Just over a mile from my work location, Cellar 3 by Green Flash Brewing Company was perfectly situated for an after work visit. Cellar 3 is 12,000 square feet of space dedicated to the art
of craft beer innovation through barrel-aging and wild yeast experimentation from the folks at Green Flash Brewing Company.
There is an attractive outdoor space with regular seating and a stand-up railing that looks out onto green space in a lightly populated industrial area. A pleasant place to be on an early San Diego evening.
Just inside is an inviting bar area. Lighting points the way to the center of attention - the bar with nearly 30 beers from Green Flash and the experimental sours and barrel aged beers of Cellar 3. We tried a variety of the offerings which included extreme Sours, non-traditional Porters and Stouts, and superb wine barrel aged beers - my favorite was the Protege Sauvage, a White IPA aged in Chardonnay Barrels with Brett.
There is plenty of evidence of the sour fermentation and the barrel aging program in the large space behind the bar area. I don't think that I've ever seen as many barrels in one place outside of a Kentucky distillery.
An interesting service available is transportation between Cellar 3 and the Green Flash Brewing Company about 10 miles away.
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