Telegraph Brewing

Microbrewery in Santa Barbara, California, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Epic Brewing Company

Established in 2006

Closed in 2020

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418 N Salsipuedes St., Santa Barbara, CA, 93103, United States
Description
Telegraph Brewing Co. was Santa Barbara’s first craft brewery. Brian Thompson founded the Belgian-inspired brewery in 2006.

Early American brewers adapted traditional European brewing techniques to the unique ingredients, climates, and tastes of the New World. At Telegraph Brewing Co., our beers are handcrafted in that same manner at our brewery in Santa Barbara, California. Making use of as many locally grown ingredients as we can, Telegraph's ales embody our philosophy that a local brewery should reflect the traditions of its region. Our goal is to produce uniquely American beer styles that are imbued with a spirit of invention and creativity, but always with a nod toward history.

In 2017 Utah-based Epic Brewing purchased Telegraph.

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7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
750 c&c from Bine & Vine. Pours clear copper with a slight off-white head. Aroma reminds me of an Abba Zaba bar. And I haven’t had one in decades. They are taffy and peanut butter. Full body. Quite smooth. I’m still thinking Abba Zaba. Definitely peanut butter with some chocolate. Or maybe it’s tobacco! It does have mixed fruit. It’s tasty, amazing ale. Just a bit hard to pin down on flavor components. Finishes towards dry, and , sorry, Abba Zaba.
Tried on 09 Aug 2013 at 18:23

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
750mL thanks to noodleuser. Poured a hazy orange-brown color with notes of a white wispy head. Aroma is some notes of tartness, sour almost? Flavor is tart sweetness. Citrus is in there. Pretty drinkable!
Tried on 17 May 2013 at 23:55

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle courtesy of noodleuser, thanks! Cloudy pinkish amber color, white head. Aroma of prunes, summer fruit, stonefruit. Taste is bittersweet plum preserves, dryish finish. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 11 May 2013 at 13:27

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle. Batch 111A. Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty woody bourbon aroma. Fruity malty woody caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty woody bourbon and caramel finish. Bottle. Batch 111B. Pours a hazy amber color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty woody caramel aroma with hints of vanilla. Fruity malty woody bourbon vanilla flavor. Has a fruity malty woody bourbon and caramel vanilla finish.
Tried from Bottle on 07 May 2013 at 06:07

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours a hazy yellow color with a white head. Has a fruity grainy malty aroma. Fruity grainy malty crisp flavor. Has a fruity malty grainy crisp finish with weak grassy finish.
Tried from Bottle on 06 May 2013 at 03:10

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle courtesy of StefanSD. Caramel, pineapple, cakey Belgian yeast aroma - smells a little like my mom’s pineapple upside down cake. Hazy amber with a small yellowed ivory head. Fruity, light caramel and toast, spicy yeast, slightly tart flavor with a faint hint of bitterness in the finish. Medium body, soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Apr 2013 at 17:28

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 6.2% @ Torben Mathews tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are malt, coriander, yeast hops and notes of caramel.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Apr 2013 at 06:00

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Bottle @ Torben Mathews Tasting. Pours clear dark reddish brown to black with frothy white head. Aroma is medium to heavy malty with notes of gain, caramel, syrup and coffee, but some lemon and faint hints of woody smoke. Taste is initial medium sweet then medium bitter. Body is watery to oily with lively carbonation. Finish is long with notes of sweet licorice caramel
Tried from Bottle on 24 Apr 2013 at 13:34

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle @ Torben Mathews tasting. Clear amber with medium tan head. Aroma is malt, fruit, yeast and caramel. Flavour is malt, fruit, yeast, little caramel, little dark fruits, little sweet, little dry, little bitter and spices.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Apr 2013 at 08:31

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Torben Matthews tasting. Hazy yellow with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, wheaty and coriander. Flavor is medium sweet. Light dry finish. 170413
Tried from Bottle on 20 Apr 2013 at 06:21