Pure Project named one of 2024's top breweries

State of play: The Beer Connoisseur magazine released its year-in-review issue in January, naming Pure Project runner-up for best brewery.

• It was tied with pFreim Family Brewers, in Hood River, Oregon, and came in behind Kloster Andechs in Andechs, Germany.

Between the lines: Pure Project finished with three beers in the magazine's 2024 top 25 list, two of which received a "world class" rating.

• Corylus, a bourbon-barrel aged imperial stout, came in third place, with a 97 out of 100.
• Rain, the brewery's easy-drinking, crisp pilsner, came in 10th, with a 96 out of 100.
• Tropical Mist, a refreshing citrus blonde ale, came in 24th, with a 94 out of 100.

Worthy of your time: Pure Project has tasting rooms with great outdoor areas in North Park, Bankers Hill, Carlsbad, Miramar and Vista.

• Try the award winners, but this being San Diego, don't skip Pure West, their core West Coast IPA that delivers the dry flavor with giant hop aroma that made us famous.