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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6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Rich amber beer with a cream head. Caramel and light grapefruit aroma. Toffee and light grapefruit flavor. Medium bodied. Toffee and light grapefruit linger.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2016 at 16:17


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Draft. A yellow beer with a white head. The aroma has notes of straw, malt, and hops. The flavor is sweet with notes of straw and malt, leading to a bitter finish.

Tried from Draft on 16 Aug 2016 at 07:26


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

CBC. Almost black with small beige head. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, liquorice and salt liquorice. Flavoru is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, salt liquorice, wood, little espresso, medium sweet, hop and medium bitter.

Tried on 13 Jul 2016 at 06:43


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

CBC. Clear golden with small white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, yeast, hop and a little orange peel. Flavour is malt, fruit, yeast, little orange peel, hop, medium sweet and a little bitter.

Tried on 13 Jul 2016 at 06:40


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tap at Mikkeller Bangkok. Poured a hazy straw colour with a thin broken white head and some clingy lace. The aroma is light yeast, mineral citrus. The flavour is light yeasty bitter with a light crisp hop bitter palate. Light to medium bodied with average carbonation. A little too light without much going on.

Tried from Draft on 09 Jul 2016 at 08:46


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

Tap at Mikkeller Bangkok. Poured a hazy light amber with a frothy white head and some broken lace. The aroma is light Brett, light hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a smooth, light creamy bretty hop bitter, light citrus palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 09 Jul 2016 at 07:59


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Tap at Mikkeller Bangkok. Poured a hazy straw colour with a frothy white head and some broken lace. The aroma is Belgian yeast, light hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a big crisp, sharp, yeasty, light cream, alcoholic, hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Tastes stronger that it is.

Tried from Draft on 08 Jul 2016 at 10:25


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Tap at Mikkeller Bangkok. Poured a slightly hazy medium amber with a frothy white head and a little broken lace. The aroma is light metallic hop, some citrus. The flavour is moderate bitter with a doughy biscuit yeast, fruity, woody hop bitter palate and a lingering biscuit yeast finish. Medium bodied with average carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 05 Jul 2016 at 11:21


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

Tap at Mikkeller Bangkok. Poured a murky dark brown with a thin off white head and some broken lace. The aroma is smoky malt, light hop, some alcohol. The flavour is moderate to strong bitter with a big medicinal alcohol, roasty, light grassy hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 05 Jul 2016 at 10:56


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Tap at Mikkeller Bangkok. Poured a hazy straw colour with a frothy white head. The aroma is yeast, light citrus hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a dry, crisp, caramel yeast, woody hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with average carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 05 Jul 2016 at 10:35


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Score 7.04
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