Ballast Point - Little Italy / The Kettle Room - San Diego

This restaurant in Little Italy shows the wealth that backs Ballast Point these days. It's a nice building with spendy decor, a gift shop, and a courtyard to the side. The food is quite tasty and I think that we all know by now the quality of the beer. There are plenty of smaller batch things on the draft list alongside the better known brands.

While beer is not actually brewed on-site, this is a tasting room-restaurant located in Little Italy: the venue is a large room with plenty of space to eat, drink and schmooze. The large L-shape bar is the center here; above the bar is the currently changing draft listing of delicious (30+) Ballast Point brews. Of the many breweries in San Diego, I consider BP one of the best. There is food available, but no table service (it can be ordered at the bar, however.) Great service, excellent grub and some superlative beer (at decent prices) in a fun atmosphere makes BP a must stop for anyone on a San Diego beercation. I recommend the following beers: Piper Down Scottish Ale, Black Martin Porter, Double Dorado IPA and a wonderful stout that goes by the name of The Commodore.

It’s huge - not Stone huge, but huge. About 50 taps. One is cask. Some rare BA ales. Food was good. Services was rapid and “crisp”. I closed out and the busy servitor came back 3 or 4 times to see how I liked it, to offer water, ... Large crowd and I still got lots of attention. Merchandise room is a hoot. Many beers to go too.

WE were in january 2018, mmmm, my first visit in USA and California, awesome!

Big place, long bar with loads of tap's, including some nice small batch brews. Loads of seating at small tables, and with a nice patio aswell (closes early) cheap flights avaible. Good food and nice service. The modern rap music on the TV's isnt my cup of tea, but still a nice place to visit.

Corporate function out on the patio around the firepits....unreal beer selection...food was awesome...too bad about the planes laning every few minutes

Expansive spot with a modern feel and tons of seating. Absurd amount of house beers on tap - must've been over 50. Flights of any 4 (excl a few BA options) for $8; and they were offering any 3 of the Victory at Sea beers (of which there were a half dozen or so) for $8. I like that they serve the "flights" in regular tulip glassware. Bartender was mildly friendly, though not too happy to engage my ticker mentality. With this and Bottlecraft a block away, this is worth visiting.

A stunning tap room with a huge nice outdoor seating area. Tons of beers on tap, flights with lovely glasswear and decently priced. Geeky but not over the top. Fantastic.