Beer Me! — San Marcos Brewery & Grill — San Marcos, California, United States

The "Brewery Update" form was broken for a while, but it's fixed now, so send me those updates!

This is not the official web site of

San Marcos Brewery & Grill

1080 West San Marcos Boulevard
San Marcos CA 92078
Telephone: +1 760-471-0050
Hours: Sunday-Tuesday 11:00am-10:30pm, Wednesday-Thursday 11:00am-11:00pm, Friday-Saturday 11:00am-11:30pm.
Brewer: David Nutley
[Update]

Notes

Visited: April 14, 2004

Opened: 1993

Annual Production: 1,000 bbl

Contributors: Arash Shahzadi, Siegfried Binge

Updated: September 5, 2009

Beer List

Amber Ale

American-Style Amber/Red Ale
- Date: April 14, 2004 (#5310)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 13 points
  
  Overall Impression (2½)
  Red-amber, thick head. Caramel malt aroma. Medium body, moderate carbonation. Big caramel malt and lots of butter.

Caber Tossed

Scottish-Style Export Ale

Date: April 14, 2004 (#5308)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Overall Impression (3½)
Deep red opaque. Thick head. Dark caramel aroma. Medium body, low carbonation. Huge sweetish caramel malt flavor, with maybe a hint of smokiness.

Cinnabarr

Herb and Spice Beer

Date: April 14, 2004 (#5307)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Overall Impression (3)
Bright red-brown. No head. Banana aroma and Belgian spiciness. Light body. Malty sweetness, lots of banana esters, and some alcohol make for a fairly complex and tasty beer. It's flavored with cinnamon, coriander, and rose hips.

Hefe Weizen

South German-Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier

Date: September 27, 1996 (#1741)

Package: draught

Place: Great American Beer Festival, Denver CO

Score: 19 points

Overall Impression (3½)
White-yellow. Banana aroma. Big banana flavor.

Date: April 14, 2004 (#5305)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Golden amber. Moderate head. Clean malty aroma. Light body, fizzy. Lots of honey flavor and lots of butter.

Date: April 14, 2004 (#5312)

Package: real ale

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Black. Big dense head. Nice roasty aroma. Medium creamy body. Served really warm. Roasty and chocolatey with a nice malty base.

Date: April 14, 2004 (#5306)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 10 points

Overall Impression (1½)
Bright amber. Thick head. Diacetyl odor. Tastes like hoppy butter.

Date: April 14, 2004 (#5311)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 12 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Golden-amber. Thick head. Smells like spicy butter. Medium body. Caramel malt, spicy hop flavor, mild bitterness, and diacetyl.

Date: April 14, 2004 (#5304)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Bright golden. Good head. Sweet grainy malt aroma. Light almost-creamy body. Huge sweet grainy malt flavor all the way through.

Date: April 14, 2004 (#5313)

Package: real ale

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Red. Moderate head. Big candy-sweet aroma. Big body. Big sweet wheat malt. Big neck-bending alcohol.

Date: April 14, 2004 (#5309)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Golden, slight haze. Thick head. Big citrusy-spicy aroma. Medium body, moderate carbonation. Big spicy hop flavor, mild bitterness, lots of grainy malt flavor.