Visiting Newport Beach next week, need tips on bars & bottle shops

You'll be within walking distance to the Whole Foods Market. They have 2 separate bars, each with multiple quality taps. (10-15 at each bar). Their bottle selection is also quite good. Especially for an out-of-towner that is out of our distribution area. Be sure to ask the beer guy if he has any special goodies kept in the back. Additionally, you can purchase any bottle in the store and consume it with your meal at any of the eating areas. Enjoy!

 

I agree that the Whole Foods in Fashion Island has a pretty solid selection of bottles as well as stuff on tap - you'll definately be able to get Lost Abbey and Firestone, and while they do carry Russian River, they usually keep it in the back unless it's Damnation which they put out if they have it. In terms of other stuff that's pretty close by (5 minute Uber or cab), there's the Crow Bar (gastro pub), which almost always has either Blind Pig or Pliny on tap and the Side Door (another gasto pub) which has a solid/rotating tap selection. If you look at other threads you'll get a ton of other recommendations (Beachwood, Bruery, etc.), but nothing close (i.e., closer than a half hour away, at least).

 

Other southern California breweries worth checking out that you can't get in Kentucky: Modern Times and Pizza Port. Whole Foods should have cans of both of these, and are also likely to have something from one of them on draft in the tavern.

 

wholefoods newport beach have lost abbey red poppy right now, almanac sours ( dogpatch, valley of the hearts and bourbon sour porter) firestone parabola, hangar24 hammerhead, crooked stave, almanac pluot, russian river sanctification, and ballast point dorado will be coming in this week..

 

Korker Liquor on PCH is also a spot a lot of people overlook. They always have Cascade, Almanac, and Bruery sours on hand. Take a short cab ride to Crow Bar for lunch, drink your Plinys, then walk a block over to Korker and buy your sours.

 

I second Korker. Surprisingly great selection.

 

Check out Newport Beach Brewing Company: http://www.newportbeachbrewingcompany.com/
Decent food and beer. Across the street is Crow Burger Kitchen:
http://crowburgerkitchen.com/

 

Decent being the key word... much better beer and food across the street at Crow Burger.

 

Not anymore…………...

 

What do you mean?

 

Overlooked, not anymore…………...

 

Newport Brew Co. is a joke, save your time/money and just goto Crowbar.

 

Whole Foods

 

Bristol Farms has a lot of great bottles too

 

Crowbar or wholewoods are your best options for the game.