Founded in 2010 as San Diego's first nano-brewery and the region's 33rd brewery overall, Mike Hess Brewing operates this open-air Ocean Beach tasting room at the corner of Cable and Voltaire on the north side of OB. Beer flows from the 30-barrel North Park brewhouse and includes the Solis IPA, Steel Beach Lager, and Del Sur Mexican Lager — a production-craft model distinct from the bar-anchored tap rotation at established neighbor Sunshine Company Saloon. Carry-in food is the standard since the room has no kitchen, dogs are welcomed at the rolled-up garage-style entrance, and Trivia GOAT runs Mondays and Thursdays with prizes for first through third place. The BYOF policy routes most kitchen demand to nearby takeout, with Hodad's Ocean Beach on Newport the highest-volume burger source the patio's carry-in patrons cite. Multi-team trivia nights and dog-rescue fundraisers represent the room's largest recurring private-event use, drawing on the outdoor patio frontage at the Cable-and-Voltaire intersection a short walk from Dog Beach.