Toolbox Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Vista, California, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Toolbox Brewing Company - Out of business

Closed in 2018

Contact
1495 Poinsettia Ave, Ste 148, Vista, CA, 92081, United States

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8/10
Tried from Bottle on 14 Feb 2018 at 21:01

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at Toolbox, pours black with a small beige head. Aroma is loaded with coconut upfront, followed by vanilla and light cocoa. Flavour is loaded with sweet coconut, followed by vanilla, and sweet dark chocolate. Sweet and bordering on cloying, but the coconut flavours are so nice, I can forgive it. Delicious.
Tried from Draft on 13 Feb 2018 at 17:39

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at Toolbox, pours an opaque cloudy peachy golden with a small white head. Aroma is strange, with tart oranges, light lactose and citrus hops. Flavour is sweet and sour, with lots of tart oranges, citrus hops, and lactose. Not sure this is working for me - it's a fun one though. Good stuff.
Tried from Draft on 13 Feb 2018 at 17:39

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at Toolbox, pours a cloudy peachy yellow with a tiny white head. Aroma brings out citrus hops, lactose, and light vanilla. Flavour is sweet, with lactose, vanilla beans and sweet peaches. Subdued hops, with a sweet finish. Good stuff.
Tried from Draft on 13 Feb 2018 at 17:38

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at Toolbox, pours a cloudy blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out fruity hops, with light dankness. Flavour is very fruity, with lots of stone fruity hops, light resins and biscuity malt. Very fruity hop character here. Excellent.
Tried from Draft on 13 Feb 2018 at 17:37

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
On tap at Toolbox, pours a clear dull yellow with a small white head. Aroma brings out earthy and piney hops upfront, along with toasted biscuity malt. Flavour is robust, with piney and dank hops, with a dry biscuity malt base. Nicely balanced and robust. Excellent.
Tried from Draft on 13 Feb 2018 at 17:37

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at Toolbox, pours a cloudy blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots of lupulin powder upfront, with light dankness and dry biscuity malt. Flavour is along the same lines, with bitter lupulin powder, followed by light dankness and dry biscuity malt. Not a fan of the lupulin powder, but they use it reasonably well. Solid for what it is.
Tried from Draft on 13 Feb 2018 at 17:36

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
On tap at Toolbox, pours a murky dull golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots of salt upfront, with tart citrus, spices and like. Flavour is salty and spicy, with salt, coriander, tart citrus and sweetness from the lactose. Unique and wonderfully done.
Tried from Draft on 13 Feb 2018 at 17:36

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
On tap at Toolbox, pours a cloudy bright red with a small pink head. Aroma brings out lots of red wine, tart red grapes and wood. Flavour is complex as hell, with a wonderful red wine character, tart red berries, tart red grapes and wood. Love the red wine character. Excellent.
Tried from Draft on 13 Feb 2018 at 17:35

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
On tap at Toolbox, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out light Chardonnay, a hint of brett and tart stone fruitiness. Flavour is tart, with tart stone fruits, light fruits and light white wine. A bit confused and lacking clarity. Solid stuff.
Tried from Draft on 13 Feb 2018 at 17:35