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.
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap. Pours clear chestnut with a medium tan creamy head that leaves decent lacing. Aroma is very spicy, with notes of allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, toffee. Flavor is super spiced, hard to find a beer in there, sweet with a mild zesty bitterness. Medium body. Pleasant enough, but not really a beer. I was getting tired of it after four ounces.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Dec 2012
at 09:41
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft. Dark mahogony beer with a big tan head. Chocolate and light roast aroma with light yeast. Chocolate and light roast flavor with light yeast. Mediumb odied. Light roast and light toffee lingers with chocolate.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Dec 2012
at 10:57
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Botte, 75cl. A dense, two-finger light beige head sits on top of an unclear, amber body. The aroma has a fruity, sugary touch, like the syrup from canned peaches. Some dark sugar too, hints of caramel. It’s quite effervescent, full-bodied and dry, even though the taste has quite a lot of sweetness. Peaches and sugar, some yeasty hints. Peachy, sweetish finish. Well, a quite weird one, I’m not really sure what to think of it. 121109
Tried
from Can
on 09 Nov 2012
at 16:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 750ml @ fonefan
Pours slightly hazy deep golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, peach, yeast, tart and vinegar. Taste is medium sweet and light sour with a long malty and sour finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours slightly hazy deep golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, peach, yeast, tart and vinegar. Taste is medium sweet and light sour with a long malty and sour finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2012
at 15:55
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ FOneFan. Hazy dark amber with medium foamy off-white head. Aroma is malt, little cherries and baking yeast. Flavour is malt, high carbonation, slight metallic, light cherries, hop and a little bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2012
at 15:49
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Botte @ fonefan tasting. Hazy reddish amber with a big off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and sour fruit. Flavor is quite sweet and light acidic. Dry and light acidic finish. 091112
Tried
on 09 Nov 2012
at 15:49
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Huge head with excellent duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are brett, fruits, malt, cherries and notes of caramel. Nice and funky.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2012
at 15:46
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Sampled on draft at the House of 1000 beers this beer poured a nut brown color with orange highlights and a medium sized beige head that left a bit of lacing. The aroma was dryish, woody and a bit nutty with a vague dark fruit undertone. The flavor was dry, bitter, nutty and wood with faint notes of tobacco, roasty malts, and vague fruits. Medium length dry finish with nut and wood lingering. Light to medium body. Eh.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Oct 2012
at 17:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. Dark mahogony beer with a dark cream head. Tart and light toasted malt aroma. Tart/sour flavor with light cocoa and malt. Medium bodied. Tart/sour notes linger with light cocoa and light malt.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Aug 2012
at 13:01
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Draft. Light mahogony beer with a dark cream head. Tart and light sour aroma. Sour and light acetic flavor with light malt. Medium bodied. Sour and light acetic notes linger.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Aug 2012
at 13:00