Bear Roots Brewing Co

Great beer and good times. Supporting the local Home Brew community and a one stop shop for all your home brew supplies. Must try is the Nelson IPA my favorite.

This place has some of the most original beers I have EVER tasted! Seriously good beer and amazingly friendly people. Thanks Terry

This hot little spot is top on my list for amazing San Diego breweries. The passion they have for brewing is apparent in the quality of their beers. They are creative and talented in mixing flavors to create delicious brews. Their Peanut Butter Milk Stout tastes like a Reeses!!! The Scotch Ale is smooth and very drinkable. The Triple Belgium (Bite The Bullet) is so yummy that even someone who doesn’t prefer Belgiums (like me) can still enjoy it!
Yes, their drafts are $ 7/​pint. yes, that is more expensive than most places. Yes, the beers are worth it. They use high quality ingredients and it shows. Invest the additional $ 1-​$ 2 per glass, relax at the nice bar counter or on the comfy couch, and really enjoy the favors!

My review is just for the brew store, haven’t tried their beer yet. I cannot say enough great things about this place. The best customer service I’ve ever experienced! So friendly, helpful, and truly care about helping their customers successfully brew at home. The owner’s passion is evident in everything he does. This will definitely be our exclusive brewery supply store from now on. The prices are amazing. They have everything you need. You just can’t beat it!

I rarely give 5 stars, but this is a great brewery. It opened in December so they are brand new on the north county brew scene. The downside was they only had two brews on tap because they are getting used to how much they need to brew for the demand. Everything else was excellent. Nick, the manager, told us why they had the limited selection and when and what kind of brews they would have in the next weeks. He also talked to us for a long time, giving the place the locally owned feel. The two beers they had were stellar-​I particularly liked the raspberry sour. The homemade root beer is great as well. They also have a home brew supply store so you can get what you need to brew at home. They are going to start brew workshops soon as well. I highly recommend this brewery just call ahead to see what they have on tap!

This new kid on the block is a welcome addition to the beer world in North County. The shop is both a home brew store and a brewery so you can taste what they’ve created and make an attempt at replicating it with hops/​malt/​etc purchases.
What I liked the most about Bear Roots is their desire to showcase the community with a home brewer competition — this leads to the winner getting their beer created on tap at Bear Roots, along with a personalized pint glass. The person working indicated this event will likely happen quarterly, which sounds pretty rad if you ask me.
If you’re in the area, stop in for a cold one, and don’t forget to check-​in on Unilocal!They’re currently giving 10% off for the first check-​in. :)

Bear Roots Brewing Company is a definitely going to definitely be a competitor in Vista very shortly to Mother Earth and to the other Breweries that are in the area really soon after word keeps getting out. I can say this confidently because of the experience I had and Terry (The Owner) was very passionate about his craft and truly shows his colors on why he loves his beer and community. I had my lead brewer and I for my startup brewery stopped in to speak with Terry last evening and he gave us a tour and gave my team some pointers and advice on our future endeavor.
That Beer though!!!
The beer was delicious and Terry spared no expense to say that he had work to do still to perfect his image for where the beer should be. I believe though that the beer was good and that Bear Roots is definitely a great place to go and have a quality «Brew Pub» experience in Vista, CA.

Great beer and great space! Owner was very friendly. Will definitely be back when we’re in town again! Try the raspberry IPA!

Awesome beer, great people, comfortable setting, close to home! A great variety of brews, considering how small they are. Not great for a huge group, or if you need some food, but great for a cozy date or a small group of friends. Their peanut butter chocolate stout tastes like a reeses peanut butter cup and, dare I say, significantly better than another local brewery’s version of this. As previously mentioned, the staff is awesome. Attentive and kind.
In addition, Bare Roots is a great brew shop, has specialty grains, and everything one needs to brew at home!
The only criticism I have is that it can be packed and hard to get to the bar and the pay system kinks aren’t worked out yet.

Absolutely love this place! Terry, nick n rob are awesome. Very helpful with all my homebrew needs and I’m super stoked that they are now serving up great beers on their taps! There’s a new PB milk stout in town vista! And it’s delicious!

Awesome homebrew shop that just opened a tasting bar. They have 5 delicious brews on tap: scotch ale, peanut butter milk stout, IIPA, triple Belgian and a berry pale ale. $ 2 for 2 oz tasters. These guys are kind and genuinely care about putting great beer out into this community.

I needed some help with a starter brew kit. Terry was quick to respond on Facebook and by the time I had arrived at the store, Nick had the set up ready to go. Really nice to get customer service like that. Appreciate it guys!

They chose a unique location in downtown Vista that is starting to turn around and a lot of cool new businesses are popping up in the area. Parking is to a minimum so most likely you will have to park on the street or park in another parking lot in the shopping center next to it. They did a really good job of setting everything up. When you first walk in they have supplies that you can purchase to brew your own beer. Being that i haven’t brewed my own beer before i was surprised to see how many different options for grains and other items there were. I am looking forward to taking one of their weekend classes in the future to learn how to brew beer.
The bar itself is nice, but a little small. It is one of the smaller breweries around so the opening weekend was pretty packed. I had to stand the whole time since all the seats were taking, but that wasn’t too bad. I tried their Peanut Butter Stout, which was actually good. I did like the fact that they joked about having a peanut butter beer just like the other places. It was very flavorful and good! Also had their Scottish Ale which was pretty flavorful as well. I think the best beer i had was called Bite the Bullet. At first i thought they were out of it since there was a line through the name, however after looking closely i realized it was a bullet traveling through the name. The beer was 12%, but surprisingly very light in taste.
The only take away is how high the prices were for the beer. Most of them were $ 7 which seems really high for a price of beer in Vista. Most of the local breweries are in the $ 4 – 6 range so to be priced outside of that will be interesting to see how they do. That higher price could run some people off being that there are a lot of good places to drink around town and if it comes to price they may lose a share of the market.
The owner was walking around and talking to everyone welcoming them to the opening weekend which was nice to see. Overall a nice new brewery in Vista and another great option for beer in the ever growing market of craft breweries in North County.

My husband and I have watched this brewery take off and it has been an amazing transformation. I am not a beer drinker… at all, but Bear Roots Brewing Company has so many different beers that I love drinking. I recently tried the Peanut Butter Milk Stout and it’s my favorite! The staff is also a great part of the brewery and make you feel like you’re at home. Grand opening is coming up on ¹²⁄₁₈! Check it out if you’re a beer drinker, home brewer, or don’t even like beer. They will change your mind about beer drinking. And keep updated on Instagram @bearrootsbrewingco

Great Beer. Staff is awesome and very knowledgable on what they are pouring. $ 7 a beer a bit pricey compared to the other breweries in Vista. But I understand they are new. Nice vibe inside. Nice bar and tables. Would definitely recommend trying the Beer. Cool spot.

My husband and I are home brewers and we just went to Bear Roots for the first time today. These guys are so nice, welcoming, and passionate about what they do. They have great prices on all their home brew supplies and you can have a delicious beer while you shop. We had their IPA, Scottish ale, chocolate raspberry stout. They were delicious beers and very unique!
We will definitely be coming back!

Comfy local brewery. Very friendly, loved the staff and interior. Stopped by today to get a co2 tank refilled, definitely looking forward to having some tasty beer here soon!

Brand new!!! This is a great space with very attractive home brewing displays. The service was fantastic; currently the tasting room offers two beers… We can’t wait to come back. 5 stars for what they offer now.

This place is really cool! I went for the very first time since they opened on a Tuesday and they had 2 IPA’s on tap! One was light, crisp and refreshing and the other one was a bit bolder and hoppier which I loved! They’ve got a lot of good stuff in there available for purchase if you are a home Brewer or looking to get into brewing. They sell white labs yeast which is some of the best yeast you could ever use so that made my day! The owner was a really nice guy he makes all of his customers feel comfortable. He greeted everyone with a chipper upbeat smile and would walk around asking how we all were doing! I’m def looking forward to the official grand opening on December 18^th he named a few beers and descriptions that will be on tap and boy was my mouth watering!!! This place is a great addition to the vista beer scene!

Awesome place to grab a beer and chill. Really relaxed and fun atmosphere with cool custom architecture and design work. Went in and grabbed one of their ales today at a brewfest they were holding and it was on point! Can’t wait to hit it up again, Nick, Terry, and Rob are standup guys who are very knowledgeable and passionate about home brewing.