All homebrew needs in 1 stop shop. Grains, hops, yeast & equipment readily available. Full grain & extract brewers should visit this spot. Lots of beer merch available: shirts, hoodies, beer signs, skateboards, koozies & stickers. We (2 adults & 3 kids) sat out back, had chips & salsa and tried a few beers. Only water available for kids so plan ahead. Jason served us & was very helpful, checking on us when our glasses were getting low. Victory at Sea is bomb! Hay-C is a Hazy that is only available at the HBS; super delicious. Watermelon is weird but worth a 4oz try (think watermelon jolly rancher). Tried the black is beautiful, was pretty good. All in all a good experience.

Ive always been a fan of Ballast Point, but this was my first time visiting this location. Its amazing! Great selection and the best bartender! Amy will have you laughing while providing helpful beer suggestions.

Always great beers and friendly staff.

Fantastic beer in a great friendly atmosphere. Check out the locally offerings from their one barrel (I think) on premise system. Always unique fresh brews. There are also plenty of food offerings from neighboring businesses. The Hawaiian next door is my favorite.

This place was awesome! It was my first time visiting as a new home brewer and they walked me through the whole process and helped me get each item and explained each thing to me and how all the stuff works. Everything was fairly priced and theres a wide variety to choose from. I highly recommend this stop, especially for home brewers!

Cool place, but don’t go if you’re new to brewing. I patiently waited 15 minutes to ask a question about a regulator and the guy seemed really annoyed that I didn’t already know what I wanted. I then asked a second question and the guy just replied “I don’t know what kind of set up you have” he then mumbled behind his mask and proceeded to go help another customer. I ended up just buying my supplies from Amazon (which was cheaper) even though I like to support small businesses.

Great selection of beers to go as well as homebrewing supplies 👌

Great selection of beer. Wish they had food

Shopped the brewers side of shop. It was wonderful personalized shopping and enlightening of the home brew processes. Mead was the reason for shopping. Thanks to the Super cool staff member answering every question that we asked. I feel empowerment to create greatness in beverages with guided knowledge given out that soon we shall be drinking the Drink of the Viking Gods. MEAD. Many thanks and fingers crossed that drink is of quality.

Loved this place you will too.

Went here with a few friends for some beers. The Habanero Sculpin is killer! They also have a gift shop and tasting room. Its in a strip mall so probably less busy than other locations. Great patio too!

My local favorite place to hang out and have a few. Always great beer!! Something like 40 taps!! Can buy your brewing supplies, Ballast clothes, and beer!!

Great prices, selection and hours especially if you cant make it until after 6 pm. Theyre open pretty late most nights

Thought that this was just going to be the Home Brew store but was pleasantly surprised to find that this location also has a fantastic tasting room as well as a fully stocked gift shop full of Ballast Point swag. No food at this location so definitely head for the Little Italy Ballast Point brew pub if youre seeking that kind of experience.Had a flight of 8 beers between two of us. At 4ozs each that adds up to quite a bit of drink so we stayed awhile and did some shopping between beers. The guy behind the bar was very knowledgeable and gave us alot of info to help select our beers. He told us that this location is in fact the original Ballast Point brewery which the owners started 20+ years ago while selling supplies to local craft brewers. Eventually they ran out of space and relocated the brewery to Miramar, but they still brew some small batch beers at this location.Had a great time. Only negative is the scarcity of parking in this neighborhood. There are a few spots in front but otherwise youll be cruising up and down the side streets looking for an open space.

Great beer and the tasting room is awesome!

This is heaven. A place that is indeed dedicated to the craft.

Simply the best place in San Diego to get beer, home brew supplies, and expert help on both of those things.

Awesome experience! Very Covid friendly, sell/fill growlers, and their smaller crowlers. Great prices, and always great beer.

Has all the goods for wine or beer making. One stop shop for everything and the folks there are really helpful.

What more could you ask for?! Tasting room, in home brew kits, merch, and all the delicious beer you could ask for!

Me and my brother just stumbled upon this place when we were in town and needed to find a laundry mat what a way to pass the time washing clothes then to try some great brewed beer. I am a big fan of this store I love how you can learn to brew your own beer at home and there are so many selections of local beers when we are in town again we will definitely stop here again for some great tastings which are very reasonably priced

Great experience and customer service, will be returning again. Thank You.

This is the OG Ballast Point tasting and brew mart. If youre near by, its a must stop!

My boyfriend and I had a great time sampling different beers at the Ballast Point Brewmart 25thAnniversary celebration.

Bartenders are always friendly and knowledgeable. Parking can be horrible, it can be difficult to find a place to sit in the evenings, but its a nice atmosphere.

The beers are great.

The best part about this place is that most if not all of the employees are experienced brewers. They know way more than your average beer tender and are happy to share knowledge. The beer itself is delicious, consistent, and the variety of styles are guaranteed to satisfy any and all beer drinkers. This place is awesome and I highly recommend it to anyone. AND DONT FORGET TO TIP YOUR BARTENDER!

Best place in San Diego for homebrewing. And they have awesome beers! Stop in gwt inspired, imbibe and brew!

Awesome beer and food, cool atmosphere and nice people. I love this place

We stopped by Ballast Point on what has been dubbed IPA Day for some special releases of different infused beers. It was totally packed and no extra bartenders were on hand to meet the massive rush, so that wasnt ideal. Otherwise, we had a great experience. Their space boasts nice murals, ample seating, a wide selection of merchandise, plenty of taps to sample, and all of the goodies you need to brew on your own. A rotating roster of food trucks parking out back make it easy to grab a bite with your beer too.

Great, kind staff. Selection is good. Ambiance is just ok (but not bad for a market).

Home Brew Mart has great selection of home brewing ingredients and equipment. The staff is knowledgeable and can help make recommendations. The layout is well organized, and the prices are right. Have a beer in the Ballast Point tap room, get inspired to brew your own, and buy your home brew ingredients...all in one place!

This a great spot for a cold beer and several selections are only available here. This is the original Ballast Point. Ask them for the story behind this start up. There is lots of bench seating so chances are that you will make a new friend. There are about 35 brews on tap at all times. Parking here is very limited, but with some patience it is well worth the wait. No food is served here so bring something or pick it up in the center right beside them. There is also a store selling all kinds of Ballast Point goods and all you will need for home brewing.

Take a flight until you find your favorite destination! Victory at Sea - chai is my new personal favorite! Gift shop is extensive and worth the time browsing! Plan on spending some time here... the environment begs you to slow down and take some time to relax and enjoy!

What a hidden gem! Most people will think of the large tasting room in Little Italy when someone says Ballast Point Brewery, but the original location offers a great experience! At $1 a glass and the whole selection of Ballast Point beers from which to choose, you will never go away unhappy. This location may be smaller and close earlier, but you simply have to give it a try!

Great brewing supply store with some amazingly knowledgeable staff. They offer some brewing classes too which are very helpful. They offer a ton of Ballast Point brews on tap, including their Homework series and Roots 2 Boots. Just wish prices were a bit lower on the brewing supplies.

Great place to get home brewing equipment and ingredients. They have a good selection of grains, hops, and yeast. You can also take classes on how to homebrew your own beer if you are new or want to advance. They also sell wine making ingredients. The staff is knowledgeable and can help you with creating a recipe as well. There are clone recipes for Ballast Point beers there as well.You can also taste Ballast Point standard and experimental beers at the tasting room. Food trucks do come by for food options.

Place is really nice. The beer selection is all local from ballast. Overall great if you like ballast. Prices are great and the bartenders are friendly and knowledgeable. Come here for a chill time with friends

Drove down to check out home brew kits. Great service from the girl that greeted me. Super nice and beer smart! Got an above average kit for a Christmas present! Alls well.

This place has come a long way since it was the only home brew shop south of the 56 in the mid 2000s. I really like the redesign and the beers brewed on site are amazing. Theres a reason the company is being sold for a billion dollars. Ill be interested to see if the homebrew part of Ballast Point sticks around post transition. Great place to get your ingredients, your keg or your tasting done. The parking is a disaster since its a few spots in a strip mall. You can usually find a spot during the day, but merely one open most times.

Great place for beer samples and last minute beer supplies. I order most of my brewing supplies online but pick up my yeast from here the day of. I cant leave without trying most of the beers.I also had some issues with kegerator and they were able to help me solve the problem quickly. Only reason I took off 1 star is some of the stuff is a little over-priced but they usually have what I need.

Nice place to sit down and have a beer. Ballast point pretty much has a beer for everyone. Its a chill place to drink with friends.

Beer is very good but there wasnt room for our party to relax; ensure you know the locations set-up

Great atmosphere, loved it! Beer was exceptional, you can bring your own food in if you like. Beer lovers tasting heaven, supplies to make your own too!

Great beer! Friendly service. There is no kitchen so bringing your own food is encouraged!

I cant say enough good things about this place! Great beer, great atmosphere, and AMAZING staff! Whoever does the hiring needs a raise along with the rest of the staff.

Nice beer place combining shop and bar. Awesome IPAs from their own brewery!

Fantastic selection of Ballast Point beer and swag. Im not a home brewer, but I can tell you I dont have any stores in my home town that have the selection that this place does. Very friendly service to boot!

Yummy and the service is fantastic

More than just IPAs!! I was really surprised at what else they had. Come here and see if they have what you like.

Great selection. Tons of beer options on tap. And the food is great too! Very open atmosphere inside

Great atmosphere and a competitive selection of Ballast Points finest. Able to fulfill all your brewing needs as well. The remodeling looks great.

This is a really cool place. Great variety of their awesome beers. For home brewing you can buy all ingredients as well as recipies. Then they also have their swag shop... All kinds of souvenirs to take home and show off our taste in beer.Try the Pineapple Sculpin... Yummm

Ive been shopping at Home Brew Mart for over 15 years since I started homebrewing. Their selection is great, their prices average moderate to high. For the starting out home brewer my advice is to always not get sucked into buy too much gear. Honestly home brewing is simple as boiling sugar water and sticking it in an airlocked jug to ferment. Just like cooking, good pans dont make you a good chef. Hone your craft first and then expand as you need to. Spend the money on good ingredients.As a tasting room, Ive been a little disappointed with the direction this place is heading. It is definitely gearing more towards a tourist destination and tasting prices have risen 50% to double what they used to be. Pint prices are more expensive than a bar at happy hour (granted you can get to try some one-off weird beers). But I cant fault Ballast Points quality. They are consistent, ubiquitous, and a good value.

Great place to get brewing supplies. Very friendly staff and you can even grab a beer to drink while you are there. This place has everything you will ever need for home brewing.

The best place to get a porter. My favorite and best porter of all time for me is the Victory at Sea. Love this place and I remember coming to the brew mart as a child. The nostalgia.....

Great beer every time I come in. Great job ballast !Always clean with good service !!

Watched the Chargers and had myself the Yellowtail Pale Ale. Perfect ending to the brewery tour of ther weekend.

Ok, so theyre not a microbrew anymore, but I still think Ballast does some great stuff. East to West IPA with brown rice and Meyer lemon? Sounds crazy, but its really good. Also a really nice IPA with spruce tips. Cool spot to - always really friendly staff.

Always a pleasure visiting Ballast Point. Their Home Brew Mart location always has great beers, friendly staff, merchandise, and some of the most knowledgeable brewers on hand to answer your questions. They will offer a different beer selection than their Miramar or Little Italy locations so expect that, but theres always something to drink and discuss at BP HBM.

Great tasting room. Glad they opened it up from the size it used to be. T shirts, brewing supplies, etc. Clean and well organized. When i was there, a bachelorette party of amazingly beautiful women came through. Hence the 5 stars. You cant argue with creds like that.

The tasting area is a great spot to hang out with some friends and enjoy flights or full pours of just about every Ballast Point beer on offer. I wish this was closer to my house and Id be there at least every week. If you like Ballast Point beer this is a must stop. They also have a big selection of BP t-shirts, other swag, plus all the necessary items to begin homebrewing. Im only here for the best beer San Diego has to offer though so I cant compare the homebrew stuff to anything.

Great brews! Highly recommend the victory at sea for any dark beer/coffee lover.

The beer here is always amazing and if youre ever unsure about what you want the staff is great about helping you pick something out.

The Habanero Sculpin is no joke! Its the Sculpin you know and love with the fragrant fruit and burning fire of habanero. Warning: you may need a milder beer to douse the flames.

Great place to try ballast point beers buy merchandise and home brew supplies only disappointment they do not label the flights and they come in full size glasses

The original homebrewmart. Great place for beginners, for the more advanced brewer the staff here are at a novice level and they are usually out of some common ingredient (hop or yeast) you need for your recipe. Wish they would be better stocked and/or had an online store to check stock before I make the trek down there.

Went in just to look. And I was impressed by all the koolness. The hospitality is great.

Great beer selection with reasonable prices in a casual atmosphere!

Prices are reasonable. comfortable environment. nice quiet place for a beer

They have plenty of variety on tap. They often have food trucks providing tasty eats. The store has a solid selection of brewing materials.

Prices are not spectacular, grain selection is okay. The times weve gone the staff is not terribly helpful.

Great time playing Tuesday night trivia, cheap drinks, good music, fun times. Thanks ballast point!

From a tasting room perspective, this place is great! The atmosphere is very cool, and I really enjoy trying the R and D beers that are constantly changing!

Awesome place! Great prices on Flights!!! Brews were amazing!

Fun place. Friendly customer service

Awesome spot for tasting their great beer and getting all your home brew equipment! Even tho I never homebrewed, Id go here if I needed anything.

Knowledgeable staff, a bit high on prices.I like that I can go in there and ask for yeast suggestions. I dont like that a 3lb pack of DME is $20.In general its a good place and the staff is good, so I guess you are really paying for service. As an experienced homebrewer I like that I have peers to talk to, but it does cost a bit of a premium. Ive never had a problem with their grains, and pleasant people all around.I think they are very good, they would get 5 stars from me if the prices were a bit lower. But again, they are a LOCAL place with an intelligent staff which is awesome.Start brewin

Very difficult parking. Always a challenge in the weird lot. Tons of IPAs, which is great if you like hoppy beer (not my cuppa). There are decent other choices (some good porters and a nice cream ale), but i think their love is reserved for the IPAs. Tuesday is really loud and unpleasant if you arent playing trivia. Nice window-side tables, and nice intimate barrel tables for two or four. I will include a parking photo - bring your small car! Oh, good free wifi, but only a few tables have plug ins. Atmosphere is typical for a san diego brew pub.

Decision paralysis. Way too many choices (a good problem to have). There is no beating fresh beer, and thankfully not every offering is an IPA

Great ambiance and beer selection. Food trucks out back on some days - you can check their calendar on Ballast Point website.

Great beer, great place to pick up some grain for your next Homebrew

Almost every beer on tap. Great selection of brewing supplies available to start your own brewing company...

Best beer in San Diego.

Excellent service and knowledgeable staff.

Only place to get local, DL, BP brews!

Whats not to love ballast point with recipes of your favourite beers great prices too!

I have been here several times. Within one location are both Home Brew Mart and Ballast Point. Im only going to review Home Brew Mart.My friend and I started making home brew. We bought starter kit #3 and wanted to make a German Amber Ale. We listened to the sales guy as he is a home brewer too. Awesome guy, although I forgot his name. The customer service was great and we were told if we had any problems to just call since everyone there is a brewer. Well we had a problem and it was solved within 1 minute.Our 1st batch was a success. We bought 3 fermenters to accelerate production at my house. They have grains and dry extract. Im not sure if they have liquid extract though. But anyway, there are many types of grains to choose from. It smells like grain when you walk into the Home Brew part.They use Whitelabs, a San Diego based company, as one of their yeast providers. Hops seems to sell in high volume and so does their yeast and extract. Youll never gt anything old there.Im not too familiar with pricing since Im new to brewing, but it seems high. I am starting to buy some of my stuff online like the Carboy fermentors.

If only this was close to home, by far one of the best breweries I have been to yet.

Awesome place to taste amazing brews and get cool BP souvenirs. Everything you need for home brewing too!

Fantastic beer selection, with a food truck out back after 4pm

Always enjoy coming here great group of guys who have always been helpfull. Some of their equipment prices are steep but their ingredient prices are reasonable. They generally are very busy but take time to anwser questions quickly. They also have an free automill which makes milling 10 plus lbs of grain cake. My. favorite brick and motor brewing store.

Clean supply room with all of the hombre wing classic gear. Taproom on the other side has a huge selection of beers and nice tables etc to chill out on

Helpful and friendly staff, a great selection of beers.

As a homebrew shop it is quite horrible. The supply choices are very low and the prices are very high, especially versus other local homebrew stores. They recently did some renovations and downgraded the homebrew supply aspect and increased their tasting room. So as a tasting room its good. Homebrew supply store its very poor!

The prices here are unrealistic: a basic brew kit for $200, whereas same thing is $100 on Amazon. Even the Ballast Point beer here is $1-2 more expensive than at my local 7/11. Come on! This tiny place is way too crowded on a Saturday afternoon. The service is hit or miss.Shop at a different store, like The Homebrewer in North Park, or the American Home Brewing Supply in Miramar.

Love coming for beer tasters while getting my supplies for the next batch of beer.

A must try when in SD.

The tasting room expansion is great, but it shows how BP has changed their goals as well. The home brew part seems like the unimportant side show now.

Negatives: Very pricy on some ingredients; expect average prices or higher.Sometimes the guys are friendly, sometimes they make you feel like you are bothering them - this really sucks.Parking can be a problem if it is very busy and especially if you dont drive a compact car.Positives: Good selection.Knowledgeable staff, but this only counts if they are in a good mood.They make awesome beer that you can taste while you shop for homebrew stuff.In summary, I keep going back to homebrew mart when I am in the area, but I usually buy from Morebeer or NorthernBrewer. When I am nearby, the positives outweigh the negatives, but there really is no excuse for bad service, especially in a homebrew store.