Belching Beaver

{{short description|Craft beer brewery in California, US}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Belching Beaver Brewery

| type = Private

| industry = Alcoholic beverage

| founded = {{Start date|2012}}

| hq_location = San Diego, California

| num_locations = 5 (2018)

| key_people = {{ubl|Thomas Vogel (founder)|Dave Mobley Co-founder|Troy Smith (brewmaster)}}

| products = {{ubl|Peanut Butter Milk Stout|{{nowrap|Deftones Phantom Bride IPA}}|Digital Bath IPA|Mexican Chocolate Peanut Butter Stout|Me So Honey Blonde|}}

| services = Beer

| website = {{URL|belchingbeaver.com}}

}}

Belching Beaver Brewery is an American craft beer brewery based in San Diego, California. The company was founded in 2012 by Thomas Vogel,{{Cite web|url=http://www.sandiegomagazine.com/Blogs/Behind-the-Brews/Winter-2018/Have-a-Beer-with-the-Belching-Beaver-Brew-Team/|title=Have a Beer with the Belching Beaver Brew Team|website=www.sandiegomagazine.com|date=January 26, 2018 |language=en|access-date=February 23, 2019}} Dave Mobley, and brewmaster Troy Smith, who formerly served as the brewer at Coronado Brewing Company.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/feast/2013/feb/12/beer-touring-belching-beaver-brewery/|title=Beer Touring: Belching Beaver Brewery|last=Hernández|first=Brandon|date=February 12, 2013|website=www.sandiegoreader.com|language=en|access-date=February 23, 2019}} The brewery began with a milk stout, which they then evolved into other iterations, including their Peanut Butter Milk Stout, which Smith says "put [them] on the map".{{Cite web|url=https://www.lajollalight.com/pointloma-obmonthly/dining/cm-plo-blondes-on-beers-belching-beaver-20180822-story.html|title=Blondes on Beers: Belching Beaver OB gives a 'dam' about dark beers in Ocean Beach/San Diego|last1=Mackin-Solomon|first1=Ashley|last2=Hoyt|first2=Crystal|date=August 30, 2018|website=lajollalight.com|language=en-US|access-date=February 23, 2019}}

In July 2018, the brewery's Tavern & Grill location was awarded a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, the first brewpub to win the wine industry award. In 2018, the brewery was listed in the "top 100 list" of craft breweries, by sales, in the United States. {{Cite web|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/dining-and-drinking/sd-no-belching-beaver-20180918-story.html|title=Belching Beaver brewery makes a case for wine|last=Kragen|first=Pam|website=sandiegouniontribune.com|date=September 20, 2018|language=en-US|access-date=February 23, 2019}}