# White Labs Brewing Co. — San Diego, California

> White Labs Brewing Co. in San Diego, California, United States scores 3.79 out of 5 — Fine, #441 in California. 32 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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White Labs Brewing Co. operates 2 locations; this is the one in San Diego, California, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.79 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #441 in California. Of the 32 beers we track, 32% are IPA and 30% Stout / Porter. The score covers the beer, so it is the same across all 2.

## Rating

- Score: 3.79 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #441 in California · #4,727 in United States · #6,712 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 32

## About

When Chris White, Ph.D. opened international yeast company, White Labs, in 1995, he knew the best way to help people understand how big of a role yeast plays in beer is to have them actually see, taste and smell the difference. In 2015, we added a 20 BBL brewhouse in our San Diego location to provide wort for yeast propagation and brew beer for our 32-tap Tasting Room, but instead of having four 20 bbl fermenters, we have a wall of 16, 5 bbl fermenters! As you can imagine, many beer styles are dependent on the yeast that is used. For example, the Bavarian hefeweizen characteristics of banana and clove are specific to its yeast strain. Our collection of 16, 5-bbl fermenters, known as the ‘fermenter farm,’ allows us to showcase these differences by brewing one base wort, splitting the batch into different fermenters, and then pitching different yeast strains to create a fun flight that shows off the differences impacted by yeast. By showcasing these flights, we are staying true to the homebrew spirit of small-scale experimentation and the finished beers allow our customers—from homebrewers to professionals and the general beer geek—to see the importance of yeast strain selection.

## What they brew

- IPA — 32% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 30% of the beers we track
- Other — 14% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 8% of the beers we track
- Dark Lager — 6% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 5% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 5% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 9495 Candida Street, San Diego, California, United States
- Coordinates: 32.8957563, -117.1214176
- Website: https://whitelabsbrewingco.com/

## Other locations of this brewery

- [Asheville](https://finding.beer/brewery/white-labs-brewing-co-19377.md) — Asheville, North Carolina, United States

The score covers the beer, so it is the same at every location.

## Breweries nearby

- [Harland Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/harland-brewing-company-22092.md) — 4.26, Great — San Diego, California — 0.9 mi away
- [Protector Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/protector-brewery-6896.md) — 3.81, Fine — San Diego, California — 0.9 mi away
- [Night Parade Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/night-parade-brewing-company-29259.md) — 3.82, Fine — San Diego, California — 1.3 mi away
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- [Duck Foot Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/duck-foot-brewing-company-50.md) — 3.76, Fine — San Diego, California — 2.2 mi away
- [Pure Project Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/pure-project-brewing-10.md) — 4.58, Exceptional — San Diego, California — 2.2 mi away
- [Cerveza Xteca](https://finding.beer/brewery/cerveza-xteca-27873.md) — 2.92, Limited — San Diego, California — 2.5 mi away
- [Kings & Convicts Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/kings-convicts-brewing-co-28474.md) — 3.83, Fine — San Diego, California — 2.7 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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