Brewery Day Trip: Try a raspberry porter or ube sour from these two Santa Cruz breweries

With the sun shining and the coast calling, Santa Cruz was the perfect spot for this month’s brewery day trip. I spent the afternoon at two local breweries, Sandy Shack Brewing and Woodhouse Blending & Brewing, and had so much fun I didn’t even mind skipping the beach.

Shanty Shack Brewing

Shanty Shack Brewing, located in Santa Cruz’s Harvey West neighborhood, was founded by homebrewers Brandon Padilla and Nathan Van Zandt. The brewers first met when Padilla was working at 7 Bridges, Santa Cruz’s local homebrew shop.