Latest reviews from San Juan Capistrano

“Dropped by on a drive down I5 to San Diego. Got a flight of 4 for $13 (4oz pours). They also have an 8oz option. I LOVE this brewery. The beers are just fantastic. Very well made. The interior is cool with leather couches and chairs. Fantastic food. Packed on Friday afternoon.“

wetherel 126 days ago

“Visited May 2023. Stopped in on the way from San Diego to meet some friends in Irvine. Kind of an interesting place and certainly not one you would find by accident. A bit of a drive off of the freeway and located in a business park. Big indoor warehouse tasting room space as well as some outside seating in the parking lot area. Big board with all the beers listed. They had a lot of beers on offer and they ranged a pretty good number of styles. I tried a couple lagers, a triple, and a DIPA. Most were pretty good and none were bad. Service was pretty good. No tasters, it seemed, but they do half pours which is nice. Plenty of seating, though it seems like one of those places all the South OC drunks bring their kids while they slam beers. Would go back and try more of their stuff as it was a pretty good experience overall.“

brokensail 263 days ago

“Visited on Sunday afternoon, 2nd July 2023. Margie, Sarah-Jane, Matt and the granddaughters (8 and 2) plus me. It's set in a pretty plush Business Park next to a Mexican Restaurant which is where our food came from. Single room with the brewing kit in full view, patio area outside. Sports on TV screens, three pinball machines and loads of taps, all their own as far as I could see. Pleasant chap pulling the beers. My bill was a bit heavy but I enjoyed all ten beers I had (two flights and a 5oz pour). Liked the wall art.“

BlackHaddock 298 days ago

“1st went here in 2020 and thought it was OK, got taken back again on 18th January 2022 and decided to add it to the database as a beer venue. Really enjoyed my Thai, thin based Pizza and flight of four beers. I think it's part of a small chain, anyway this one is half patio, half inside, semi-Mexican, semi-Pizza joint sort of decoration/design and vibe. The building being very close to the Mission, which is more or less across the road. Cool sort of place, the tap list isn't very adventurous but I managed to find four new beers to fill my flight, with one or two more new to me that I didn't try. I would be happy to visit again, or try out another of their chain if given the chance.“

BlackHaddock 824 days ago

“Been here three times now, last one being 15th March 2019, the first time on 8th May 2015 with my wife, daughter and son-in-law: most likely the best beer bar I have been to in California, definitely in Orange County. Located within a Shopping Mall and facing Interstate 5 it doesn’t sound too great, but it is worth finding. Basic furniture with long bench tables and a large bar area, the open plan room seems spacious and uncluttered. We had three flights on my first and on subsequent visits, always in good condition and interesting. You are given a numbered sheet of paper and just ring the number of the beers you want in your flight and they get poured for you, easy. A printed list of the beers is handed out with the cigar box tray your beers are on. Mostly Californian brews but also taps with German, Icelandic, English and other states beers on offer. I have never checked out the huge glass fronted bottle fridges (they are behind the bar, to the side). Only crisps, but food truck is stationed outside and you are welcome to bring in your own food. Friendly and knowledgeable servers: customers seemed fine, mostly beer geeks but also normal people too. Not cheap, but the quality of the beers off set the prices,“

BlackHaddock 1868 days ago

“Visited with my wife, daughter, two and half year old grand daughter and son-in-law on Saturday 30th Dec 2017. Arrived at 12:30 and it was already fairly full, hour and half later it's rammed with people, children and dogs. Surrounded by car repair units it does not sit anywhere salubrious at all. Sadly no outside drinking, so everything is inside. With it's near neighbours churning out exhaust fumes and paint spray maybe its just as well! Two entrances, one by the toilets and kitchen hatch, the other being the main door which leads you straight into the main seating and bar area. Clean and tidy long bar, shinny stainless steel fermenting vessels dominate half the space with random comfy chairs and settees dotted around a few tables, plenty of bar stools and a kind of play area tucked away from the actual bar. My little party had three Flights of different beers, some good, some not really to our palate, all served in trays of four. Serving lady friendly and helpful, food really, really good (and cheap for Orange County). Nice vibe to the place and obviously popular because of the amount of people using the place on a sunny Saturday afternoon.“

BlackHaddock 2309 days ago

“It’s great finally having a great beer bar in south OC. They have an excellent list of taps, plus the ambiance is really nice.“

JohnC 3260 days ago