Archive record · Brewery
Ballast Point Brewing Company
San Diego, California, California, USA
- Founded
- 1996
- Archive ID
- TB-XVY8VP0H
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Canonical entity accepted. Guild also lists Little Italy; that branch is not counted separately in this pass.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Where it brewed
- 9045 Carroll Way, San Diego, CA 92121San Diego, California
PRODUCTION
Operated by Ballast Point Brewing Company
Site detail
Canonical entity accepted. Guild also lists Little Italy; that branch is not counted separately in this pass.
Where it is
32.89852, -117.11095
Supplied by the research pass; method not recorded
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Beers
Sculpin
Year-RoundWest Coast IPA
Aliases: https://ballastpoint.com/beer/sculpin/. Official current product page; 70 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Imperial Sculpin
Year-RoundDouble IPA
Aliases: https://ballastpoint.com/beer/imperial-sculpin-2/. Official current product page/portfolio.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Hazy Sculpin
Year-RoundHazy India Pale Ale
Aliases: https://ballastpoint.com/beer/hazy-sculpin/. Official current product page; 40 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Grapefruit Sculpin
Year-RoundIndia Pale Ale with Grapefruit
Aliases: https://ballastpoint.com/beer/grapefruit-sculpin/. Official current product page; 70 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Aloha Sculpin Hazy IPA
Year-RoundHazy India Pale Ale
Aliases: https://ballastpoint.com/beer/aloha-sculpin/. Official current product page; 70 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Swingin' Friar Ale
Year-RoundPale Ale
Aliases: https://ballastpoint.com/beer/swingin-friar-ale/. Official current product page; ~40 IBU; San Diego County only.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Speedboat
Year-RoundSalt and Lime Blonde Ale
Aliases: https://ballastpoint.com/beer/speedboat/. Official current product page; 22 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →California Kölsch
Year-RoundGerman Style Pale Ale / Kölsch
Aliases: https://ballastpoint.com/beer/california-kolsch/. Official current product page; 23 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Wahoo
Year-RoundWitbier
Aliases: Wahoo White. Official current product page; 12 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Súper Lager
Year-RoundLager
Aliases: https://ballastpoint.com/beer/superlager/. Official current product page; 50 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Longfin Lager
Year-RoundHelles Lager
Aliases: https://ballastpoint.com/beer/longfin-lager/. Official current product page; 17 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Calico
Year-RoundAmber Ale
Aliases: Calico Amber Ale. Official current product page; 51 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Grunion Pale Ale
Year-RoundHoppy Pale Ale
Aliases: https://ballastpoint.com/beer/grunion-pale-ale/. Official current product page; 50 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Blood Orange
Year-RoundIndia Pale Ale
Aliases: https://ballastpoint.com/beer/blood-orange/. Official current product page; 54 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Pinstripe Lager
Year-RoundLager
Aliases: https://ballastpoint.com/beer/pinstripe-lager-v2/. Official current product page; 25 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Victory at Sea
Year-RoundImperial Porter with Coffee & Vanilla
Aliases: https://ballastpoint.com/beer/victory-at-sea/. Official current product page; 60 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Watermelon Dorado
Year-RoundDouble IPA with Watermelon
Aliases: https://ballastpoint.com/beer/watermelon-dorado/. Official current product page; 90 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →BP 66 Lager
American Pilsner
Official Little Italy menu; brewed on Ballast Point's 5-barrel brewhouse. (Dated Little Italy small batch — 2026-01-21) [California Pass 193]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Juicy Fruit
Hazy IPA
Official Little Italy menu; six-hop small-batch Hazy IPA. (Dated Little Italy small batch — 2026-01-21) [California Pass 193]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Ale Nog
Spiced Cream Ale
Official Little Italy menu; holiday spiced cream ale served on nitro; contains lactose. (Dated Little Italy small batch — 2026-01-21) [California Pass 193]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Gingerbread House
Spiced Winter Ale
Official Little Italy menu; brewed with amber molasses and ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves. (Dated Little Italy small batch — 2026-01-21) [California Pass 193]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Navigator
Doppelbock
Official Little Italy menu; malt-driven strong dark lager. (Dated Little Italy small batch — 2026-01-21) [California Pass 193]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Lafitte's Beard
Smoked Schwarzbier
Official Little Italy menu; smoked black lager. (Dated Little Italy small batch — 2026-01-21) [California Pass 193]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Dolcita
West Coast Pilsner
Official Little Italy menu; brewed with the hop now called Dolcita/HBC 1019. (Dated Little Italy small batch — 2026-01-21) [California Pass 193]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Calm Before The Storm
Nitro Cream Ale
Official Little Italy menu; coffee-and-vanilla nitro cream ale. (Dated Little Italy small batch — 2026-01-21) [California Pass 193]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Travel Guide
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Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited https://web.sdbeer.com/Brewery-Member 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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