O'Brien's Pub – San Diego, CA

Hello Beer Fans! As you might expect, there is just a ton of good beer info to tell you about.  And news came out this week that craft beer in San Diego has a bigger economic impact than Comic-Con.  You can read all about it here: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/apr/24/tp-san-diego-beer-industry-study/.  I’ve got news on festivals, a Pro-Am competition, [...]

Hello Beer Fans! I had not really planned on sending out an email this week, but as is usually the case, there is just too much good stuff happening.  Last email I neglected to mention a Green Flash weekend for the 15th and 16th featuring Grand Cru, Columbus Double IPA, Black IPA and Little Freak [...]

Hello Beer Fans, We are in the thick of San Diego Beer Week and so far, so good.  We have blown through a ton of great beer and we keep rolling tonight with beer from Avery and lots of casks.  I also have some news on our Movember campaign for Team M’O’Brien’s and our upcoming [...]

Hello Beer Fans, The brewing world will soon be descending upon San Diego for this year’s Craft Brewers Conference (CBC) and World Beer Cup (WBC).  Thousands of industry professionals will be in town the first week of May and there will be amazing events all around town.  It will be like a second San Diego [...]

Hello Beer Fans!
There is much to celebrate this week at O’Brien’s.  Last week, the pub was named the U.S. Soccer Bar of the Year in the Best of U.S. Soccer awards.  And we will conclude our 18th Anniversary month with a Russian River TION weekend and our Taste of Bagby dinner on [...]

Hello Beer Fans!
O’Brien’s pub is celebrating its 18th Anniversary this month with two great events – Ballast Point Smoking Hot Beer Night and our annual Russian River TION weekend.  We also have some fantastic casks this month along with lots of new bottles on our list.  We finish off the month [...]

Hoppy New Year Beer Fans!
We are ending the year with a bang at the pub as we have just greatly expanded our bottle list.  Our annual New Year’s Eve-Eve Party will be Friday, December 30th.  We’ll then be closed for the 31st and the 1st, and then back open on Monday, January [...]

Hello Holiday Beer Fans!
Winter is a great time to be a beer drinker.  Nearly every brewery has a special release for this time of year and it always seems to be something wonderfully strong and tasty.  We’ll be tapping a bunch of domestic winter beers this weekend and we still have some [...]

Hello Strong Beer Fans!   This weekend the San Diego Strong Ale Festival is upon us at Pizza Port Carlsbad.  We’ll start the fun early with a great pre-party of strong ales on Thursday the 2nd.  Also on the 2nd we find out if the USA will host the 2022 World Cup with a special [...]

Hello Strong Ale Fans! This weekend is the San Diego Strong Ale Festival at Pizza Port Carlsbad. The fest will run Friday, December 4th from 4-11 pm and Saturday the 5th from 11 am to 11 pm. There will be more than 65 beers all over 8% on tap both days. You can buy tickets [...]