52 San Diego Reader January 7, 2016
BY IAN ANDERSON
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ALPINE
Donato’s Italian Restaurant: Monday-Friday, 4pm-7pm: $3 glass/$6 pitcher Bud Light, $3.50 house wine. Appetizer specials. Bar only.
Mediterraneo: Monday-Friday, Sunday, 4-6:30pm: $3 domestic draft beer, $5 house wine. Pear salad $6, fried calamari $7, Bill and Diane Shrimp Cocktail $9.
BAJA
Fauna and Suculenta: Tuesday, 3pm-midnight: Tap Tuesdays: $1 off drafts.
El Tigre: Tuesday, 1-10pm: Tap Tuesday, $1 off all beer. Thursday, 1pm-2am: $1 off mixed drinks.
BAY PARK
Bay Park Fish Company: Daily, 3-6pm: $1 off draft beer, $5 house wine. $2 oyster shooter, $3 fish taco, $6 basic sushi rolls, $8 ceviche, $9 steamed clams or mussels, $11 crab cakes. Bar and patio only.
The High Dive: Monday-Friday, 3-6pm: $2 off local drafts, $4 house drinks.
Pacific Time: Monday-Friday, 3-4pm: $3 off beers on tap and wines by the glass; $2 off 4-5pm; $1 off 5-6pm. Saturday, 10am-9pm: $5 mimosas.
Tio Leo’s: Monday-Friday, 3-7pm: $3 domestic pints, $4 import pints, $5 house margaritas and well drinks. $5 street tacos, TJ hot dogs, carne asada fries.
CARDIFF-BY-THE-SEA
Cicciotti’s Trattoria: Monday- Thursday, 4:30-6:30pm: $4 house wines, $5 mixed drinks, discounted beers and specialty drinks. Happy hour plates $5 and $6. Fresh Blue Point oys- ters $1. Friday-Saturday, 3-6pm: $4 house wines, $5 mixed drinks, dis- counted beers and specialty drinks. Happy hour plates $5 and $6. Fresh Blue Point oysters $1.
Rimel’s Rotisserie: Monday-Fri- day, 5-6:30pm: Small hot sake $3, large hot sake $5, select cocktails and wine by glass $6, draft pitcher $12.
Happy New Beer The year 2015 saw more than 20 new breweries open in San Diego. While it seems unlikely they’ ll crop up at such an unprecedented rate in 2016, these 8 new breweries plan to open during the fi rst half of the year, so we won’t be far off pace. Bitter Brothers Brewing
Co opening announced: Janu- ary 2nd, Bay Ho. Bitter Brothers aims to be the fi rst new brewery of 2016. Craſt -industry vet Bill Warnke is launching the busi- ness with his homebrewing brother Kurt and events designer Monica Andresen. Balanced and richly fl avored beers are to be expected, produced on a 15-bar- rel system overseen by head brewer John Hunter, previously of 32 North and Karl Strauss. Pure Project target date:
Tower 13: Monday-Friday, 11:30am to 10pm: $3.50 well drinks, $3 Bud Light draft, $3 off select wine by the glass, $2 off speciality drink menu. $3 munchies: Fried pickles, onion rings, jalapenos, mushrooms.
CARLSBAD
Argyle Steakhouse/Golf Club- house: Tuesday-Friday, Sunday, 3-6pm: $5 beer and wine, selected cocktail discounts. Discounted appetizers.
Barrio Eat Mexican: Monday- Friday, 2-6pm: $4 draft beer, $5 house margaritas and house wine. $2 off appetizers.
Chandler’s: Daily, 3-6pm: $2 off shared bites, wines by the glass, draft beers, and signature cocktails at the Sunset Terrace and Bar.
The Compass: Monday, 9pm- close: $5 mules. Tuesday, 9pm-close: all drafts $4. Wednesday, 9pm-close: 25% off all brown spirits. Thursday, 4pm-close: Mystery wine Thursday, $15 bottles.
Green Dragon Tavern & Museum: Daily, 3-6pm: $4 select draft beer, $1 off all draft; $5 select wine by the glass, $1 off all wine by the glass. Small plate specials.
January 15th, Miramar. San Diegans Jess and Agi Pine tried starting a craſt brewery in Costa Rica with friend Mat Robar, but when the infra- structure couldn’t match their environmentalist intentions, they decided to pursue their vision in Miramar. T ey hired NoCal brewer Winslow Sawyer to operate a seven-barrel brewhouse with a mission to source sustainable ingredients whenever possible. Burning Beard Brewing target date: mid
January, El Cajon. Homebrewing pals Jeff Wie- derkehr and Mike Maass are bringing another brewery to East County, launching with a 15-bar- rel brewhouse and a couple of 30-barrel foeders. T e wild ales produced in the latter will take time to age, so Burning Beard’s launch will feature classic styles from a brew team headed by Chris Brown, previously of Iron Fist, Rough Draft, and Butcher’s Brewing. Thunderhawk Alements target date: mid
February, Miramar. Jonathan Barbarin and Bill Lindsay have 14 years of homebrewing experi- ence between them. Lindsay will head up the one-barrel electric system at the eastern end of Miramar. T e duo hopes to power their bre- whouse with solar energy and promise “bold, adventurous beers” incorporating both local and exotic ingredients. Mikkeller San Diego target date: fi rst quarter 2016, Miramar. No fi xed date has been set for
Karl Strauss Brewing Company: Monday-Friday, 3-6pm: $4 pints, flights, house wine, and well drinks. $5 beer pretzels, boneless wings, cauli- flower romesco, chili lime sweet potato fries, spicy hummus and flat bread.
Notorious Burgers: Sunday, 10am- noon: $12 limitless bloody marys and mimosas.
Twenty/20 Grill & Wine Bar: Daily, 3-6pm: $2 off specialty cocktails, $4 well drinks, draft beers, $6 sangria, half-off tapas.
CARMEL MOUNTAIN
Cafasso Meatball Company: Daily, $4 pints all day.
Conway’s Irish Pub: Daily, 10am- 8pm: $2.75 domestic drafts and wells.
Fish District: Daily, 2-5pm: $1 off beer and wine, tacos and classics. CITY HEIGHTS
Black Cat Bar: Monday-Friday, 5-7pm: $1 off drafts, bottles, shelf calls (excluding Miller High Life).
The Hideout: Daily, 5-7pm: $3 wells, $3-$5 drafts
Nate’s Garden Grill: Tuesday-Fri- day, 4-6pm: $1 off cocktails and wine.
Mikkeller to formally open at AleSmith’s former 30-barrel brewhouse and tasting room, but it’s expected by the end of March. What styles of
Brewers in the new queue
beer gypsy brewer Mikkel Borg Bjergsø plans to start with is anybody’s guess. North Park Beer Co target date: April 1,
North Park. No fooling — award-winning homebrewer Kelsey McNair hopes to open his long-anticipated brewery on April 1. Expect his 15-barrel brewhouse to turn out “dry, clean and exceptionally drinkable” beers in a range of styles on top of the hoppy IPAs he’s known for. Expect this fi rst tasting room to be outfi tted by
Til-Two: Daily, 4-7pm: $1 off wells and drafts.
DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO
207 Nightclub: Monday-Friday, 3-7pm: $5 beers, $7 well drinks, $7 house wine, $8 Belvedere martinis, $8 specialty cocktails. 30% off all food menu items.
The American Comedy Com- pany: Wednesday, 7-9:30pm: 50% off entire drink and food menu. No item-minimum or cover.
Asti Ristorante: Daily, 3-6pm: $6 martinis, cocktails, house wine, imported beers. $3.50 domestic beers % imported beer, $5-6 salads, $9-10 antipast Caldi, $6-12 antipasti freddi, $9 pizza.
Bandar Fine Persian Cuisine: Monday-Thursday, 3-6pm: Signature drink specials. Combo plate special.
Bice: Monday-Saturday, 5-7pm: $5 drink specials and small bites. Sun- day, All night: $5 drink specials and small bites.
Blue Point: Monday-Friday, 5-6:30pm: $4 drafts, $5 wine by the glass, $10 specialty cocktails. $1 oys- ters, $2 jumbo shrimp. (In bar, lounge, and patio.)
restaurant-design ace Paul Basile to aptly suit its North Park clientele. Knotty Brewing target date: spring 2016, East Village. Ken Lovi will expand his Knotty Barrel bar and restaurant with a five-barrel brew- house with help from cicerone, sommelier, and restaurant manager Rich Haley. No head brewer has been named yet, but Lovi expects beers to be “simple, sessionable, and drinkable,” using hops and other ingredi- ents grown on his farm in Bonsall. Vigilante Brewing target date: late spring
2016, Del Mar. Being the fi rst to open a brewery in Del Mar, chef and homebrewer Charles Koll says getting his brewpub online by spring will depend on how the city responds to his eff orts. T e 15-barrel system will produce four core beers that are “creative and fl avorful without sacrifi cing drinkability,” along with seasonal collaborations.
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Buster’s Beach House & Long- board Bar: Monday-Friday, 3-6pm: $4 drafts (excluding local brews); $4 house wine, mai tais, Long Islands, and margaritas (excluding blended and flavored). $4 food menu. Bar/ patio area only.
Cafe 21: Daily, 3-6pm: Sangria flight, six types for $10.50. 22 tapas at $6.
Café Sevilla: Daily, 5-7pm: $3 off any food or drink $11 and under; $5 off items $12 and over. Wine bottles $5 off.
Chianti: Daily, 4-7pm: $5 martinis, house wine. $6 salami plate, crispy cal- amari, meatball satay. At the bar only.
Double Standard: Monday-Friday, 3-6 pm: $3 off glass of wine, cocktails, drafts, and small plates at the bar and outdoor patio.
Downtown Johnny Brown’s: Monday-Friday, 3-6pm: $1 fried fish tacos w/ purchase of alcohol beverage. 4:30-7pm: Complimentary happy hour food (except during theater shows).
The Field Irish Pub and Restau- rant: Monday-Friday, 11am-7pm: $2.75 domestics, $3.25 imports, $3.50 wells, $4 house wine, $5-$6 20-oz drafts. Appetizer specials.
The Fish Market: Monday-Thurs- day, 3-6pm: Liquor, wine, and beer specials. Appetizer specials. Bar only.
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar: Daily, 5–7pm, 8–10pm: Early: Five cocktails, five wines, and five appetizers, $6 each. Late: Eight drinks, eight wines, eight apps, $9 each.
House of Blues: Daily, 4-7pm: $2 Bud Light drafts, $2/3/4 select draft beer, $5 well drinks, well martinis and house wine and margaritas.
Jolt’n Joe’s: Daily, 3-6pm: $4 pints, wines, and wells. 20% off appetizers.
Karl Strauss Brewing Company: Monday-Friday, 3-6pm: $4 pints, flights, house wine, and well drinks. $5 beer pretzels, boneless wings, cauli- flower romesco, chili lime sweet potato fries, spicy hummus and flat bread.
Knotty Barrel: Monday-Friday, 3-7pm: $5 house wine and premium cocktails, $1.50 off drafts. $5/$6 Knotty Nibbles.
La Mentirosa by Karina’s: Monday-Tuesday, All day: $3 beers, $5 cocktails, $5 margaritas, $5 wine. $3 off bar appetizers. Wednesday- Friday, 4pm-7pm: $3 beers, $5 cock- tails, $5 margaritas, $5 wine. $3 off bar appetizers.
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