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Ballast Point Brewing — Home Brew Mart

(Kings & Convicts Brewing Co.)

5401 Linda Vista Road #406
Suite 406
San Diego CA 92110
Telephone: +1 619-298-2337
Toll-Free: +1 800-581-2739
Hours: Monday-Thursday 10:00am-10:00pm, Friday-Saturday 9:00am-10:00pm, Sunday 9:00am-9:00pm.
Brewer: Yuseff Cherney, Colby Chandler, Ryan Glenn
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Notes

Opened: 1996

Annual Production: 5,500 bbl

Contributors: Arash Shahzadi, Colby Chandler, Mario Kornmesser, Siegfried Binge

Food trucks.

Updated: March 10, 2020

News

2020-03-03: Ballast Point Employees Mark New Ownership with Open Letter (CraftBeer.com)
2019-12-03: Craft Brewer Kings & Convicts Buys Ballast Point from Constellation Brands (CraftBeer.com)
2010-09-29: Ballast Point turns 14 -- that's the beer anniversary, right? (Sign On San Diego)

Beer List

Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin

American-Style India Pale Ale

7.00% abv.
Big Eye IPA

American-Style India Pale Ale
Awards:
- Silver Medal, 2006 Los Angeles County Fair Competition
- Bronze Medal, 2002 World Beer Cup
- Date: October 7, 2000 (#3674)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: Great American Beer Festival, Denver CO
  
  Score: 20 points
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Bright amber, thick head. Nice spicy hop aroma. Medium-light body, excellent spicy hop flavor and bitterness.

Black Marlin Porter

Robust Porter

Awards:

Bronze Medal, 2006 Los Angeles County Fair Competition
Gold Medal, 2004 Los Angeles County Fair Competition
Bronze Medal, 2003 Great American Beer Festival
Gold Medal, 2002 Los Angeles County Fair Competition

Calico Amber Ale

American-Style Amber/Red Ale

Awards:

Gold Medal, 2006 Los Angeles County Fair Competition
Silver Medal, 2004 Los Angeles County Fair Competition
Gold Medal, 2003 California State Fair Craft Brewing Competition
Gold Medal, 2003 Los Angeles County Fair Competition
Best of Show and Gold Medal, 2002 Los Angeles County Fair Competition
Gold Medal, 2002 World Beer Cup
Gold Medal, 2001 Great American Beer Festival

Come About Stout

Imperial Stout

Date: April 16, 2004 (#5351)

Package: nitrogenated

Place: Liars' Club Bar and Grill, Mission Beach CA

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Dead black. Big nitro head. Mildly roasty aroma. Big body. Huge roastiness and big sweetness, but I'm thinking the N₂ smooths it out too much.

Dorado Double IPA

Imperial or Double India Pale Ale

Awards:

Bronze Medal, 2006 World Beer Cup
Gold Medal, 2004 Los Angeles County Fair Competition

Date: April 14, 2004 (#5326)

Package: draught

Place: San Diego Brewing, San Diego CA

Score: 18 points

Overall Impression (3)
Golden. Huge head. Big spicy hop aroma. Big body. Big maltiness. Big spicy hops. Big hoppy beer.

Grunion Pale Ale

American-Style Pale Ale

5.50% abv.

Date: April 25, 2018 (#9834)

Package: canned

Place: Place unknown

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Huge fruity hops. Citrusy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Biscuity malt and fruity-floral hops. Fairly bitter all the way through, and pretty fruity at the end.

Overall Impression (2)
Thanks to Choo for the can!