Alvarado Street Brewery

426 Alvarado St., Monterey

(831) 655-2337, asb.beer

Simon says “raise your left arm.” Simon says “put the glass to your lips.” “Take a drink.” Did you drink? Gotcha! You weren’t listening. And while you go to Alvarado Street – as well as its Carmel and Salinas locations – for the amazing beer, the conversations going on all around you are great sources of amusement, information, rumor and perhaps even some astonishment. After all, there are people from all walks of life and the beer is flowing. “Tune it all out.” Hah! Gotcha again. That’s impossible.