Visited: May 8, 1995

Opened: 1995

Closed: 1996

Annual Production: 1,500 bbl

Closed by the tax man. Alert pubcrawler Ray Clouse reports that it has reopened under the name The Italian Brewery (now Drop Dead Red's) with the brewmaster from Belmont Brewing.

Directions: Pacific Coast Highway (Hwy 1) South of Seal Beach Road, on left-hand side.

Updated: January 21, 2008

• Captain Pale Ale
  American-Style Pale Ale
  • Date: May 8, 1995 (#953)
    Package: draught
    Place: at the brewery
    Score: 15 points
    Overall Impression
    Amber clear, good head. Crystal malt aroma. Malty taste, very hoppy. Has some of the "raw malt" character of the North Coast 1990 Holiday Ale.