New English Brewing Company

This is a little hole in the industrial park, but the beer is really good. If you’re looking for crazy super-​hopped and weird stuff, this is not the place. But if you’re looking for a good pint the beers here are (so far) all very good and well balanced. You can bring casual beer drinkers here and they’ll love the wheat and the ESB and the nut brown ale and not have their tongues destroyed.
We came in just because it was close to work, but were pleasantly surprised by the coffee porter, ESB, and nut brown ale. I even took a growler of the coffee porter home. The Zumbar coffee stout tasted amazing from the sampler, but I wasn’t up for that much alcohol at that point — next time!
Food trucks are around from Wed-​Fri, though it’s apparently spotty except on Friday.

I’ve been here many times. It’s right down the street from my studio. Simon the owner is great, and they make some great brews. I love stouts, and their Zumbar stout is my all-​time favorite. If you are in the area, you need to pay them a visit!

This place is amazing! The owner Simon knows how to do it right. He welcomed us and made sure we tasted everything. The beer is also phenomenal!

Date of visit: 10/​16/​2015
What a great find! I don’t normally go past the train station since work is in the opposite direction, but after seeing a sign for a tasting room on the way to Performance Bicycle, Issac and I decided to stop by. Compared to another tasting room experience we recently had, this was way better. Not only was the ambiance super friendly, the whole layout wasn’t pretentious and the beer was great.
We decided to share a flight of beers and enjoyed most of them. The best was their seasonal Pure and Simple IPA. It had a clean taste and smooth finish with just the right amount of hoppiness. Yum! I also really liked the Birra — it was a really light beer that was refreshing. That one was also a seasonal, but I hope they have it for my next visit!

I was shopping at Performance Bike when I saw that there was a brewery nearby and decided to grab some tasters while I waited for the traffic to die down. It was a great choice! When my friend and I walked up we saw Mexico City Cuisine selling food right outside and later they were awesome to come by asking if we wanted any food before they packed up for the night. I got us four tasters of their red, two IPAs and the Birra. All were good, but the best one was the Pure and Simple IPA which lived up to its name without being bland.

Great place for a proper pint– San Diego style!
New on tap– the Pacific Storm Stout, it’s like Guinness but doesn’t suck.
Great beers.

Industrial park tasting room right off I-​5, very quick stop off. 12 or so house beers on tap, flights available of all beers. Quality was mixed with some pretty decent stuff followed up with some overly bitter, harsh offerings. Their IPA was by far the worst with the coffee RIS quite good. Staff was somewhat friendly. Wasn’t too crowded, but looks like they have a decent local following. No food truck when I visited

Fun place to try some micro-​brews and hang with a a few friends. Very nice.
I had a wheat ale, and my buddies tried a few different brews. The service was fast, and because it is out of the way, it wasn’t particularly crowded. The hours are strange, and it is more of a beer tasting place than a bar.
This place is worth a scheduled outing with your buddies after work, just make sure to carpool or Über your say home.

Finally was able to come to New English, Just due to their hours, was kinda tough to make time to hit this place up.
Hours are as follows:
Wed 4:00 pm — 7:00 pm
Thu 4:00 pm — 7:00 pm
Fri 4:00 pm — 7:00 pm
Sat 2:00 pm — 6:00 pm
My fiancée and I were able to make it on a saturday for a few tasters. The following tasters
Dragoon American red 6.9abv– Pretty basic Red, Was just ok for me.
Pure and simple ipa 7.5abv– This was pretty good, Nice balance of Hops with a 75IBU, pretty tasty IPA
2 legit DIPA 9.2abv– Now this was really good. Double IPA at 9.2%. Really good. Hoppy goodness. Once it his your tongue, its just so good. Really smooth with a little bite at the end. Must try.
Zumbar chocolate imperial stout 9.3abv– Stout lovers, this is really good. Nice smooth stout. Not really sweet nor bitter. just the perfect balance of Chocolate/​coffee goodness. 9.3% ha. 2 full pours of this = happy.
Aside from this place having odd hours, id say this spot is pretty cool. Just your normal brewery in a warehouse with good beers. New English is very clean and tucked away in a business park in Sorrento. You will see signs while driving in Lower Sorrento business park.

Their Zumbar Chocolate Coffee Stout is legit! This is one of my new favorite breweries that’s tucked away from everywhere. Even google maps can’t get the navigation correct, so make sure to look for signs for New English as the GPS will lead you straight past it.
I got a taster of all their current beers and every single one was drinkable. But obviously the one that stands out is their zumbar stout. They have variations of this one, so I’d recommend trying all of them. My favorite is still the vanilla cask but the zumbar with blueberries was also pretty bomb.
The tasting room is really small with no seating available. They have a few barrels, a side table, and the bar for you to hold your drinks. Hours are quite limited as well.
They also sell bottles here but they’re all cold, so make sure you got a cooler in the trunk or you’re heading to a fridge right after.

Answer: Zumbar.
Question: What is the perfect breakfast beer?
New English“s Zumbar is an awesome breakfast beer!
Weighing in at 9.3 abv this chocolate coffee imperial stout will brighten anyone’s day. Seriously, this is a must try beer– anytime of the day.
Zumbar, it’s not just for breakfast any more!

I would like to give this conveniently located (for me) craft brewery four stars but can’t because they have one noteworthy defect — they will not fill a growler that is not their own.
I want a convenient source to fill my growler with fresh beer. Hess, Iron Fist, Belcing Beaving are all great, but not nearby. Hopefully these guys will attain the rights to fill outside growlers and I will come regularly.

One of my co-​workers swears by this place over all the other great breweries nearby. The beer was okay, I had the west coast ipa and a sample of something dark I forgot. The crowd is not really my scene and I probably wouldn’t drive this far down Sorrento Valley for the crowd and ambiance. No seating, no food, and no girls. It’s funny cause one of my co-​workers is from Georgia, and I asked him if this is what Georgia looks like lol. The crowd seemed to be age 35 – 50 year old construction workers haha. We work across the street from Green Flash, and a few minutes from Ballast Point. You’ll probably find me there instead grabbing my after work brewski.

Great location (wait out the traffic if you are headed south from Del Mar /​56), good beers. Standing only, which sucks. Small but authentic. Heat lamps.

A hidden brewery located in a small garage or something like a warehouse in a business park? This place totally reminded me of Wet ‘n Reckless.
Small and intimate space. There is not tables or chairs in the tasting room, so make sure you are okay with standing and drinking. They offer tasters, pints, and even growlers. Oh, and they bottle too!
Had the humbly legit IPA and Zumbar imperial stout. IPA was okay, not my favorite kind, I like the Stone or Ballast Point IPA more. Stout was good, made with coffee beans from Zumbar I think? By the way Zumbar is an awesome local coffee shop and they roast their own beans! Stout had super strong flavor of coffee, in fact the most coffeeish stout I have ever had. Not so much on the chocolate side. I actually prefer the Alesmith speedway stout more. But I will still come back to try other beers!

Just when I thought I’d driven too far on Sorrento Valley Road (west) and was about to turn around, I finally got to 11 545. What a fun, off-​the-​beaten-​track location! New English has the low key vibe of hanging out in a friend’s garage, sampling home made brews in a man cave setting.
This was my first industrial park beer experience and loved it. I went after work on a Thursday, about 6pm-​ish (note: last call is at 7:00pm) and it was quite crowded and hot inside. Not sure if bar stools are normally available, but there was no place to sit or place your beer (bar was standing room only).
I really wanted to sample several beers by ordering a flight for $ 5.00, but I felt sorry for the bartender who was in over his head (although my boss went ahead and ordered a flight but at least asked the bartender to surprise him with any four pours). So I ordered the Humbly Legit IPA to keep the line moving, and am not sorry that I did! For dessert, I enjoyed the Zumbar, a chocolate coffee imperial stout… whoa. From what I read, I believe two pounds of dark chocolate are added to each barrel. Sooo good, like drinking an iced mocha, but way better! And I was offered a taste of Bee’s Knees, a honey wheat beer. Nice honey taste and a refreshing change of pace from all the IPAs I normally enjoy.
Next time I’m bringing beach chairs!

When your favorite friend texts you: What time do you get off work? Can I pick you up for an adventure! You reply with a hell yeah pick me up at 3!!!
Coming to this little brewery was where our adventure began!
It’s a little hard to find and our chaperone (my husband) made a couple of illegal turns to get there, a bigger sign at the entrance would be very helpful. It is way at the back on a corner and the entrance is a little garage door. It is a small tasting room with some stools and barrels to use as tables.
They have about 8 beers on tap, 2 on cask and 1 on nitro.
I’m Always a sucker for anything on nitro!
I really enjoyed the Zumbar chocolate coffee stout, but my favorite would have to be the Bee’s Knees a honey wheat style ale.
They sell some snacks for $ 1 (chips, peanuts and granola bars).
But if you know how we roll, well we brought our own cheese.
If you are guessing who my lovely date was, I’ll give you a hint she loooves cheese… Yes it’s the one and only beautiful Mari!
Cheers to you having a great adventure, and for it to start at New English Brewery!

Good beer but the bartender with the beard and hat was not so great. He gave one or two word answers to the guests’ questions and couldn’t wait to sit down and play with his phone.
$ 5 for four tasters is a great price for their flights.

New english Brewery is located in an industrial area, it’s nothing fancy just a tasting room among the brew tanks.
I got to try all 9 of their offerings that they had that day.
I did not care for the 3 hoppy IPAs, but thats my preference, my favorite of the 3 was the tipple it was the least hoppy. It threw me at first because i thought it said triple IPA, but then it was pointed out that it was called tipple.
The Brewers special brown ale and Dragoon american red were nice smooth dark ales and the Why Not was a nice light american filtered wheat.
I thought all the beers were okay, the only standout was the Zumbar Chocolate Coffee Imperial Stout. Made in collaboration with the nearby Zumbar coffee roasters, this stout was smooth and creamy and had that nice deep flavor that you can almost see making an ice cream float with.
The pacific storm stout was not as creamy and not as deep a flavor as the Zumbar.
$ 1.50 for tasters or 4 for $ 5 and $ 5 pints, with the exception of the Zumbar, $ 3 for tasters and $ 7 pints.
$ 7 for the (empty) glass growler, $ 13 growler fills.
If you like deep, smooth ports and stouts, you should try the Zumbar, or if you’re into IPAs you should give it a shot, people here really seemed to like their IPAs.

This has quickly become one of my favorite San Diego breweries. The SD beer scene has exploded — mostly with über-​hoppy microbrews and crazy concoctions of pepper, mint, and crab infused bitterbombs. Don’t get me wrong, I love these wild and crazy times and New English has some funk in their junk too. But the flavors here are classic, awesome, and malty. Call me old school or just plain old but I’ll take the malty smoothio of ESBs, stouts, or porters over hopinators any day of the week. And New English delivers.
The Explorer ESB has that classic english bitters roll to it while the two stouts (pacific storm and zumbar) are my two favorite San Diego brewed stouts. The brown ale Dragoon Red are also very good.
Just be careful — if you follow google maps it’ll literally tell you to park on the freeway, then hop over the guardrail, down to brewery. Which is OK but it’ll be hella hard to get back up, especially holding three growlers full of the good sheezy.
Bombs away.