Judge Brewery

Totally underrated brewery with great vibes, fun trivia on Wednesdays at 6:30. The Slap on the Wrist lager was great and a classic good lager. My boyfriend enjoyed the Dank Convictions and said its crisp and delicious. We got introduced to them through the Pint Life passport and will definitely be coming back. The owner gave great recommendations and tasters between the lagers and a history of the brewery. Easy parking, water offered, good vibes. Can't wait to see how this grows!

Stopped by and ended up trying most all of their brews. Good selection, but every beer was very good. In particular the seltzer and Jury Juice IPA were standouts. The jury juice has this awesome tropical flavor that comes from hops from New Zealand that has an almost passion fruit flavor. Hearing that no fruit was added was a real surprise. Tremendous flavor crafted from mastery not borrowed from chemicals. The brewmaster Brandon Winneker has pedigree from Stone and Deschutes. The owners Chris and Ashley are super present and passionate about their project. This spot is definitely worth a visit.

Great drinks and owners , they graciously hosted 40 Marines this thanksgiving were away from family.

We just had a holiday party in their mezzanine and it was the perfect space. There was a lot of space, games, great beer and seltzer. And very kind owners and staff. Would def recommend.

First visit, the staff are friendly and beers are good and reasonably priced. I'd recommend if your in the area and want a low key and chill place.

Great new brewery in San Clemente, with a nice selection of beers.... I like the schwarzbier and the bock. They took over the old space of Lost Winds. We brought a friend with us that doesn't care for beer, but they were very patient with allowing her to taste some that she might like. Which we converted her, and now she is a regular after her gym visit up the street.

New brewery we decided to check out. Sorry to see Lost Winds go but the new beers a good. Give em a shot, we need to support the local brewers.

My husband and I stopped into Judge on a whim to check out a new local business and were so pleased with the beers we tried. As of our visit, the new owners are still slowly phasing out the old decor + brewery layout from Lost Winds, but we didn't mind the familiar vibes.I had full pours of the Under Oath IPA and the Jury Juice Tropical IPA. Both are great IPAs for non-IPA fans! Neither were too hoppy nor overpowering for the mouth or stomach... for that matter. My husband had full pours of the Judge dRed Ale and a Blueberry Seltzer that I failed to grab the name for. He's a huge red/brown ale fan, so we appreciated that they had that option on the menu!We also sampled the Nein Years to Life Schwarzbier and were SO impressed with it. We like darker, maltier beers but are always frustrated that most at other breweries are heavy stouts or the coffee/chocolate flavors are super overwhelming. This beer was divine! I loved the barley notes that were used to make a subtle coffee flavor instead of Judge using actual coffee.The new owners were so sweet and helpful for making recommendations. We'll definitely be coming back!

Great service. Good beer. Love the ambiance and upstairs area! I got a yummy west coast can pour.

New Brewery in San Clemente. Located in the old Lost Winds Brewing facility. They are still getting operations set up but have 7 beers and one seltzer on tap. They aren't doing any crazy hard to produce beers. Just easy drinking ones. My favorite was the Kolsch. Took a 4 pack home. Very nice owners. Will go back for the Grand Opening Aug 31. Should have food trucks on weekends too.