Quantum Brewing

I really wanted to like Quantum, I remember trying to stop in here back in 2014 when they opened, but just had a chance to make it in yesterday.
As many have noted, the beer tastes like it has a cardboardy, smoky, oxidized flavor. I only tried two of their beers but couldn’t finish them (which for me is rare).
I used to brew quite a bit years ago and have made the same mistakes this brewery is making, and it’s not a fun realization that you’ve ruined a whole batch of beer by not using proper science to keep things sanitized and at the proper temperature. If I had to guess, I’d say there’s a microbial infection or the beers are fermenting at too high of temperatures.
Adding insult to injury, this brewery boasts a science theme, which is kind of funny when you think about it. Maybe in an alternate universe, the beer is really good at Quantum but it needs more help in this particular dimension.

LOVE the Solar Flare ! I like fruit flavors in the beer so this was perfect !! Didn’t try any others because I liked this one so what was the point ??? Will be back though to try the ginger one
Bought a growler to get me through the. days they aren’t open ! The 4 stars is based on the inability to get there on days
!! I live close and really like the beer. Another plus is the proximity to good food — Filipis pizza is right across the street and you can have them deliver !! Great combination of food and beer !

I love coming to this place whenever I can, I always receive wonderful service from the friendly staff. Support your local breweries!

I agree with a lot of these reviews. Just another average brewery with average beers.

Good brews will be back again. The wheat was my favorite. Plus it’s dog friendly. Nice place.

Really great beer in a spacious tasting room. Great location.

First time here didn’t know what to expect… But really great service awesome definitely will be back thumbs up

My girlfriend bought a Groupon deal for two tasters and two pint glasses to take home. We wanted to make it a good time so we stopped by a local Asian market and bought some sushi to snack on while we enjoyed our beers.
We arrived around 4pm on a Friday and there were only around 4 customers there. As we walked up to order our beer, we saw that around 8 out of their 12 beer offerings were out of stock. «At least they have a stout,» I thought, but alas, when I tried to order it, I was told they were out of that too. I guess they just hadn’t gotten around to marking it as being out. Apparently, being out of stock of most of their beers is common here.
Today I read their reviews, and it also seems like they don’t have the brewing process correct because there are many complaints about nasty tasting beers. In addition, the inside has a boring décor and doesn’t impart a sciency vibe in the slightest. I don’t know how this place is still in business, since it has so much competition.
Anyway, we ended up going to Societe Brewing, which was close by. This place was packed, had many choices of beer, and a cool old-​school décor. So what did I learn? Always research a business for any type of Groupon deal before purchasing it.
I’ll updated this review if we ever get a chance to use our Groupon, i.e. if they ever have five or more different beers at the same time.

Was here for a pre-​dinner drink. I had one of there Singularity Stouts, which was very tasty and refreshing. I wish I had more time to try some of there IPA’s and Brown’s. Will definitely return soon to do some tasters. Kid and dog friendly too which is a plus. Two nearby restaurants deliver food there which is very convenient.

The setting: really cool bar — classic, dim feel, neat giant chalkboard, easy parking.
The time: came immediately after the day job so was there around 5:45 PM. It wasn’t crowded but by 6:30 there was a good crowd.
The «who»: our bartender, Tray, was immediately attentive and helpful and made decent recommendations. Honored our Groupon no questions asked and wasn’t pretentious at all.
The why: We bought a groupon for a flight for 2 people and two take home glasses.
The how: the execution wasn’t really there. I liked ²⁄₄ of my beers, but the wheat had a fairly pungent musty taste to it that I’ve never tasted in beer before while another one was only slightly less pungent. About ¹⁄₃ of their beers were out of stock. I enjoyed the brown a lot — had excellent notes of cappuccino and was very smooth. The nitro stout was a good end as well. This place has potential, but it does have some bad batches of beer. I was hoping for more because this place didn’t seem to specialize in IPAs like every other brewery in San Diego and had a wide variety of beers, but when ²⁄₄ are to the point where if I had a full pint I wouldn’t have finished them, that’s not good.

Small newer brewery… went on a Tuesday night so not too many people. Your can order from adjacent places (Anny’s Burgers and Filippis Pizza for example) for delivery… Friendly atmosphere… will definitely be back

Despite the negative reviews, we gave this place a try (with a Groupon) and were very pleased. We were greeted by Antwon (who was honestly he coolest during our experience) and had a great flight of beers each.
A few beers were out but that’s another reason to come back right?! My fellow beer partner and I really enjoyed all the beers that we tried.
When we first got there we were the only ones but after 30 minutes it was poppin. They definitely have a following and for a good reason. Support local brews and try out Quantum!

I hate to sound like a beer snob but I was not impressed with the taste and quality of the brew here. I did, however, find one beer out of the bunch that I did like. It was their new Chain Reaction IPA. Very nice! The service was great, as our bartender was very helpful and attentive to our needs. She engaged customers in casual conversations and actually gave a little run down on the history of Quantum Brewing. The chalk board is also a nice touch. I’ll come back but only for that IPA!

Just sampling some brews while in San Diego, home of the breweries, according to our hotel concierge. It’s in a strip mall and a little hard to find via mapquest. I liked the Project 10, blood orange… Very citrusy!

Went there tonight. Had the two flight Groupon special. Of the 8 beers, 2 were tolerable. Not a good ratio. I guess someone has to be the worst brewery in San Diego.

This beer is just not good. I do not know if they are not cleaning their equipment properly or ???
I love the science aspect of it, the location and the personnel working here are really nice but the main thing that brings people to a tasting room is the beer.
Every beer I tasted started OK but quickly was followed by the same bad taste that has had multiple different associations by other Unilocalers. The best I was able to describe it, even thought I have never tasted this, was formaldehyde; very chemical.
I was not able to finish the flight. One swallow out of 4; didn’t even want to try the 5^th.
Way too many good beer brewers in San Diego to waste time here again.

Came here the first time with a groupon type deal. Enjoyed a flight of tasters and came home with a smile of satisfaction and 2 pint glasses. Nice that it is near my house. Our server was pleasant and attentive. She was able to tell us about the beers and answer most questions we had about the brewery. I drop in occasionally when in the area for a quick pint.

I came here with my friend since she got a Groupon deal for 5 flights of beer and it also came with two glasses.
The store is located in a really random strip mall next to a Chinese restaurant. People literally would only come here to drink beer and talk, the only problem is that the majority of the beers I tried did not taste very good.
The only one I liked was the orange one and the coffee ipa. The other ipas all tasted like burnt tobacco smoke. I usually like ipas but the ones here were just so burnt tasting.
If you like really tobacco — y iPas then check out quantum brewing otherwise the lighter beers are probably alll I would drink here.

Dreary place with very sub par beers.
This place has huge windows out to the front, but somehow still manages to be dark and dismal. We got a flight and a pint and ³⁄₅ beer managed to taste like sour dirt. When we arrive there were abandoned, nearly full flights on a table, signaling that we weren’t the only ones with this opinion.

Based on the previous reviews, I guess this place was a hit or miss. I actually really liked the place hahah
My bf and I got the groupon deal. Flights for two people and a glass for $ 11 with the local groupon discount. You can’t really beat those prices. We went on a Saturday afternoon and it wasn’t really busy but we didnt mind it at all because it wasn’t as loud and we didnt have to yell at eachother across the table. The bartender was really nice and gave us some pretzels as we were trying our beers. I liked the majority of the beers i got, except for maybe a weird ginger one. When the bartender came over and asked how I liked it, i told her i wasnt fond of the ginger one and she immediately replaced it with one that i did like without an extra cost.
Atmosphere is pretty cool with the chalkboard wall and pictures. Overall its cool and id go again. Thank you Quantum brewery!

Wow, as other reviewers have noticed, a few of these beers have tobacco/​ashtray notes. The Hadron Wheat Collider, Red Spider and Singularity were the worst offenders. Tasted like licking an old ashtray…
Oh and the pretzels were stale :/

It’s always fun to check out a new brewery in San Diego. Quantum Brewery, one of the newest additions to SD scene, didn’t disappoint. Tried a variety of their beers, including the session IPA called Chain Reaction, the American IPA named Fissile Reaction, the Red, the Stout on Nitro & the Imperial Stout. The stouts were definitely my favorite, especially on a rainy afternoon. Looking forward to coming back & trying some of their other stuff.

I’m no beer snob but this is probably the nastiest and grossest beer I’ve ever tasted. Do you know the smell of a dirty sink or old meat and then you cook it? All the beers tasted like old meat or if had a musty taste… Like moldy taste and they all tasted the same.
We got the groupon deal and got to try 5 tasters each and the worst was the wheat one which had the strongest moldy flavor. The habanero didn’t have a strong taste (and that old musty flavor). Another bad beer was the red spider which tasted like water with a bad coffee grind after taste (and that old musty flavor). The pale constant– same. That old musty moldy flavor. Someone was right, something is seriously wrong with their brewing process to have all their beers taste like mold or an old musty flavor.
We couldn’t stomach all of the tasters and left everything there. It was that bad! Even I knew what good beer tasted like… And this was not right.
Quantum is definitely a science project gone wrong… A chemistry experiment that synthesized into something bad… Wrong physics and wrong dynamics. Save yourself the moldy flavor and eat a moldy cheese! I was appalled at some people getting growlers of this disgusting beer. Sorry quantum, I hate to be so critical but please check if there’s mold in your equipment. Sadly the beers did not have chemistry for me…

If I got pulled over on my way home and the officer asked if I had been drinking, I would have gladly said, «No Sir, I actually couldn’t finish my beers tonight».
Sorry to say, but this place is yucky. I’m not a beer snob at all, in fact I really enjoy smaller establishments and support local small business. Unfortunately, Quantum Brewing is not doing it right. There is something about their beers that make them disturbingly odd. I think there is something flawed in the brewing process because there was a common moldy flavor in every beer. It was severely unpalatable. Sorry guys.

Date.. .. .. .. .. .2.27.15
Type.. .. .. .. .. .Tasting Room
Location.. .. .…Secluded Strip Mall
Prices.. .. .. .…Normal, ~$ 1.50 tasters
Tap Selection.…8 house beers
Bottle Selection. .None
Full Bar.. .. .. .. .No
Samplers.. .. .. .Yes
Full Pours.. .. .. .Yes
Beer Level.. .…Poor
Food Level.. .. …None, outside food allowed, some restaurants deliver
Staff.. .. .. .. .. .Friendly, Happy
Growlers.. .. .. …Probably
Noise Level.. .. .Lively
Décor.. .. .. .…Open non-​themed tasting room, awkward spacing
Good for Kids.. .No
Parking.. .. .. . …Private Shared Lot
Cash Only.. .…No
Recommended. .Tickers Only
Comments: Beers here were for the most part not good with some very odd brewing flaws. Tap selection was not very diverse with an orange wheat, brown ale, red ale, IPA, oatmeal stout, and an 8.1% abv «APA.» Flavors included cigarette ash in a few beers cross-​cutting styles, some vinegar aromas but not a sour/​acetic flavor hinting at perhaps unclean tap lines or kegs or beginnings of a souring infection. Some beers were quite astringent/​undrinkable. Another beer did not attenuate… tasted like flat sugar water. Overall, I would save this until the last stop on your beer sampling itinerary. I am thankful that my host for the day saved this for last.

Another brewer in the Kearny Mesa area. Being that it’s down the street from my work, a few of us decided to give it a try.
The positives:
— Plenty of parking. This place is located in the same shopping center as Anny’s Fine Burger.
— You can bring in outside food.
— Decent price
— Bartender was super nice
The negatives:
— It was extremely hot inside. We were all uncomfortable and had to ask the staff to point the fan at us. But it was pointed towards the back where people were brewing.
— They only had 4 beers on tap. The beer that was highly recommended tasted mediocre. The others just tasted bad.
Quantum has a lot to do in order to put themselves on the brewery map in my opinion. I originally thought that I was too critical of this place, but San Diego has been blooming with craft breweries. And if you’re going to be a contender, then being average won’t cut it.

There were a couple decent beers, and it’s nice that you can order from Amy’s Burger and have it brought across the parking lot.
That being said, I don’t know I’d make this a destination the way Societie, Council and Helms are for me, but you’re in the area so it might be worth a stop just to see what a more «regular» brewery is like. I don’t mean regular in a bad way, it’s just not one I’d rave about or anything.

Came here after dinner for a few beers. I liked how all the beers are themed after nuclear reactions. I liked the Boron Brown and the Hadron Collider Bavarian Wheat. They were both very smooth and easy drinking, not bitter at all, my kind of beers. $ 5.50 for pints and $ 2 for 5 oz taster.
They don’t have food but you can phone in an order to Anny’s fine burger or Filippi’s pizza grotto next door and they will deliver. I mean what goes better with beer than pizza or a burger?
I did find it strange for a brewery that the brew tanks were not on display. After talking to some people, the reason why you don’t see huge tanks like other breweries is that they are a true micro brewery or maybe a nano brewery. They are brewed in small batches, not the huge tanks that you see at other so called micro breweries. No wonder i like this beer so much its still brewed in small batches the same way you’d do yourself at home!

It feels like you’re drinking beer in your basement and there’s a huge chalk board with pseudo science quantum physics scribbles. Perhaps to make you feel like you’re some genius innovator drinking and scheming ideas in your garage a la Steve Jobs or that Facebook guy. The truth is, the ambiance is low low frills and there’s only about six beers on tap. No food is served but Fillipi’s and Annys burgers deliver for free and you can bring in any eats you like. Good thing maurico’s just opened shop next door. Tasters are a deal at 2 bucks a piece and 6.25 for four; you bet I opted for the latter. I enjoyed the wheat beer the best.
Service was congenial as well, and I appreciate the bartender not kicking us out even after the place had long since closed. I do wish they would spruce up the décor.

DOG FRIENDLY!!! What a cool craft brewery! The beers were delicious and the staff are super fun and friendly. Got to being my English mastiff in and he was treated like royalty.
I’ll be visiting again for sure! Support local business.