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Kilowatt Brewing is known for producing small batch, eclectic beer styles and providing unique and stimulating experiences in our one-of-a-kind tasting rooms. Creative and interactive lighting permeates throughout the brewery and taprooms featuring rotating artwork created by local artists, along with an extensive collection of black light art that customers can enjoy with or without provided special 3D glasses, hand-built glass infinity mirror rooms, and other unique art installations. Specialty programmed LED lighting allows us to change the lighting color and mood in real-time. Custom-built giant versions of modern, classic, and obscure games of skill are also a trademark of Kilowatt’s tasting room experience. The brewery and tasting room are located at 7576 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard in San Diego. Located inside our brewery is the Forbidden Cove hidden tiki bar open Thursday through Saturday serving our handcrafted specialty craft cocktails. Kilowatt has two satellite tasting rooms located in Ocean Beach and Oceanside with a new speakeasy located behind our Oceanside tasting room, The Space Pad.

With our unique styled, hand-crafted beer, one-of-a kind tap rooms, and craft cocktail speakeasies, Kilowatt Brewing is perfect for your next networking event, meetup, after work happy hour, birthday party, girls night out, or date night. At our brewery and tap room in Kearny Mesa, parking is available in the lot behind us, as well as in the lot just west of us off of Clairemont Mesa Blvd. There is also street parking directly in front.  At our Ocean Beach and Oceanside locations, street parking is available.

Award Winning Craft Beer

All three Kilowatt tasting rooms typically have 20+ beers on tap and are open 7 days per week. Kilowatt’s beers have won numerous awards over the years and a few we’re most proud of include WestCoaster Best of SD Beer 18 in 18′, 2018 Great American Beer Festival Chocolate Beer category Bronze medal winner for our Chocolate Macadamia Stout, 2019 Great American Beer Festival Belgian Dubbel Beer category Bronze medal winner for our OB Bubble Dubbel, 2021 Great American Beer Festival Specialty Beer category Gold medal winner for our Maple Smoked Maibock, 2022 World Beer Cup Silver Belgian-Style Abbey Ale category Silver medal winner for our OB Bubble Dubbel and two time 2020 and 2021 medal winners at San Diego International.

We strive to educate our consumers on the value and quality of small batch craft beer and our goal is that you will leave our tap room with a better understanding of craft beer.  Our staff is knowledgeable and prepared to answer most questions related to our products, processes, and beer making in general.

Growlers

We currently have 64 oz. Kilowatt Growlers available to purchase/fill ($8 to purchase the glass growler, fill prices vary).  We are also able to fill blank growlers (32 oz. and 64 oz.).   State regulations only allow us to fill blank growlers, so please make sure your growler is blank or we can cover any markings/text from another brewery.  Due to the limited production of our specialty beers, not all of our beers are available for growler fills, however most of beers on tap are available.  Kilowatt growlers are best enjoyed within 2-3 days of filling.  Once opened the beer will go flat within 12-24 hours.

Crowlers

Kilowatt fills 32 oz. and 16 oz. crowlers to go.  What the heck is a crowler?  A crowler is a can that can be filled with any beer of your choice from directly from our taps. It is capped and the aluminum can is then machine sealed onsite.  Crowlers are guaranteed freshest when consumed within three days, but can last up to three weeks unopened.

Tour Buses

Tour buses are welcome, but we respectfully request a call to 858-715-3998 or e-mail [email protected] to let us know you are coming.  At least 2 hours advance notice is appreciated so we can ensure we have the proper staff on hand to serve you.  At the Kearny Mesa location, tour bus parking is available in the lot behind us.