Alvarado Street Brewery
426 Alvarado St., Monterey, (831) 655-2337 1315 Dayton St., Suite E, Salinas, (831) 800-3332 alvaradostreetbrewery.com
ASB is the incumbent for several awards, and it’s no secret why. The brewery is hugely successful, and keeps opening new beer-drinking hotspots all the time, plus you can find their brews on many a local menu. In fact, it’s almost weird if ASB isn’t on a menu. Their popular IPAs represent California style, but there’s plenty of variety if that’s not your thing. Super fruity sours, dense and chocolatey stouts, plus whatever ales, pilsners and lagers strike a fancy. There’s something for everyone to vote for here.