Groundswell Brewing Company

Great place to grab a drink. Doesn’t seem to have much food available but beer’s good. Definitely worth coming. Try the tasters. Undulation’s a must!

Beer was quite good. IPA 005 was a standout, their white IPA was ok, more like a IPL. One downside to a good spot is an uneducated staff. The girl and guy working knew nothing about beer, need to educate your staff to let your customer know what they’re drinking

Update: really poor response to an email I sent… No response to be precise.
Great breweries begin with certain essentials: Beer must be tasty– check. Friendly staff– check. Good prices– check. Food options– check.
Groundswell meets the basic requirements for a great brewery, sure, but they also have a great local feel too. That’s a huge positive in my opinion.
I tried their Undulation, a white/​Citra-​hopped IPA and the IPA #005, a West Coast Style IPA. Both were really good.

The beer selection was good. They had a nice Hef and a great IPA, with a few other «eclectic» brews. The bartender was a very nice and approachable female. The place was a bit empty, but it was a Monday night. They bring in food trucks on certain days of the week which sounded like it would be great to check out. The décor is nice, modern industrial mix. I really enjoyed my time there and will be coming back soon.

Great service, Great beer!
The environment is not only kids friendly, but dog friendly!
Very economical prices for delicious beer!
Definitely will be going in on a regular basis.

I love it here. They have a great selection. I don’t even like beer but the knowledgeable bar staff picked something I loved for me. Great ambiance, up beat music, and great company. One of my favorite places to kick back on a weekend and enjoy a pint. It’s a great place if you just wanna kick it and watch the game or sit back and lounge with friends. It’s just wonderful no matter what you have going on or if you just want to pass the time the bar staff is really friendly and will keep you company!

This is a cool little brewery tucked away in some industrial business looking type area. They have a good variety of beers and there is a lot more space for guests than I originally had expected. It’s real close to our house so we come here for growlers most often. Quite glad we found this place. It has become one of our regular places.

Date.. .. .. .. .. .2.27.15
Type.. .. .. .. .. .Tasting Room
Location.. .. .…Industrial Zone Mission Valley
Prices.. .. .. .…Lower, $ 1.50 larger tasters
Tap Selection.…10+ house beers
Bottle Selection. .None
Full Bar.. .. .. .. .No
Samplers.. .. .. .Yes
Full Pours.. .. .. .Yes
Beer Level.. .…Average
Food Level.. .. …None
Staff.. .. .. .. .. .Friendly
Growlers.. .. .. …Yes
Noise Level.. .. .Quiet
Décor.. .. .. .…Cozy Lounge, Low Ceiling, Wood rafters
Good for Kids.. .No
Parking.. .. .. . …Street Enforced, possible hidden private lot
Cash Only.. .…No
Recommended. .Maybe
Comments: Perhaps a harder to find tasting room amongst an industrial sprawl, inside it was fairly crowded, 10+ house beers with an uninspiring variety of hefeweizen, IPA, ESB, Blonde, White IPA, dunkelweizen, milk stout. The milk stout was infected and quite bad, their wheat beers were all solid. Tasters served in sort of stemless martini glasses that were prone to sloshing and didn’t allow for great aroma perception. Overall, could be interesting enough for a stop by for those on a ticking craze.

One of the better browns I’ve had and that’s saying a lot, since as a bad San Diegan, I tend to prefer browns to IPAs (at least on a regular basis.)
I consider this one of my hidden secrets, particularly because it’s located in Grantville — a part of town not many people seem to know exists (hint: go here, there’s good stuff. See also: Benchmark Brewing)

I like the atmosphere here. It reminds me of places back east where people go to meet up and get out of the cold for some reason. The several beers I had were pretty good.

get excited!
i had the immense privalage of being introduced to their delicious beers at the la jolla rotary club where groundswell brewing company had some amazing beers to taste
their location is fantastic to meet up with friends and paint!
thats right!

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this sunday for father’s day!
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Groundswell is a great spot to meet up with friends or a business contact. I really like Jeff the tasting room manager, he’s always has a friendly smile on his face. You might try the White IPA, it’s my favorite.
The music is great too, you can’t beat the classic 80’s tunes on Wednesdays!

A beautiful little tasting room with decent brews to boot!
We came in on a Friday night with some friends and the place was poppin. We ordered tasters of everything to share and took our seats on some very comfortable stools to enjoy our brews.
Our favorite: Ginger saison
Other solid beers: Pogue Mahone, Bier de Konige, Piloncillo Brown, White IPA, Tropical Hefeweizen

I was pleasantly surprised by this brewery. The atmosphere is really cool and comfortable. This place is in my neighborhood and I’m glad that my friends decided to try it last weekend. I was able to try 5 different beers and I loved them all. I like that the use unique spices in their beers. If you are experimental with your tastes this is a good place.
The benches are comfortable and it’s cool that the pillows have their logo on them. I didn’t get his name but the server was really cool and helpful at making recommendations. He was really happy to help and that is what made this place more inviting to us.
I will definitely be back to chill with friends or to just pick up a growler of some tasty beer. I’m a fan!

I was not a big fan of Groundswell when it first opened, but I’m glad I went back. They now have food guys on some nights and a wider selection of beer. Loved their saison and IPA. Easy parking and a low-​key location make this place a nice place to hang out. They’ll fill your clean, generic growlers, and this is awesome. So sick of places telling me I need to buy theirs. So glad I returned to Groundswell. Keep on doing what you’re brewing.

The ambiance is beautiful, open, relaxing and inviting, the staff is very friendly and attentive, the beer menu is impressive and they even make homemade rootbeer!!! I did notice they are heavily involved in supporting the community which makes me inclined to visit more often!!! Thank you Groundswell for fun Friday nights!!!
Be sure to check there Fb out for special food and chefs onsite
Best ramen ever!!!

One of my favorite weekend sports is hopping around San Diego’s new breweries. I have become very familiar with some of the more established breweries in San Diego (me and Alesmith, we’re tight), which is why I enjoy venturing out and trying some of the new stuff that’s being brewed around town.
My most recent brewery visit was to Groundswell Brewing. Yes, I know, the place has been open for a year, but there is a lot of brewery ground to cover ’round these parts. I was a little shocked by the location of the brewery — random strip mall a block off Friars Road. Once inside, it is obvious that these guys took the necessary time to make the space feel warm, and less strip mall-​esc. It is mostly bar stool seating (duh, it is a taproom), but there is a nice area with bench couches for group seating.
There was a lot of variety on the beer list the day I visited — about 10 different beers of various styles. I am a huge IPA fan, so I tried all three of the ones they had on tap. I liked the white IPA with citra hops, but the #5 and #10 were too malty and a bit bitter for my taste. The dry-​hopped tropical hefeweizen was delicious! There were no porters or stouts on tap when I was there, and I hope to see one of those next time I am in!

I went to Groundswell Brewing on Sunday to have a few beers and to watch the Chargers game. I was pleasantly surprised to see that there were only a handful of people in there watching the game, and that just about every seat had a view of one of the two TVs. I usually hate watching football at bars because everyone is always fighting for a spot near a TV. This was a great spot to catch a game, and I’m sure I’ll be back in the future.
On to the most important thing, the beer. They have samplers that range from $ 1-​$ 1.50, so I tried just about everything they had on the board. Overall I liked the beers, but with every new brewery trying to find their niche, there were a few misses. I really liked some of the unusual specials they had on tap: the tropical (dry-​hopped) Hefeweizen, and the white IPA. Of their standards, I liked the Pogue Mahone ISB (Irish Special Bitter if I recall correctly). I felt their standard IPAs lacked refinement and were a little malt heavy.
Overall, Groundswell is a fine local establishment and I recommend giving it a shot.

Dear Grantville,
You’re welcome for the great beer.
Sincerely,
Groundswell Brewing Company.
I’m sure that letter is floating around somewhere and that’s pretty much the gist of how I feel about his place. Grantville doesn’t have a whole lot going on (no offense to the Grantvillagers) but with the recent addition of a couple breweries which includes Groundswell, I think they’re really turning it around.
This place is clean with a nice bar/​pub feel but they mix it up a little with a sectional and table in the corner for lounging. Definitely a cool vibe going on here. They have a great selection of beer too. I wish I hadn’t waited so long to write this review because I kind of forgot the names and taste of everything of everything I tried but I’ll recall what I can.
If I recall correctly, I sampled the Hefenweizen, Porter, Imperial Pogue Mahone, Mocha Milk Stout, IPA & Ginger Saison. I really liked the Hef, Porter and the Ginger Saison, Mocha Milk Stout and Porter. The IPA and Pogue Mahone were pretty good too but not among my favorites. Well, now that I think about it, I guess that means pretty much every beer I tried was good. So take that for what it is. I’ll just say the ones that will probably be my «go to» beers would be the Hef, Saison and a tie between the Mocha Milk Stout and the Porter. Man… I guess I really need to be less indecisive… anyway… You have the data, so go ahead and crunch the numbers.
If, for whatever reason, you happen to find yourself in the Grantville area somewhere between the Crossfit Gyms, Home Depot, Butcher Shop and small strip mall that nears the gravel pits or whatever the heck is out there, then check these guys out. I mean, only check em out if good craft beer is your thing. If it is isn’t, then I don’t know, go buy some PBR or something and keep out of this part of town.

Well, it turns out they will no longer fill my growlers. I have two blank glass growlers and they filled them in the past but the last time i went in there they said…“No Way”…
I literally had the tags on the growlers from the last time i was in there and they still said no. They basically said no to $ 30 and a tip.
But Good news! I just drove around the corner to Benchmark Brewing co. and they happily filled both my growlers and I gave them a few extra $ to say thanks.
I don’t wanna hear about any laws they say are preventing them from filling my growlers at groundswell… Its total BS. Don’t dick me around and have me drive all the way down there to be turned away you bunch of dummys… How can you say no to CASH and send your customers out the door to the competition. Good business model… haha