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San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Expansive wildlife sanctuary in Escondido where animals roam in vast open-range enclosures mimicking their native habitats.
36 km · about 40 min drive
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Alpine
California, United States · North America
About Alpine
Alpine sits on the route: 10 minutes from Harbison Canyon, 36km from San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
Alpine is in California, United States, with about 14,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Harbison Canyon, about 6 km away.
Alpine Beer Company is an American brewery founded in 1999 by Pat McIlhenney in Alpine, California. Alpine Beer Company produces a variety of beers, many of which have high alcohol content and are strongly hopped beers. The beers have acquired a following due to the popularity of such beers as Pure Hoppiness andRead more
Exponential Hoppiness IPAs. Alpine Beer Company was ranked as the fifth best brewery in the US in 2006 by Beer Advocate.
Some Alpine sour beers have been mentioned in the Los Angeles Times as "part of a new wave of refreshing American sour beers".
Alpine has won three Great American Beer Festival medals and eight World Beer Cup medals. In 2003, Alpine won the Bronze in the GABF for its Mandarin Nectar and in 2004 won a silver for McIlhenney’s Irish Red. It was also awarded a gold medal in the 2004 World Beer Cup and a Silver in 2008 for McIlhenney’s Irish Red. In 2016 Alpine was awarded the GABF bronze medal in the Strong Pale Ale category for their HFS IPA.
Prior to founding its own brewery in 2002, Alpine Beer Company had been contracting brewing of its “McIlhenney’s Irish Red”, from AleSmith Brewing Company.
In November 2014, Alpine Beer Company was acquired by fellow San Diego brewery Green Flash Brewing Company.
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What is there to see near Alpine?
Within an hour or so of Alpine: San Diego Zoo Safari Park (36 km), San Diego Zoo (37 km), SeaWorld San Diego (44 km).
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The nearest famous roads are Tijuana-Ensenada Scenic Highway.
Where is Alpine?
Alpine is in California, United States, about 6 km from Harbison Canyon.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 14,236
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Timezone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates
- 32.8351, -116.7664
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AAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Right turn on red is legal in most states unless signed otherwise.
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Worth the detour from Alpine
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
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San Diego Zoo
World-renowned zoo in Balboa Park home to over 12,000 animals of more than 650 species in naturalistic habitats.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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SeaWorld San Diego
Southern California's marine life park offering animal experiences, aquarium exhibits, and amusement rides.
44 km · about 50 min drive
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