Pizza Port Brewing Company is a brewpub with four locations in California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 (Solana Beach, Carlsbad

Carlsbad, California

-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Carlsbad had a population of 105,328. The population density was 2,693.1 people per square mile . The racial makeup of Carlsbad was 87,205 White, 1,379 African American, 514 Native American, 7,460 Asian, 198 Pacific Islander, 4,189 from other...

, and San Clemente). A new location in Ocean Beach, California opened in May of 2010. The Port Brewing Company

Port Brewing Company

Port Brewing Company is a craft brewery headquartered in San Marcos, California. It was founded in 2006 in San Marcos, San Diego County, California.-History:...

 / Lost Abbey

Lost Abbey

Lost Abbey Brewing Company is a brewery in San Marcos, run by head brewer Tomme Arthur. Lost Abbey specializes in producing Belgian-style beers, including strong ales and sours. Lost Abbey is co-located with Port Brewing Company in a facility that previously housed Stone Brewing Company.-...

 brewery in San Marcos

San Marcos, California

San Marcos is a suburb of San Diego in the North County section of San Diego County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 83,781. Outside the San Diego region, it is best known as the home of California State University, San Marcos...

 spun out of Pizza Port in 2006 and is now an independent operation.

Pizza Port was established in March 1987 when it made pizza

Pizza

Pizza is an oven-baked, flat, disc-shaped bread typically topped with a tomato sauce, cheese and various toppings.Originating in Italy, from the Neapolitan cuisine, the dish has become popular in many parts of the world. An establishment that makes and sells pizzas is called a "pizzeria"...

 only in Solana Beach. They installed a 7-barrel

Barrel

A barrel or cask is a hollow cylindrical container, traditionally made of vertical wooden staves and bound by wooden or metal hoops. Traditionally, the barrel was a standard size of measure referring to a set capacity or weight of a given commodity. A small barrel is called a keg.For example, a...

 brewery

Brewery

A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer, though beer can be made at home, and has been for much of beer's history. A company which makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company....

 and served their first handcrafted beer

Beer

Beer is the world's most widely consumed andprobably oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of sugars, mainly derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat...

 brewed on the premises in October 1992.

The Solana Beach location was named Small Brewpub of the Year in both 2003 and 2004 by the Great American Beer Festival. In 2006, it was named one of the "Top 50 Places to Have a Beer in America" by beeradvocate.com. The brews have won several prizes at the World Beer Cup

World Beer Cup

The World Beer Cup, known as "The Olympics of Beer Competition", is one of several major international beer competitions. It was founded by Association of Brewers President Charlie Papazian....

, including 5 gold medals. In 2009, Pizza Port Carlsbad won Large Brewpub of the Year at the Great American Beer Festival. In 2010, the Pizza Port family of breweries won 6 awards for its beers at the World Beer Cup

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