Newport Beach Brewing Company

Oh so good!! Food, location, service and the beer. Had the Blonde and it was yummy. Clean and refreshing. Not heavy at all but still good ABV of 4%. Had the Garlic Pepperoni pizza with it... more yum. I'll definitely be back and be sure to bring my friends.

Steelhead Brewing

I spend a couple of hours this afternoon on the patio at Steelhead Brewing in Irvine. It's right across the street from the UCI campus, in the University Shopping Center. Sunday at 3 and the place was dead. The center was hopping but the brewery was quiet. Nice inside. Collegiate decor with a big chalkboard listing all the brews available. I had the Hairy Weasel Hefeweizen. Not as fruity as others but good flavor. Good for a warm day and light food. 

Map for Steelhead Brewery

The Great Beer Hunt

Part of my new adventure has to be the discovery of local brewpubs. It's just how I roll. (LOL.)

To keep myself organized and allow everyone to follow along, here is a link to an online map of the local microbreweries. All the markers start out grey, meaning they are untried/unrated. As I visit each location, I'll change the marker color to red, green or yellow as a rating and add comments in the description section.

Have locations of your own? Let me know and we can add them to the map... for all to enjoy.

Great Brewpub Tour (Map)