San Diego Reader

• Restaurant

O'Brien's Pub

• 4646 Convoy Street, San Diego, CA 92111 | Directions
• 858-715-1745
• http://www.obrienspub.net/

No bar in San Diego has as long a history of doing right by hop-heads as this inauspicious sanctum. Nestled in the heart of Kearny Mesa’s miracle mile of Asian delights, the Irish pub sticks out like a sore thumb. The self-proclaimed “hoppiest place on Earth,” O’Brien’s has been known as one of the finest craft-beer venues in America for the past decade. When big-name brewers come to town, they stop in for special events and drop off plenty of rare one-off brews. But, thanks to owner Tom Nickel and his constant pursuit of quality beer, there’s always an exceptional selection of draft, bottled, and cask brews to be had — particularly single and double IPAs. Add house-made beer cheese from Tom’s wife, Lindsey, and a genuine appreciation of regulars (“muggers”), and you’ve got a solid archetype for what a top-notch beer bar in America’s number-one beer town can and should be.