Book A Tour In recent years, San Diego has become a thriving city for craft beer lovers, giving way to 88 microbreweries throughout the county. The sunshine, coastal environment, and terroir have allowed for some unique flavors you can’t find anywhere else.   Defining the Craft Brewer Craft brewers are defined by the Brewers Association as small, independent, and traditional. Craft brewers offer limited production, usually only about 6 million barrels of beer a year—that’s only about 3 percent of ...