COMC: Having a Beery Good Time in Kearny Mesa - Council Brewing Company, Societe Brewing Company, and Quantum Brewing Company

Yes, it's time to Clear Out the Memory Card........

Ever wonder what to do after having all that charred animal flesh at, say......Yakyudori. Or maybe that Macau Roast Pork from Golden City is sitting pretty in your belly and you'd like something to take the "edge off". Here's an idea. We've been going to Yakitori Taisho quite often. After having all of that grilled and fried chicken we often like to grab a beer....the perfect ending to a good evening. The Missus talked me into driving all the way to Blind Lady a couple of times...but man, that gets kinda old after a while. I finally managed to talk the Missus into dropping into one of the Breweries around Kearny Mesa one evening. It turned out to be Her favorite of the three:

Council Brewing Company:

**** Council Brewing has closed

Rather low-keyed; located on Convoy Court next to Grab & Go, this is our favorite in the area. I enjoy the Belgian style Tripel, nothing fancy, fairly light, but boozy enough. A nice digestif for me. The Missus enjoys the Tart Saisons, we once had a cucumber tart saison that was just plain great. Haven't seen it since, but we'll keep dropping by once in a while.

The atmosphere is usually very relaxed and low-keyed. With the door open a nice breeze blows thru.

Council Brewing Company
7705 Convoy Ct
San Diego, CA 92111
Hours:
Monday  4pm - 9pm
Tues - Thurs 2pm - 9pm
Fri - Sat  11am - 10pm
Closed Sunday

Societe Brewing Company:

I'd been here a couple of times and had tried their brews at various pubs. For some reason I've never really taken to them.

Societe is without a doubt the most popular of these breweries. I think it's also the most inexpensive. Love that the dogs all hang out and I like the music here. The Missus really wasn't into the beer here.

 Societe Brewing Company
8262 Clairemont Mesa Blvd
San Diego, CA 92111
Hours:
Mon - Wed  12pm - 9pm
Thurs - Sat 12pm - 10pm
Sunday  12pm - 8pm

Quantum Brewing Company:

This place is in the same strip mall as Golden City and Pho Nhu Y. We dropped by one evening and had a couple of tasters. One of the tasters; the IPA was almost skunky to my palate. Nothing really stood out and we ended up back at Council.

Really friendly gal behind the bar and there's a kiddy table that looks really cute. Hope they do well, but I think the Missus will stick with Council.

Quantum Brewing
5375 Kearny Villa Rd
San Diego, CA 92123
Hours
Tues - Thurs 3pm - 8pm
Friday  3pm - 10pm
Saturday 12pm - 10pm
Sunday  12pm - 6pm
Closed Monday

Yes, there's one missing.....I'll get myself to Helm's one of these days. No, it's definitely not the 30th Street Stumble, but it ain't bad. And I understand that Kilowatt Brewing has just opened as well.

So, in case you need a nice digestif after a meal on Kearny Mesa, dropping by one of these places might be an idea.

Hope you're having a "beery" good week! 

And here's one for some bonus points.....

I just to try this.......just because. This, for me, was a really easy to drink, fairly balanced hoppiness and bitterness, and I could make out some citrus tones as well.

Comments

[kat]

nice COMC round-up!

[Curtis]

Thanks for dropping by Council, and I'm so glad you've been enjoying your time here! The Cucumber Tart was certainly quite popular and we will bring it back again at some point. Cheers!

- Curtis

[Junichi]

I'm keeping an eye out for Bitter Brothers that's opening in Bay Park soon. Right by Kitchen 4140. I heard the head brewer used to work at Lightning which is a favorite of mine.

[Kirk]

Thanks Kat! We really enjoyed this!

Hi Curtis - Thanks for taking the time out to comment. The Missus really looks forward to trying out more Tart Saisons....that cucumber sure was a winna!

Hi Junichi - I saw that....Bay Park is our neighborhood. Didn't know about the connection with Lightening though, so thanks for letting me know. I do enjoy their Thunderweizen.

[Ed (from Yuma)]

That botttle of Alesmith looks very tasty.

[Kirk]

I thought it was pretty good Ed!