No two ways about it, Pacific Beach’s Tap Room is simply a gloriously gringo place.
For starters, they feature two of our favorite things, pizza and beer. The pizza’s are hand tossed and delicious, the beers are many and varied. Secondly, its got good ol’ down home, unpretentious charm. And third, there are three Gringo Rules we pretty much live by in our travels: 1) go where the locals go 2) eat where the locals eat 3) drink where the locals drink. The Tap Room most definitely meets all three of those requirements.
For our purposes on this trip, we focused on their beer selection. We had just enjoyed a late breakfast at PB’s World Famous (highly recommended; incredible Bloody Marys; they get their own segment someday), and we were in a mood for new San Diego beer discoveries. The Tap Room is known not only for their incredible total beer selection, but for their strong offering of San Diego’s local breweries, in particular. Since we were looking for a solid sense of local flavor, it was pretty much a mandatory stop.
We walked in and knew in an instant this place was for us. The Tap Room is located on Garnet — the main drag that runs through PB — and most of the action takes place in one big, casual room filled with tables, booths and an equally large bar. The servers are great, the locals pack the joint, the room is filled with energized conversation, and a seemingly endless array of stacked kegs sit in plain view. Our kind of beer house.
Joel and I each went thru our own tasting of 6 beers each, then spent some time connecting with warmhearted locals, chatting about beers and brewing before stepping outside for a quick trip recap. We hope you enjoy the post as much as we enjoyed the people and beers of this Pacific Beach gem.
Quick note: at the time of our visit, The Tap Room was celebrating their 3rd anniversary. We can’t think of anyone that deserves success more. Congrats and cheers! We can’t wait to get back.
1269 Garnet Avenue San Diego, CA 92109
Phone: (858) 274-1010
www.pbtaproom.com
Twitter: @TapRoom
facebook.com/SdTapRoom
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