Went Friday to see a friend's band. Know direction how to find the band outback, had to ask. At least 20 minute wait for beer. We left, it can't be that good. Maybe increase your staff on busy nights? Had know idea how to get the food they supposedly offer. read more

Best spot to grab a ice cold beer and delicious bite to eat! the music is always on point and staff are friendly and welcoming. Pet friendly as well read more

Burning Beard Brewing - Breweries Near Me - El Cajon, California

Food was good. It does have a food truck in the back ! Service was knowledgeable good Craft Beer ! And Happy! Ambiance. Definitely had a great Vibe. Some good music too!! Totally liked it glad we stopped! Hidden Gem! read more

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What a find. I tried five of their IPAs and all were delicious. I also got one of their sandwiches off their special of the day board: it was a pot roast sandwich and it was pretty freagin amazing; I probably didn't need to order a side of fries (as the sandwich was quite filling)... but I did, and I enjoyed every bite. The pups enjoyed their time on the dog friendly outdoor patio. Side note/tip: besides the main room of the brewery and the patio (both of which had lots of patrons), there is a back room with large picnic tables (this is the area where you will go to pick up your food order once your pager goes off)..... that back area was empty of patrons, but is also people & dog friendly; so if you want less of a crowd and/or you want to be indoors, keep in mind that this area exists. read more

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Atmosphere was nice. Beer was good. Food was little flavorless. You get your order by placing it at the bar, vibrating device tells you when your food is ready. You go get it in a different room. You way it at your table.. You clean up your mess and pay for your meal and you serving yourself. They expect gratuity of at lease 26%. You do the foot work not them. read more

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We went for a late lunch and a beer. The food is provided by a food truck out back. It was one of the best burgers I've had in years. We had the Beard Burger. The beer we chose was Circle of Hops, which was also very good and refreshing. I felt it had a grapefruit flavor I really enjoyed. I'm totally looking forward to coming back soon. read more

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I had this brewery on my radar for quite some time. I finally got a friend to join me going there. They have a great tap list and the staff were super friendly! My friend ordered some truffle fries and a burger so I know the food is good for sure! The beers were tasty. The ambience was this rock n roll and punk vibe. I liked it! Check them out and support local craft beer! read more

If you like great beer then is a must visit. Great beer and amazing customer service.

Great selection of beer and food!! Helpful service and nice atmosphere. Vinyl Sundays they play all vinyl records, nice vibe.

Knowledgeable about their beer. Friendly and nice atmosphere. Sandwiches are good. Wish had their fry's back, seasoning was great. Still the staff makes the place worth coming back to. Not to mention the great beers read more

Burning Beard Brewing - Beer taster. Hoppy and Hazy types - Breweries Near Me - El Cajon, California

Stopped by at this place for a beer. Nice friendly staff and many choices for drinks. Place was chill for sure. I will come back again. read more

Burning Beard Brewing - Drink Menu - Breweries Near Me - El Cajon, California

Super friendly Staff are great Beer is great Can be kinda loud music but there is seating outside. Burgers are good Definitely a little gem read more

This place never misses. Good vibes, excellent beer, and great food. Staff is always friendly, just don't be an asshole. read more

Burning Beard Brewing - Outside seating area and a BBR - Breweries Near Me - El Cajon, California

Very rude woman working here. There's hardly any parking. Due to construction there's no parking on the street. We pulled in and parked facing another car lining the railing. As we got out, this dark haired lady runs out of the business, and we were yelled at in front of everybody outside, to move our car. She said we can park in the construction zone (no, you cannot. I advise not telling your customers that.). And yet, the other car lining the railing was able to stay parked there- even when their car blocked another parked car on the fence line. There are NO signs saying you can't park there. You should get some if you so strongly don't allow parked cars outside your business. The group I came with decided not to do business here as that isn't the atmosphere we were looking for. I suggest keeping her away from a customer service forward role. That was not the best course of action. Good luck to your business. read more

Great ambience, friendly service, and interesting beers! Perfect for a nice Sunday afternoon

- Businesses operating during the pandemic - Burning Beard is open for beer to go! Stop in and grab a growler or a crowler or a four-pack or two, or three. Becky and I stopped in (again). Bex of course walked away with two crowlers of Banksy ESB while I opted for a Circle of Hops and a Millionaire Zeus. No matter what you choose, it is going to be excellent. Burning Beard is brewing some fine beers of all styles. Go see Shannon and her gorgeous smile and genuinely sweet personality. She'll be happy to fill your cup up! The beer brings you in, Shannon brings you back! Beer is essential! read more

Burning Beard Brewing - A pair of Banksy ESB, Millionaire Zeus and a Circle of Hops. Mmmm...beer. - Breweries Near Me - El Cajon, California

Cool vibe and atmosphere and great beertenders. Great variety of styles. Indoor and outdoor seating options. Lots of burgers, but I didn't try any food. Check out their beer club if you're local. read more

Great staff and the vibe reminded me of an old school dive bar. However the food set them high above any dive bar I've been to great drink selection as well. read more

Great "underrated" food, awesome beer, knowledgeable staff and a kick ass jukebox. This brewery knows how to keep me comin' back.

This hidden gem is my favorite brewery in the San Diego area. The burgers are amazing. They are all double smashed patties oozing with cheese and all sorts of deliciousness. I would go here just for burgers! The specials are also super yummy, they had a "Grilled cheese burger" which took me straight to flavor town! The beer here is consistently great. No hangover, no bad brews, always delicious. Great ac in the tasting room, nice spacious back room and chill patio situation. I also like that I can bring my baby here, and it's chill. read more

Burning Beard Brewing - Delicious burger!! - Breweries Near Me - El Cajon, California

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The chicken fingers are amazing. They are probably the best chicken fingers out there. My son will not eat chicken fingers anywhere else. The beer is exceptionally good too. Katie is a breath of fresh air. Her suggestions are always on point and she is full of good advice and positive vibes. read more

Smash burgers are bomb. The beer is beyond delicious, the diversity of beers and people is incredible and the staff is the absolute best. I'm also biased because I work here. Xo come see us (shameless plug). We love music, people, beer and delicious food. Fridays are the best night but don't tell anyone. We sincerely appreciate each and everyone of you. Thank you for making the brewery a great place to call home. We truly care about quality and making people happy. -cheers read more

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This brewery is a nice Of A surprise we're having from out of town here on vacation stopped to have a beer. It was a nice little place. read more

Burning Beard Brewing - Burning beer brewery - Breweries Near Me - El Cajon, California

BBB is brewery visit #173 for me. BBB was one of the breweries I wanted to hit awhile back while down visiting family. This was my chance though. I loved the paintings out front and the punk rock vibe was cool. Although I still think real punk died with Sid Vicious. I said what I said, fight me... Lieber Augustine is Vienna lager with nice toasty caramel flavors. Not light exactly but easy drinking and flavorful. SWPFTD went with Hammer of the Malts, a festbier which is always a preferred style. A very good example of a festbier. Panic at the Nunnery is a Belgian tripel with a nice sweet sour note to it. The Brainbox Pollution is a hazy DIPA with a very good citrusy note to it. Not overpoweringly hoppy by any means. Dankness Visible IPA was up next. As soon as the word "dank" is used it makes me think of weed, and that's probably the goal. But once I associate the smell/taste of good with weed that's all I can taste. The association is not surprising considering they are both part of the Cannabaceae Family. This was a really good IPA regardless. Postmodern Prometheus is aged in whisky barrels. It didn't specify whether it's a porter or stout but it seemed to fit as a porter for me. There wasn't much to taste beyond the whisky barrels, which wasn't a bad thing. This was a very good beer. I do love beers aged in whisky barrels. Abs yes, I know they are undoubtedly bourbon barrels but I use the Scottish spelling for whisky. BBB is well worth a stop. The beer is good abs although we only had fries, those were good too. If anyone is a glutton for punishment, please, follow my brewery, and distillery, reviews from across the U.S. and beyond! https://www.yelp.com/collection/-8iscFkpiiCI563-FDfwGg and if anyone is wondering who SWPFTD is you will have to check out my review of Black Market Brewing Co in Temecula, CA to understand. Yes, you will need to read into it a little to get the joke but I have confidence in you! read more

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Went here today as a random selection after completing a hike at nearby Cowles Mountain. Location was clean and well kept. Ordering at the counter we were patiently taken care of as we selected a flight of beer. The flight was enough beer to share at lunch. Beers selection was great, something for everyone. We got sandwiches which were awesome, loaded fries with onions, cheese, pickles and buffalo sauce- yum. Ended up in conversations with some other customers, really friendly place great beer and great food. read more

This place is a vibe for sure. Great atmosphere, music, amazing food and incredible BEER! Don't miss this one.

Great spot, with a good atmosphere and excellent beer. I think they stopped doing fries, wish they did them... will return!

Stopped for lunch while camping in the area. The staff is super friendly and helpful. Great beer selection and the food was really good. Plenty of space on patio or back for families. We're definitely going back next time we're in the area. read more

so this is the kind of place for a certain kind of dude, and i am that dude - if you listen to white zombie and like beer with wizards on it and light things on fire on occasion, this is the spot. if you have a shirt with little ducks on it and your skin care routine is really elaborate, maybe less so. the burgers have a "everyone be quiet and let me focus on eating this" kind of quality, which is exactly the right quality to have. the beer selection is extensive and exotic, at least to me, which is just what you'd want. the service is very helpful but not ass-kissy, which is just right for me, but maybe not right for you. indoor, outdoor, and semi-outdoor seating options so you can really dial that right in. read more

NOT KID FRIENDLY. Maybe it was in the past, but tonight a server/cook loudly yelled from the food truck in the back "KNOCK OFF YOUR F-CKING SH-T" to our group's kids. All 5 and under. Let me just tell you, boss, if you're reading this, you are lucky tonight because I'd have made a scene had you not ended your shift. If you had been even remotely professional, I would have absolutely accommodated you. I did anyways. They're my kids and they're my responsibility. But don't you dare ever talk to 5 year olds like that again. The rest of the night angered me too much to pay much attention to the ambiance. Food is fantastic. Beer is great. read more

Burger was delish and paired nicely with my sour beer. Service was quick and the place had a chill vibe! Will be back

I was in the area killing some time. I found this brewery on Yelp. Good music, good food and even better IPAs. Hopmata was my favorite but each IPA they have are unique in flavors. I'll be coming again in the near future. read more

Beer is awesome and burgers were very tasty and cooked to perfection. Staff was very friendly and knowledgeable about the brews.

I stopped in tonight aft a frustrating night after attempted shopping at the near by lame mall! I always get great beer from great people at BB!! Katie and Hannah were freaking awesome!! Great suggestions and knowledgeable of the beer, super friendly and welcoming and also had great taste in music. I found it so awesome when late night people came in, Katie welcomed them with no hesitations and told them to enjoy and relax basically. I make a point of recommending your brewery to people and we always enjoy coming in! Slainte my hoppy friends!! read more

Burning Beard Brewing - Millionaire Zeus 7.5% IPL (India Pale Lager) delish!! Just what you want on a hot night! Crisp, light and hoppy!! - Breweries Near Me - El Cajon, California

Took 50 minutes for the food to come out after telling them we're on a little bit of a time crunch. When the food did come out it was over cooked and dry. Also the "garlic fries" are really just normal fries with dill seasoning. No garlic whatsoever and the fries were burnt. The music was also so loud inside couldn't even hear each other talk. read more

Perfect pints. Friendly staff. Great food. Recommending the highest amount of them Michigan stars to this place. Definitely worth a detour. read more

Good beer, good hamburgers and chill environment. Recommend as a starter bar, mostly outside seating but not much to look at since located in a business district. read more

Some of the best craft beer you have ever had and something for everybody, from Old Skool IPAs, to light day drinkers, sours, old tymey ales, stouts, seltzers, and constant fresh and seasonal surprises. Super cool vibe, welcoming staff, and actually some of the best Burgers in town with Punkspeare's. read more

With all the delicious beers available in San Diego, a lot of times, for me, it comes down to customer service. And more often than not, this place absolutely SUCKS in that department. Trust me, I wanted to like this place. I live two miles away and would love nothing more than to have a home brewery so close. But that's not happening. I have never felt so unwelcome at any other brewery, and I frequent breweries a lot. My first time there, it felt like I interrupted a private dungeons and dragons session. Or like the Star Wars scene in the Mos Eisley cantina. The beertender was huddled up talking to a group of people on the customer side of the bar. When we walked in they all looked at us like we were aliens. Amazingly, the employee just looked back down and carried on with the conversation. Shortly after, he begrudgingly walked back to the tap area and took our order. We grabbed our drinks and sat at a table. The bartender then hurried back to his circle of friends. Maybe it was his turn to roll the dice or something.... Had two other occasions where another employee was just flat out rude, and another where the short-haired girl angrily threw a surgical mask down on the bar when I walked in without one. (I'd been unmasked in other breweries around the same time, and all of them were gracious and apologetic about having to ask me to put one on, and I did, no problem). Tl;dr: This place is like the dick's last resort of breweries, except their bad attitudes aren't just a shtick. read more

I had the burger and season fries. Hands down for the cook. Pretty roomy inside but the parking sucks there. There is street parking but there is a lot of construction going on in the streets read more