Beer is one of those elixirs that has been around for millennium. It is simple drink that is fairly complex. Most Americans get their fill on the huge beer brands, but a growing number have been getting into craft beers.
These smaller quantity beers are largely local and many very seasonal. There are a tremendous of flavors that one can create and sample. The American Craft Beer Week, serves to highlight some of these for you and make you aware of the variety you can choose.
Sometimes one has a friend who has made beer, other times it is getting a sample of variety at your local pub.
Here are some of the local pubs and breweries that you might want to seek out and sample some of their wares. Just as with wine, ingredients and the brewmaster play an important in the final product taste, alcohol content and color.
Read on some of the history of beer which dates back to times before the Egyptians.
Here are some of the local breweries and places you can savor their goods. There are food pairing at places that go well with particular brews, so be sure to ask and let your taste buds a chance to try something new.
Get out and support your local brew pub and brewer.
Monterey Breweries and Pubs and other local ones
MBF Brewing Co
43 Twin Oaks Dr
Monterey, CA
Phone: (831) 521-7921
Type: Contract
Monterey Coast Brewing
100 San Juan Dr
Salinas, CA
Phone: (831) 772-9664
www.montereybrewing.com
Type: Brewpub
Peter Bs Brewpub (in the Portolo Hotel & Spa)
2 Portola Plz
Monterey, CA
Phone: (831) 649-2699
www.portolahotel.com
Type: Brewpub
Pub Discount: 20% off Food & Beverage
English Ales Brewery
223 Reindollar Ave Ste A
Marina, CA
Phone: (831) 883-3000
www.englishalesbrewery.com
Type: Micro
Santa Cruz Pubs and Breweries
Santa Cruz Aleworks
150 Dubois St
Santa Cruz, CA
Phone: (831) 425-1182
www.santacruzaleworks.com
Type: Micro
Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing
402 Ingalls St Ste 27
Santa Cruz, CA
www.santacruzmountainbrewing.com
Type: Brewpub
Pub Discount: Happy Hour All Day
Seabright Brewery
519 Seabright Ave Ste 107
Santa Cruz, CA
Phone: (831) 426-2739
www.seabrightbrewery.com
Type: Brewpub
Uncommon Brewers
303 Potrero St Ste 40H
Santa Cruz, CA
Phone: (831) 234-1486
www.uncommonbrewers.com
Type: Micro
Boulder Creek Brewing Co
13040 Highway 9
Boulder Creek, CA
Phone: (831) 338-7882
www.bouldercreekbrewery.net
Type: Brewpub