Breweries
admin — Fri, 05/16/2008 - 15:28
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Liquor Locker, 2521 Morena Blvd, 619-276-5055
Air Gas Inc, 9010 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, 858-278-2050
Stoody Industrial Welding Supply, 3316 National Ave
Pelot's Bev Service, Kearny Mesa, 858-565-7580
West Air Gas & Equipment, 8025 Arjon Dr, 619-562-1880
Beer King, 5037 Shawline St, 858-292-9210
B's Keg Beer, 1429 E Main St, El Cajon CA 92021, 619-442-0265
Karl Strauss
Kevin cell 858-518-3139
Mesa Distributing
Javier, 858-452-2300
office: 714-712-2490
Coronado Brewing Co.
Rick Chapman runs beer distribution, brother Ron runs the brewery restaurant, 437-4452.
They've been in business for 12 years and have a 5,000 barrel capacity now but are opening a new, larger facility which will about triple their capacity. Standard beers distributed by Mesa (recently bought by Harbor Distributing): Coronado Golden, Islander IPA, Mermaid Red Ale, and Hefeweizen. Other beers available on rotating basis, including Orange Avenue Ale (w/clover honey), Lincoln Lager (a beer taking 4-5 weeks instead of 2 using a different kind of yeast than ales), double Red or double IPAs bottled seasonally, and others...
Green Flash Brewery
Chuck DeSilva, brewmaster: 760-597-9012 x302
Lightening Brewery
Michael Beck (Mike), sales rep: 858-413-5722, office: 858-513-8070, mike@lighteningbrewery.com
Mission Brewery
Dan, Owner, 619-818-7147. Business partner Ray. Bill from Focus Distributing is sales rep.
Dan was amateur brewer for 20 years then went pro and revived historic brewery off of freeway near airport, one of first breweries that got wiped out by prohibition, they bought it a year ago- was turned into office space- equipment was in such poor condition that they couldn't use it and took up space in Miami Cafe @ UTC. Are building out a new facility (Ritual Tavern has their Blonde on tap- their second best seller)
Don't bottle yet but will in near future. All beers are available in full-size kegs, just got some 5-gallon kegs though.
Helles and IPA have taken prizes. Recommends trying Kolsch (authentic German style from Koln) or Hefeweizen to start to go with seafood.