Restaurant
Unclaimed profileDocent Brewing
Carlsbad, CA · $$
Inebrious
Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
Docent Brewing runs a brewery and taproom with a rotating craft beer program across multiple locations. The tap list carries Double Nickels Pale Ale, Super Tonic Coffee Oatmeal Stout, Bert Day Blond Ale, Echoes West Coast IPA, Gimme IPA, Hefty Fee IPA, Pillow Fight IPA, and The Rube Red Rye Ale. The range reaches lagers, ales, IPAs, stouts, and barrel-aged offerings. Double Nickels has won Gold at the 2026 World Beer Cup, and Super Tonic has taken five gold medals across the Great American Beer Festival and San Diego International Beer Competition.
- What should I order?
- Double Nickels Pale Ale at 5.5% ABV, a Gold winner at the 2026 World Beer Cup. Super Tonic Coffee Oatmeal Stout at 8.2% ABV, a five-time gold medalist at the Great American Beer Festival and San Diego International Beer Competition. Bert Day Blond Ale at 5.2% ABV and Hefty Fee IPA at 4.8% ABV offer lower-ABV choices; Echoes West Coast IPA runs 7.2%.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- The list covers lagers, ales, IPAs, stouts, and barrel-aged offerings, so a range of style preferences has something concrete to order.
- When should I go?
- The brewery hosts Field Trip Fest 2026 on April 11, 2026, celebrating its 9th anniversary. Tap lists rotate daily, so the specific beers available shift from visit to visit.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- Two beers carry specific, repeated competition records: Double Nickels won Gold at the 2026 World Beer Cup, Gold in 2024, Silver in 2018, and Silver at the 2023 Great American Beer Festival, while Super Tonic took five gold medals across the Great American Beer Festival and San Diego International Beer Competition.
Beverage categories
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Beer
A brewery and taproom with a rotating craft beer program across multiple locations. The tap list spans lagers, ales, IPAs, stouts, and barrel-aged offerings, including Double Nickels Pale Ale, Super Tonic Coffee Oatmeal Stout, Bert Day Blond Ale, Echoes West Coast IPA, Gimme IPA, Hefty Fee IPA, Pillow Fight IPA, and The Rube Red Rye Ale. Tap lists rotate daily.
Menu strengths
- — Double Nickels won Gold at the 2026 World Beer Cup, plus Gold in 2024, Silver in 2018, and Silver at the 2023 Great American Beer Festival.
- — Super Tonic won 5x gold medals at the 2020, 2022, and 2023 Great American Beer Festival and 2020, 2021, and 2022 San Diego International Beer Competition for Coffee Stout.
- — Broad style range across lagers, ales, IPAs, stouts, and barrel-aged offerings, with tap lists that rotate daily.
Standout selections
- — Double Nickels Pale Ale, 5.5% ABV; Gold winner at the 2026 World Beer Cup.
- — Super Tonic Coffee Oatmeal Stout, 8.2% ABV; 5x gold medal winner at GABF and San Diego International Beer Competition.
- — The Rube Red Rye Ale, 8% ABV.; Bert Day Blond Ale, 5.2% ABV.
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