Mikkeller Brewing San Diego
Regional Brewery
in San Diego,
California,
United States 🇺🇸
Owned by
Mikkeller
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2016
Closed in 2022
Contact
Description
Mikkeller Brewing San Diego is a new brand deeply rooted in the friendship of two world renowned breweries, (gypsy trailblazers) Mikkeller and (legendary) AleSmith. The vision is to merge the best craft beer traditions of Europe and Southern California, while employing a curiosity in exploring the boundaries for modern beer brewing. Expect super fresh, hoppy beers as well as classic European styles.
8/10
Tried
from Can
on 21 Mar 2026
at 22:57
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 750ml. Grey Wax @ [ Flaskefolket Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏠🇩🇰 💻👀 🍀 ☁️☂️ [ As Mikkeller San Diego / Mastodon Sultan's Curse ]. ABV: 12.0%. [20260304]. 8/3-/8/4/16-
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Mar 2026
at 14:02
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 5
Overall 6.5
a: dark brown coloured body | rich brown head
a: peanuts | roasted coffee scents | grain
f: oatmeal | prunes | brewed coffee
t: thinnish rustic malts | grape juice | light chocolate on finish
o: not as rich as expected (porter-like) | pitted fruits | balanced enough
16 ounce can | Liqour Outlet: Boonton, New Jersey | 21-November-2018 | US$4,19 | tagline: 'Breakfast 17341' | Canned: 07-December-2017 (if julian on tagline) | sampled: just over seven years after purchase, eight after canning, on 05-January-2026
a: peanuts | roasted coffee scents | grain
f: oatmeal | prunes | brewed coffee
t: thinnish rustic malts | grape juice | light chocolate on finish
o: not as rich as expected (porter-like) | pitted fruits | balanced enough
16 ounce can | Liqour Outlet: Boonton, New Jersey | 21-November-2018 | US$4,19 | tagline: 'Breakfast 17341' | Canned: 07-December-2017 (if julian on tagline) | sampled: just over seven years after purchase, eight after canning, on 05-January-2026
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jan 2026
at 16:39
8.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 9
500ml @ Brian's shared with Phill.
Aroma: nicely balanced cinnamon, peanut, chcocolate, and American oak. Low to moderately sweet.
Taste: along the same lines, nice body. Nuts, cinnamon, chcocolate, and American oak are just perfectly balanced.
Overall: this is a balanced masterpiece 🔥🔥🔥 Definitely a TOP-3 of the most balanced beers I've ever had, and maybe even the best 😵😍
Aroma: nicely balanced cinnamon, peanut, chcocolate, and American oak. Low to moderately sweet.
Taste: along the same lines, nice body. Nuts, cinnamon, chcocolate, and American oak are just perfectly balanced.
Overall: this is a balanced masterpiece 🔥🔥🔥 Definitely a TOP-3 of the most balanced beers I've ever had, and maybe even the best 😵😍
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2025
at 06:34
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8
(Can) Black colour with brief, foamy, brown head. Malty, roasted nose with black coffee, liquorice, maple syrup, cacao and hints of booze. Malty, roasted, vinous taste with notes of black coffee, maple syrup, liquorice, dark chocolate, herbs, a touch of mint, vanilla and a generous coffee bitterness in a warming finish. Full body, quite sweet. On the boozy side, but really rich and tasty. Very nice.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Oct 2025
at 22:04
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Backlog. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is grassy, herbal, bready and some mild earthy tones. Flavour is herbal, earthy, grassy and mild biscuity and bready tones to it.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Oct 2025
at 20:11
3.7/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 15
An unfiltered light straw body, topped by an ample pure white head. Nose features fresh pineapple, grapefruit and mango over sweet malt. Taste profile mirrors the nose - fresh, fruity, with a solid hop backbone over sweet bready malt. Finishes clean with a squirt of lemon and orange.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:17
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
A hazy golden yellow beer with a white lacing. Aroma of yellow stone fruits, ripe apricot, tangerine. Taste of yellow stone fruits, juicy hops, mango, some grapefruit, moderate bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Sep 2025
at 11:54
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Can from Hopduvel. Cloudy black, stable, frothy, dark beige head. Intense aroma of maple syrup, burnt pancake, espresso, Kahlúa, chocolate sauce, dark fudge, pecan pie, vague black olive. Taste has sweet dark chocolate, maple syrup, pecan & caramel turning towards a deep bitterness of espresso with a touch of vanilla and umami black olive. Bitter earthy & peppery hops in the finish, slightly herbal & woody maple, ongoing bitter coffee roast and bittersweet dark chocolate; a firm dash of Kahlúa-like alcohol. Full body, oily-syrupy texture, soft carbonation. Rich, full, decadent, brings me right back to San Diego.
Tried
on 04 Sep 2025
at 14:11
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Backlog. Yellowish golden colour with a mediumsized foamy white head, which leaves some lace. Aroma is sweet malts, some grains, bread, grass, lime, citrus and mild herbal tones. Flavour is grainy, some lime, citrus, herbs and a bit earthy tones. Nice crisp malts in the finish.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Aug 2025
at 16:03