Best Hotel Near San Diego Breweries
San Diego is one of the best places in the world to be a beer lover. That’s a strong claim, but it comes firmly backed up: San Diego County boasts more craft breweries—better than 100—than any other part of the United States, and among them are some of the most lauded on the planet.
With Autograph Collection accommodations at Hotel Republic in Downtown San Diego, you’re wonderfully positioned to explore this great big world of top-grade Southern Californian craft beer.
Nearby Breweries
We’re literally within shouting distance of the Downtown location of Karl Strauss Brewing Co. (1157 Columbia St.), one of several San Diego breweries—Stone and Green Flash also included—which rank among the biggest craft beermakers in the country. Karl Strauss is celebrating its 29th year in business in 2018, and its Anniversary Ale—available in the Downtown tap room—is a delectable barrel-aged Belgian-style Saison.
Also within a mile or two radius of Hotel Republic are Resident Brewing (411 C St.), Knotty Brewing Co. (842 Market St.), Half Door Brewing Co. (903 Island Ave.), 10 Barrel Brewing Co. (1501 E St.), Monkey Paw Pub & Brewery (805 16th St.), Mission Brewery (1441 L St.), the Stone Brewing Tap Room (795 J St.), and Ballast Point Brewing’s Little Italy location (2215 India St.).
But there are so many other great craft breweries within easy reach of us—in a city like this one, you really have no shortage of options, big and small. Check out the full roster of San Diego breweries right here!
San Diego Brewery Tours
You can make as many independent forays to San Diego breweries from your Hotel Republic lodgings as you wish, but to really survey the spectrum you might consider signing on to one of the guided forays led by Brewery Tours of San Diego. Public tours—taking in such legendary brewing shrines as Mission, Ballast Point, Green Flash, AleSmith, and Stone—go on seven days a week, and you can also arrange a private tour.
San Diego Beer Events
San Diego makes so much great beer, and San Diegans and visitors from all over love that beer so deeply, that it comes as no surprise the city throws some of the world’s best beer events. The San Diego Brewers Guild throws the 10-day, county-wide celebration of San Diego Beer Week, for example, while hundreds of breweries from around the globe face off in the San Diego International Beer Festival(which lands June 15-17 this year).
Beer Appreciation at Hotel Republic
Now, don’t forget: When you’re not out beer-safari-going amid San Diego’s mind-boggling array of breweries, or attending a beer-centric gala such as San Diego Beer Week or the International Beer Festival, you’ve got plenty of locally made suds to appreciate right here within Hotel Republic courtesy of our on-site restaurants and bars!