Mission Brewery

Microbrewery in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2007

Contact
1441 L Street, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
Description
Mission Brewery was originally established in 1913, but like most breweries of the time, it went out of business during the first year of Prohibition. In 2007, Dan Selis, an avid homebrewer, re-established the brand and has built it into one of the top craft breweries in San Diego County.

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6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5
On tap at the source in May of '22. Short goblet. Clear, honey gold. Old ale-ish, wood, subtlety stale & sharply sweet. Toasty bread, varnish, resin. Sweet at first but it dries out with tea-like tannins. Hard for 9%. I think I just don't like this style.
Tried from Draft on 18 Jul 2022 at 18:19

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at the source in May '22. 10% edition. 12oz baby goblet. Dark brown on black(or at least what the house lights tell me). Strong bourbon, bittersweet, acidic nose. Want more variety here. Toasty, slight acidity, warm booze. Sharp booze intro, somewhat nutty, lean grain. Maybe too much bourbon. Didn't want another. Pretty good though.
Tried from Draft on 18 Jul 2022 at 18:14

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Slow pull tap at the source. Pint glass pour. Clear, dark, copper pour. Lingering lace. Generic, slightly charred, bittersweet malt nose. Crispy, slightly sharp, mix of pine & pith, maybe too sharp & tea-like. West-Coast flavors. Frothy, bigger bubbles, feels stronger than list. Meh.
Tried from Draft on 18 Jul 2022 at 18:02

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Tap at the brewery Pours dark gold with a creamy white head. Aroma is herbal and green melon. Medium body. Flavor matches aroma plus a bit of earth. Dry and bitter. Excellent.
Tried from Draft on 04 Jun 2022 at 21:02

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
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Tried on 13 Nov 2021 at 04:10

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Early rating from Beer Buddy app
Tried on 13 Nov 2021 at 04:10

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Tap at the tasting room. Pours dark brown with a tan head. Smoky aroma. Med body. Flavor is smoky with some maple. Mild toasty malt. Fairly dry. Smoke stands in for bitter. Tastes good.
Tried from Draft on 16 Jul 2021 at 21:24

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tap at the tasting room. Pours gold with a white head. Aroma of basil and lemongrass. Near medium body. Flavor is aroma with ginger- bready malt in support. Good hot weather brew.
Tried from Draft on 16 Jul 2021 at 21:19

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Tap at the tasting room. Pours tropical sunset orange with a slight white head. Pink guava aroma. Med body. Pink guava dominates but the passion fruit “bitter” is strong. Lightly sweet and nicely bitter. Excellent,
Tried from Draft on 16 Jul 2021 at 20:53

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Can from Total Wine in Folsom, CA. Pours hazy gold with a decent white head. Aroma is mostly guava for me. Could be a touch of citrus pine. Very pleasant. Med body. Fairly dry. Flavor is strongly guava with some mildly roasty malt and citrus. This guava isn't the ripe pink sweet stuff. This guava has a certain pleasing bitterness. Not that there's guava fruit in this, just that that is how I perceive the flavors. Nice beer! West Coast bitterness.
Tried from Can on 06 Jul 2020 at 00:16