, RR, Green Flash, etc. We spent several hours here both times. The atmosphere was fun and crowd seemed friendly. We even played shuffleboard. The staff was great. I will be back.