The Hopping Pig

No Longer In Business

Visited on a Monday evening in late January 2017. I liked this place, it was fairly relaxed and with a good service. The selection was also good, I had five new ones during the visit. Located not that far from my hotel, Holiday Inn Express.

A favourite in the Gas lamp area. I counted 32 beers on draft including Stone Enjoy By 4/2016 and Ballast Point Coconut Victory at Sea and Pineapple Sculpin, all of which were excellent. Food was also very good.

Pleasant little pub in Gaslamp district. Stopped in for dinner, and found that they had a pretty good beer list. A bit noisy, with rock on the sound system and sports TVs going. Mixed crowd of locals and tourists, 20s-40s. 32 beers on tap, almost exclusively US craft. Flights of four 5-oz. glasses come in four varieties. The bartender selects the beers in the first three: Locals Only for $8; Hop Lovers for $9; and Belgian Strong for $10. The Create Your Own flight costs $10. Very passable pub grub menu.

Definitely a good option if you’re downtown with no transportation. Nice selection that is heavy on local drafts. Food was solid too.

A decent spot in the Gaslamp with a good (but not great) selection of draft offerings and prices that are just a tad high. Tasters are available at $10 for a set of 4 x 4oz pours, which is a bit higher than you’ll usually find around San Diego. Although, this is in a relatively touristy area, so the prices should be expected. Draft selection focuses on SD County beers, with a handful of other egional selections. Visitors should have no problem finding new things to try, whereas locals would probably only find one or two new ones. Not a bad place to stop if you’re sightseeing downtown, but not worth going out of your way for.

A pretty solid beer bar in the touristy area of town. Fairly polished but not over the top refined. A good and wide range of styles available on tap. From golden ales, to stouts, to sours. there weren’t many others there when I stopped by on a Sunday night and they were training a new bartender, but service was still very nice. A good option in the area.

Visited the 8th February 2015 - A cool place in downtown. Good selection on tap for reasonable price. The atmosphere is nice and not so noisy. The food is ok also with reasonable price. A nice place but not at the best.

Je me souviendrai à jamais de cet endroit comme le premier ’’watering hole’’ en tant que résident de SD. Rien de spectaculaire sauf quelques luminosité locales et/ou des surprises occasionnelles. Un des bons arrêts du centre-ville qui ne regorgent pas de taproom excitants.

Stopped here for lunch on a Wednesday. Place was mostly empty. Had a decent burger and a flight or two. Beer selection was good, but not great. Food was the same. Worth a visit if you are in the area and need lunch.