Santa Monica Brew Works

Microbrewery in Santa Monica, California, United States 🇺🇸

Established in 2014

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1920 Colorado Ave, Ste C, Santa Monica, CA, 90404, United States

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7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

s: oranges | wheat | hay
a: super cloudy pale yellow body | rich off-white head
t: dank | grapefruit | aspartame
p: oaty | curacao | lactosey finish
o: rich throughout | more bitter than expected for style (but nice) | nice to sample fresh in LA!

16 ounce can | Ralph's Farm Fare: Inglewood (Los Angeles), California | 04-August-2025 | US$13,99/four pack | Canned: 26-June-2025 | sampled: a few minutes after purchase after just setting foot back inside the USA

Tried from Can from Ralph's - Aliso Viejo on 04 Aug 2025 at 04:53


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

Last beer before my flight home, LAX in the brewery bar close to my boarding gate. 27th April 2025. Slight haze in the on tap US Pint, it's a misty pale golden colour with a short lived white head. Citrus nose (weak) and flavour (also weak), let's just say it has a subtle aroma and taste rather than 'bland', which it wasn't really. Refreshing and easy to drink, it's not going to test your senses to greatly.

Tried from Draft on 27 Apr 2025 at 15:30


4.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Expensive US Pint at LAX in the brewery bar before flying home to the UK. On tap, it came almost clear with a decent, but short lived white crown. Strange flavours, no aroma really, leaning towards dirty washing up water with a citrus based washing liquid within. Didn't take to it at all. Scored kindly!

Tried from Draft on 27 Apr 2025 at 14:30


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

US Pint, on tap at the breweries bar in LAX on 27th April 2025, homeward bound with Margie and Auntie Sue. Mostly clear golden pour, white crown on top (for a while). Hoppy with both resinous and citrusy notes in the nose and taste, this was the best of their three beers I had before the flight to the UK, pity about the other two (both lager/pils).

Tried from Draft on 27 Apr 2025 at 14:00


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Can (9/12/24) from Total Wine & More, W. Hollywood. Cloudy, dark orange, one nasty floatie, nice sparkle, ephemeral head and no lacing. Aroma is strong orange and tart apple (cider), malt background. Taste is initial strong tart/sweet orange and apple, 2nd half mostly bread. Smooth, fairly thick texture, soft carbonation, mild esophageal warmth, bready finish, dry, yeasty and minimal bitterness. I think this would have been better on draft or several months ago--age got the better of this.

Tried from Can from Total Wine & More - W. Hollywood on 10 Mar 2025 at 02:16


6

not sure how else to describe this, but disappointing. wanted more hops. didn't get them.

Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 18:25


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Middie on tap at L.A. Airport. Clear amber beer with a thin white head. Zero carbonation. Slight rice nose. Full body, smooth texture. Sweet beer with a malt finish. Drinkable with some nice lacing.

Tried from Draft on 30 Aug 2024 at 03:57


6

Hazy orange body small foamy white head. Fruity resiny citrus aroma. Fruity citrus resiny flavor. Medium body moderate carbonation. 7/2/7/3/14 3.3

Tried from Draft on 25 Jul 2024 at 15:50


7

Clear golden body small foamy white head. Citrus resiny aroma. Citrus resiny woody flavor. Medium body moderate carbonation. 7/3/7/3/15 3.5

Tried from Draft on 25 Jul 2024 at 15:38


7

Light hazy golden body medium foamy white head. Floral citrus resiny aroma. Floral citrus woody flavor. Medium light body moderate carbonation. 7/3/7/3/14 3.5

Tried from Draft on 25 Jul 2024 at 15:32