Council Brewing Company

Microbrewery in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Council Brewing Company - Out of business

Established in 2013

Closed in 2018


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7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared at Free Beer tasting. Slight hazy pale golden. Popcorn, peach, yoghurt, wheat, white wine, rice, lemon juice. Very sour, light sweet. Medium bodied. Typical US sour, decent styff but very very sour.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Jul 2025 at 18:29


6.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Tastes more sour than your typical biere de garde. Apricot, lime. Pours clear golden with ok head and lacing. Finishes quite tart. Minus a few marks because it's definitely off style. I guess it's pretty old as well. Bottle thanks to nimbleprop at DC beer share.

Tried from Bottle on 21 May 2025 at 02:22


5.9
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

2017 I picked up at Stateline. 22oz bottle! Let's gooooo. Nope. Sour oranges and wet wood. Pomegranate vinegar. High acid. Almost dry. 5 6 6.5 6 5.5

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 13:35


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

pours clouded pale gold from bottle. lots of mangos pineapples. light funk and tart. pretty good

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:43


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

Bottle at the DCBeer May share. Poured a dark orange color, small sized white head. Aroma was peaches, vanilla, creamy. Flavor was citrus, tropical fruits. Sour, okay. Some oxidation.

Tried from Bottle on 16 May 2025 at 22:15


7

April 28, 2017
Bottle@yesprs - light pinky red pour with white head. Aroma and taste is tart raspberry prominence, some grassy and floral hoppy backing, tart raspberry fruity close, nice.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Mar 2025 at 06:32


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8.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

0.75l bottle from Beergium, shared with David, Sima & Pier. Aroma is vinous, funky, stone fruity and woody. Pours cloudy golden color with thin creamy white head and sparkling appearance. Taste starts tart vinous and citrusy, following is overripe tropical and stone fruity with smooth mouthfeel and sour finish. Medium to full body, slick texture and fizzy carbonation in palate. Super tart & super tasty…

Tried from Bottle from Beergium on 14 Mar 2025 at 19:01


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

Can from Beergium. Hoppy aroma with fruity and herbal hops, grass, citrus, some pine, onions, and orange. Flavour is a bit sweetish with a bitter finish. Body is medium. West Coast IPA base with strong herbal Mosaic and Simcoe, oniony, a bit of an acquired taste I suppose. Flavour is solid, I like this.

Tried from Can on 07 Feb 2025 at 12:00


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

From tap at BeerTemple, Amsterdam. Aroma is juicy fruity hops with citrus, pineapple, orange, tropical notes, touch of peach, herbal and weedy notes, mango. Flavour is mild sweet and bitter, body is medium. Juicy and weedy, modestly bittersweet, enjoyable.

Tried from Draft on 07 Feb 2025 at 11:59


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

bottle aroma: fruits, yeasts, dough. flavor us style sour beer sourness, citrussy, hard to find the apricot but perhaps a bit of oranges and sweet grapefruit, the US style sour beer flavor dominates, the fruit adds an extra level and some complexity. Pretty fine sour overall, base beer is a great US sour to begin with, fruits doesn't destroy it.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Mar 2024 at 13:17