Salty Bear Brewing

I absolutely love Salty Bear! It is one of my favorite breweries out there. The beer is fantastic, as well as the service! They even have super cute merchandise. The outside patio is such a chill and relaxed vibe. When they have live music, it sets the tone even more. It is a great place to come and hang out with friends and I love that it is nearby to so many other drink/food options. Highly recommend!

We came in for a couple beers after Speakeasy at CAMPOUT Costa Mesa. This brewery is spacious and cozy with indoor and outdoor seatings. They serve tacos outside and customers can order food from a few other restaurants here. We tried a dark beer and a seltzer. I have to say that seltzer had to be one of the best I've ever had! So tasty and refreshing. The service was fast and friendly as well. A solid brewery to try tasty beers and hang out!

Would have scored higher if it had more than one dark beer. Another long overdue review - came here in a self created brewery tour for my article - https://www.travelingwellforless.com/costa-mesa-breweries/. Great laid back, California decor. Lots of IPAs for the hops fans. Good service.

We like salty bear! -- great location in Costa Mesa. It's next to other breweries and restaurants that are walking distance. Chill environment. Parking can get tough but you're bound to find a spot. Two big screen TVs, typically a food truck outside and you can order food from surrounding restaurants that will deliver to salty bear. There's outdoor and indoor seating. Multiple beers on tap and right now, two seltzers. Sometimes we'll bring cards or a game to play while we grab a drink. Service has always been good.

Came here randomly since we were in the area doing other things. Stopped in and was quite surprised in the variety of beers on the menu. They have a good Wit, and Black Lager. Aside from that they have seltzers, lagers, ales, porter, pilsners and the list goes on. Really good variety on the menu. I'd say it's one of the most diverse menus I've seen in a while. The decor is what you'd expect for the area trendy bougie no overly done though it still has a brewery feel to it.I would say there's plenty of seating both inside and out, parking on the other hand good luck unless you come on an off day and time.Service was cool, exactly what you'd expect from a bar tender at a small brewery. Would I come back? Yea for sure. If I'm in the area you can bet I'll stop by.

Great vibe. Great place to hang with some friends. Cool live music sometimes. Good indoor and outdoor areas. Well lit. Overall, just neat The gnarwhal blonde was my favorite -- I really liked it actually. We were there yesterday and I'm still thinking about how good it was.Good location, bad parking, but still a net positive

Nicely decorated with all the typical fixins of a hip brewery, it's biggest downfalls are the beer selection, (absent) food selection, and rude bartenderIf you want amazing beer or a great selection... don't come here. They have a few of the staple choices like lagers, IPAs, and seltzers but there's nothing too exciting scrolling up and down looking at the list. I ordered 4-5 of these and they were all "decent". The bartender was also very unfriendly, curt, and didn't talk much, and didn't give any great suggestions when asked. He was polite for the most part but just left a bad taste in your mouth after most interactions. There is lots of seating and the outdoor area is really refreshing to just hang out in. There's also no food here but we got a togo pizza and fries next door!

I never drink seltzers, unless I am at Salty Bear. Love the seltzers hands down the best and all flavors are excellent. Really fun place to hang out with chill atmosphere. Thursday night taco stands is amazing as well. Also enjoy the hazy IPAs but usually have to drink the seltzers.

This is a decent brewpub in a mixed light-industrial section of Costa Mesa which has several brewpubs. The place is fairly nice inside, with some very comfortable seating including a couple sofas and easy chairs. It has just bright lighting. The decor is otherwise kind of pseudo light industrial but overall nice with some plants, etc., to give an overall pleasant ambience inside if it's not too busy. There is also some outdoor seating in back. I tried three different beers and all were just ok. They were one-dimensional and characterless and not great examples of their styles. Firs,t I had a pilsner, then a red ale, and then a stout. The stout, which is still ok, was the best of the lot. They also served the beers too cold. Service was mixed, with the server on the first visit at about 8:30 already packing it in and rudely telling me that he would not serve me even one beer, despite the fact that there were still several customers drinking and they did not close until 9 that evening. The next night, they were open till ten and the server, a different person, was friendly.They do not have food, but food trucks or vendors in the back.

Good beer, good service and nice atmosphere! Going there again this afternoon. Took a couple of friends last time, and they really liked it.