# California Wild Ales — San Diego, California

> California Wild Ales in San Diego, California, United States scores 3.97 out of 5 — Fine, #164 in California. 396 beers tracked, mostly Sour / Wild Ale.

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California Wild Ales is a brewery in San Diego, California, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.97 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #164 in California. Of the 396 beers we track, 42% are Sour / Wild Ale and 29% Sour / Other.

## Rating

- Score: 3.97 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #164 in California · #1,632 in United States · #2,368 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 396

## About

California Wild Ales produce's decent quality beer and are constantly experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "Peach And Nectarine Golden Sour", which is a Wild Ale - American and "Salted Yuzu", which is a Wild Ale - American. Their primary focus is brewing Wild Ales and Sours.

## What they brew

- Sour / Wild Ale — 42% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 29% of the beers we track
- IPA — 20% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 4% of the beers we track
- Other — 3% of the beers we track
- Shandy / Radler — 2% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 4896 Newport Avenue, San Diego, California, United States
- Coordinates: 32.7458342, -117.2491608
- Website: http://www.californiawildales.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Hodad’s Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/hodads-brewing-company-22090.md) — 3.88, Fine — San Diego, California — 0.1 mi away
- [Ocean Beach Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/ocean-beach-brewery-4864.md) — 3.49, Poor — San Diego, California — 0.2 mi away
- [Ocean Beach Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/ocean-beach-brewery-29967.md) — 3.49, Poor — San Diego, California — 0.2 mi away
- [Pizza Port Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/pizza-port-brewing-company-4577.md) — 3.92, Fine — San Diego, California — 1.7 mi away
- [Eppig Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/eppig-brewing-1586.md) — 4.14, Great — San Diego, California — 2 mi away
- [Bay City Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/bay-city-brewing-co-2697.md) — 3.57, Poor — San Diego, California — 2.3 mi away
- [Deft Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/deft-brewing-6950.md) — 3.81, Fine — San Diego, California — 3.2 mi away
- [Pacific Beach AleHouse](https://finding.beer/brewery/pacific-beach-alehouse-4545.md) — 2.98, Limited — San Diego, California — 3.4 mi away

## 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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