Artifex Brewing Company

Awesome place for great beer and a chill mellow hang out. Great job guys! :) keep up the good work

Love love love Artifex! Dropped by on a whim while in the San Clemente area and I am so glad I did. Tucked in an office park Artifex is truly a hidden gem. There is a small outdoor patio and semi larger indoor space so this place is pretty tiny overall but even when the after work crowd arrived and it got considerably more busy it never felt too packed. They had a nice selection of board games inside and seem to have a pretty regular food truck schedule as well.
On to the beer! I got the unicorn juice and the rest of my party got flights. Everyone loved all the beers they tried but unicorn juice (wheat beer infused with passion fruit) seemed to be the overwhelming favorite. The staff here is super friendly and didn’t hesitate to answer any questions we had.
Overall Artifex has a great vibe and next time I am in the area I hope to stop back in! I have been to many craft breweries large and small and everything about this place is top notch. Keep up the good work guys!

Came here today for some beers and was pretty impressed overall. It is tucked away in San Clemente on the non-​ocean side of the 5 freeway. The environment was very relaxing and the staff was friendly enough. I ordered a flight of the five recommended taps– pretty good deal for the selection offered. I wasn’t blown away by any of the beers that I tried however.

Loved it! We split two flights of beer and had a good discussion of what was good and bad and in between — settled in with a nice pint, and enjoyed ourselves very much (I settled on a beer called «no name»).

My new favorite Brewery!
Stopped by Artifex on a Friday afternoon. My sister ordered the unicorn juice beer and my dad and I ordered a flight. We also had the unicorn juice, trigger finger IPA and pico pale ale. Although I usually go for IPAs, we all agreed our favorite was the passion fruit flavored unicorn juice!
Everyone was so incredibly friendly including Tommy who served us. Also, we were amazed by how packed it was by the time we left. When we first arrived there were a few customers dispersed throughout the brewery, but within only a half hour the place was swarming with people!
I really like atmosphere of this brewery-​they have a nice outdoor patio area and the inside portion is open air. I will definitely be back to try all of the beers on tap including the pink colored cream ale!

Fantastic brewery of 1 ½ years old. Really enjoyed all their beers I sampled. I’ll definity be back for a fill. Going home with a mini-​fill of no-​name IPA (maybe we should give it a name?!?) Damn good brewery that is only on the way up. Good stuff…

Best beer in town! Great vibes and supporting local’s who own it. Food trucks are top notch and don’t miss the chips, salsa and guacamole.

Excellent beers, especially the Irish red.

First time here and I’d have to say that it is really good! My fiancé and I stopped here on our way back home to vista and decided to stop here since she’s been dying to get here for the past year! We ordered some chips and salsa (chipotle) which was really good! A nice Lil snack while you’re drinking beer and we also got a taster of the almond joy 2.0 w/​almond on nitro as well as a taster of the hibiscus and orange peel cream ale which was an awesome choice! Both very good beers! The atmosphere was very laid back and decorated modern! I’ll def come back when I have time to check out more beers! #thumbsup for sure!!!

A good brewery in San Clemente. I liked their No Name IPA (just has enough hop to it) and the milk stout. Will definitely come back!

Pretty cool place. The location is a bit hidden but plenty of parking. They have a nitro beer which was really good and creamy. Its the main reason why I went, and it didnt disappoint. The weather was nice we i went so i sat outside, there wasnt a food truck that day so its a good place just to grab a beer and chat with friends. Also tried the hibiscus beer as well. Attire is casual and laid back, would for sure come back.

This is great date night spot. It has a nice atmosphere with lights hanging over the outdoor patio.
I highly recommend coming on a night when they have a food truck so you can enjoy some good food with your beer. I know they have a taco truck every Tuesday night. We went on a Thursday night and they had the Devilicious food truck (The food was AMAZING).
Artifex really should update their website regularly, or at least their Facebook, to share what nights they have food trucks, and what food truck it is going to be. This is the only reason I am giving them 4 stars instead of 5.
I really liked the Show Me Your Roots Blonde Ale.
Awesome spot. Can’t wait to come back.

Love this place, finally a local hangout where we can feel comfortable with friends and have a good time. A great place to grab a good brew and good food (depending on the truck that night) that is not far from home.
As for the middle aged man serving, he may not be a 20 something with a beard and the ability to reiterate a big craft brewers message to the tee, but he makes us feel as if this place is Cheers (for those that are old enough to remember that show). Keep it up Arttifex and one of these days you will be a craft brewery with your own restaurant as well. When you get there, please keep this as a satellite location for the locals!

I enjoyed the beer here, although I have to admit that everything was a bit foggy as this was our third stop after Pizza Port and Left Coast. The tasting room is nice and they have a nice array of games for you to play such as Cards against Humanity. From what I remember, the beers were solid.
4 stars.

Artifex is an impressive little brewery in San Clemente. They’re in an industrial lot with what appeared to be ample parking. The tasting room is modest, but has quite a lot of tables and even an outdoor patio seating area. Both the nitro and stout I had were solid and flavorful. Neither drink tasted watery, and both were at very low prices.

This is a newer craft brew spot in San Clemente. They consistently have food trucks over the weekend and often introduce new beers on tap, with one on nitro at any given time. They recently introduced a milk stout they call Milk Milk Milk– and I must say, it was very good and extra smooth due to be served off nitro. Recent addition of streamed lights and umbrellas on the front patio make it even better. Check it out– you won’t be sorry. Staff are all very nice and helpful. The have growlers and mini growlers too.

I am pretty neutral about my visit to Artifex. The brewery was easy to find and since they are in a business park the parking is easy and plentiful. The brewery is small but nice and they have a little outside area. The service was very blah, the guy helping us wasn’t very friendly and didn’t offer any information about the beer. My group of 4 tried everything they had and felt it was ok. None of us loved anything but we didn’t really hate anything either. I think the one I liked the best was the Hibisc-​This but the aftertaste was a bit skunky. I probably won’t be back.

Very solid little operation in San Clemente. Finally, a microbrew in south orange county that gets it. These guys appear to be making a real go of it, not just a hobby. They’ve got a nice cycle of brews going, No Name IPA is very well executed. A nice little tasting room, much like other southern California breweries, it’s in a business park, but step inside and hang on the patio and it’s just right.
Come critiques — they need to learn more (or get some expert help) in the area of customer experience and engagement. It pains me to watch some great beers be left to stand alone without the all encompassing customer experience. People want to feel like they are apart of something, not just drinking something — Artfiex is missing this.
Second, there is not food — I mean, they have food trucks and they are usually ok with you bringing a burrito or sammy to enjoy with your beer, but the food arrangement right now isn’t great, especially since some of the food trucks seem unreliable at best.
All in all, I am being pretty picky. The prices and quality are spot on. The young guys running this place seem to be on point. There’s a middle-​aged man who needs to have his attitude checked though. He often works in the tasting room and acts like pouring a beer is an inconvenience to him — heaven forbid you ask him to fill your growler.
Check these guys out though — they are worth a look!

GREAT BEER!!! Okay, and super friendly people as well!
It’s a small tasting room so don’t expect a bar, but that’s part of the charm. Their IPAs are varied and delicious and they have a good selection of other beers for the non-​hop heads in your lives. The new session, Tim, is my newest favorite due to my lack of training and low alcohol tolerance ;-)
If you come out of a Friday, Saturday or Sunday they usually have, weather permitting a food truck and we haven’t found one that isn’t good yet.
A little tough to find if you’re not familiar with the area but the location is relaxing and beautiful.
Come meet these guys and support a great local business!!!

This is a super mellow brewery that’s brewing up some scrumptious beer for the fine people of San Clemente and those who choose to visit and indulge in all the delicious cold beer goodness!
Of all the beer choices that sounded awesome I had to go with the Pico Pale Ale as those are usually my favorite! This pale ale didn’t disappoint it was quite good and I could see myself getting a growler of it in the future!
They have a mellow patio outside for you to hangout and enjoy your beverages on. Wile your out there don’t smoke they have a strict no smoking policy and ask you to go across the parking lot. That was something I was kinda stoked on as i don’t really care for smoke!
They have food trucks that come on certain nights for those hungry beer drinkers as well!
My friends totally enjoyed their brews as much as I did that’s definitely a good thing when trying out a brewery for the first time!
After this visit I definitely will be back again soon for another brew with some friends!
Until then bottoms up to the Unilocalers!