What a find!? I had the pleasure of enjoying some of the finest brews this last weekend in San Diego when visiting Jacked Up with my closest high school friend. This delightful micro brewery serves up an amazing collection of frosty adult options that will delight anyone selective pallet. We both ordered up a “flight” so we could sample some options. We were not disappointed. We sampled the El Gato Lager, which is like a Mexican lager. The Scottish Ale was good, as was the Cream Ale. Now let’s talk about their darker brothers. This is where they truly excel. The Peanut Butter Cereal Stout was nice, but I’ve tasted others with a more peanut buttery taste, but this one is still quite good. The flavors in the Rye Whiskey Stout are well balanced. The Smoked Porter is one of my Favorites. All too often, brewers get too carried away with the smoke. This brewer got it right. He balanced the smoke with the various malts and hops. He obviously used the smoke as a supporting element and not the primary flavoring ingredient. Well done and smartly done. Now for the Stout. I have to say, its name is simple, but its flavor is not. This is the best and most well-balance and complex stout I’ve had in a long time. There is a lot going on. I don’t drink a lot of stouts. Especially in the summer, as I’m from Phoenix, Arizona. But this stout ranks as being one you don’t want to pass up at any time of the year. I hope this is not a seasonal brew for them. The last one I’d like to mention is their unique Dragon Fruit IPA. IPAs are now the rage. The problem is there’s a sea of mediocrity out there. However, this one does NOT fall into that category. It is as exceptional as it is unique. Their Dragon Fruit IPA is very deceptive. It goes down way too easy. It is light and not heavily hopped, very fruity, using the actual fruit, not extract, and boasts 10% alcohol, without an alcohol taste. This falls in the “unique” IPA category and IS QUITE DELIGHTFUL AND DANGEROUS. Even so, have fun with it. We were there on a Thursday afternoon and returned late Saturday afternoon/evening when they had a band there. The only thing missing was good food. I spoke with one of the owners. She is a delightful woman, and told me they are working toward offering food soon. I look forward to returning to Jacked Up, on my next visit to San Diego.

I really enjoy going here. The owners are on site and very friendly, bartenders are always really cool and knowledgeable. Hot pretzels and pizzas available for food, large selection of beer and live music a few nights a week, Kisstroyer rocked the place. I also like that you can bring your dog, have a cold beer and catch a football game. There's absolutely nothing that is jacked up about this place. Good beer good people... Good times, good times.

Great place. Love their events they host- from new bands that have probably practiced in garages to wrestling events to drag queen shows. They have yummy beers- which my fav is their cream ale and my pals like their dark beers. Oh and they have tasty pizza that goes perfectly with beer. Family owned place and in a great location. Go check it out- it’s a chill brewery fo sho!

If I can be quite honest, I wasn’t a huge fan of their beer. Some of it was flat, and other was quite bitter. It felt like it had lost a lot of carbonation from being in the keg. Something wasn’t right in this whole taste zone. However, owners:brewers(I believe) were pretty receptive of my feedback when I talked to them. Not that I’m an expert in Brewing, but a good constructive feedback is always good. They told me some stuff, and kinda made sense why I may have got that taste from those beers I bought. I love the branding, and truly feel that for the short amount of time they’ve been running; they can grow pretty big. Their Irish milk stout was by far my favorite, but I hear their dragon fruit might be the good one here. Def need to go back and have some, since it wasn’t available when I went. My four stars are for their friendliness, great branding, humbleness and for their Irish milk stout.

Interesting family-operated local craft brewery. Broad range of beer styles and Italian-style hard soda. Fresh home-style pizza. Friendly service. Outdoor seating available. Easy-to-miss driveway from busy one-way street.

My first time there and absolutely loved the place. Atmosphere was fantastic, beers were great. Bartenders were friendly and welcoming will definitely return!

Wonderful little brewery. It's spacious and has great events. It seems like there is line dancing every Sunday. Outdoor patio and lots of indoor seeing. Beer is tasty. There are staple beers and the taps rotate pretty regularly.

Good brewery stop for me. I managed to try 8 of their beers and while most were pretty standard, a few did stand out for me. Especially their Red, which had a great flavor in it that was unusual, yet very pleasant. The facility itself is clean and spacious with seating and stage for bands. The bartender was cool and was knowledgeable about their offerings.

Cool brewery. Got a couple flights here to try out their brews. They have a very unique dragon fruit IPA which was interesting. Haven’t had anything like it. Their DIPA was really good. Most of their beers are lighter in body and make good lighter summer drinks. Staff was great.

If you enjoy craft beers, you must check these guys out. A rare gem of delicious, well crafted brews ranging from their incredible Dragon fruit IPA to an amazing Scotch Ale, Smoked Porter, and for anyone that also enjoys a little spice...do not miss The Reaper! Hands down the best spicy beer I've ever tried

Amazing place. Drove by. Had some beers. Great service. You can tell who the owners are, nice and happy people. Nice beer. Good atmosphere. Very Happy overall

My husband and I stumbled upon this place and we were not disappointing! He enjoyed the beer and I got a huckleberry hard seltzer and it was fantastic. We also have the large soft pretzel and it was amazing. Highly recommend you ask for double the beer cheese because it’s so good. They make it with their own beer. If we lived in the area, we would go back!

Some of the best beer in North County along with great food.

Love this place!! Award winning beer, great open mic on Wednesday nights, live bands on Fridays and Saturdays and now, delicious sandwiches to add to their yummy pizzas and snacks on the menu!! Cheers!!

Best brewery you've never heard of! Live music, indoor/outdoor vibes, line dancing, and a sweet guitar collection. Beer was better than I could have ever imagined, the owner/brewer has been home brewing since the mid-90's. Gotta try their Hazy Talk IPA, Honey Ale, and Dragonfruit IPA, so good!

Disclosure: I am biased towards locally owned, family establishments. If they also feature well-done craft beer, I'm a pushover. Notwithstanding this observation of my viewpoint, Jacked-Up is a place that deserves our frequent and ongoing patronage. The Dragon fruit IPA is award winning phenomenal - note: I'm not a "fruit beer" person. I enjoyed the smoked porter for it's full-bodied mouth-feel and satisfying finish; I actually left with a four-pack. My wife, who practices a gluten free diet, was especially delighted by the quality of the corn meal crust pizza. The Jacked-Up meatball and pepperoni really pleased the beautiful carnivore I love. In summary, for the beer and for the pizza - ok mainly for the beer - I plan to frequent Jacked Up Brewery early and often when I'm in Escondido.

Honestly one of the coolest breweries I've been too, they've got a live band setup with a patio outside as well. The space is large I bet you could fit 75 heads in here easily without it being too crowded. The beers are tasty, just wish they had a crispy lager or pilsner on. I'll definitely be back soon!

We did samplers of everything on the menu and this place has a very solid lineup. The root beer pilsner was one of the more interesting styles I've ever had. There's nothing hugely hoppy in typical west coast fashion, so if that's your thing you might be slightly disappointed, but you should go anyways. The owner and head brewer was pouring and he was a really cool dude who obviously cares about what he does.

Great spot! Owners are super welcoming, their beer is good, and they have a food truck! What else could you want from a small local independent brewery.

It's been interesting watching this business grow. They've always had good beer, but now there's a good business to go with it. We moved away, so it's quite a change every time we visit.

Quality and varied lineup of craft beers in a friendly family-run environment. With a nice stage and simple but delicious food menu, this place manages to stand out amongst the dive bars and corporate brewpubs to be something truly extroadanary.

This place is awesome! Great drinks (beer and seltzer) and food (delicious pizza, pretzel bites, hot dogs). They have live music on Fridays/Saturdays, super family friendly for kids, bartenders are so friendly and kind, and they play whatever sports games you want on their TV’s. Highly recommend this place!