16 Best Craft Breweries near Laguna Beach

“Sweet local spot and amazing jalapeño poppers“

“Great food in a great location. Would definitely go back.“

“We discovered Webb’s a year ago & have tried just about everything on the menu. The staff is amazing and the food is great. I love how they are adding news items. The new years event was super fun and the special menu for Valentine’s Day was incredible. 10/10 recommend“

“Great beer and food is amazing.“

“BRC is Amazing!!! 👏 🍺🍻🌮🥳🥂“

“Docent is Decent. Got me a Mouthful of Church on Time, 8.2 DIPA. Lisa has a Peel Top.“

“Great craft brewery 10 minutes from John Wayne Airport. Attached to a place called the anti-mall ( never knew) with shops, restaurants, stuff..great pre-flight choice for a flight 😂😅😉“

“Good beer selection and dog friendly.“

“Really solid brewery option. Big fan of an option space with high top and regular table options, which they have (in addition obviously to seats at the bar). The bartender was attentive and nice. The beers had a good variety, especially of IPAs, and each of the IPAs we had were pretty tasty. Love that it has such easy parking.

The table we grabbed was also big enough for us to commandeer a board game, which is always appreciated.

This will most likely become part of our rotation for board game/brewery collection.“

“GameCraft Brewing provides a fun place for game enthusiasts to gather. There was a variety of drink options to choose from - beers, wines, soda, water. There was also bottled drinks like tea in a glass container behind the bar area. The food was decent pub food.

There was plenty of parking. I liked that they had board games and pinball machines available. I had an enjoyable time here. The downsides were that the place was a bit small and hot during the summer with only fans running.

Drinks: I like drinks on the sweeter side. The bartender was nice and let me try different flavors to pick what I like.
* Seltzer - Baja Blast 5/5 - Good sweet drink that didn't feel like I'm drinking alcohol.
* Ube Painkilla 3.5/5 - Pretty drink, light purple. A bit sweet, but had a cough syrup aftertaste.
* Cider drink 4/5 - Kinda like an apple cider drink, but more beer-y.
* Soju Cocktail - Didn't get this. I thought it'd be sweet from the online menu. Apparently it has a ginger and serrano chili pepper taste, so not what I wanted.

FOOD:
* BBQ Wings 4/5 - Juicy and flavorful wings.
* Lemon Pepper Wings 3/5 - Not bad, but kinda dry and really sour.
* Cesar Salad 4/5 - Who orders salad for a game night? Jk. It was actually pretty good. Plenty of dressings and shaved cheese on top.
* Pretzel Bites 3.5/5 - Dense pretzel bread bites with sea salt on top.
* Flatbread 3.5/5 - Flatbread okay. Ours came with shredded pork on top that was kinda dry and had no flavor.
* Fried Wonton 2/5 - Crispy wontons filled with cream cheese. The cream cheese was a bit much to eat.
* Egg Rolls 2/5 - Crispy vegetable egg rolls. Had a bitter aftertaste.“

“We held our daughter and son-in-laws “ day after wedding” gathering for friends and family who couldn’t make it on their wedding day in 2021 (because of COVID limitations). We also just held a co-ed baby shower for them just this past weekend there.(2023). You now can reserve an area (for a fee) and get catered platters of food items. This made it so much easier than individual orders. Usually there is a band playing on Saturdays and Sundays. The staff were all nice and great to work with. It was great to have a large outdoor venue for their baby shower.“

“Andrew has established a wonderful place and culture with a great beer selection along with a good carry-out selection as well. The staff is excellent and trivia night is a blast on Wednesday. You definitely should make this a refresher stop during the week“

“Brunch is excellent. So many options on your choice of food. Everything from breakfast, lunch and desert. Outstanding service. Thank you, Tammy Jo & her assistant.“

“Great food, great vibes!“

“Great place & Beer list. Smokehouse & plenty of room. Very friendly place“

“Very friendly and fun, service Is awesome, delicious food and good beer. Just a great time and great entertainment. Highly recommend“