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.
Kita (5313) reviewed Crimson Bouquet 2023 from Mason Ale Works 5 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
0.473l can. Aroma of raspberry, vanilla and biscuit. Pours dark crimson color with thin soapy pinkish head and average sparkling appearance. Taste starts with overly sweet and sour raspberries with chocolate note, following is citrusy, floral and vanilla-like with smooth, mild spicy and warm mouthfeel. Full body, thick texture and soft carbonation in palate. In loving memory of Patricia Routledge…
bb (18428) reviewed Polarity Shift from Mason Ale Works 5 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draft. Hazy golden beer with a cream head. Grapefruit aroma. Grapefruit and caramel flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and light pine linger with caramel.
SaltyGrog (4618) reviewed Cray Cray from Mason Ale Works 5 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Dumb Crayola art caught my eye at Total Wine in Vegas on a work trip. Looked at the stamped date & holy shit, it's super fresh. Drank three of these back at the hotel but took one home to rate & completely forgot about it for like five months.
Pint glass at home. This can isn't stamped. Pale honey, slight protien haze, stiff n sticky bleached head.
Savory dried soup herbal & lemon nose with some sticky floral as it warms.
Herbal, lots of dried basil with a secondary bittersweet orange & white grapefruit pith. The pith lingers quite a bit. Slight plain Cheerio malt & a some off-putting soap on the tail. Basil comes back on the burps, I'm indifferent to it.
Carbonation is a little too soft. Mostly dry with some lingering cereal. Body is thin with some likable astringency on the follow-through.
Kinda good.
Kita (5313) reviewed West Coast IPA from Mason Ale Works 6 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
0.473l can. Aroma is tropical fruity, citrusy and piney with melon note. Pours clear golden color with large soapy off-white head, good lacing and average sparkling appearance. Taste starts medium sweet malty and refreshing tropical fruity, following is herbal, piney and resinous, mouthfeel is smooth, while finish is heavy bitter. Full body, oily texture and average carbonation in palate. Solid Mason’s foundation…
Maverick (5074) ticked B.A. Baracus from Mason Ale Works 6 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Canned - vanilla oak bourbon, hoppy bitter finish with burn
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
473mL can, pours jet black with a small tan head. Aroma is full of rich dark chocolate, vanilla beans, bourbon barrels, and plenty of dark sugar. Flavour is very rich, with intense chocolate, vanilla, big bourbon barrels, some spicy whiskey, and some booze. Deep, rich chocolate, heavy bourbon barrels, and sugars that are complemented by the booze. Excellent.
Kita (5313) reviewed Ricochet from Mason Ale Works 7 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
0.473l can. Aroma of pineapple, passion fruit, citrus and pine. Pours hazy golden color with medium sized soapy white head, good lacing and average sparkling appearance. Taste starts juicy tropical fruity and floral,
following is sweet malty and medicinal, mouthfeel is smooth and warm, while finish is moderate bitter. Full body, oily texture and lively carbonation in palate. Hoppy bouncer…
Kita (5313) reviewed ¡POP! Tart Tango from Mason Ale Works 8 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
0.473l can from Beer Republic. Aroma of cherry, raspberry and bubblegum. Pours clear vermilion color with large soapy white head, nice lacing and sparkling appearance. Taste starts of tart berries and red wine, following is faint metallic, mouthfeel is smooth and slightly dry with mild bitter finish. Light body, thin texture and average carbonation in palate. Berry tango…
MrSpooks (5447) reviewed Millennial Falcon from Mason Ale Works 9 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Classic WCIPA, pine and grapefruit with touches of stone fruit and a grainy earthiness, followed by a deep, clingy bitterness. Nice pint.
Ibrew2or3 (10819) ticked Ob-1 Can-Obi from Mason Ale Works 9 months ago