Lightning Brewery

Cute little place in poway near Costco. When you turn into an industrial park, drive to the back corner. I tried: Thunder weizen 9Biergarten helles 8 light beerElemental Pilsner 7 Ionizer lager 9Passion fruit wheat 8 Sauerstrom ale 10Electrostatic 8Red arc 8 heavy beer

Amazing beers! Small in size you it's more personable. Nice size pint glasses. This place needs more exposure! Live seeing the awards win. Doesn't mind talking beer with customers!

Great beers. Low key spot perfect for enjoying them. Authenticity and simplicity rule.

Small cozy venue with so many interesting persons that drop by. Every time I visit here, I've met new people, and spent the entire time in great conversation! It's mentally stimulating! Dog-friendly, which is important to me. Great food trucks on occasion. Highly recommend you give this place a try. I live in La Mesa, yet drive up to Poway regularly (and past multiple breweries on the way) to enjoy the conversations and low-key, welcoming atmosphere.

Outstanding beer and service! New brew with crushed grapes Vintners Special Ale Electrostatic ale Spicey imperial farmhouse ale with a smoker bbq taste. Ask Brian for history and beer information. Very interesting. Must stop for beer lovers!

Went to "lightning brewery"the other day. Great verity of beers & a root beer for those that don't care for beer.Plenty of COVID Measures in place. Unfortunately you can not sit and enjoy a beer when we went, but get this wineries are ok to sit at. Makes you wonder why the wineries are allowed to sit people and Breweries are not?? I guess I need to know a politician-to understand this!Lightning is a great find-so glad we found it after a long COVID season.

If "Cheers" and a brewery made a boozy baby, that baby would be Lightning. It's a cross between a cozy neighborhood bar and professional brewery. Surprisingly, it does both well!Here's what Lightning is not. It is not a place to go for dinner. It is not a place to go with a big group. It's not a flashy date spot.What you will find here is their main brewing location which also has a small bar / tasting lounge. I haven't had any beer here I haven't liked, and I've had a couple that I've loved. They also have good prices on growler fill-ups. You can get new growlers here too.There's a small outdoor seating area that is cute, and often cooler than it is inside. I like all of their "extras": days with free tastings, occasional snacks being served, special events (engineering night!), and more. It's a small but fun spot, and worth checking out for a brewery experience in Poway that is a bit outside the norm.

What won me over was the great interaction with the gentleman(Brian) that was working. Very friendly, informative and REAL customer service. He check in on us and brought us testers of favorite types of beer(without us asking). You can tell he loves what he does because it spills over to his service. We tried 5 different beers.... all were great!! I love beer and honestly their beer is by far one of my favorites. Lightning Brewery double threat...Amazing beer and outstanding service. *** Brian was like this with everyone in the brewery, not just us. Again, real customer service!

Chill brewery in Poway's business district.The bartender was friendly & hilarious haha. Great brew! Tasters cost either $1.50 or $2 so you can definitely try a good bulk of their menu.Thunderweizen Ale (Bavarian-Style Hefeweizen): Good!Elemental Pilsner (German-Style Lager): Really tasty & light!

Dropped by here today with Mr. W for redeeming a Groupon deal. Beer Tasting for Two: Includes 2 Four-pour 4-Oz Flights, 2 Souvenir Pint Glasses, 6pk Bottles. Entrance was more to the back after you see the sign for Lightning Brewery. We accidentally walked into their office - so you have to make sure to go past the place where you see the tanks and to the entrance where there's a small fenced seating area outside.Person behind the counter serving our drinks was such a sweetheart. She approved the Groupon deal, checked our IDs to make sure we were legal and then explained to us about the 6 pk bottles - you could take the Elemental Pisner or Thunderweizen. We ended up taking the Elemental Pisner as we were not fans of the Thunderweizen. I ended up getting those as 2 of my choices for tasters and the other 2 were the Saison Noir and the Helles Lager. Saison Noir was a bit sour - definitely could taste the fermentation. Helles Lager was the lightest of light - clean and crisp.Mr. W got the Electrostatic, Blue Sky IPA, Black Lightning Porter and the Deep Electron Bock. They were all too bitter in my opinion (as I love drinking something more on the fruity side) and one of them was sweet - I believe the Blue Sky IPA but had quite the bitter aftertaste. He was a fan of the Electrostatic even though it was a bit on the strong side. Got our 2 Souvenir Pint Glasses and could just grab the 6 pk bottles to go after we were done. Bathrooms were right next to the fridge with the bottles. Pretty fun to try out - and would not mind doing it again.