Best Place for Day-Drinking
Dust Bowl Brewing Co.
290 Figueroa St., Monterey
(831) 641-7002, dustbowlbrewing.com
The traveling circus predated the Dust Bowl, when traveling in search of something better became a norm for millions of Americans. Luckily, we’ve found that better place, and it is right here at the inviting communal picnic table seating on the patio of Dust Bowl Brewing Company. With 24 taps offering a rotation of this brewery’s crisp, easy-drinking beers, the menu is full of crowd-pleasers (plus, there is a permanent food truck on site). The patio overlooks the Monterey Bay Recreation Trail, which can be a real sideshow, making for some fun people-watching during the day.