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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7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Market Beer Company food court in San Jose. Served in a tulip, whatever.

Clear, golden, lingering melty head.
Thin, sweet citrus & soap, mild & fresh herbal hops. Same on the nose. Some sweet corn nuance. Light astringency on the tail.
Silky texture, yet very crispy.

Pretty good.
Tried from Draft at Market Beer Company on 13 Jun 2025 at 23:43

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 6.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Poured from a 16 oz can dated May 14, 2025.
Aroma is somewhat hop forward with notes of grapefruit, tangerine, tropical citrus and dank, oily resin notes. Light pine notes as well. Light cracker malt and alcohol notes.
Pours a slightly hazy, golden color with a large, thick, pillowy, white head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers.
Flavor is somewhat sweet with light cracker malt notes. Fairly high bitterness and light alcohol notes. Fairly strong citrus hop notes with tangerine, grapefruit and tropical citrus. Lighter stone fruit notes. Light dank, oily, resin notes that linger somewhat assertively in the finish.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth.
Overall, a solid West Coast IPA. It's a bit too sweet for me and the assertive bitterness in the finish kinda clashes with the sweetness. Alcohol is well hidden and it has nice citrus hop notes.
Tried from Can on 13 Jun 2025 at 05:02

7.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
Poured from a 16 oz can dated May 07, 2025.
Aroma is rather hot forward, especially for a Humble Sea hazy IPA. Notes of berries, nectarines, tangerine, grapefruit, passion fruit and dank, oily, pine resin. Light cracker malt and alcohol notes.
Pours a hazy, dull, golden straw color with large, thick, pillowy, white head that recedes steadily to a small film that lingers in clumps on the edges. Fairly high lacing and small legs.
Flavor is somewhat sweet with light cracker malt notes. Medium bitterness and light alcohol notes. Nice hoppy flavors with lots of berry, stone fruit, passion fruit,t tangerine and grapefruit. Lighter dank, oily resin and pine notes.
Mouthfeel is medium full bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth.
Overall, a fairly nice hazy IPA from Humble Sea with a lot more hop character than their beers normally have. Nice fruity notes in aroma and flavor with balanced oily dank notes. Balanced bitterness and alcohol notes. Perhaps a touch sweet but it's a hazy.
Tried from Can on 13 Jun 2025 at 02:01

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tried on 09 Jun 2025 at 02:12

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Light grapefruit and summer fruit aroma. Summer fruit and grapefruit flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Summer fruit and grapefruit linger.
Tried on 30 May 2025 at 21:04

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Tried on 22 May 2025 at 23:49

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Tried from Draft on 13 May 2025 at 23:09

8.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
Aromas are lots of grapefruit with some MJ and malt. Flavors are similar to nose, more dry and bitter than sweet but excellent balance. Carbonation is a bit soft with full body. Really good drinking beer! Wish I had more.
Tried from Can from Tavour on 29 Apr 2025 at 22:17

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
Wonderful and vibrant all around. Citrus aroma jumps out of the glass. Mellow mouthfeel belies the ABV.
Tried from Draft on 19 Apr 2025 at 20:53

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Poured from an undated 16 oz can.
Aroma is moderately hop forward with notes of stone fruit, passion fruit, tropical citrus and gooseberry. Light grapefruit lemon and dank, resin notes. Light cracker malt and alcohol notes.
Pours a fairly clear, yellow-gold color with a large, thick, pillowy, white head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers. Fairly high lacing and faint legs.
Flavor is slightly sweet with a light cracker malt note. Moderate bitterness and light alcohol notes. A bit of a watery taste. Moderately strong hop notes of grapefruit, lemon, and dank, oily pine resin that linger into the finish. Much lighter notes of stone fruit, passion fruit and berry.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth.
Overall, an alright beer but I'm not sure how a beer that's triple dry hopped can have such a light hop character. I was hoping for an explosion of hop aromas and flavor. Malt profile is pretty light and a bit watery.
Tried from Can on 21 Mar 2025 at 03:30