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

Tried on 09 Jun 2025 at 02:12


6.9
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
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Tried on 22 May 2025 at 23:49


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

Tried from Draft on 13 May 2025 at 23:09


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8.8
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

gave a cheers!

8.1
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
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


7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Poured from an undated 16 oz can.
Aroma is fairly hop forward and fruity with lots of ruby red grapefruit and tropical citrus. Lighter passion fruit and berry notes. Light dank, resin notes. Light cracker malt and alcohol notes.
Pours a hazy, dull, yellow-gold straw color with a medium large, thick, pillowy, white head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers. Moderate lacing and small legs.
Flavor is somewhat sweet with light cracker malt notes. Medium bitterness and light alcohol notes. Moderate hop notes of ruby red grapefruit and tropical citrus. Lighter stone fruit, passion fruit, berry and resin notes.
Mouthfeel is medium full bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth.
Overall, a solid hazy IPA. Nice hop notes in aroma and flavor. Not too sweet and bitterness is moderate. Light malt notes and alcohol is well hidden. Sweet fruit notes come out more as it warms.

Tried from Can on 20 Mar 2025 at 04:10


8.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Tap at Ale Arsenal. Pours slight hazed. straw with pristine white head that fades to a collar and patterns nicely. Aroma explodes with citrus and moderate dank. Slight bush scrub. Flavor is tangerine, lemon, and dank. Great beer.

Tried from Draft on 19 Mar 2025 at 23:21


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draft pour at Wandering Tortoise, Phoenix. Clean and clear golden appearance. Rocky foam head. Earthy grain nose. Crisp front, flavorful pale. Bitter grapefruit rind, cool melon, grassy linger. Very good pale all around.

Tried from Draft on 13 Mar 2025 at 02:29

gave a cheers!