About California Wild Ales OB
California Wild Ales OB is the Ocean Beach taproom of a San Diego brewery that calls itself the city's sour house. This Newport Avenue room is where the company began. It was built from reclaimed and donated materials, with a roll-up window, sidewalk seats and a purple and turquoise storefront.
Sour beer is still the heart of it. The Ocean Beach board runs 16 taps, with foeder-aged sours and barrel-aged tart saisons next to a crisp lager, an amber, a dark Japanese lager and West Coast and hazy IPAs. There are gluten-free hard seltzers and house micheladas too.
The barrels live at the company's second site in Midway and Point Loma, about five minutes away. Ocean Beach is the neighborhood taproom where those releases pour until they kick.
Walk in with your dog, since there are no reservations. Thursday brings trivia at 7pm, and Tuesday nights bring radio bingo.
From California Wild Ales' own website and its Google listing, read September 24, 2026.
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Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
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Questions people ask
Are dogs allowed at California Wild Ales OB?
Yes. Dogs are welcome, and it is walk-ins only, with no reservations needed.
Can I take beer home?
Yes. Crowlers are available to go, and Bike Lane Lager comes in four-packs of 16oz cans. Bottles also ship anywhere in California.
Is there anything besides sour beer?
Yes. The Ocean Beach tap list includes lagers, an amber ale, a golden ale and IPAs. It also pours gluten-free hard seltzers and a hard yerba mate tea.
Is it wheelchair accessible?
The entrance, parking lot, restroom and seating are wheelchair accessible.
Which breweries are close by?
Kilowatt Brewing Ocean Beach is right on the same block. Culture Brewing Co's Ocean Beach taproom and Rincon Reservation Road Brewery are 0.1 miles away, and Ocean Beach Brewery is 0.2 miles away.
Answers come from California Wild Ales' website and its Google listing, read September 24, 2026.
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Before you visit California Wild Ales OB
Start with a flight if sours are new to you. The sour pours come in small sizes, so it is easy to try a few side by side.
Check the Ocean Beach tap list and calendar on californiawildales.com before you go. The barrel releases are limited and pour until they kick.
Newport Avenue makes an easy crawl. Kilowatt Brewing is on the same block, and Culture Brewing, Rincon Reservation Road and Ocean Beach Brewery are all within a five minute walk.