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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7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
From tap. Pours pitch black with a lacing white head. Dark and roasted malt aroma. Flavour holds a mix of roasted malt and liqourice hops. Quite dark and bitter. Ends solid hoppy, bitter and with a lingering liqourice flavour. Simple yet solid.
Tried from Draft on 06 Aug 2008 at 14:41

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Picture sent in. Bottled on March 27, 2008. Pours with a huge, frothy white head covering a cloudy yellow body. Aroma of berries, lemon, clove, wheat and honey. Taste is completely without any sweetness. Some citrus, wheat and bready malts. Highly overcarbonated fizziness. Dry mouthfeel. Feels unbalanced and dry.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jul 2008 at 23:37

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at Father’s Office. Not what I was expecting at all (was expecting a malty and fruity California Common ala Anchor Steam on sterroids). Pours with a small, off-white head covering a clear amber brown body. Slightly sour and earthy aroma with a bit of oak and prunes aswell. Tastee has some strong leather nots as well as a bit of barnyard, tobacco, spiceyness. Very salty and herbal. A bit fizzy on the mouthfeel. Was not expecting them to use the yeast that was used here.
Tried from Draft on 05 Jul 2008 at 21:05

6.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
(Bottle 75 cl) Courtesy of SoLan. Pours a hazy amber golden with some impurities and a small off-white head. Aroma of yeast and a little fruit. Medium body, notes of yeast, fruit and sulphur. Fairly dry and somewhat astringent finish with a light underlying acidity. 190608
Tried from Bottle on 23 Jun 2008 at 15:35

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Papsoes MadsBerg homecoming blindtasting, bottle #7. Pours hazy orange with a lacing off-white head. Light soapy and spiced hops aroma. Flavour is mild hoppy and fruity. Holds a mild brett citric note. Dry woody flavour following. Returns to a dry citric flavour. Ends dry and mild woody.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2008 at 06:59

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bright, dark, golden-amber. Lightly spicy aroma with a footy yeast note. Spicy, with light caramel, a hint of clean tartness late. Crazy beer - lots of nuance. A bit of an odd duck but I like it.
Tried on 27 May 2008 at 13:33

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Orangey-red colour. Spicy aroma with dark fruit. Chewy, very toasty and astringent. Fairly husky, slightly spicy and with good caramel notes.
Tried on 11 May 2008 at 08:31

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Sample at Stone. This beer pours a hazy dark amber color with a medium beige head that diminishes slowly. Thin rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of malt and spices along with touches of hops and plum. Medium-bodied with sweet spice and malt flavors coupled with dark fruit and hops in the background. The finish is mildly sweet at first with touches of warm alcohol and hops in the aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Tried on 15 Apr 2008 at 23:38

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Draught at Lucky Baldwins, Pasadena, California. Black, rocky head. perfumy berryish nose at first, then lightly roasty malt chimes in with licorice. Orange and yeast tags along before a salty finish rounds it off. The body is light and the mouthfeel clean. A drish and light individualitic porter with lots of character. I like it!
Tried on 19 Dec 2007 at 01:31

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Odeed; Nose of yeast, lemon, and light spices; yellow with a huge, pale yellow, long-lasting, glass-lacing head; flavor is grainy, yeasty, withsome peppery spices and some tartness un the finish; no fruity esters like a typical wheat has at least some of.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Aug 2007 at 20:34