Lúpulo Craft Beer House is one of The 15 Best Places for Beer in Santa Cruz.

1. Lúpulo Craft Beer House

8.8
233 Cathcart St (Cedar), Santa Cruz, CA
Bar · Downtown Santa Cruz · 22 tips and reviews

Justin K.Justin Kersey: Amazing diverse beer selection!

Amelia L.Amelia Lauren: Great craft beer selection, with a menus categorized by taste (ex. "Hoppy," "dark brews") and a great vibe. 🍻

Tom M.Tom Moynihan: Beer, duh, had the Verde press d sandwich was tasty, wife had Pico Paco both good

Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing is one of The 15 Best Places for Beer in Santa Cruz.

2. Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing

8.0
402 Ingalls St Ste 27 (btw Fair Ave and Swift Ave), Santa Cruz, CA
Brewery · Westside · 34 tips and reviews

Sabina B.Sabina B.: Get the beer flight and sample all the goodness. If you're here during the colder months, get their ginger beer - it will not disappoint. The IPA is solid as well.

Tajvia W.Tajvia Willis: Love, love, love this place. Great beer and awesome staff.

Reims R.Reims Reimers: Great beers. You can order food from next door and they'll bring it right over to you.

Humble Sea Brewing Co. is one of The 15 Best Places for Beer in Santa Cruz.

3. Humble Sea Brewing Co.

8.5
820 Swift St (McPherson), Santa Cruz, CA
Brewery · Westside · 24 tips and reviews

Stanley K.Stanley Kroschenko: Great beers, modern design but a bit pricy as for brewery.

Vihang M.Vihang Mehta: Fantastic sours, IPAs and a couple of stouts. Great addition to the Santa Cruz beer scene.

Sarah R.Sarah R: The berried treasure is a fantastic beer for summer

Seabright Brewery is one of The 15 Best Places for Beer in Santa Cruz.

4. Seabright Brewery

7.8
519 Seabright Ave (at Murray St), Santa Cruz, CA
Brewery · Eastside · 50 tips and reviews

Trisha L.Trisha Liu: All beers are good - my husband's favorite is Oatmeal Stout. I love the Western burger.

Tom B.Tom Brady: Oatmeal stout is great

ᴡ ʞ.ᴡ ʞɔıN 🚗💨🚓: Blur IPA is delicious! Also, if you're looking for a place with great brews and to watch the Giant's game, this is the spot!

Parish Publick House is one of The 15 Best Places for Beer in Santa Cruz.

5. Parish Publick House

8.2
841 Almar Ave, Santa Cruz, CA
Dive Bar · Westside · 25 tips and reviews

Jeff ✈.Jeff ✈: Great beer selection. Watch someone go through a window, or get their nose broken! Just another night at the parish.

Darren G.Darren Garrison: Best burgers in Santa Cruz, hands down and probably the best beer selection in town as well.

Paul G.Paul Griffith: Santa Cruz is an early town, which is fine with me. But if a late night nosh--or a late night hang--is what you need, this is the place. Warm, inviting, great burgers, great beer selection--home run.

West End Tap & Kitchen is one of The 15 Best Places for Beer in Santa Cruz.

6. West End Tap & Kitchen

8.0
334 Ingalls St Ste D, Santa Cruz, CA
Gastropub · Westside · 32 tips and reviews

Lydia K.Lydia Klem: Great food and Great beer! The squash blossom appetizer is delicious.

Mark S.Mark Schoell: Met some friends for an impromptu get together great beer and atmosphere. Wish they stayed open later

Kaustubh T.Kaustubh Thirumalai: Lots of good beer on tap (locally brewed and curated) as well as some nice food options. Vegetarian friendly!

Whole Foods Market is one of The 15 Best Places for Beer in Santa Cruz.

7. Whole Foods Market

8.3
911 Soquel Ave (at N Branciforte Ave), Santa Cruz, CA
Grocery Store · Eastside · 18 tips and reviews

Stephen A.Stephen Allen: kombucha on tap is local made and excellent! its at the coffee bar.

Jim S.Jim Spring: Best beer selection in town. If you don't see something, ask.

Brian S.Brian Strauss: Good local beer selection.

Woodstock's Pizza is one of The 15 Best Places for Beer in Santa Cruz.

8. Woodstock's Pizza

7.9
710 Front St (at Cooper St.), Santa Cruz, CA
Pizzeria · Downtown Santa Cruz · 43 tips and reviews

Brendan D.Brendan Duggan: The Brew-of-the-Month for May is Negra Modelo! It's set up on tap and tastes oh so good :)

Joe W.Joe Wildebread: This is the last week to grab a Liter of Sierra Nevada Celebration!! As soon as we finish this last keg we're putting on Anchor Steam Holiday Ale for Dec. Beer-of-the-Month. Feeling thirsty yet?

Athonia C.Athonia Cappelli: Birthday discount: 15% off your order plus free cinnamon sticks. Happy hour is 4-6 and has $1 off pints and $1.50 off liters of beer

Pour Taproom is one of The 15 Best Places for Beer in Santa Cruz.

9. Pour Taproom

7.5
110 Cooper St., Santa Cruz, CA
Beer Bar · Downtown Santa Cruz · 15 tips and reviews

Kyle C.Kyle Channel: Love the craft beer selection!

Readiness K.Readiness K: Try all the weird craft beers you aren't sure you wanted a pint of. You'll find a new favorite!

Maria P.Maria Piva: Lots of great beers on tap, and great duck tacos. They have a vegan cheese plate and vegan taco option.

Mission Street Barbecue is one of The 15 Best Places for Beer in Santa Cruz.

10. Mission Street Barbecue

8.6
1618 Mission St (btwn Olive & Bay St), Santa Cruz, CA
BBQ Joint · Westside · 28 tips and reviews

Brenna G.Brenna G: Same people as the Aptos St BBQ, but no wall 'o bottled beer. Does have a decent tap selection.

David Z.David Z.: Great bbq and craft beers

O L.O L: Excellent brisket. Over 20 beers to try. Get down on Tuesday for live music.

Rosie McCann's Irish Pub & Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Beer in Santa Cruz.

11. Rosie McCann's Irish Pub & Restaurant

8.4
1220 Pacific Ave (at Walnut St), Santa Cruz, CA
Pub · Downtown Santa Cruz · 32 tips and reviews

RicoRico: Great beers on Tap. Ask about the fine beers list.

RicoRico: Beer, beer and more beer on tap!

Richard S.Richard Stewart: Fish and chips with a pint of murphy's or go with the Irish nachos and green flash west coast IPA. Great place for lunch or dinner

Harbor Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Beer in Santa Cruz.

12. Harbor Cafe

9.1
535 7th Ave, Santa Cruz, CA
Café · 41 tips and reviews

Rick S.Rick Siegler: Tacos and Beer for $5,on Tues Wed Thursday Evenings.What a great deal!

VVineygirlVVineygirl: $5 fish taco and beer on Thursdays!!! Bottomless mimosas on Friday.

whitney b.whitney b: Worth the hype (and the wait). Gluten free options available. The polenta Benedict is amazing!

515 Kitchen & Cocktails is one of The 15 Best Places for Beer in Santa Cruz.

13. 515 Kitchen & Cocktails

8.2
515 Cedar St, Santa Cruz, CA
Lounge · Downtown Santa Cruz · 56 tips and reviews

austin h.austin hartman: Every monday: speakeasy night! 9-2. Know the password and get drink specials.Tuesday: LOST NIGHT! Plays previous episode at 8, new episode live at nine. Loads of drink specials and dharma beer!

Ashley M.Ashley Mowrey: The space is dirty, there're are stains on the furniture, the whole place is disheveled, and it smells like hand soap. The beer list is limited & their herbal gin was like a mouthful of lavender

Ian H.Ian Henson: Such an incredible cocktail and beer list. The appetizer list can't be beat either.

The Crepe Place is one of The 15 Best Places for Beer in Santa Cruz.

14. The Crepe Place

8.0
1134 Soquel Ave (between Seabright & Cayuga), Santa Cruz, CA
Creperie · Eastside · 41 tips and reviews

Andrew C.Andrew Cirincione: Tuesday nights are great at the Crepe.. Come see '7 come 11', a rockin Santa Cruz jazzy funk trio while eating crepes and drinking great beers!

Allen W.Allen Wagner: Nick is a great bartender! Great beer and music. The Turkey with cranberry is a great combo for crepes.

Noah B.Noah Batterson: Tasty crepes and decent bloody Mary's. Staff was fast and efficient. Cool dive-y atmosphere.

Brady's Yacht Club is one of The 15 Best Places for Beer in Santa Cruz.

15. Brady's Yacht Club

8.6
413 Seabright Ave, Santa Cruz, CA
Dive Bar · Eastside · 7 tips and reviews

Keith W.Keith Wilson: Best dive bar in town. Pool table, TouchTunes jukebox, pinball, awesome bartenders, good bottled beer selection, plenty of Jameson.

Christoforo K.Christoforo K.: Get Karen to make you a Bloody Mary. They will blow you away!

Carrie B.Carrie Browde: Jameson, bartenders, jukebox, everything