# Deft Brewing — San Diego, California

> Deft Brewing in San Diego, California, United States scores 3.81 out of 5 — Fine, #407 in California. 131 beers tracked, mostly Other.

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Deft Brewing is a brewery in San Diego, California, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.81 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #407 in California. Of the 131 beers we track, 22% are Other and 18% IPA.

## Rating

- Score: 3.81 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #407 in California · #4,295 in United States · #6,065 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 131

## About

Deft Brewing produce's decent quality beer and are regularly brewing different ones. They are most well known for "Dawn of the Deft", which is an English Porter and "DeftHopt Golden", which is an English IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Dark Beers.

## What they brew

- Other — 22% of the beers we track
- IPA — 18% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 14% of the beers we track
- Belgian Ale — 14% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 13% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 10% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 9% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 5328 Banks Street, San Diego, California, United States
- Coordinates: 32.7642499, -117.1991048
- Website: https://www.deftbrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Bay City Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/bay-city-brewing-co-2697.md) — 3.57, Poor — San Diego, California — 0.8 mi away
- [Mission Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/mission-brewing-5229.md) — 3.56, Poor — San Diego, California — 1.8 mi away
- [Latchkey Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/latchkey-brewing-1234.md) — 3.83, Fine — San Diego, California — 1.8 mi away
- [Puesto Cervecería](https://finding.beer/brewery/puesto-cerveceria-22088.md) — 3.89, Fine — San Diego, California — 2.6 mi away
- [Itza Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/itza-brewing-24134.md) — 3.35, Poor — San Diego, California — 3 mi away
- [Hillcrest Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/hillcrest-brewing-company-6938.md) — 3.03, Limited — San Diego, California — 3 mi away
- [Ballast Point Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/ballast-point-brewing-company-352.md) — 3.86, Fine — San Diego, California — 3.1 mi away
- [Kairoa Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/kairoa-brewing-co-5321.md) — 3.81, Fine — San Diego, California — 3.1 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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