In 2018, homebrewers Derek Carnation and Andy Robles took over the long-dormant 933 square-foot space previously occupied by URBN St. Brewing to launch Creative Creature Brewing Company small-batch brewery. The following year, Creative Creature Brewing had plans to open an East Village tasting room inside Red Hat Coffee at 440 16th Avenue within the new Shift luxury apartment building in San Diego's East Village, but that project is no longer in the works. Creative Creature is currently in negotiations to take over the space at 1784 La Costa Meadows Drive, Suite 103, in San Marcos for a new tasting room and brewing space.