Toolbox Brewing Company

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

Closed in 2018

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

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5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
On tap at Toolbox, pours a cloudy reddish pink with a small pink head. Aroma is loaded with intensely pithy, lightly tart blackberries. Flavour is very dirty and earthy, with pithy blackberries, and dirt. Too dirt-like and earthy. It's okay.
Tried from Draft on 13 Feb 2018 at 17:34

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at Toolbox, pours a cloudy golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out tart guava upfront, with light wood and a hint of brett. Flavour is very pithy and intense, with tart guava, light brett and intensely sour and acidic fruitiness. Not getting much barrel. It's okay - quite harsh.
Tried from Draft on 13 Feb 2018 at 17:34

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at Toolbox, pours a cloudy blonde with a small white head. Nose brings out heaps of pithy apricot upfront, with light lacto and some oak. Flavour is intensely tart and fruity, with heaps of puckering apricot, very high acidity, intense sourness. Very abrasive, yet I love the flavours. Finishes high on acidity and oak. Very good.
Tried from Draft on 13 Feb 2018 at 17:34

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at Toolbox, pours a cloudy golden blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out heaps of pithy cherries, with saison yeast, and oak. Flavour is very tart and pithy, with high acidity, plenty of cherries, and oak. Balanced, somewhat harsh, and oaky on the finish. Excellent.
Tried from Draft on 13 Feb 2018 at 17:33

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
On tap at Toolbox, pours a cloudy bright golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is loaded with passionfruit and guava upfront, with a hint of citrus. Flavour is super juicy and tart, with heaps of very tart passionfruit, followed by tart oranges and medium-high acidity. Super fruity and mouth-wateringly puckering. Lovely stuff.
Tried from Draft on 13 Feb 2018 at 17:33

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at Toolbox, pours a bright dark pink with a medium pink head. Aroma brings out a unique combination of lactose, vanilla beans and tart berries. Flavour is loaded with vanilla and lactose upfront, followed by tart blackberries and sweet key lime pie. Lots of lactose and vanilla that kind of steals the show after a while. Fun beer, just too much shit in it.
Tried from Draft on 13 Feb 2018 at 17:32

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draught @ MBCC '17 [ Green Session ]. - Mikkeller Beer Copenhagen Celebration 2017, Øksnehallen, Halmtorvet 11, 1700 København V, Danmark. [ As Toolbox Vivian ].Clear light to medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, moderate yeasty, saison yeast, light leather - brett. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, tart fruit, saison yeast, brett, wine - white wine, grapes - apple. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20170513] 7-3-6-3-14
Tried on 04 Feb 2018 at 18:43

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draught @ MBCC '17 [ Green Session ]. - Mikkeller Beer Copenhagen Celebration 2017, Øksnehallen, Halmtorvet 11, 1700 København V, Danmark. [ As Toolbox Grisette ].Unclear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, moderate yeasty, witbier yeast, sweet yeast, bubble gum. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, minerals, tart fruit, witbier yeast. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20170513] 6-3-6-3-12
Tried on 04 Feb 2018 at 10:54

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
16oz can pours out a hazy straw color topped with a white. Nose is nice pi eapple coconut like a pina colada sweetness. Tatse is fruit hops pineapple and coconut.
Tried from Can on 03 Feb 2018 at 21:18

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draught @ Mikkeller Bar, Aarhus. Pours deep red with a small red head. Aroma of light sourness, little malt, yeasty, tart fruity, red grapes, wet wood, oak. Flavor is rather sour, malt, sour tart fruit, grapes, oak, vinegar. Medium body, average carbonation, dry and acidic finish. 030218
Tried on 03 Feb 2018 at 17:35