About
We started a Brewery as a means to contribute to a truly artisan craft. We believe in friendship before finance and are happy to help others in this industry as we have been helped by those who came before us. We are bold believers in the fact that a well made beer can cool your spirit and warm your soul.
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.
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.
Part of the group
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can at home. Pours black, nose is caramel, vanilla, coconut, chocolate, coffee, taste is sweet toffee, berries, vanilla, coconut, roasted. 8/9/8/8/8
Tried
on 11 Aug 2026
at 13:12
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
16oz can from Boise Co-op. Dark brown pour, filmy beige head. Aroma is raisins, chocolate, malty, sweet. Taste is sweet and strong, chocolate, pit fruit, syrupy. Booziness settles in late, warming sweetness lingers. Raisinets..... .
Tried
from Can
from
Boise Co-Op - The Village
on 12 Jun 2026
at 07:37
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
US Pint can on 5th April 2026, drank at our Air B&B, in Fallbrook. Jet black with a tanned topping. This is a rich decedent Stout in every way, lush sweet coffee and vanilla oozing through it's bourbon booziness, really enjoyed it.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Apr 2026
at 20:00
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 28 Feb 2026
at 21:56
7/10
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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.
Tried
from Can
from
Midtowne Market
on 23 Dec 2025
at 23:42
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.
Tried
from Can
from
Midtowne Market
on 23 Dec 2025
at 22:33
4.4/10
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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.
Tried
on 20 Dec 2025
at 15:15
7/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
20/XII/25 - 1Pt. can, shared @ home, BB: n/a (2025-1420) Thanks to Benzai for sharing the can!
Pretty cloudy yellow blond beer, aery irregular white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: lovely, lots of tropical fruits, juicy, citrus, grapefruit, dank, marijuana, onions, a bit resinous. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: a bit oxidized, sweet malts, grains, a bit fruity, orange peel, some grapefruit. Aftertaste: sweet, tropical fruits, lots of alcohol, pretty sugary, mango, some pineapple.
Pretty cloudy yellow blond beer, aery irregular white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: lovely, lots of tropical fruits, juicy, citrus, grapefruit, dank, marijuana, onions, a bit resinous. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: a bit oxidized, sweet malts, grains, a bit fruity, orange peel, some grapefruit. Aftertaste: sweet, tropical fruits, lots of alcohol, pretty sugary, mango, some pineapple.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Dec 2025
at 14:00
7/10
Tried
on 12 Dec 2025
at 02:11