Mike Hess Brewing Company

Microbrewery in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 2010

Contact
7955 Silverton Ave #1201 (858) 267-6378, San Diego, CA, CA 92126, United States
Description
Mike Hess Brewing is one of the premier craft breweries of San Diego. We set out with a mission to bring people together over great beer and were early on in the craft beer revolution. We were the region’s 33rd brewery back in 2010 when our first location, then a nano-brewery, in Miramar was opened. Now, in our 10th year, we have 5 locations in California, including the “OG” spot, which has since tripled in size!

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6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Draft at Sea World. Pours a clear, bright, yellow color, with a fair, foamy, white head. The aroma is orange juice, quinine, butterscotch, and hay. Dry and zesty, with a mellow bitterness. Light, pithy, and sharp. Refreshing and quality.

Tried from Draft on 14 Oct 2025 at 01:38


6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

12 oz. can branded at 'Fightertown' from the SD Air & Space Museum. Grassy hops, water crackers, and lime zest. Sweet and yeasty, with a fairly bold, sticky bitterness. Light, crisp, and musty. Pretty hoppy and refreshing.

Tried from Can on 12 Oct 2025 at 16:52


Slightly LCI. Forgot to hit the button. Nice Kölsch.

Just went to the weed store and got a decent amount of herb.

Tried on 04 Sep 2025 at 16:53


Nice Mexican lager. Brilliant day walking around San Diego.

Tried from Draft on 04 Sep 2025 at 15:33


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Opalescent pale yellow colour, medium sized dense white head; aroma of grainy, some herbal, hay and grassy notes; taste of hoppy bitterness with metallic, some bread crusty, herbal and minimal cardboard notes; correct lager

Tried on 11 Jul 2025 at 18:02

gave a cheers!

6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Clear golden colour, minimal creamy white head; aroma of citric acidy-lemony, some berries and some plum juice; taste of extreme citric acidy sourness, some inripe berries, unripe plum and slight salty notes; goon Berliner weisse

Tried from Draft at Mike Hess Brewing Company - Seaport Village on 09 Jul 2025 at 04:29

gave a cheers!

7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Opalescent pale golden colour, minimal creamy white head; aroma of grapefruit, piney, lemony, tropical fruity and slight tangerine notes; taste of hoppy bitterness with the same notes as can be felt in the aroma; good IPA!

Tried from Draft at Mike Hess Brewing Company - Seaport Village on 09 Jul 2025 at 04:22

gave a cheers!

6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

From tap at Taplokaal Gist, Utrecht. Aroma is sturdy rye malt with soft fruits, some citrus, grain, pine, a touch of caramel, and some spicy notes from the rye. Bittersweetish flavour, medium body. Nice Rye IPA, not very hoppy but the rye comes out nicely.

Tried from Draft on 07 Feb 2025 at 12:15


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can from Beer Republic. Grainy aroma with straw, soft grassy hoppy notes, and a hint of citrus. Sweetish and moderate bitter flavour with a medium body. Pretty superb Kölsch.

Tried from Can on 07 Feb 2025 at 12:00


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can from Beer Republic. Big splash of grapefruit with fruity hop, citrus, some pine and a lot more grapefruit. Light sweet with a nicely firm bitterness. Medium body. Decent but - as expected - too dominated by grapefruit.

Tried from Can on 01 Feb 2025 at 07:07