Peter B's Brewpub
Monterey, California, USA · Est. 1996
Tally's Take
Why this matters
California Pass 187. Portola Hotel's current Peter B's page says the brewpub has been brewing onsite since 1996 and calls it Monterey's original craft brewery. Current 2026 menu publishes a detailed house-beer list with styles, ABVs and IBUs. 2026 Portola press materials identify Cody Leano as current head brewer; Natalie Mika is preserved as documented 2024 head brewer.
The Beer Library
Beers
Old Town
Year-RoundAltbier
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.portolahotel.com/dining/peter-bs/menus. Current first-party menu; 30 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →PB Lite
Year-RoundAmerican Light Lager
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.portolahotel.com/dining/peter-bs/menus. Current first-party menu; 17 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Belly Up Blonde
Year-RoundBlonde Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.portolahotel.com/dining/peter-bs/menus. Current first-party menu; flagship blonde; 12 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Kölsch Enough
Year-RoundKölsch-style Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: Kolsch Enough. Current first-party menu; 23 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Pacific Street
Year-RoundFruited Wheat
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.portolahotel.com/dining/peter-bs/menus. Current first-party menu; raspberry + lemon zest; 12 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Sunset Citrus
Year-RoundSour Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.portolahotel.com/dining/peter-bs/menus. Current first-party menu; Cara Cara orange, pineapple, dragonfruit; 0 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Pleasure Nature
Year-RoundQuick Sour
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.portolahotel.com/dining/peter-bs/menus. Current first-party menu; passionfruit, guava and prickly pear; 7 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Monterey Crush
Year-RoundBlood Orange Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.portolahotel.com/dining/peter-bs/menus. Current first-party menu; 6 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Brewer's Daydream
Year-RoundGerman-style Pilsner
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.portolahotel.com/dining/peter-bs/menus. Current first-party menu; Akoya hops; 28 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Blue Water
Year-RoundHazy IPA
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.portolahotel.com/dining/peter-bs/menus. Current first-party menu; brewed with Surfrider Foundation; all-Mosaic dry hop; 23 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Legend of Laguna
Year-RoundDDH West Coast IPA
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.portolahotel.com/dining/peter-bs/menus. Current first-party menu; Citra, Simcoe and El Dorado; 65 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Puzzle Process
Year-RoundHazy IPA
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.portolahotel.com/dining/peter-bs/menus. Current first-party menu; 30 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Inclusion Amber Ale
Year-RoundEnglish Amber Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.portolahotel.com/dining/peter-bs/menus. Current first-party menu; 24 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Quick Brown Fox
Year-RoundAmerican Brown Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.portolahotel.com/dining/peter-bs/menus. Current first-party menu; 22 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Not Matcha
Year-RoundLatte Stout
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.portolahotel.com/dining/peter-bs/menus. Current first-party menu; collaboration with Smooth Coffee Co.; contains lactose; 23 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →SpiceLab 4
Year-RoundImperial Red Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.portolahotel.com/dining/peter-bs/menus. Current first-party menu; chai spices + black tea; 40 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Second Daughter
Year-RoundBelgian Golden Strong Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.portolahotel.com/dining/peter-bs/menus. Current first-party menu; 21 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →First Slice
Year-RoundChocolate Stout
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.portolahotel.com/blog/three-beers-at-peter-bs-brewpub. Official Portola Hotel/Peter B's article documents First Slice at 6.2% ABV and 25 IBU with vanilla, milk chocolate and lactose.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Barely Passing
Year-RoundGrapefruit Pale Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.portolahotel.com/blog/three-beers-at-peter-bs-brewpub. Official Peter B's article documents Barely Passing at 6.8% ABV and 30 IBU using hand-squeezed grapefruit juice and zest.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Peach Crate
Year-RoundBelgian Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.portolahotel.com/blog/peter-bs-brewpub-interview. Official head-brewer Q&A says Peach Crate is an ale made with Belgian ale yeast. Exact ABV not stated in retrieved first-party text.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Tiki Tembo
Year-RoundQuick Sour Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.portolahotel.com/blog/peter-bs-brewpub-interview. Official head-brewer Q&A identifies Tiki Tembo as a Quick Sour Ale using modified ale yeast that produces lactic acid.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Show your working
Sources
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Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited https://www.portolahotel.com/dining/peter-bs/ for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's California master, Pass 187 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-19Reviewed 2026-08-19
Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.
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