Reported by San Diego Beer News®
It took a while for craft beer to trickle its way into the southwestern-most corner of San Diego County, but a handful of high-profile brewery-venue openings proved game-changers. Now, residents and visitors alike can indulge in locally brewed ales and lagers on both ends of the Silver Strand, including an easily traversable trio of suds spots in once beer-barren Imperial Beach.
Coronado Brewing – Coronado Brew Pub170 Orange Avenue, Coronado, CA 92118
It was 1996 when a fraternal pair of islanders opened their hometown’s namesake red-brick brewpub. At the time, it was one of just a handful of breweries in all of San Diego County. Now, it’s among the largest brewing companies in the U.S. Despite that monumental rise, which was facilitated by the 2012 addition of a large-scale Bay Park production facility, Coronado Brewing’s OG pub remains a down-to-earth locale, where a menu of wood-fired pizzas, burgers, sandos and mains (pastas, ribs, seafood, steak) pairs with award-winning “coastal” beers like Salty Crew blonde ale, Nado rice lager and Weekend Vibes IPA.
Mike Hess Brewing – Imperial Beach Biergarten805 Ocean Lane, Imperial Beach, CA 91932
