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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6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft @ RBSG 2012 Grand Tasting. Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a longlasting off-white head. Has a fruity malty sour tart aroma. FRuity slightly sour citrus flavor. Has a fruity sour citric finish.
Tried from Draft on 17 Aug 2012 at 08:14

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
750 ml bottle–thanks to a generous trader-pours hazy copper with a tan head. Aroma is light/medium fruit, malty/wheat. Taste is light/medium fruit-pear, spice hops, rye/malty/wheat-caramel/toast. 3.4 OK, as it warms, [1st glass I let warm to maybe 40, 2nd glass to mid/upper 40s] nice softening and some more esters+flavors. 3.8
Tried from Bottle on 16 Aug 2012 at 12:37

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a hazy golden color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity citric sour aroma. Fruity sour tart yeasty flavor. Has a fruity woody tart finish.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Aug 2012 at 06:04

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
75 cl bottle. Pours hazy orsnge with a small white head. Toasted malty and light wooden aroma. Citric, tart and fruity. Light milky and mild caramelish to wooden. Smooth fruity finish.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2012 at 18:17

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Yellow-straw beer with a big white head. Malt andlight spice aroma. Malt and spice flavor with light mineral notes. Medium bodied. Malt and spice lingers with light mineral notes.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jul 2012 at 10:56

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap. Pours with a large white head with good lace left over a hazy golden body. Ring per sip type of lace. Aromas are grainy, tea like, low phenol, mild esters, light citrus, peppery, 4vg. On the bland/muted side. Flavors are of tea, apricot like esters, malty, sweet for a saison, very fruit forward. Pluots. Light herbal hop character. Low carbonation for the style with a fuller body. Could use some work.
Tried from Draft on 14 Jun 2012 at 15:42

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
So good to be #10 rater. 750 c&c from Total Wine in Sacramento, CA. Batch No. 81. Opens with a cannon shot. Pours light gold with a fizzy/creamy white head. Aroma is mildly bready with some grassy hop. Med + body. The carb is very frothy. There’s a lot of grass, and the breadiness is not obnoxious. The BC may be a bit over the top, but there’s an incredible amount of flavor. The bitter is tearing at my jaw hinges. This after finishing off a Evil Twin Freudian Slip. I’m nominating this one for an Imperial Pilsner. Excellent lager (and I’m not a friend of those for the most part).
Tried from Can on 04 Jun 2012 at 18:48

6.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from a generous trader. Pours muddy brown with beige head. Nose/taste of dusty grains, dark fruit, cherry, dust, charred wood, malt and caramel. Moderate acidity. Finishes with dark fruits and grains. Dryish. Medium body.
Tried from Bottle on 15 May 2012 at 23:29

5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draught. Arbitrary score 4/5 for Appearance, as nighttime conditions prevented correct assessment. Faintly fruity, some esters, baked banana. Sweet, lots of banana, but (somewhat) cleaner finish. Low carbonation, but not flat; creamy texture. Oh weel. It’s supposedly a style one cannot call steam...
Tried from Can on 11 May 2012 at 16:44

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
bottle at Brodies... with a huge thanks to James .. golden yellow ... big white head ... soft zezty lemon yeast ... light hop ... yeasty soft fruits ...
Tried from Bottle on 24 Apr 2012 at 11:59