Aztec Brewery

My husband and I enjoyed a Sunday afternoon, visiting some breweries in Vista. Aztec Brewery made the top of our list as enjoyable, with a relaxing atmosphere. The beer was good, the environment inviting and the overall experience was five star. Thank you! We will be returning the next time we visit Vista!!!

Local hang that has serious mix of great locals, strong beer options along with live music in intimate setting for Sat night. With friends/​family and had fantastic time here. Was my first but not to be last for this IPA fiend.

Before today, I had never heard of Aztec Brewery. My wife and I took a bicycle tour of the Vista brewery scene and found this on the map. We’re so glad we decided to try it, because it was the best brewery we tried! Had a flight and the Macaroon, Coffee Blonde, and Hibiscus all had fantastic and unique flavor without tasting syrupy or too sweet like a lot of flavored beers do. The place was pretty much dead on a Saturday afternoon, but we didn’t mind. Service was friendly and they had free chips.

You want house of blues venue, but hate the drive, this is it !!!
You get everything from the performers, some good some ok some great !; it doesn’t matter, they give all !!!

I got a little lost my first Time here but was eventually able to find it in the back of the industrial park. It’s a nice small little place with a sweet bar in some regular sitting tables. I ended up trying the hibiscus wheat and agave wheat. I think I like the hibiscus wheat the best. They had a couple other beers on tap such as IPAs or stouts but I didn’t try any of them. They also have awesome bar pretzels. Pretty decent brewery to try out if you are brewery hopping down Hop Highway.

Wow.
perfectly lit tasting room with a gourmet food tent attached.
tasted their noche, simrillo, amber, and hop serpent. loved each beer, stuffed ourselves on the yummiest nachos and mingled with such friendly people.
such a lovely little spot with a great vibe and amazing beers and food.
this is a must visit brewery in san diego county.
xo

I love finding little gems like this! I had good time tonight, on a weekday, and last minute invite. I have a passion for beer and comfort and this place has it. It has an Aztec décor as portrayed on their name. The El Dorado Blonde is a good light beer to start off with if you’re not too sure what you like in a flavor. I recommend the Hibisucs Wheat, Chipotle IPA and the Habernero, lime on nitro for something unique. Great ambience, open mic on Thursdays and great food truck option. Check this place out!

I believe great people make great beer. I have been going to Aztec from the beginning. It is great to see a brewery that brews Mexico inspired beer.
There tasting room is a must see, Aztec inspired ar everywhere! Love all the designs on their bottles. I believe Aztec brewery is a beautiful combination of great Beer, Art and music.
BONUS: make sure to say hi to Claudia and John. They are some of the most awesome, creative people you can ever meet.

Aztec is a fun brewery of many in Vista that offers a good variety of beers and an awesome music venue for local bands. I especially like coming to watch the local reggae bands. When I first arrived I was a little confused as the entrance looks like a business office however once you walk in the ambience switches to a nice brewery. As for the beer, I recommend the Noche de los Muertos, an imperial stout with a hint of cinnamon. If you’re hungry, there are usually food trucks in the back. However be warned that beer is not allowed outside so I’d recommend buying your food first then getting your beer.
P. S.: there’s a piano in the front lobby area which is fun to play!

Finally my fiancée and I were able to check out aztec brewery. Make sure you follow the signs as its in a big business park.
Walked in and noticed that they have live bands that play. Live music while at a brewery. Pretty cool.
Bar seating, couches, tables and chairs. It had the living roomish feel to it. had a warm feeling.
Full staff. No waiting when it came to getting a pour. they have a good selection of beers to choose from.
Tabs are designated by a number. So when you keep a tab open you simply show then a cap with a number on it. Pretty simple.
Flight of ANY 4 for $ 6.
I really liked the sacrifice IPA. Had a some smooth caramel taste to it.
The Hop serpent IIPA was my 2^nd favorite. 103IBU. Good stuff.
I had a taste of the macaroon on nitro. Very very smooth. Light. One of those chillin beers at a barbeque to enjoy.
All the beers aztec has are tastey. Nothing bad about any of them
They also have food trucks.
Good stuff aztec. I’d definately come back. Keep up the good work.

Hidden in the back of an industrial park next to what used to be Indian Joe’s world class beer heaven. Weaker attempt at interior decorating, open air with tables to sit at unlike some tasting rooms. Around 10 – 12 house beers on tap. Quality was average to above average. Lots of tap only stuff only with tap versions of what is easily found in bombers around the area. Wasn’t so busy when I was there. Seems like Mexican flavors are their theme but very few beers followed through on that theme so I’m not sure what the deal is. They had a very good quality Vietnamese food truck there, which was a welcome relief from the other tasting rooms with no such symbiosis. All beers available in tasting flight including their barrel aged specialties.

Out of all the breweries in north county this one gets five stars and here is why. Although my favorite local beer does not come from here, I always have a good selection. It really is a little hole in the wall in the back of a business park but when you walk into the main room it becomes a live with so cal culture. Most of the local bands I am friends with and love how this place is so supportive of them. They have been known to have local musical talents drop in and play too (slightly stoopid just showed recently) I love to go for the good times, good music, good vibes and good beer. Makes me happy~!

Located in the middle of an Industrial park, you might think you got the wrong area… once you walked through that «office» door… you are home.
Very inviting and relax.
Food truck, Mexico City Cuisine, on premises, was as good as the ones in Playa del Carmen
Very good beer, whatever you like flavor wise, they have it.
We were there for open mic: that totally rocks (On Point Productions) manages: it was packed and great talents.
Recommend 100%!

This has become my regular Thursday night spot and it is the best neighborhood bar vibe going! Thursday night is open mic night, there are always a few fantastically talented musicians in the line up,
I love the beer here, their IPAs are well balanced, not overpowering My current fave is the Simrillo IPA, and the Hibiscus Wheat is nice for a session beer or to give your taste buds a break.
Bad news about the food though. What used to be a smokin hot deal is no more. La Casa de Los Alambres food truck used to be a deal at $ 5 for anything on the menu, now it’s on the spendy side ranging from $ 8 to $ 12. And the nachos are not recommended, but the burrito has been consistently good.

Great place for beer. DID YOU KNOW THEY HAVE BEER? Awesome people, great beer, good music.

Such a very cool place. Came here to meet some friends from Temecula, and was pleasantly surprised by how much fun I had! Hidden in an industrial park this place was POPPIN!
Open Mic night is such a blast. It is great to see so many different talented people have the courage to perform in an open setting like this.
The venue is small but cozy. The beer is flowing and tasty. They have that little taqueritta stand that is cooking up some delicious bites.
I really recommend if you are in the area to check this place out. I had the opportunity to see a 12 year old kid shred on the guitar for the first time in front of a crowd, so that alone was pretty cool.
–1 star for being so far away from me and only having one bathroom!

Service was good. Aztec theme. Thursday’s is open mic night and they have fresh tamales Saturday’s.
Did a flight there.
Lupulin– good white ipa
Sacrifice– tastes like an amber and ipa. Not too hoppy
Chipotle ipa– Spicy hint, not overbearing
El dorado– It’s light. Easy to drink. Hint of sweet

I enjoy coming here every Thursday for the outstanding open mic night. A plethora of musicians come out, a few local musicians, some from more distant places. Usually there are 10 – 20 groups or solo acts; most of which are decent. Genres range from blues, rock, reggae, covers, originals, and sometimes hip hop and comedians.
From experience, the beer is pretty good. Usually the ladies enjoy the hibiscus wheat, the Aztec red sacrifice is a favorite with most beer drinking people’s, and they have some strong iipa’s. Come check it out around 6 on any Thursday, you’re bound to have fun and probably make new friends and/​or jam buddies.

Aztec will always hold a special spot in my heart. My family and I have been going here for at least 2 years. When it first opened, the interior was a little stale and there was a scarce amount of seating. Aztec is now decorated with a Mexican style theme including their skull logo here and there and some little decorative Aztec/​Mayan looking pieces. There’s even a little shrine in one corner that has some sugar skull decorations.
Now, there is a really good amount of seating but nonetheless I recommend coming early to claim your seat because this place can get PACKED! Our favorite night to go is Thursday nights, it’s open mic night, Casa De Los Alambres caters and boy those are the best street tacos and Alambres plate you’ll ever have for just 5 bucks. Don’t come to open mic night expecting awesome bands though, sometimes the performers are great sometimes they are… iffy but it’s all in good fun ;) the crowd is pretty low key, there are definitely the regulars but they’re all friendly.
The owners of Aztec are always walking around talking to everyone which is a great bonus, a huge reason why this brewery has been one of our family favorites.
Oh and Aztec is dog friendly! And the wifi is free. The beer is awesome (chipotle all the way or the Hibiscus mmmm) purchase an Aztec glass and bring it back with every visit for a dollar off each beer. The prices are great either way, we ordered 4 beers the other night and our grand total was only $ 16.

I love beer and this place was awesome. I stopped in to try a couple beers and ended up sitting there for four hours.
Upon looking for a brewery in which to try some local beer we found our way to Aztec. Like many of the Vista locations, it’s in the middle of an industrial Park. When you walk in, you get a very relaxed feeling. A few high top tables, picnic tables, and lots of standing room with places to set your drink.
While you’re drinking your craft brew, they have pretzels and pork rinds (which I’ve found to be pretty yummy surprisingly) for you to snack on.
I’m really bad about asking for names, but the bartender was delightful. We also had the opportunity to meet the owner. He seems like he is quiet, but once you get him going he’s a wealth of knowledge about local breweries, beer, and San Diego in general.
At Aztec, they have live music every couple of weeks, but also have other cool events. They do a Potluck Sunday every week, which I will need to attend very soon!
Keep it up, Aztec! I’ll be back! Happy 3 Year Anniversary!