Anchor ads are not supported on this page.

4S Ranch Allied Gardens Alpine Baja Balboa Park Bankers Hill Barrio Logan Bay Ho Bay Park Black Mountain Ranch Blossom Valley Bonita Bonsall Borrego Springs Boulevard Campo Cardiff-by-the-Sea Carlsbad Carmel Mountain Carmel Valley Chollas View Chula Vista City College City Heights Clairemont College Area Coronado CSU San Marcos Cuyamaca College Del Cerro Del Mar Descanso Downtown San Diego Eastlake East Village El Cajon Emerald Hills Encanto Encinitas Escondido Fallbrook Fletcher Hills Golden Hill Grant Hill Grantville Grossmont College Guatay Harbor Island Hillcrest Imperial Beach Imperial Valley Jacumba Jamacha-Lomita Jamul Julian Kearny Mesa Kensington La Jolla Lakeside La Mesa Lemon Grove Leucadia Liberty Station Lincoln Acres Lincoln Park Linda Vista Little Italy Logan Heights Mesa College Midway District MiraCosta College Miramar Miramar College Mira Mesa Mission Beach Mission Hills Mission Valley Mountain View Mount Hope Mount Laguna National City Nestor Normal Heights North Park Oak Park Ocean Beach Oceanside Old Town Otay Mesa Pacific Beach Pala Palomar College Palomar Mountain Paradise Hills Pauma Valley Pine Valley Point Loma Point Loma Nazarene Potrero Poway Rainbow Ramona Rancho Bernardo Rancho Penasquitos Rancho San Diego Rancho Santa Fe Rolando San Carlos San Marcos San Onofre Santa Ysabel Santee San Ysidro Scripps Ranch SDSU Serra Mesa Shelltown Shelter Island Sherman Heights Skyline Solana Beach Sorrento Valley Southcrest South Park Southwestern College Spring Valley Stockton Talmadge Temecula Tierrasanta Tijuana UCSD University City University Heights USD Valencia Park Valley Center Vista Warner Springs

Beer Touring: Societe Brewing Co.

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/mar/29/21824/

Most people figure the best part of a brewery tour is the tasting component. They’re right. But the most important part of being a beer journalist has nothing to do with imbibing. Often, visits with brewers are alcohol-free affairs. Such was the case Friday when I visited Societe Brewing Co., a work-in-progress in Kearny Mesa. But let me assure you, my visit with co-owner brewers Doug Constantiner and Travis Smith, former brewers at The Bruery in Placentia and Santa Rosa's famed Russian River Brewing Company, was anything but dry.

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/mar/25/21553/

Situated near the intersection of State Route 163 and Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, Societe aims to celebrate how good beer brings good people together. To do this, they’ve focused a large portion of their start-up funds on building one of the county’s largest and most accommodating tasting rooms. The place is gargantuan and includes indoor and outdoor components. The latter is a narrow, gated patio that includes a thoughtful docking bay for food trucks that will allow patrons to walk right up, order and pick-up their food.

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/mar/25/21555/

Back inside is a L-shaped bar from which three different lines of Societe beer will flow. The first of those lines is a collection of hoppy San Diego-style beers that will feature numerous pale ales and IPAs. Line two will be made up of beers breathing new life into age old Belgian styles. Constantiner and Smith harbor great affection for those brews, which for the most part defy classification and are defined by their ABV (single, dubble, tripel, quadruple). Societe’s will go beyond a numbers game and incorporate New World techniques, including some custom-made items and methods heretofore unseen in the brewing industry.

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/mar/25/21554/

It’s yet unknown exactly what will be available when they open in May (SD Police Department-willing), but there’ll for sure be an IPA from the SD line and at least one reimagined Belgo beer. Those jonesing for what’s holding on line three will need to wait at least until 2013, when barrel-aged beers, including sours, are ready to be siphoned from French oak into Societe logo glassware.

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/mar/25/21556/

That logo is actually a talking point of its own. Back in February, Constantiner and Smith invited an assemblage of local beer industry movers and shakers to their construction site, asking them to dress in vintage “gangs of New York” clothing, so they could take part in a photo shoot where each invitee stood behind a piece of canvas to have their silhouette photographed. Several of those silhouettes were then put together to make up the company’s logo, which will have multiple iterations utilized for different purposes.

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/mar/25/21557/

Once open, Societe’s beer will initially be distributed exclusively throughout San Diego County, and available at the source. Societe Brewing Co. will be located at 8262 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard.

Here's something you might be interested in.
Submit a free classified
or view all

Previous article

OSHA rules wall falls our fault

Who, U.S.?
Next Article

Flowering pear trees in Kensington not that nice

Empty dirt plots in front of Ken Cinema

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/mar/29/21824/

Most people figure the best part of a brewery tour is the tasting component. They’re right. But the most important part of being a beer journalist has nothing to do with imbibing. Often, visits with brewers are alcohol-free affairs. Such was the case Friday when I visited Societe Brewing Co., a work-in-progress in Kearny Mesa. But let me assure you, my visit with co-owner brewers Doug Constantiner and Travis Smith, former brewers at The Bruery in Placentia and Santa Rosa's famed Russian River Brewing Company, was anything but dry.

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/mar/25/21553/

Situated near the intersection of State Route 163 and Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, Societe aims to celebrate how good beer brings good people together. To do this, they’ve focused a large portion of their start-up funds on building one of the county’s largest and most accommodating tasting rooms. The place is gargantuan and includes indoor and outdoor components. The latter is a narrow, gated patio that includes a thoughtful docking bay for food trucks that will allow patrons to walk right up, order and pick-up their food.

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/mar/25/21555/

Back inside is a L-shaped bar from which three different lines of Societe beer will flow. The first of those lines is a collection of hoppy San Diego-style beers that will feature numerous pale ales and IPAs. Line two will be made up of beers breathing new life into age old Belgian styles. Constantiner and Smith harbor great affection for those brews, which for the most part defy classification and are defined by their ABV (single, dubble, tripel, quadruple). Societe’s will go beyond a numbers game and incorporate New World techniques, including some custom-made items and methods heretofore unseen in the brewing industry.

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/mar/25/21554/

It’s yet unknown exactly what will be available when they open in May (SD Police Department-willing), but there’ll for sure be an IPA from the SD line and at least one reimagined Belgo beer. Those jonesing for what’s holding on line three will need to wait at least until 2013, when barrel-aged beers, including sours, are ready to be siphoned from French oak into Societe logo glassware.

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/mar/25/21556/

That logo is actually a talking point of its own. Back in February, Constantiner and Smith invited an assemblage of local beer industry movers and shakers to their construction site, asking them to dress in vintage “gangs of New York” clothing, so they could take part in a photo shoot where each invitee stood behind a piece of canvas to have their silhouette photographed. Several of those silhouettes were then put together to make up the company’s logo, which will have multiple iterations utilized for different purposes.

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/mar/25/21557/

Once open, Societe’s beer will initially be distributed exclusively throughout San Diego County, and available at the source. Societe Brewing Co. will be located at 8262 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard.

Sponsored
Here's something you might be interested in.
Submit a free classified
or view all
Ask a Hipster — Advice you didn't know you needed Big Screen — Movie commentary Blurt — Music's inside track Booze News — San Diego spirits Classical Music — Immortal beauty Classifieds — Free and easy Cover Stories — Front-page features Drinks All Around — Bartenders' drink recipes Excerpts — Literary and spiritual excerpts Feast! — Food & drink reviews Feature Stories — Local news & stories Fishing Report — What’s getting hooked from ship and shore From the Archives — Spotlight on the past Golden Dreams — Talk of the town The Gonzo Report — Making the musical scene, or at least reporting from it Letters — Our inbox Movies@Home — Local movie buffs share favorites Movie Reviews — Our critics' picks and pans Musician Interviews — Up close with local artists Neighborhood News from Stringers — Hyperlocal news News Ticker — News & politics Obermeyer — San Diego politics illustrated Outdoors — Weekly changes in flora and fauna Overheard in San Diego — Eavesdropping illustrated Poetry — The old and the new Reader Travel — Travel section built by travelers Reading — The hunt for intellectuals Roam-O-Rama — SoCal's best hiking/biking trails San Diego Beer — Inside San Diego suds SD on the QT — Almost factual news Sheep and Goats — Places of worship Special Issues — The best of Street Style — San Diego streets have style Surf Diego — Real stories from those braving the waves Theater — On stage in San Diego this week Tin Fork — Silver spoon alternative Under the Radar — Matt Potter's undercover work Unforgettable — Long-ago San Diego Unreal Estate — San Diego's priciest pads Your Week — Daily event picks
4S Ranch Allied Gardens Alpine Baja Balboa Park Bankers Hill Barrio Logan Bay Ho Bay Park Black Mountain Ranch Blossom Valley Bonita Bonsall Borrego Springs Boulevard Campo Cardiff-by-the-Sea Carlsbad Carmel Mountain Carmel Valley Chollas View Chula Vista City College City Heights Clairemont College Area Coronado CSU San Marcos Cuyamaca College Del Cerro Del Mar Descanso Downtown San Diego Eastlake East Village El Cajon Emerald Hills Encanto Encinitas Escondido Fallbrook Fletcher Hills Golden Hill Grant Hill Grantville Grossmont College Guatay Harbor Island Hillcrest Imperial Beach Imperial Valley Jacumba Jamacha-Lomita Jamul Julian Kearny Mesa Kensington La Jolla Lakeside La Mesa Lemon Grove Leucadia Liberty Station Lincoln Acres Lincoln Park Linda Vista Little Italy Logan Heights Mesa College Midway District MiraCosta College Miramar Miramar College Mira Mesa Mission Beach Mission Hills Mission Valley Mountain View Mount Hope Mount Laguna National City Nestor Normal Heights North Park Oak Park Ocean Beach Oceanside Old Town Otay Mesa Pacific Beach Pala Palomar College Palomar Mountain Paradise Hills Pauma Valley Pine Valley Point Loma Point Loma Nazarene Potrero Poway Rainbow Ramona Rancho Bernardo Rancho Penasquitos Rancho San Diego Rancho Santa Fe Rolando San Carlos San Marcos San Onofre Santa Ysabel Santee San Ysidro Scripps Ranch SDSU Serra Mesa Shelltown Shelter Island Sherman Heights Skyline Solana Beach Sorrento Valley Southcrest South Park Southwestern College Spring Valley Stockton Talmadge Temecula Tierrasanta Tijuana UCSD University City University Heights USD Valencia Park Valley Center Vista Warner Springs
Close

Anchor ads are not supported on this page.