Mason Ale Works
Microbrewery
in San Marcos,
California,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2015
Our flagship Mason Ale Works production brewery opened in 2017 at our San Marcos Urge Common House Location. Here JJ “Sweet Meat” Jimenez, our Director of Brewing Operations, helms the wheel. All of our can releases like our popular Jambi West Coast IPA and Respeto Mexican Lager are brewed and canned in these four walls. We also crank out an extensive line-up of one-off releases out of here.
Susiedaisy33 (3213) reviewed The Royalist from Mason Ale Works 2 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Black pour. Thin foam around the rim. Rich flavor of dark chocolate, bourbon, vanilla, and coffee. Bourbon on the palate.
obguthr (12465) ticked The Royalist from Mason Ale Works 2 months ago
Cocoa, coffee, charred oak, bourbon aroma. Viscous black pour, headless. Bourbon, chocolate syrup. Oak finish. Full body, easy carbonation, very warm. This is a punch in the face. No detectable hazelnut flavor or aroma, but that is likely due to the bourbon. It's not overly boozy but even a little bourbon seems to have masked the delicate flavor of hazelnuts. It's a shame because I really hazelnuts, especially in coffee. Good beer though.
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 3.5
Can shared with Tim. Yellow color, no head. Aroma is artificial citrusy it seems. Flavor is lightly malts, again it tastes to me as some sort of artificial citrusy and a bit sugary too. Odd. Fanta lemon-ish. Meh. Not a fan.
KevinReddirt (2121) reviewed Nightmare Fuel from Mason Ale Works 3 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
One more of the IPAs I steadily get from Half Time in NY. In front of me is a 16 can now opened and pouring inside of a SH Belgian glass. The appearance is an opaque, amber-yellow body carrying a skim of fully white foam. I smell tropical and citrus along with a hint of hops. The taste has grapefruit, orange peel, dry crackers and still that small hoppiness. Slightly sweet and bitter both. Decent beer, not shaking anything up. Interesting artwork on the label for sure.
obguthr (12465) reviewed Point Blank from Mason Ale Works 3 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Orange, lilly nose. Clear amber, medium head. Orange, grass, grapefruit
Medium body, easy carbonation.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Sample from can @ Bratislavka tasting. No real head. Colour is gold, hazy. Aroma is very hoppy, citrus, tropical fruits, bit alkohol. Taste is full malty base, mellow tropical fruits, more on the sweet side, alcohol is masked, decent bitterness, good one, fully enjoyed
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Can at Bratislavka tasting. Hoppy fruity aroma and taste, tropical fruit, light to medium bitter, light sweet. Medium to full body, malty fruity bitter sweet finish. Good.
Susiedaisy33 (3213) reviewed Nightmare Juice from Mason Ale Works 5 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Hazy gold pour. Thin foam around the rim. Scattered lace. Sweet flavor of grapefruit juice and hops. Light bodied and light carbonation
obguthr (12465) reviewed Nightmare Juice from Mason Ale Works 5 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
Grapefruit and honeysuckle nose. Cloudy amber, medium sticky head. Medium body, creamy, easy carbonation. Well rounded, delicious.