San Marcos Brewery & Grill

Brewpub in San Marcos, California, United States 🇺🇸

Established in 1993

Closed in 2020

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1080 W San Marcos Blvd, San Marcos, CA, 92078, United States
Description
Opened in 1993 at 1080 W San Marcos Blvd., the San Marcos Brewery was one of the region’s first gastropubs with an onsite micro-brewery where its brewers produced English-style ales and oatmeal stout beers.

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

Clear deep golden with a medium off white head. Aroma had honey, malt and hoppy notes. Malty flavour with grassy hops, fruits and caramel hints. Few hints of honey.

Tried on 20 Jul 2010 at 21:01


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Clear golden with a medium off white head. Aroma was malty with floral and fruity hops. Flavour was hoppy with malt, fruits and floral notes. Finished dry and bitter.

Tried on 20 Jul 2010 at 21:00


4.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

From tap at the brewpub. Pours clearand golden yellow with a small white head. Light butterish and caramelish aroma. Flavour is butterish and vague fruity hoppy. Light bitterness and slight cornish finish.

Tried from Draft on 24 Jul 2009 at 08:15


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

From tap at the brewpub. Pours clear and golden deep orange with a fully gone head. Aroma is hoppy and light caramelish touch. Bitter, light fruity and caramelish flavoured. Nicely balanced. A more solid bitterness into the far finish.

Tried from Draft on 24 Jul 2009 at 08:14


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

From tap at the brewpub. Pours pitch black and with a small tan and dense creamy head. Roasted and dark malty aroma. Roasted malt flavoured, sweet oatish and lighttouch of burned/smoke accents. Lasting sweet malty flavoured into the far finish.

Tried from Draft on 24 Jul 2009 at 08:14


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

From tap at the brewpub. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is vague cornish and light honey herbal. Flavour is bitter,subdued swetness and vague honey touch. Light fruity touch.

Tried from Draft on 24 Jul 2009 at 08:14


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

From tap at the brewpub. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Roasted and toffee aroma, hint of butter. Toffee caramel and roasted malt flavours with alight butterish note. Decent bitterness in the finish. Lasting toffee and butterish impression.

Tried from Draft on 24 Jul 2009 at 08:13


5.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

On tap. Pours black and opaque with a creamy light brown head. Roasted malt in the nose with a lightly fusty edge. Medium body, hard roasted malt, a little licorice and again a light fustiness. Finishes dry without any real bitterness. 070709

Tried from Draft on 21 Jul 2009 at 05:45


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

On tap. Clear orangey brown with a beige head. Aroma of burned caramel. Medium body, roasted malts, burned caramel and a woody touch. Subdued bitterness but some alcohol in the finish. 070709

Tried from Draft on 21 Jul 2009 at 05:42


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

On tap. Clear amber golden with an off-white head. Sweetish caramel in the nose. Medium body, nuts and burned caramel with a dry and hoppy finish. 070709

Tried from Draft on 21 Jul 2009 at 05:40