Oceanside Ale Works

First visit and enjoyed the award-​winning Orange Agave Wheat. Music was playing and people were having a good time. Also got to enjoy the Churubusco Catering street tacos. Great beer, great tacos.

Interesting place. Another warehouse type. Kids friendly and very flexible. Also ran into Sushi Bus (apparently comes here on Sunday’s). Very good rice and ingredients. I am in search for a good Weizen/​wheat beer, German style, and other than San Marcos Brewery, haven’t found it anywhere else, yet. This place also did not have either the wheat or pils — disappointing. But other types, blonds and ales were fresh and tasty. Some, like peach brew was a bit too much, but a fun place. Service — excellent and efficient. A good place to keep on your list.

I’ve been here once… about a year ago and my husband and I got super sick. Not because we drank too much but because the beer was rotten. It had a funny sweet taste and afterwards we were sick for two days! I plan on trying it again because I have heard better from other people and it is literally right by my house. I will be posting another review soon!

The tasting room ambiance: An original brewery with an original old-​ish feeling — as though you were in a friend’s garage or warehouse cooking up a batch. Several banners of their winning beers hang from the ceiling along with 2 flat screen TV’s above the bar. Chalk board menu of the daily beer backs up to the bar wall and off to the side are some ill-​thought beer glass cabinets with dusty old glasses clearly showing neglect or lack of discernment for fresh, clean and sparkly.
The beers: I can’t say they were bad. The Winter Warmer was the stand out which is a Dark Ale aged in Jack Daniels barrels. The famous double IPA named «Dude» is a solid core beer in their lineup. I found their American wild ale called «Funk-​N-​Delicious» Series Peche (peach) to be a fantastic sour/​wild ale with a tad peach sweetness to keep you coming back for another sip. Their «American Strong Ale» coming in at a 9.2% abv maintained a flavorful burnt caramel with a sweet cognac finish.
Overall not bad at all, but not a standout in the crowded San Diego craft beer scene.

Beer, amazing! Sunday Sushi Bus, delicious! Love the atmosphere! Great for a relaxing and wind me down day!

I’ve been here a quite a few times. It’s always great! Friendly bartenders, great beer, great lettuces, great atmosphere, they even key me bring my dog. Will be back many more times!

I have tried several times over the last 5 years to like OAW. Years ago when my beer palate wasn’t as good, the San Luis Rey seemed pretty tasty but these days it is clear that OAW is light years behind nearly every brewery in San Diego county. Every time I go there I am disappointed with their inability to make a hoppy beer that is comparable to the industry standard. The huge bummer is that OAW is in my backyard. Can’t wait for Midnight Jacks and Belching Beaver to open up and give east Oceanside decent beer choices.

It took a few visits before I finally discovered my favorite beers at Oceanside Ale Works (OAW). I really enjoy the Dude Double IPA (10.2%) and the Elevation 83 Extreme Pale Ale (8.3%). I highly recommend these two! OAW is very spacious with indoor and outdoor areas. The staff is friendly AND dog friendly as well! OAW offers daily specials and reasonable prices for delicious craft beer. Robert, is very knowledgeable and knows how to make beer. Cheers!

First time here. An i have to say its a place i have never experienced before. Layed back. Homie like. An just a straight chill spot! U should try the strong blond delicious !!!

I really enjoy the San Luis Rey Red. It is definitely my go to beer. OAW has the following beer: Buccaneer Blonde, Pier View Pale Ale, American Strong Ale, Elevation 83, Dude Double IPA, 43 Below IPA, Peg Leg XXXX IPA, and some Barrel aged beers that change regularly. The Funk-​N-​Delicious sours –Peach, Strawberry and the Blue Berry are a must try! They have $ 2/​$ 3 specials everyday of the week. The brewery is large and spacious… indoor seating and outdoor seating. They are VERY dog friendly. A great brewery!

Im up here in tehachapi, CA at honey wagon brewing and saw an OAW growler on the wall! This place is great! Try the 93 561 pale they got! OAW is my home tho!

Great beer, good music and good pricing! I had the 43 below ipa which was bomb!!! It was strong but tasted great and got the job done! They also had a hot dog place serving called dads hot dogs! Great place to come with a group and hang!!!

I love this place this is the first Brewery I’ve been to with great music. The beer is fabulous and the bartender was awesome with tons of knowledge about there beers. Great place to come back and drink and they have great specials during the week.

This local spot is pretty cool.
You can’t go wrong with the 6 taster for $ 10. If you are a light beer drinker, like I am, this is plenty for you. Portions are decent.
There is indoor and outdoor seating and you can bring your dog.
I’ll be coming back.
My favorites: blonde, pier view and coconut date.

Love this local spot. Friendly, casual atmosphere with indoor and outdoor seating. Good vibes and always super chill.

This place is tucked away in an industrial area in O’side. My little cousins introduced me to this spot and we meet up here often for some family time. Very chill atmosphere, friendly staff. I liked the pier view pale ale, my cousins get the American strong 9.2%. They bring their glass because they know the drill. I bought a growler of tasty brew!

Reasonably priced, good customer service from the GM

I’m always willing to give places a second chance unless it just went horribly wrong the first time, but I gave them a second chance and they redeem themselves.
I came here to meet a few friends with my friend after we got done with another brewery because I still wanted the beer train to keep going! I’m sure Saturday is always the busiest time for any business, but when I went in, it seemed pretty average. Not too crowded or dead.
Doesn’t matter where I go in San Diego, I will always see someone I know & lone behold I see a couple guys! This is exactly the feeling OAW gives. A friendly, relaxing, casual beer drinking neighborhood feeling!
My personal favorites are the Pier View Pale Ale and Buccaneer Blonde! I still wish they would bring back their Blueberry Beer! Only a few downsides is the back part is only part of the parking lot and doesn’t have a lot of ample seating. Also they serve the beer in plastic cups, but I’m sure it’s because one too many people dropped the glass beer bottles.

This place is good. Average, but good.
I admit, this place was wayyy better months ago. It’s kinda lost some of it’s luster and gone a bit downhill, but still $ 3 beers? And craft beers at that, you can’t beat that. $ 3 with a glass and $ 4 for a little plastic cup.
I’m not much of an IPA person or like their stout here that much so I usually stick to the OAW– ORANGE AGAVE WHEAT or the RED– SAN LUIS REY RED.
Stay away from the blonde. If you want something light, get the oadubbs– orange. More flavor, still light and not flat, like the blonde usually is.
Prepare to be casual, it’s very divey for a brewery. As in, kinda grimey if ya know what I mean.

Three stars for the pretty tasty beer and super cute atmosphere. It was my first time coming here and I loved all the open space, huge in comparison to most of the breweries I’ve been to. I highly recommend the Agave Wheat beer, it’s smooth and creamy. The pier view pale was higher in alcohol content but was also very tasty and smooth.
What threw me off was the EXTREMELY rude blonde bartender, Tiffany. She didn’t smile once, she sat in the corner behind the bar on her phone every chance she had, gosh I’ve never met someone that seemed to miserable to be working at a super cool brewery! I asked her if they ever serve food and she abruptly said «just check our Facebook for those days». Maybe we caught her on a bad day, but I hope I never have to deal with that bad BAD attitude again.
OAW is pretty out of the way for me but I’d love to go back again maybe on a busier day because I can imagine it gets pretty fun.