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EURO 2012 Final on Sunday at 11:45 am!
Hello Football Fans! Just a short note to let you know that we will be opening at 11 am on Sunday the 1st for the EURO 2012 Final between Italy and Spain. The game will kick off at 11:45 am. We will have our full food menu available starting at 11 am along with all [...]
MBV Cask, CBC Night and Karl Strauss Beer Dinner!
Hello Beer Fans!
There are a ton of great beers on tap right now at O’Brien’s. Tyson just tapped the Schlenkerla Oak Smoked Double Bock, which is one of my all time favorite beers. AleSmith My Bloody Valentine is on tap and coming on cask tonight – we also have our other Valentine’s [...]
Sierra, BP Casks and Exponential!
Hello Hoppy Beer Fans!
Lots of good stuff to tell you about in this email including our next Sunday night tasting on March 11 just before St. Patrick’s Day. We have some great Ballast Point casks coming up next week and next Friday is a day you will not want to miss with [...]
Playoffs and Smoking Hot Beer
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!
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 [...]
Winter Warmers, Potluck and Taste Cheese!
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 [...]
Strong Ale Festival this Weekend!
Hello Beer Fans,
The 15th Strong Ale Festival is this Friday and Saturday at Pizza Port Carlsbad with more than 75 beers over 8% alcohol. The festival will run from 4 to 11 pm on Friday the 2nd and 11 am to 11 pm on Saturday the 3rd. Beers from all over the [...]
Victory, Salvation and Russian River!
Hello Beer Fans! Our 17th anniversary party last week was a ton of fun and the Nickel Bag double IPA turned out great. We’ll be getting more kegs of it this week. A couple of the wonderful Pizza Port beers are still on tap – For Peet’s Sake (coffee oatmeal brown ale), Where’s My Lightsaber [...]
17 Years of Great Beer!
Hello Beer Fans! This weekend we celebrate 17 years of great beer at O’Brien’s. From the time that original owner Jim O’Brien opened in 1994, O’Brien’s has been a home for San Diego’s great beer. The pub was the first account for many of the county’s breweries including the one we will feature this Friday, [...]
Carols and Pub Closed for Christmas
Hello Soggy Beer Fans, Just a web update this week. Tonight, Wednesday the 22nd is our annual caroling night at the pub. We’ll do a cookie exchange at 7 pm with singing at 8 pm. Anyone is welcome to join in, or just sit and enjoy the songs. Tyson will be making Wassail with Affligem [...]