Hops on the Harbor

San Diego Beer Pairing Dinner Cruise

Tap into scenic views and local brews on San Diego Bay

Gather your mates and come cruise with San Diego's best local breweries for a beer lovers event of a lifetime.

Every Friday night, we host our Hops on the Harbor craft beer dinner cruise, featuring a different San Diego brewery each month. Chef Brian Gist collaborates with the brewers to create an exciting dinner menu that pairs perfectly with the distinctive flavors of each brewer's beer selections.

Brewery representatives will be on board to guide the pairings and answer your questions.

This two-and-a-half-hour cruise features multiple food stations, music and dancing, picturesque bay views, and a full bar with cocktails, wine, champagne and of course beer. Enjoy flights from our featured brewery along with our core lineup of lcoal taps including Stone IPA, Saint Archer Pale Ale and Ballast Point California Kolsch. For a great value, add the all-you-can-drink Premium Beverage Service for only $30 when you check out.

Every Hops cruise includes with a free raffle. Guests can win merchandise from our brewery partners, passes to future cruises, and other fun surprises.

Brewery Schedule

APRIL — Iron Fist Brewing is a family owned brewery located in Vista, California that turned from a father-son hobby to a successful business in 2010. Iron Fist has a notable selection of year round releases, and a few exceptional limited releases including the Chocolate Mint Stout.

Four (6oz) Beer Tasters are included with your meal. A full bar is also available for purchases, including rotating local brews and craft beer flights.

Summer City, American Pilsner

Pan seared local Sea Bass with lemon buerre blanc
Oven roasted seasonal vegetables
Sourdough rolls

Nelson the ImPALEr, American Pale Ale

Penne pasta with sundried tomato cream sauce
Pesto marinated grilled chicken breast
Traditional Caesar salad
Garlic bread

Counter Strike, India Pale Ale

Herb roasted leg of lamb with watercress chimichurri
Parmesan risotto
Mixed greens salad with balsamic vinaigrette

Velvet Glove, Imperial Oatmeal Stout

Oatmeal stout braised beef short rib
Horseradish mashed potatoes
Roasted carrots

Assorted Dessert Station
* Menu Subject to Change

MAY — Mike Hess Brewing started out as the smallest production brewery in San Diego and has built themselves now into the 11th largest in the city. They’ve earned 21 awards in major contests, including back-to-back Gold Awards in the bi-annual World Beer Cup in 2014 and 2016. Their secret? They believe in optimizing the guest experience, down to exact beer temperatures and proper glassware.

Four (6oz) Beer Tasters are included with your meal. A full bar is also available for purchases, including rotating local brews and craft beer flights.

Steel Beach, American Craft Lager

Ceviche Bar
Citrus marinated local white fish. Enhanced with your choice of pico de gallo, salsa verde, chipotle sour cream, mango, avocado, onion, cilantro, jalapenos and lime wedges
Served with tostada shells and cactus salad

Grazias, Vienna Cream Ale

Wagyu burger bar
Kettle chips

4:59, Little Pale Ale

Cheese ravioli with blush sauce and basil oil
Classic Caesar salad
Herb focaccia bread

Blood Orange IPA, India Pale Ale

Blood orange barbecue grilled chicken
Arugula salad with feta, mandarin supreme and raspberry vinaigrette
Cornbread with jalapeño honey butter

Assorted Dessert Station
* Menu Subject to Change

JUNE — Pizza Port Brewing offered its first brews in 1992 at its original Solana Beach pizzeria. Since then its reputation for both has soared. Its Southern California restaurants and award-winning beers like Chronic Ale and Kook IPA have become local institutions.

Four (6oz) Beer Tasters are included with your meal. A full bar is also available for purchases, including rotating local brews and craft beer flights.