Archive record · Brewery
AleSmith Brewing Company
San Diego, California, California, USA
- Founded
- 1995
- Archive ID
- TB-ZVT1PQMZ
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Founded in 1995 and bought by national homebrewing champion Peter Zien in 2002. Speedway Stout is its flagship. Its.394 pale ale is named for Tony Gwynn's 1994 batting average and was developed with the Accepted from current San Diego Brewers Guild brewery-member directory; official site linked by guild.
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Tally’s Take
One of the San Diego breweries that built the city's reputation before anybody called it a beer destination. A national homebrew champion buying the place he admired is a better founding story than most.
Where it brewed
- 9990 AleSmith Court, San Diego, CA 92126San Diego, California
PRODUCTION
Operated by AleSmith Brewing Company
Site detail
Accepted from current San Diego Brewers Guild brewery-member directory; official site linked by guild.
Where it is
32.89207, -117.14469
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Beers
Speedway Stout
Year-RoundImperial Stout
Named for the San Diego Speedway and built on a heavy coffee dose. AleSmith was one of the breweries that made San Diego a beer city before anyone marketed it as one.
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LimitedBarrel-Aged Imperial Stout
Vietnamese coffee is brewed with condensed milk, so the reference is to sweetness and texture as much as to the bean.
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Year-RoundBelgian-Style Fruit Beer
Aliases: https://cdn.worldbeercup.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/23075637/WBC26-Winners-List-2.pdf. 2026 World Beer Cup Gold.
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Awards
- 2026
Gold — Belgian-Style Fruit Beer
World Beer Cup
- 2026
Belgian-Style Fruit Beer — Handgepluckte Kriek
World Beer Cup
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Connected suppliers & bodies
- world beer cupAwarded2026Gold — Belgian-Style Fruit Beer
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Sources
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Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited http://www.alesmith.com for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's California master, Pass 187 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 2026-08-19
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