The call
The documented visit included craft beer. This record does not turn that order into a recommendation.
What to order
- Craft beer
Best for
- Balboa Park beer garden
- Bringing your own drinks to the lawn
From Roger’s notebookRoger, Google Maps review (2016-01-08)
American
Balboa Park beer garden · Bringing your own drinks to the lawn
Latest recorded visit2016-01-08
“Great beer selection....huge public grass area where you can relax (bring your own drinks as well)”
American
Panama 66
Roger rated this 3 stars, praising the beer selection and the huge public grass area where you can relax, even bring your own drinks.
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Roger’s tips on Panama 66
Scotch egg is the biz
Posted
Source-backed notes
Visit history
Checked in 10 times on Swarm, most recently May 3, 2025. See the check-in log
2016-01-08day precision · source explicit
“Great beer selection....huge public grass area where you can relax (bring your own drinks as well)”
Roger liked the beer selection and the big public lawn at this San Diego Museum of Art beer garden, noting you can bring your own drinks out onto the grass. (From an unpublished Yelp draft review, never posted publicly.)
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- Go for
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