BNS Brewing and Distillery.

Made myself a flight with their 4oz pours. Every single beer was super tasty! Definitely will come back again next time I’m visiting!

The beer, food and service here are excellent ! Love the casual and relaxed vibe too. If we lived closer would definitely have more of the cornbread in my belly 🥰

Came here for an event and stayed after it was over! Great beers, fun staff, and a great place for meeting with friends. And they have a distillery in the back. The home-distilled bourbon was great! There are different food trucks every day, so you will not go hungry.

The beers were good and the atmosphere was also excellent. There was a private event in the 'dance hall' so can't comment on that but those folks seemed to be having a good time. The food options were good. I had the loaded nachos with BBQ pulled chicken. Pretty good. I'd go again.

Wow!! Such a cool brewery! Delicious beers and distilled spirits. Family friendly! Very cleans, awesome service, they have a pool table, corn hole, darts and pin ball games. They also have outdoor siting, wheelchair accessible.

This place is PHENOMENAL. Beer in the front, Distillery in the back! Amber is all up in the stellar customer service back in the distillery. She's lovely and quite a HOOT!!! The food they have is from vendors and varies daily. The taco Tuesday is NUTS!!! Al pastor, chicken and beef tacos at a great price. I just ate FIVE of them. Wanna get drunk? Come here. Wanna eat good food? Come here. Wanna get drunk and eat good food? You know what I'm gonna say.

City country, not country country ,but fun. No one older than 19 dancing so brush up on your hip hop line dance. Wife says cute decor....

Please bring back Taco Tuesday with Los Chuchi's. It was great. Their own food now is terrible. Canned carnitas, salty and sad. Cheap salty cheese. Super processed food. We want tacos! Thank you.

Justin!!! The chef you are! I had the best tri tip sandwich ever! Beats the first one I've ever had! The service and vibe in this place was amazing! I will be coming back soon

Been a minute since I'd been here and 1st time on a Saturday night....in a word, active! Apparently there was some kind of corn hole tournament combined with at least one or two birthday parties and the place was going off! Since my last visit there has been quite a bit of expansion and to my surprise the beer menu hasn't changed, if at all.....which is a good thing! I had the Revolver IPA which was as good as I remember and then ordered a chicken sandwich from the inside restaurant which was amazing, I mean really good - smoked chicken breast, moist and juicy, served on a chiabatta roll, lettuce, tomato, aioli, and bacon. Was the least expensive sandwich at $11 but I challenge the others to be as good. Once you get past the noise of a Saturday night corn hole tourney, the place is really quite nice. Be back soon!

Their beer is amazing and I used to look forward to coming here! Unfortunately the service is currently extremely lacking. The distillery bartender was extremely rude. I believe her name was Hailey. I have always had wonderful experiences here in the past (I've been 10-15) times prior, but tonight was highly disappointing and it unfortunately was not the first time we have received poor service/been treated rudely by this same gal. Multiple other employees approached us to apologize for her behavior. I used to recommend BNS to any and everyone I knew, but I will definitely think twice before doing so moving forward.

Been here twice for a few beers with takeout. They have a nice western style vibe and play country music. Feels like I am far away from the urban side of San Diego when in fact I only drove 15 minutes. The beers are pretty good. They also offer distilled spirits and have a special area designated for cocktails. They offer live music at certain times also and have events. There is a nice BBQ grill out front, so I imagine they offer live music up some good food from it during the certain events. Speaking of events, it is large enough to hold them either inside or out. Holidays are coming, so maybe have your office get together here?

I called ahead to see if the kitchen was open and was told they were, but only for about another 30 minutes. My group arrived 5 minutes later and the kitchen was closed. They had "just turned everything off". I should preface that this was at 6:30pm on a Friday. The beers I've tried are just okay, but the service this day was bad enough I won't go out of my way again.

Going to this place made me think that what other cool places that I'm missing as well. Thanks to an event that I was here and it was great time. Easily could spend an entire afternoon. Absolutely chill staff and bbq truck outside besides plenty of parking is enough to welcome in. There is a hall for line dancing other than huge main sitting area. Looking forward to revisit.

5 stars for clean inside . 5 stars for professional and polite staff. 5 stars for service. It's one of the only kid friendly places you can see live band . I been here a few times . I will recommend them. And yes I be back. I love the fan above. The dance floor has a cow skull on it. It was crowded on a Friday night. They had Green Beer for St. Patty's day. I do not drink, so my brother inlaw and sister do . They said it was very good . It was the birthday party for one of the band members, the drummer Dean Osuna. It was an amazing, fun time always with natural selection playing. They even have beer to go. Can even bring your owen food in.

We came upon this hidden gem to watch Lucha Libre being held on the property. This was a delightful afternoon of entertainment, good spirits and tasty noshes. The bartenders make cocktails from scratch and are delightful using the distillery's signature spirits. They had a cigar truck and good eats in the front parking lot. The place is a GEN X haven for country music and comedy nights. The wrestling had a dynamic crowd of people that were hilarious and robust with each comments. The wresting was entertaining and dynamic. Definitely on places to frequent.

This brewery really took me out of my comfort zone. My bubble was burst(ed?). I came here for a comedy show and...that's not the reason for the above statements. This brewery has a refreshingly different clientele than most. Gone are the beirdo work-from-home millenial hipsters strung out on milkshake IPAs...in their place are working-class GenXers quaffing classic beer styles. The whole place has a much more rural/blue collar vibe than 95+% of breweries I've been to. But, they still did have multiple IPAs on tap for insufferable beer nerds like myself! All were crisp, clean, and plenty hoppy. The comedy show and setup for it were also fantastic. I would come here all the time if I lived in the area, even if I'd be a minority.

Good local beers and cocktails in a distillery / warehouse. Everyone is friendly. They have different forms of entertainment every night for the most part from comedy shows to line dancing and more. They just started service food and I haven't eaten any but, it looks delicious.

Fun Atmosphere! We went and saw a great 80's cover band, and brought our 15 year old son. This is a family friendly environment. There were little kids and and Adults dancing and rocking out!!! , Part bar, part restaurant (great BBQ), part arcade. Great indoor and outdoor space. They have an event everyday. I'll be back

This is my favorite brewery so far. The staff is very welcoming and the beer is delicious! My favorite one is the raspberry beer. Whenever a friend or family member comes to visit me I have to take them here. As a Hispanic I do feel awkward at times like everyone is starring at me, but the staff make me feel welcomed. The decorations are nice and make you feel like you are in the Wild West era. They have a lot of things planned throughout the week and I hope I can be there for an event some day! Everything is clean even the bathrooms. I like that it's a private bathroom and not stalls. There are plenty of seating but you have better luck sitting outside if you are handicap like me. There isn't too much normal table and chairs there. If I could I'd give this place a 4.5 stars

Local brewery and Distillery. Country themed with free line dancing lessons on Monday Nights. Each night they have different food trucks that come for food options. The beers are amazing and they offer growlers and cans to go. My favorites are the gunfighter which is a lighter beer and they have a raspberry beer that is kind of like a sour it's not sweet at all but lots of amazing flavor. Their distillery is phenomenal. If you like old fashions this is the play for you. They spoke the drink in front of you with red cherry wok, the smell and flavors are so next level you would think you are at a Michelin Star Restaurant. Live music on the weekends with great local bands and a big dance floor along with many tables to sit at.

This place is hoppin! Monday nights are a great night to come here and learn to line dance, or just watch all the beautiful people line dance. The crowd was mixed with young people and their parents ( I think) I know I look like someone's parent. My kid would never be seen with me here, but anyway. I had an imperial stout and was pleasantly surprised by how good it was. I used to be a stout/porter/dark beer girl. Ok, I was a beer babe back in the day. But nowadays, I only drink tequila or seltzers for the carb savings. On this Monday, I chose to break my new pattern and enjoy one of my old favorites. The Imperial stout had good carbonation, was full flavored but not over powering or bitter. It was excellent if I might say. I saw that they have events every night of the week, and this place is very popular, trendy, and happening for a SANTEE establishment.

Chef Justin is one of the nicest guys I've ever met!!! Great food great service 10/10 recommend this place and Justin's excellent food and amazing customer service!!!!

Went to BNS brewery for the new version of taco Tuesday. Utter garbage, and wierd. Also, the three taco combination comes with ....three tacos. That's it. I guess artlessly combining tiny, cold, slightly stale corn tortillas with a teaspoonful of pedestrian pulled chicken, pork or "tri tip" with a smattering of onion makes it a combination?? The smoked tri-tip was just weird in the taco and the smoke was clumsy. The pork was oddly sweet and not nice. The chicken could've been packing material. I was super hungry and couldn't gag them down. Don't waste your money Especially disappointing after five years of the best tacos ever from Los Chuchys

Called to find out if they had a food menu, got hung up on three times and then they just let the phone ring. If this is any example of their customer service, then I don't care if their drinks or food are good, because their service is negative 5 stars. Is it really that hard to pick up the phone and answer a question??? Pathetic.

BNS had some decent beers, staff were not unfriendly but not memorable. We went on a week night and it was very quiet. The space itself is huge, so I would imagine you wouldn't have trouble getting a table even when it's busy, but it was almost completely empty which made the atmosphere a little flat. Worth another try, but not in a huge rush to come back.

It is hard finding a brewery that serves non carbonated options, and BNS does in the distillery aka the Red Barn. The go to is the XXX Old Fashion, pretty much an old fashion but better. Occasionally they have other drinks to try, but they do have a staple menu which does include a slushie type drink, and usually three specialty shots. The beer selection looks pretty good, but we never get any because of the carbonation. Service is relatively quick even on busy nights. They have a rotating activity for most nights. Fri/Sat are usually bands, Every other ish Tuesday is comedy, they have line dancing with an instructor, weekend events include various things like fundraisers for local places including school, wrestling, dog adoption, themed nights like Thrift Store Prom, or whatever they come up with. Dogs are welcomed. Inside and outside. They don't server their own food, at least not yet. But usually have a good vendor outside. It rotates between a small handful, that are just OK. They have outside seating, inside at the bar, sofas, tall tables, short tables, benches, etc. Pool table inside, and they put on sport games on the TV. They allow people to set up for little parties, with advance notice.

i guess arriving two mins after they open is a horrible idea. the moment we seat down we were asked what we wanted with out a hello or welcome in. all i got to say is if you wake up on the wrong side of the bed you should probably call out and not work in a customer service

I used to go every Monday to drink their good beers named after guns. Birria tacos were delicious too. Mondays used to be good when they had a real DJ and line dance instructor. It was family friendly, and so many people enjoyed the good community. Now they have tweens running around who can't teach worth a lick. Not to mention, they are half-dressed... Go anywhere else on a Monday but this place, unless you want to be in the tik tok gallery. They lost the fun-for-all generations atmosphere, and I wouldn't recommend bringing your family here anymore. Bring back Christian or Dan. These new girls are absolutely awful - The blue haired girl is annoying and I wouldn't recommend bring your kids to see how provocative she dances. I'd rate it a 0 stars out of 5 for the new Mondays if I could.

Great selection of beers and cocktails. A lot activities going on, evening events and weekends entertainment, music, corn hole. Service is good the can steer you to the right beer or the Red Barns has excellent cocktails.

Excellent in every category! They serve what they make, and what they make is so good! Hey Tony, is my single malt ready? Let me know, Norm

Local craft beer can't go wrong. They serve craft spirits as well. Love the ambiance. Bartender was nice. Decent price point. Go test a set of flights and take a shot or two.

1/21/22- went inside this little gem. Very friendly staff and far bigger inside than I was expecting. Went with a group of 3 others at 6pm. My total bill was for $41 for drinks for 2 persons and ordered several drinks. All the drinks were great, plenty of seating and the atmosphere was good. A collection of lots of different persons going in and out. See the photos of the drinks and the establishments. Enjoy!!

Fantastic beer, great service and always a fun place to play some cornhole. Cool vibes and the distillery never disappoints!

We went for Monday night line dancing and it was absolutely fantastic! The instructor was amazing and made it easy to follow along. We had beer, strawberry spiked lemonade, and food from sidecar. It was all delicious!

Brewery, distillery, dance hall, pool table and taco truck. This place has everything! Great place to hang out with friends and for those who love dancing, they even have free line dancing lessons on certain days

BNS Brewing & Distilling has improved 10-fold since our last visit. The peanuts are thankfully gone. No more gross peanut shells all over the floor. We met some friends on a recent Saturday night. A friend's band was playing so we decided to check it out. BNS has a spacious room for live music, private parties, etc. It is really cool. We were really impressed. The beer as usual was top notch. BNS is brewing some top-flight beers. We are not whiskey drinkers, but everyone we know who is says the BNS whiskeys and bourbons are outstanding. Old western décor throughout the brewery is cool. They also have a huge outdoor patio area with picnic tables and games. They do not have food, but very often have food trucks on site to satisfy your hunger. BNS is dog friendly and people friendly. An easy boost to five stars!

BNS is REALLY well marked, which is nice. Sometimes breweries have small signs and make my life more difficult, not BNS. Now it is located in the industrial area as expected. Nice big tasting room with a long bar and a pool table. They also have a "dance hall" with a stage set up in a large room off the taproom. On to the beers! Gunfighter Golden ale, slightly bready for a golden ale. Flintlock American pale ale nice bit of hop aroma and flavor. This was a nice pale ale. Ole Prospector red ale had a nice red color, malty with a little bit of hops to back it up. Lawmaker IPA nice hop flavor with a little bite, but not overpowering. Ok, our second flight was all IPA's. Come on folks. You do know there are many more beer styles than IPA right? I am not doing individual reviews of all these IPA's. It's just too much. Let me wrap up the IPA stuff by saying their IPA's were good. If you've read my previous reviews you know I do appreciate IPA's but really don't like current IPA craze. Gatling Gun Imperial Stout has roasty, strong flavors as you would expect. Starvin' Marzen is a really nice Marzen. Smooth flavors and very tasty. Railgun Wee Heavy is a scotch ale and was the highlight of my visit. Nice malty flavors and just all-around deliciousness! The last one I tried was the gin-barrel aged Doppelbock, which they only pour in 8 ounces. I talked the bartender into a taster splash. This was a powerful brew both in aroma and taste. I can't say I loved it but I did appreciate it. BNS had a great vibe but I was disappointed that the distillery was not open at 3:30 on a Saturday afternoon. It's worth a stop for sure, they had some good beers but were way over the top on the IPA's. If anyone is a glutton for punishment, please, follow my brewery reviews from across the U.S. and beyond! https://www.yelp.com/collection/-8iscFkpiiCI563-FDfwGg and if anyone is wondering who SWPFTD is you will have to check out my review of Black Market Brewing Co in Temecula, CA to understand. Yes, you will need to read into it a little to get the joke but I have confidence in you!

Amazing venue. Love the east county vibe and ambiance. Great special events and of course great beer. And the XXX old fashioned is a must try.

First time at BNS on the recommendation of friends nearby. Welcome service and tasty food and drink. Easy parking. Reasonable prices. We begin with beer - their core flight is good and the raspberry wheat ale was a hit - followed by cocktails from their distillery.

Yummy selection of tasty beverages. Nice people working there too. I've had their rum, very good. Their whiskey, very good. Time to give the other spirits a shot. Thanks

Great country bar. Military and first responder friendly. Offers line and couple dancing as well as a number of events. Solid beer selection and take home beers available. Dog friendly with shaded patio outside. Wide variety of beer for a variety of tastes from IPAs to Rasberry.

5 stars all-the-way. Very comfortable atmosphere! Spacious, A+ for aesthetics! Country-western/gunslinger theme. Friendly bartender, I enjoyed everything in my flight. Very good ventilation and cooling. Overall had a great time. Good music

The place is very spacious, & i enjoyed the dancing. Im not a beer drinker, but the well drinks wee too expensive

This is a great venue for local bands, comedy night (2nd Tuesday monthly), good food trucks, and excellent beer and cocktails. Plenty of parking, friendly and knowledgeable staff. Nice to get off work and enjoy life for a bit here. Check it out

Fun distillery to go out with some friends! Love they have food outside and different nights different events!

No longer dog friendly inside. Sad. I've been coming here every Tuesday for over five years specifically because of this.

I really like the raspberry beer and the session here. This brewery is two in one. There is a distillery that serves delicious cocktails in a hidden corner or just come for the beer. There are several cocktails served including mules with fresh pureed fruit and whiskey sour. Most beers cost $6 - $7, a great value.

Not many breweries in Santee, but we come here often for the Whetlands Raspberry Beer + for taco night. There were visibly less kids than pre-COVID days which was really nice. Prior to it literally was like a day care, kids seemed to always be running around/being noisy. It's much better now. Visited tacos el chuchy (their Tuesday vendor) but was disappointed to hear they got rid of all you can eat tacos. The best part of this was their side of rice/salsas/aguas frescas. They do no serve complimentary rice and beans or have any Mexican fruit drinks. Sides can be purchased but not refillable. The tacos were still very good. You just get less than for what you paid prior to COVID.

Love BNS. Good atmosphere. Beer is good. Distillery is great. Food carts provide good food too.

Lowering the rating since the cocktail barn was not up to par. There's no going off menu at all. Bartender's boyfriend seemed to be offering commentary or making faces at patrons who dared ask for something different. Was pleased to be able to drink at Maggie's bar since she's a class act. Sorry that Sid the cat has vanished.

Local brewing company located in an industrial park in San Diego's East County... This place is worth the drive if you are looking for a county western vibe with a rad hipster touch... Craft beers, designer beers, IPA's.... Artful mixed drinks.... An interesting combination I would say... Barn and country decor.... lots of wood...a red barn you feel like you took a trip out of Southern California for sure. There is lots of seating, open and airy feeling, seating outdoors in the patio! If looking for something different in San Diego that Involves an IPA.... and some country music dust off your boots (if you have them) and mosey on down to BNS brewing ......Cowboy .....

Great place! Before the COVID cluster muck we did have less pleasant visits with under supervised children running amuck. Throwing rocks, screaming and running around while mom/dad drank beer and chatted. Been great the last few visits, hope it stays peaceful and quiet.

Super cool bar. They have a great room with a stage and live music which is very cool. The staff was super nice. I went to a friends Charity Event over the weekend and these guys were nice enough to help out and lend their parking lot, some of their guys to help, the bbq tent with fantastic bbq out front. The inside is large and has a couple rooms. Tons of beers although we didn't have any, it was too early to drink. It looks like a very locals hangout, lots of tattoos and very friendly guys. On the corner in a business park. Next to the freeway so easy to find.

One of our favorite places to go for Friday night happy hour. I don't drink beer, but my friends do & they enjoy the IPA. There is a large selection of beers on tap, in bottles, growlers, & kegs. My favorite is the lemonade and vodka. I have gotten the flavored one, but it's not my favorite. We have also done a shot of whiskey that was good. The sprits are in a different area then the beer. They don't serve food, but do usually have a food vendor. The hotdog vendor is good and the BBQ vendor is tasty. You can bring your dog. There are bands on the weekends. We like to sit outside. It is an industrial part of Santee. The staff is friendly as well.

Update: we had an even here last night of about 100 people. The first thing everyone said was how cool the venue is. Everyone loved the decor and the room fit all of our guests comfortably. The bar and cocktail bar were so accommodating. Everyone loved the drinks and service was great! This is a great place to have a party!

Yep. Do it. This place is awesome. Stepped food into this place and first thing I saw was burgers being Cooked on a grill. Check, awesome. Step two, you guessed it, great people. I walked in and since this place has amazing ratings I thought, ok this is gonna be like the most that are breweries. Nope. So I said "Hey can I get a few tasters", yep no problem and they did it with a smile. Thank you very much, oh where to begin. Revolver IPA- do it. The one to go with, buttery hoppy and delicious. Ma deuce double IPA, just as good but I would go with The Revolver. But wait for it...you want to go with The Red ale (like most don't) go with the Ole Prospector, it's the best..oh so good Gatling Gun is a traditional stout but if you want to really get everybody talking go with the *Jaynes Peanut*- it's the bomb! But be ready for the peanuts! It's Better than the peanut butter stout of any brewery out there and I'll bet anyone.... Try me on the Jaynes....cheers