# Kilowatt Brewing — San Diego, California

> Kilowatt Brewing in San Diego, California, United States scores 3.75 out of 5 — Fine, #498 in California. 473 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Kilowatt Brewing is a brewery in San Diego, California, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.75 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #498 in California. Of the 473 beers we track, 35% are IPA and 17% Other.

## Rating

- Score: 3.75 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #498 in California · #5,445 in United States · #7,904 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 473

## About

20+ beers on tap and a wide selection of bottles available ranging from multiple IPAs and traditional styles to barrel aged, fruit and sour beers all small batch brewed by hand. Visit our tasting rooms in the San Diego neighborhoods of Kearny Mesa and Ocean Beach and Downtown Oceanside and experience our creative and interactive works of art by local artists and mind-bending lighting, games, and decor!

## What they brew

- IPA — 35% of the beers we track
- Other — 17% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 15% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 14% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 8% of the beers we track
- Sour / Wild Ale — 6% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 5% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 7576 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, San Diego, California, United States
- Coordinates: 32.8329861, -117.1563722
- Website: http://kilowatt.beer/

## Breweries nearby

- [Hopnonymous Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/hopnonymous-brewing-company-24094.md) — 4.17, Great — San Diego, California — 0.2 mi away
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- [Quantum Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/quantum-brewing-2942.md) — 2.89, Limited — San Diego, California — 1 mi away
- [Ketch Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/ketch-brewing-1178.md) — 3.93, Fine — San Diego, California — 1.4 mi away
- [Kings & Convicts Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/kings-convicts-brewing-co-28474.md) — 3.83, Fine — San Diego, California — 3.3 mi away
- [Embolden Beer Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/embolden-beer-company-23548.md) — 3.88, Fine — San Diego, California — 3.5 mi away
- [Duck Foot Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/duck-foot-brewing-company-50.md) — 3.76, Fine — San Diego, California — 3.6 mi away
- [Rough Draft Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/rough-draft-brewing-company-311.md) — 3.49, Poor — San Diego, California — 3.6 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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