Bay City Brewing Co Tasting Room
Start with a flight of four. The pale ale is standard. The IPA has the grapefruit bite you came for. Sit at the bar, order the wood-fired pizza. By 6 p.m. the back patio fills with people who actually live here, not tourists hunting Instagram spots.
Get the flight. Pale ale is solid. IPA is the keeper. Wood-fired pizza holds it all together.
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- 627 Eighth Ave, San Diego, CA 92101, USA
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