Half Door Brewing

Brewpub in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Half Door Brewing - Out of business

Closed in 2025

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903 Island Ave, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States

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7

RB score 3.24

Tried from Draft at Half Door Brewing on 11 Mar 2025 at 01:09


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Tap at the brewpub. Pours bright gold with a white head. Aroma of tropical and pine. Medium body. Dry and bitter. Pine and melon for flavor. Good.

Tried from Draft on 21 May 2024 at 23:32


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Tap at the brewpub. Pours dark brown with a tan head. Aroma is chocolate and pine. Medium body. Dry and moderately bitter. Flavor tracks the aroma. Nice.

Tried from Draft on 21 May 2024 at 23:27


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Flight at Half Door Brewing, San Diego, CA, USA. Mines is with cherries added, not raspberries. Pours a beautiful brilliant red, with no foam. Aroma is fruity, cherries. Some oxidation. Body and carbonation are average. Taste is medium sour, with some sweetness too. Final is a little spicy

Tried on 17 Nov 2023 at 07:42


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

Flight at Half Door Brewing, San Diego, CA, USA. Pours hazy, pale yellow, with limited, very fine white foam. Aroma is citrus, grapefruity in particular. Body and carbonation are average. Taste is medium-high bitter. Final is average in intensity, but with quite some leftover bitterness.

Tried on 17 Nov 2023 at 07:24


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Flight at Half Door Brewing, San Diego, CA, USA. Pours pale gold, transparent. Aroma is hoppy, piney. Body is a little thicker than usual, with average carbonation. Taste is fairly bitter. Final is also fairly long and still bitter.

Tried on 17 Nov 2023 at 07:13


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Flight at Half Door Brewing, San Diego, CA, USA. Pours rather hazy, pale yellow. Aroma is weak tropical. Body is average, with moderate carbonation. Taste is medium bitter. Final is average.

Tried on 17 Nov 2023 at 06:49


5.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Flight at Half Door Brewing, San Diego, CA, USA. Pours pale gold, a little opaque unattractive. Aroma is quite lemony. Body and carbonation are average. Taste is medium sweet. Final is average.

Tried on 17 Nov 2023 at 06:31


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Opalescent pale golden colour, moderate sized creamy ivory-like white head; aroma of grape peel, grapefruity, marmalade, some resiny and biscuity notes; hop-dominant taste with resiny notes as can be felt in the aroma and some pear; good IPA

Tried from Can on 14 Nov 2023 at 01:19


7.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

The current batch I am tasting has 9.1% ABV; hazy pale yellow colour, minimal white head; aroma and taste of citric, peach, dry apricot, grainy/malty, yeasty-wine cellary, some earthy and syrupy notes; really good one

Tried on 12 Nov 2023 at 23:33