Santa Cruz, California
Breweries: 15
Brewery Stars Ranking
What's the best local brewery? We take a data-driven approach to ranking breweries. When you’re visiting a brewery, you want both good beer and a good atmosphere. We take publicly available beer ratings and venue ratings and consolidate them into a Brewery Stars Meta-Rating. If guests consistently like a brewery’s beer and enjoy the experience of visiting the taproom, the brewery will do well in our rankings.
| Ranking | Brewery Venue | Brewery Stars Meta-Rating | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sante Adairius Rustic Ales | 4.3482 | 103 Kennedy Dr, Capitola, CA 95010 |
| 2 | Sante Adairius • Santa Cruz Portal | 4.3231 | 1315 Water St, Santa Cruz, CA 95062 |
| 3 | Humble Sea Brewing Co. | 4.1974 | 820 Swift St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 |
| 4 | Humble Sea Beer Garden on the Wharf (Temporarily Closed) | 4.1897 | 45 Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 |
| 5 | Humble Sea Tavern | 4.1428 | 6256 CA-9, Felton, CA 95018 |
| 6 | Shanty Shack Brewing | 4.0479 | 138 Fern St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 |
| 7 | Woodhouse Blending & Brewing | 4.0293 | 119 Madrone St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 |
| 8 | Steel Bonnet Brewing Company | 4.0233 | 20 Victor Square Ext B, Scotts Valley, CA 95066 |
| 9 | Balefire Brewing Company | 3.9992 | 21517 E Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz, CA 95062 |
| 10 | Laughing Monk Brewing and Gastropub | 3.9974 | 262 Mt Hermon Rd Unit 103, Scotts Valley, CA 95066 |
| 11 | Discretion Brewing | 3.9698 | 2703 41st Ave Ste. A, Soquel, CA 95073 |
| 12 | Gilman Brewing Santa Cruz Taproom Brewpub Gastropub Restaurant | 3.9509 | 817 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062 |
| 13 | Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing | 3.8649 | 402 Ingalls St #27, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 |
| 14 | Seabright Social | 3.7240 | 519 Seabright Ave UNIT 107, Santa Cruz, CA 95062 |
| 15 | Private Press Brewing | -9.0000 | 332 Ingalls St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 |
The publicly available beer ratings and venue ratings that fed into the Brewery Stars Meta-Rating were last updated on March 13, 2025. Any venues marked "Temporarily Closed" may have re-opened since we last checked on them. Refer to the brewery for latest updates. Venues with a Brewery Stars Meta-Rating of -9.0000 have not yet received enough public ratings for us to accurately assess them and are listed alphabetically at the bottom of the rankings.
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