Jake Deardorff
After being closed for nearly a year, Align Brewing has reopened with 16-ounce crowlers, growler fills, and outdoor, on-premise service.
Even if you’re a devoted San Diego beer fan, it wouldn’t be totally surprising if you were under the impression Align Brewing had closed its doors for good. Back in the spring of 2019, word got out that owner Andrew Heino was leaving San Diego for a brewing opportunity in Hawaii and hoping to sell the small Miramar brewery he’d opened in the Miralani Makers District.
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8680 Miralani Drive, San Diego
A sale did take place, and buyer Guillermo Nasser inconspicuously took the reins over the course of that summer. “The transition was very quiet,” Nasser acknowledges. “It just happened, and people thought we were closed.”