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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5/10
Tried on 06 Aug 2015 at 19:22

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pours golden. Bit of foam, aroma of grassy hops, bit of barley and fresh bread. Taste has also some herbal hops. Some bitterness mingling with lager-like soft maltiness of this beer. Quite nice actually, especially refreshing on a hot summer day.
Tried on 06 Aug 2015 at 17:53

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can from Tanakaya. Drank straight from the can. Light wheat aroma with a strong orange blossom honey nose. Taste is more of the same almost with an orange ceylon tea character with the spice and orange peel. Finish is has some coriander and light cardamom. Not a fan.
Tried from Can on 30 Jul 2015 at 06:23

7/10
Can at craig’s. Pours clear golden, nose is fruity, citrus, taste is dry, sweet toffee, fruity.
Tried from Can on 15 Jul 2015 at 07:36

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours clear gold with a thin white head. Aromas of light lemon, grapefruit. Taste is bitter lemon, crystal. Sweet finish.
12th July, gusher tasting
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jul 2015 at 13:41

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can at craig’s. Pours clear golden, nose is fruity, citrus, taste is dry, sweet toffee, fruity.
Tried from Can on 12 Jul 2015 at 13:40

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
bottle at home ... golden amber ... big off white head ...soft sweet fruits ... sweet toffee nose ... soft sweet toffee fruits .. herbal sweet fuits.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jul 2015 at 13:40

6.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 2014, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Mike Hess Habitus Rye IPA - Mango & Serrano Peppers ].ABV: 8.0%. Clear medium orange yellow color with a small to average, open and fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white silver head. Aroma is moderate malty, light caramel, light to moderate hoppy, mango, moderate to light heavy chili fruit, earthy - chili. Initial flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter, mango sweet, finish flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, fruity - hoppy sweet, late finish is chili burn - hot. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20140815]
Tried from Cask on 11 Jul 2015 at 02:37

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can: Poured a bright yellow color ale with a nice foamy head with good retention and some good amount of lacing. Aroma of citrus notes with light bitter notes is pleasant enough. Taste is dominated by citrus hops notes with some bitter notes discernable with some light grainy notes. Body is about average with good carbonation. Well brewed but doesn’t really stands out from the pack of IPA out there.
Tried from Can on 04 Jun 2015 at 14:22

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Fonefan 191214. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma is orange, coriander, yeast, caramel. Flavour is orange, coriander, yeast, fruit, caramel, citrus, caramel. Medium body. Ordinary beer.
Tried on 30 May 2015 at 05:59