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Pro Tip: Hike one of the trails in nearby Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park (plenty of options for that) and then head a few miles south to Nepenthe for lunch and a beer. It’s the kind of view that photographs do no justice. In Greek, Nepenthe means isle of no cares.īig Sur selfie on the patio at Nepenthe. It has been family-operated for three generations. Nepenthe is a restaurant and bar perched high on the cliffs overlooking the grandeur of the Central Coast. Okay, there’s nothing spectacular about the beer here, but they have a couple of decent craft brews on tap and there is simply no better place around Big Sur to drink a beer. However, if there’s a big game on TV, this is the place. While I enjoyed the place and the beers, it was hard to return for a second visit with Alvarado Street Brewing and the Fieldworks Beer Garden just a few blocks up the street. No doubt the brewpub aims to accommodate that crowd. Peter B’s is connected, physically at least, to the Portola Hotel and Spa, which is one of the fancier hotels in Monterey. It’s a nice place, but there are plenty of TVs broadcasting sports, which is something your rarely see in a brewpub. The beers here are solid and you’ll likely find at least one or two to your liking, but perhaps the most notable thing about Peter B’s is that it’s a brewpub with a sport bar vibe.
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I could spend a paragraph explaining how to get there, but will instead just tell you that if you cannot find it, ask someone in one of the other shops. This cavernous brewpub is tucked away in a corner just off the Custom House Plaza, which is down by the marina. Peter B’s Brewpub Photos by Kim Sharpe Jones. At the Beer Garden they serve an impressive array of beers and it would be silly to have just one. You can even check-out, or buy, a blanket.Īs for the beer, Fieldworks will not disappoint, whether you are into IPAs, sours or anything else. Propane-fueled heaters and fire pits keep you warm during the winter months and on those cold, seaside Monterey nights. The seating area is covered in some places and uncovered in others. The bar, the walk-in refrigerator, and the bathrooms are cleverly fashioned from old shipping containers. Truly, it is a beer garden in the sense that it is all outdoors. On a chilly, slightly damp evening in April, beer lovers were not deterred. It’s a very modern kind of beer garden, save for the familiar, Bavarian-style communal beer garden tables and benches.

This ballyhooed brewery, which is headquartered a couple hours north in Berkeley, operates a few satellite taprooms around the Bay Area and beyond, including the Fieldworks Beer Garden in downtown Monterey.


Fieldworks Brewing Beer Garden Photos by Kim Sharpe Jones.
