# Barley and Sword Brewing Company — San Diego, California

> Barley and Sword Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States scores 3.85 out of 5 — Fine, #331 in California.

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Barley and Sword Brewing Company is a brewery in San Diego, California, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.85 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #331 in California. Of the 36 beers we track, 26% are Amber Ale and 16% Stout / Porter.

## Rating

- Score: 3.85 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #331 in California · #3,499 in United States · #4,849 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 36

## About

Our Mission
We strive to keep our craft simple, our beer traditional, and our customer experience comfortable and enriching.

Barley and Sword Brewing Company focuses on the tradition of craft beer.  In a market overwhelmed by experimental brews, we would like to provide a constant and steady product that honors the legacy of beer and the positive impact it has had on society.

We aim to focus on the community that beer creates.  Barley and Sword will be an active part of the local community, and hope to engage the public and our regular customers with regular new releases of classic beers, food vendors, craft fairs, pub games, and events such as table top game nights. We want to create a comfortable and wholesome space that encourages folks to share their stories and experiences by making our brewery feel like a home away from home for all our neighbors and beyond, and a place where everyone does actually know your name.

## What they brew

- Amber Ale — 26% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 16% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 15% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 14% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 11% of the beers we track
- Other — 10% of the beers we track
- IPA — 8% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 3052 El Cajon Boulevard, San Diego, California, United States
- Coordinates: 32.7557274, -117.1287686
- Website: http://www.barleyandsword.com/

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## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in San Diego, California](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/california/san-diego.md)
- [Best breweries in California](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/california.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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