Ballast Point Tasting Room & Kitchen Restaurant – San Diego, CA-USA

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I was in San Diego this week for a conference and stayed downtown at the Best Western Plus Bayside Inn on Ash/India.  I always try to find some breweries within walking distance from my hotel and found Ballast Point’s Tasting Room & Kitchen Restaurant in Little Italy.  This was only about a 15 minute walk from the hotel and is right on India on the north side of Little Italy.  The tasting room was great and they had several beers on draft that I haven’t had before which was great.  I sat at the bar and enjoyed several 4oz tasters.  They give you a proper glass and the glass has the 4oz pour noted on the side so it is nicer than drinking out of a small 4oz taster.  Plus, it is harder for the bartenders to hit the mark so most of my pours were slightly above the mark.  I have noted the tasting list below with pricing.

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You can see my Untapp’d checkins below.  I liked their Grunion DIPA the best.

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They do have food here too.  I just got a snack (chips/guacamole/salsa) so I can’t vouch for the food but from what I saw on other peoples plates, it looked really good.  They also have a very nice outside area.  It was too cool when I was there to check it out and too dark for any good photos but I think this would be a great spot on a nice day.  Ballast Point has other tasting rooms in the San Diego area and I think their Miramar might be their main tasting room.  Great beers, great tasting room, and great location if you are downtown San Diego.  Check out the link for more info: www.ballastpoint.com