Humble Sea Brewing Co.

Brewpub in Santa Cruz, California, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2016

Contact
820 Swift St, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
Description
We are a brewery and kitchen with 15 rotating taps of beer brewed in house and an outdoor patio area that’s kid, dog, and kook-friendly. We also serve wine from Stockwell Cellars, draft kombucha from Vida Juice, Cider, and non-alcoholic options including LaCroix and apple juice.

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6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draft at Out of the Barrel.

Tried on 08 Jan 2026 at 04:32


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Poured from a 16 oz can dated September 23, 2025.
Aroma is malt forward with nice bready grain and cracker notes with hints of toasted bread. Light smokiness. Hints of fruity esters. Light floral, herba, spicy hop notes.
Pours a clear, yellow-gold color with a large, thick, fluffy, white head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers. Moderately high lacing and faint legs.
Flavor is somewhat sweet with moderate cracker malt and bready grain notes with hints of toasted bread. Light smokiness. Medium low bitterness and light alcohol notes. Light fruity esters and light spicy, floral hop notes.
Mouthfeel is light bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth.
Overall, a solid smoked helles. The smoke notes are light and well restrained adding just a bit of complexity and fruitiness. Nice malt notes with balanced bitterness and alcohol character. Secondary hop notes are nice as well..

Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2026 at 02:57


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Tap at Out of the Barrel. Overtime dank and tropical fruit aroma. Flavor is tropics forward and then massive sludgy dank and gritty at the end. Back half is massive dank. Thought of lowering this some, but it is so unique.

Tried on 28 Dec 2025 at 05:24


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can. Amber beer with a cream head. Spice and citrus aroma. Spice and citrus flavor with herbal notes. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Spice and citrus linger with herbal notes.

Tried on 17 Dec 2025 at 19:08


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Poured from a 16 oz can dated September 23, 2025.
Aroma is fairly hop forward with nice nots of grapefruit, tropical citrus, lemon-lime and tropical fruit. Light cracker malt and alcohol notes.
Pours a slightly hazy, pale yellow straw color with a large, thick, pillowy, white head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers in clumps on the edges. Medium light lacing and faint legs.
Flavor is slightly sweet with light cracker malt notes. Medium high bitterness and light alcohol notes. Moderate hop notes of grapefruit, lemon lime, and tropical citrus. Light tropical fruit notes.
Mouthfeel is medium light bodied and a bit crisp with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth.
Overall, a decent West Coast IPA. The malt profile is very light (which I like) and the bitterness is pretty high but not over the top and the bite doesn't linger. Fairly citrus forward hop profile.

Tried from Can on 08 Nov 2025 at 05:56


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

Poured from an undated 16 oz can.
Aroma is hop forward and fairly fruity with a balanced dank note as well. Lots of passion fruit, guava and tropical citrus. Lighter dank, oily, pine resin notes. Light cracker malt and alcohol notes.
Pours a fairly clear, golden color with a medium large, somewhat thick, fluffy, white head that recedes steadily to the edges where it lingers in clumps.
Flavor is slightly sweet with light cracker malt notes. Fairly high bitterness and light alcohol notes. Fairly strong grapefruit pith, orange, and tropical citrus. Medium light dank, oily, pine resin. Lighter passion fruit and guava.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth.
Overall, a solid West Coast IPA. Nice hop flavor and aroma, but a bit more bitter than I would prefer. Decent fruity hop aroma, but the flavor is way more dank and citrus. Balanced sweetness and alcohol notes.

Tried from Can on 02 Nov 2025 at 06:14


6.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Tap at Out of the Barrel in San Carlos.

Tried on 31 Oct 2025 at 07:59


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

Clear gold pour. Thick foamy head. Scattered lace. Lemon and maybe lemongrass notes. Light bodied and light carbonation

Tried from Can from Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville on 19 Oct 2025 at 20:52


6.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Lemongrass nose. Clear yellow, medium head. Lemongrass, mild biscuit. Medium body, easy carbonation.

Tried from Can from Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville on 19 Oct 2025 at 20:22


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Tap. Pours clear orange gold, small off-white head, decent lacing. Aroma is pine, rye malt. Flavor is light sweet, ligh plus bitter, hint of rye bite. Medium light body.

Tried from Draft on 19 Oct 2025 at 03:43