The front entrance of Home Brew Mart in San Diego on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune) Highlighted by its flagship IPA, Sculpin, Ballast Point’s beers ...

Paul Elder, a San Diego native and former Home Brew Mart regular is the artist behind the company's many nautical beer labels as well as their logo: a sextant. A navigational tool traditionally ...