2kids Brewing Co

Tasty brews. Currently drinking the Blonde Stout (Tribute). If you come during hot weather, be forewarned that it’s in a small warehouse without A/​C.

Down to earth place, patrons, and owners with a pretty good rotation of delicious, hand-​crafted beers.

The best thing here was the super friendly beertender. I did not catch her name but she worked this past Sunday and was AWESOME. I wish I could say the same about the beer. I tried their Cream Ale, ESB, and IPA. Nothing stood out about them. I would be hard pressed to find out which was worse, the beer or the décor. No overall theme with the décor. Very half-​assed. The best thing about them, probably their website, which is what drew me to come in.
I will say if you don’t like IPAs this actually might be the place for you. Their IPA doesn’t overpower your palate and can be a good intro-​IPA for people. If you love a hoppy strong IPA, stay away.
I’m sure as they play with their ingredients more and get more familiar with brewing, the beer will get better.

The name of the brewery intrigued us, but the rest left something to be desired.
The beers were okay at best. We tried tasters of the cream ale, the chocolate stout, one of their IPAs, and a saison. All of them were lacking in crispness and flavor. They all tasted water down.
The brewery itself is small and cluttered. They do have games that some of hte other patrons were playing. The décor was haphazard.
We finished our tasters and decided to check out Pacific Brewing Co. which is in the same strip. Pacific Brew Co. was an all around better brewery that we will be going back to.

I did a beer tour here a couple months ago with friends. They had some really good beers, and I like that you can mix there beers together to get more complex flavors. I will have to check in with them soon to see what they have brewing.

I think their beer is a little above average. For so many breweries in the area, nothing really stands out for this one. Maybe the slightly sassy bartender or the giant Chewbaca head will do it for you. All in all I would go back but it’s not in the top of my list.

I’m not much of a Stout fan. and currently there a whole bunch of dark beers. I can appreciate the different tastes, but that doesn’t mean I have to like them either.
I had a freshly bottled IPA, (event the splash taster she gave me had hop residuals in there.)
I grade hard,
There was nothing BAD I can say about 2Kids, I just didn’t find it rave worthy. If there was a Red\Amber there I really liked, I would have easily given them a 4^th Star.
I can say they bathroom montage was entertaining. They had pictures of they owners (and maybe friends) piecing together the place. it was neat to see.
I would go back to see what other creations they have come up with.

I went here for the first time on Friday. I didn’t even know it was there. «A mile from my house» I am a hoppy beer lover and this place was great. I bought a mini growler and now I plan to go fill it back up tonight. «Sunday» The staff were very nice and the beer was great and the atmosphere was perfect. There is another Brewery in same lot so we were able to bounce back and forth. I will definitely make this one of my regular places.

Let’s set the record straight: I’m an IPA guy. I love me a good IPA, and I even more so love me a good double IPA. On the flip side, I find I don’t normally enjoy anything but: stouts, Belgians, lagers, and blondes (the ale, that is ;^)) often send my taste buds running for the hills. I try to stick to IPAs, because most everything else I try seems to be a disappointment by comparison. That said, my outing here surprised me…
When I made my maiden visit to 2Kids last night I asked Dave, the sole employee of the husband and wife owners/​brewing team, for his top beer recommendation — I asked this in part because, to my surprise, for a nano-​brewery there was a surprisingly large 11 number of beers they had available. Without hesitation he said «Winning.» I don’t know what it won for, but it was a delicious Milk /​Sweet Stout style beer. Winner #1!
Next up we got a taster of the *dark* strong ale (as opposed to their golden belgian strong ale). I don’t recall the name of this one, but it was damn tasty as well. Winner #2!
Before heading out, Dave gave us a splash of a collaboration they did with Intergalactic. Again, another kick ass beer. Winner #3!
3 for 3 were winners, which for me is a big surprise given that I normally dislike non-​IPAs. Add this to the cool server and the great mini mason jars that they served the tasters in, and I give this place a solid 5 stars.
Although it is quite a drive for me, I have no doubt that I’ll be back.

They are a small brewery with a different selection of local craft beer than what many may normally be used to but it’s really good! They are a bit Star Wars themed (cool Star Wars beer names). Chill place.

Great little brewery hidden back on Miralani Dr.
Their winning and dark side stouts are both awesome and it was nice for once to see a lot of dark beer at a California brewery.
It’s got a nice, clean space and the owners are super friendly and welcoming and clearly passionate about what they do. So stop in and enjoy some of the fruits of their labor.

My boyfriend & I wondered in here after having dinner at the neighboring sushi restaurant, Deli Sushi & Desserts.
We loved that they had a big screen TV with the 49ers vs. Seahawks game playing. The space itself was very small with 2 tables & people standing around at the bar & anywhere else that there was space. I was in everyone’s space. The Brewer was very informative & friendly. We ordered:
One Twenty Three = Cream Ale — Light, refreshing, & smooth!
Rebel Alliance = Imperial Stout with chocolate & coconut — My boyfriend ordered this after a customer raved about how good it was, & it was! Personally, I am not a fan of a stout but this was sweet & tasted just like a Mounds candy bar. Very flavorful & smooth.

Kind of in the middle of no where– must know where you’re going to get here since it’s in the middle of the Miralani business park. It’s right next to a sushi joint (which is pretty good & deliver next door) and Pacific dry beer Brewery… I really enjoyed the Obligatory IPA.
Very small brewery & a small selection of beer but they are all wonderful. Would really like to see them expand!

Type.. .. .. .. .. .Brewing Tasting Room
Level.. .. .. .. .. .Fair to Poor
Location.. .. .…Industrial Park, Near AleSmith
Prices.. .. .. .…Higher, up to $ 3 per taster
Tap Selection.…Large, All House Beers
Bottle Selection. .None
Samplers.. .. .. …Yes
Full Pours.. .. .. .Yes
Beer Level.. .. . …Fair to Poor
Food.. .. .. .. .. .None
Food Level.. .. …N/​A
Staff.. .. .. .. .. .Nice Enough
Growlers.. .. .. …Probably
Noise Level.. .. .Quiet
Décor.. .. .. .…Cramped, Colorful, Haphazard
Good for Kids.. .No
Parking.. .. .. . …Private Lot
WiFi.. .. .. .. .. .Unknown
Cash Only.. .…No
Recommended. .No
Comments: It’s near AleSmith and you can get stop by I guess to try something new, however the beer isn’t good so it would mostly be for novelty’s sake. However, they did have one beer that was fairly drinkable, though it seemed to be a one-​off specialty. Not sure if I’d go back.

When we go beer tasting as a group, I try to always include 2Kids Brewing for one reason — the Winning chocolate Stout. It is amazing. You can actually taste the cocoa nibs and the real vanilla beans. You need to try this!

The chocolate stout is pretty rocking. So good. Not as heavy as most stouts. It’s on nitro right now so get down here to try it. Yum!

Oh 2kids, let me walk through the doors your establishment has created!
Location: Off of Miralani Drive into a little industrial strip, plenty of parking!!!
Décor: If you are a fan of comics, this is the place to be! Cool colors, TV playing some cool movies and a variety of board games including a card game with Asian woman as characters. (no idea, but the guys were happy to play it) There is also a bathroom, in which I was told a bunch of pictures are posted! Three tables w/​12 seating in all. Very small place but worth the wait!
Beer Tasting: Limited variety of beer! Awesome names like «Wedding Bells» in which was a favorite! Much try. They also had an interesting Hef w/​Lavender.
Service: EXCELLENT DUDE! Rob was awesome and answered all the questions we had. Nuts were delicious. We were hungry and a guy walked in w/​rolled tacos. In which Rob walked over and gave it to us since he had already ate lunch. Thanks Rob, that was really awesome of you! A list in my book! Will highly recommend and re-​visit.

Hiro S. has been raaaaaaving about this place for forev but I just haven’t had the time to go check it out with him. Well he brought me today and omg why did i wait so long?! I’ve wasted so much time. Nooooo!!! Lol. We were actually only there for like 20 minutes just bc we had to be somewhere else shortly after but it was a glorious 20 min.
So Hiro S. wanted me to come here specifically to try their chocolate cake, which is their chocolate stout mixed with their cupcake beer. unfortunately they didn’t have the cupcake. Sam said they’ll probably rebatch it in September. Anyway so I just had a quickie taster of their winning, which is the chocolate stout and it completely blew me away! a chocolate stout that TASTES LIKE CHOCOLATE! so i guess usually when a beer is a chocolate stout, it’s brewed with chocolate MALT not like chocolate chocolate but this LITERALLY has a lot of REAL chocolate in it. they told me what the process is but idk if i’m like allowed to put it on here? lol you can be assured that there’s chocolate and then chocolate in the mix lol.
We also had the Tribute, which is their coffee blend stout made from local dark horse coffee. Now usually I cannot drink coffee beer. They’re so incredibly bitter and I can’t stand that. they’re like really hard to drink. but this! omg so smooth! i couldn’t believe it i was like wait what? lol i loved it! that’s the nice thing about all the beers i tried. like they’re all super easy to sip. i was telling Sam and Rob that I don’t usually go for big, bold beer like i just want something easy and enjoyable and all their beers go down so easy. i love! We also tried the 123, their cream ale which is like a mellow version of the cali creamin’ one of my very favey beers!
A big part of the charm of this place for me was the 2kids themselves. I wasn’t there that long but in the short while that I was there I feel like I was hella educated on beer hahaha. they’re cool man. and so hard working! both of them have regular 9 — 5 jobs and do this as their hobby! so awesome. it was cute Sam was like «It was a way for us to bond bc we would brew on our free time together.» awww i can definitely taste the love. it completely translates into the beer, the atmosphere just the overall positive vibe of the place. will definitely come back!

Service was kinda meh here. The bonfire (smokey beer) did not go over well.
2Kids is cool because they give an Izze drink to designated drivers. The double edged sword here is that they give you peanuts so the place gets dirty quickly. One table also has a charging station for your electronics. Dog friendly!

Sam and Rob are the ones running the show at 2kids. They are friendly and welcoming, and like most brewers, they really like beer. What separates these 2kids from the pack of micro breweries around is a little hard to put my finger on.
Maybe it’s the colorful décor and menu board amongst the sea of stainless steel and «aged» wood looks that everyone else has going for them. This place screams fun. They have phone chargers (!), izzle soda, free peanuts, and a great attitude. These 2kids are not beer snobs, and their beers are all drinkable without leaving you hung over the next morning.
My personal favorite is the Uncommon, which is a California Common. This beer is unique in a market that is over saturated with IPAs and high IBU beers. They have a few «regular» brews on tap, but they switch a few out now and then for a little something different. Their current rotating brew is a smoked ale which they have dubbed «bonfire». The bonfire ale is ahhhhmazing. I’m not usually a huge fan of smoked ales because they tend to be overpoweringly smokey. The bonfire hits the nail on the head. Imagine, if you will, if bacon and beer decided to make a baby. Pretty incredible!
Their website is updated frequently for a quick glance at what’s on tap. Growler fills vary by the brew, and they are happy to fill up blank growlers as well.