Monterey, Carmel, Santa Cruz and all of the NorCal Coast have many great places to taste wines and beers!
Are you looking for California Coast bars to find your favorite glass of wine as you tour the beautiful coastal wine region? Just looking for a place to grab a beer or 
a muddled cocktail in between your wine tastings? Whether you’re looking for Carmel by the Sea Bars, Monterey Bars or Santa Cruz Bars, Cali Coast Wines is here to help you navigate the California Central Coast Bar scene. Don’t forget to check out the wine tasting rooms for a wine experience during the daytime as local wineries and winemakers will display their aromatic and distinctive styles in these boutique wine tasting rooms. Find wine bars in NorCal or California Central Coast, Monterey Bars, Carmel Bars, Santa Cruz Bars on our local guide.
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The wine tasting rooms are if you’re in the wine mood, but if you’re more of a beer drinker or get your rocks-off (or on the rocks) for a whiskey, bourbon or vodka cocktail, check out the local bar scene with Carmel Bars, Monterey Bars or Santa Cruz Bars. If you’re looking for some great food or California-style restaurants on your California Vacation, don’t forget to check out the Restaurants that Cali Coast Wines has listed.
The San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley, California Central Coast and NorCal has a huge craft beer, microbrew and liquor distillery scene. Don’t forget to check out the local breweries and distilleries OR to ask your bartender to pour you some of the local flavors.
Local Distilleries:
- Hanger 1
- St. George Spirits
- Distillery #209
- Seven Stills
- Anchor Distillery
- Sonoma County Distilling Company
- Bender’s Rye Whiskey
- Raff Distillerie
- Stillwater Spirits
- Spirit Works Distillery
- Sutherland Distilling Company
- Workhorse Rye
- Half Mood Bay Distillery
- Old World Spirits
Local Breweries:
- Lagunitas
- Los Gatos Brewing Company
- Rock Bottom Brewing Company
- Campbell Brewing Company
- Uncommon Brewers
- Highway 1 Brewing Company
- El Toro Brewing Co.
- Corralitos Brewing Co.
- Steel Bonnet
- Sante Adairius Rustic Ales
- Discretion Brewing
- New Bohemia Brewing Company
- East Cliff Brewing Co.
- SeaBright Brewery
- Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing
- Santa Cruz Ale Works
- Anchor Brewing
- Speakeasy Ales & Lagers
- Social Kitchen Brewery
- Laughing Monk Brewing
Cali Coast Wines can’t list all breweries in Norther California and the California Central Coast…. Where would we stop?!? Because of this, we’ve listed the largest and most known as well as brewers in Santa Cruz, Monterey, Los Gatos, Carmel, Big Sur and the surrounding areas to those cities. Hoppy Beer Hunting!!!
California Coast Bars