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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6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draught @ Mike Hess North Park, San Diego, CA

Pours clear yellowish with a tiny head. Aroma of tart citrus, fruits, lactic yeastiness and stuffy notes. Taste is sourish with some lactic notes, wheat, yeast and earthy notes. Finish is smooth, slightly sour and lactic with hints of fruits. Decent, quite easy going berliner weisse.
Tried on 20 Aug 2015 at 22:17

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draught @ Mike Hess North Park, San Diego, CA

Pours pitch black with a small brown head. Aroma of roasty malts, salty licorice, coffee, cocoa and syrup. Taste is sweet, stuffy and roasty with some licorice notes, syrup and toffee. Finish is stuffy, sweetish and roasty with some toffee, syrup and salty licorice. A bit too sweet and stuffy.
Tried on 20 Aug 2015 at 22:14

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draught @ the brewpub, San Diego. Aroma has sweet raisins and malty tones. Also some ripe fruits. Flavour has gluey tones, bready malt and toffee. Finishes with menthol tones and lingering hops. Feels a bit like some oak aged La Trappe Quads.
Tried on 20 Aug 2015 at 22:14

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draught @ Mike Hess North Park, San Diego, CA

Pours clear orange with a small foamy head. Aroma of caramely malts, grassy hops, toffee, fruits and pine. Taste is grassy, malty and caramely with hints of pine, resin and toffee. Finish is sweetish, malty and caramely with some grassy hops and fruits. Decent.
Tried on 20 Aug 2015 at 22:11

6.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Draught @ the brewpub, San Diego. Aroma has sweet fruits and sour cream. Feels odd and unusual. Flavour has strong sour cream tones and green apples. Finishes dry and leathery. Drinkability is great.
Tried on 20 Aug 2015 at 22:11

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draught @ Mike Hess North Park, San Diego, CA

Pours clear golden with a tiny head. Aroma of grassy hops, herbal notes, citrus and lemon. Taste is smooth, sweetish and lemony with hints of grapefruit and grass. Finish is crisp and bitter with hints of grass. Okay.
Tried on 20 Aug 2015 at 22:07

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draught @ the brewpub, San Diego. Aroma is sweetish with rye tones and resiny malt. Flavour has leathery notes, rye, licorice and some resin. Finishes with strong lingering hoppiness. A solid BIPA.
Tried on 20 Aug 2015 at 22:05

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Draught @ Mike Hess North Park, San Diego, CA

Pours clear golden with a small head. Aroma of orange fruits, lemon and citrus. Taste is smooth, sweetish with some honey, orange peel, citrus and yeast. Finish is sweetish, stuffy and fruity with some orange peel and citrus. Decent, quite easy going.
Tried on 20 Aug 2015 at 22:04

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Draught @ the brewpub, San Diego. Aroma has sweet, grainy malt and some peaches. Flavour has grassy hops, cereal and menthol. Finishes with lingering hops and minerals. Not the most typical pale ale. And not that refreshing.
Tried on 20 Aug 2015 at 22:03

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draught @ Mike Hess North Park, San Diego, CA

Pours dark brown with a small head. Aroma of berries, caramely malts, toffee, hints of fruits and citrus. Taste is sweet, stuffy and malty with loads of caramel, toffee and syrup. Finish is sweet, malty and caramely with some syrup and toffee. Quite sweet and sticky.
Tried on 20 Aug 2015 at 22:01