Telegraph Brewing
Microbrewery
in
Santa Barbara,
California,
United States 🇺🇸
Owned by
Epic Brewing Company
Established in 2006
Closed in 2020
Contact
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.
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.
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at the brewery. Pours with a hazy brown hued body with a large off-white head. Aromas are nutty, toasty, bready, malty, low esters and some minerals. Flavors are toasty, bready, nutty, easy drinking, oatmeal. Some complexity. Nice. Creamy, slightly too intense carbonation, medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Apr 2013
at 16:22
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On tap (full pint) at the brewery. Pours with a clear bronze hued body with an off-white head. Aromas are brown sugar, plums, fruity, dates and figs. Flavors are sweet, very sweet, marmalade, esters, tropical fruit, grassy and a bit of bug spray. Very very sweet, not helped by low carbonation, and a fuller body. Evident alcohol. Really hard to drink, especially a full pint. Not the best work of theirs.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Apr 2013
at 16:20
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours an amber color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty spicy weak yeasty aroma with hoppy hints. Fruity malty spicy and slightly tart yeasty citrus flavor. Has a fruity malty spicy slightly tart finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2013
at 04:13
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a hazy yellow color with a white head. Has a fruity wheat malty spicy coriander aroma. Fruity wheat malty spicy yeasty flavor. Has a fruity wheat malty spicy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2013
at 04:11
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Sampled on draft at the House of 1000 beers this beer poured a caramel-brown color with a small foamy tan head that faded quickly and left minimal lacing. The aroma was sour with toasted caramel, fig and Worcestershire sauce. The flavor was sour toasted caramel, fig, apple, Worcestershire sauce and tobacco with an astringent and medicinal undertone. Medium length finish of caramel, apple and Worcestershire sauce. Medium body though a bit undercarbonated. Disappointing.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Mar 2013
at 04:07
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at tasting at my house. Pours amber gold with white head. Nose and taste of fruit, lemongrass, yeast, earthy hops and hint of alcohol in the finish. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2013
at 10:13
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle 750ml. corked.Unclear medium orange amber colour with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is light heavy malty, caramel, fruity, dusty - sharp, baking yeast, cherry. Flavour is moderate to light heavy sweet and light to moderate acidic with a long duration, fizzy, dry. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is fizzy - soft. [20121109]
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2013
at 08:24
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Deep golden colour with a beige head. Aroma is sourness, berries, apple, caramel. flavour is sourness, berries, apple, caramel, yeast. Nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2013
at 00:00
4.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On tap at sourfest. Pours with a murky, deep brown hued body with a lasting tan head. Aromas are hugely fruity, under ripe plum, acetaldehyde, alcohol, pear drops, acetone and caramel. Flavors are of alcohol, malty, pear, acetaldehyde, and acetone. Medium to full carbonation, sweet-tart interplay.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jan 2013
at 14:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap. Bourbon Barrel Stock Porter. Pours with a deep brown body with a large and creamy tan head. Aromas are of brown sugar, dark fruit, vinous, Laffy Taffy, mild diacetyl, mineral, barrel and some acidity. Flavors are tart, tobacco, woody barrel character, brown sugar, soil, and some sort of cocktail or liquor that I cannot place. Almost aperol like. Lively carbonation, dry, a bit creamy.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Dec 2012
at 16:48