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
9366 Cabot Dr, San Diego, CA, 92126, United States
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.

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8.8
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 😵😍

Tried from Bottle on 15 Nov 2025 at 06:34


8
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
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
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
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
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
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


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Backlog. Hazy yellowish golden colour with a small white foamy head. Aroma is tropical fruits, some grassy and mild estery tones with some lactose sweetness too. Flavour is pineapple, some resin, mild mango and some dank tones with mild spiciness to it.

Tried from Can on 04 Aug 2025 at 14:27


7

Slightest hint of cinnamon at the finish? I think? Otherwise adjuncts long gone. The base BA stout is nice though.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2025 at 21:29


7.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

Burk Dipa provning krokius. Doftar Åhh tungt av blött gräs och ladugård. Lovande start är detta en klassisk inlands Dipa? I munnen tung fyllig med tydlig ek. Finns även ljust trä ich lite mjöl. Äpple och nåt mer kaktus? Ganska torr lååååååångt från nya Ängland frukterna. God men extrem öl. Smååå jävla bubblor ja kolsyran perfekt.

Tried on 04 May 2025 at 13:40


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