619 Spirits North Park

3015 Lincoln Ave
San Diego CA 92104
(619) 269-2757
About 619 Spirits North Park

619 Spirits North Park is San Diego’s first urban craft distillery and tasting room with a full restaurant and bar, located in the heart of the city’s North Park neighborhood. Brought to you by the makers of Six One Nine Vodka, known for our premium handcrafted vodka and signature all-natural vodka infusions.

The distillery portion of the space, open to the public for tours, houses a custom-made two-column 1,000L still. The adjacent tasting room is anchored by a large bar featuring spirits and cocktails by both 619 and other local distilleries. The kitchen features a dynamic menu of seasonal offerings that complement the tasting room’s craft cocktail offerings.

Located in the vibrant North Park area – known for its Craftsman bungalows, art galleries, critically acclaimed restaurants and a myriad of nightlife options – 619 Spirits North Park occupies 4,200 square feet of a reclaimed industrial space at the corner of 30th Street and Lincoln Avenue.

Founder Nick Apostolopoulos conceptualized the 619 Distillery & Tasting Room as a central gathering place for the community: cocktail classes, summer BBQs and art events are all on the horizon. Local artist Jason Feather produced several custom works for the space, including a large graffiti installation on the dog-friendly outdoor patio.

ABOUT 619 VODKA

Named for the city’s primary area code, Six One Nine Vodka launched in 2012 and is widely available in bars and restaurants as well as retail outlets throughout the San Diego area.

Founder Nick Apostolopoulos, a former software architect and long-time spirits aficionado, recognized that San Diego needed its own super-premium handcrafted vodka. At the time, local and state laws made it nearly impossible to establish a distillery within the city limits. By 2015, regulations loosened, and Six One Nine Vodka began entirely producing its award-winning vodka in the city of San Diego. Six One Nine Vodka is distilled entirely from cane sugar (most vodkas use wheat or corn) resulting in a uniquely clean and smooth texture and natural absence of gluten.

QUIZ RECAP

Wed Oct 16 2019
| by Quizmaster Reed Maltbie
|

Two guys walk into a bar...

...just to grab a quick bite and a drink, but they get talked into playing a little trivia. In walk the members of the 4-time defending champions Handful of Penne. These poor guys had no clue what they were in for. Would it be David vs. Goliath tonight?

After round one, our dazed friends are in dead last with only one point but they were having a blast. All the other teams were out in front by a good margin. It could be a long night for our "would be heroes".

Remarkable Round Two

Something strange happened in Round 2. Those two guys decided to Go All In and Bet the Double or Nothing. One rock in the sling and David leap frogged everyone to first place (16 points...Handful of Penne had 15).

The rest of the night the Champs stood toe to toe in the middle of the ring with our new trivia warriors trading rounds. Back and forth the points went, Goliath lying in wait for the perfect round to unleash their double or nothing. After all, they typically sweep a round or two each night. The odds were ever in their favor. It was only a matter of time before they took their rightful position at the top of the table.

These Two Guys Walk into a Bar

One of them was a pediatric and delivery nurse...

Okay, so that's not how the punchline goes ("you'd think the second one would have seen it"), but that's the "trivial" detail that made tonight the magical moment in King Trivia History at 619 Spirits North Park. Round 6 - Storkology - was all about newborn/baby terms. When Northern Neighbors turned in their sheet (mere minutes after it was handed out to them), their captain told me what he did for a living...with a smile and a flash in his eye.

Of all nights to walk into a bar. Of all nights to decide to play trivia. Of all nights for a category to be in his wheelhouse. Handful of Penne couldn't double down on it. Other teams were scrambling to keep up. The reign of would end at 4 straight wins...

Handful of Penne cruised into 2nd place behind Northern Neighbors. Two teams went for broke in the final round to make a game of it and got punished for not being right...allowing Team Gray, who'd been in 5th place most of the night, to slip into third place.

Epic night. A lot of laughs. A lot of drama. A lot of wrong answers that were soooo worth reading out loud. And as always, some great tunes and trivia.

There's a new sheriff in North Park, but not every week will have a category so perfectly suited...who'll walk into the bar next week to challenge for bragging rights?

 

 

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 Northern Neighbors 52 4 1.000
2 22947 Handful of Penne 48 3 0.750
3 Team Gray 30 2 0.500
4 23274 Camo 29 1 0.250
5 Rennie 20 0 0.000