10 Best Craft Breweries in Santa Rosa

“I love Cooperage! Every time I go I feel so welcomed! They have the best beer in town, hands down! There is always something new. I also love that they always have a different food truck in front serving up so yum ? cheers to cooperage killing it in the game!“

“One of the best up-and-coming breweries in Northern California. Brewery itself is great. Good selection of very drinkable beers and a lot you can buy cans for. We've had them once before when in Santa Rosa and look forward to when they will be available all over.Brewery is really nice - kid and dog friendly (yes, we did have the people with the screaming kids next to us - people who do not understand other people exist in the world and don't want to hear your screaming kids the whole time we're trying to enjoy some beers - but that's not the brewery's fault - just be aware - if you don't want to be around screaming kids and parents who just let their kids go - this is not the place for you).Any place that lets dogs in is going to a good place. They have games here too and of course we left with shirts and hoodies.Support this place. With a lot of the breweries in the area closing down, it's good this place is thriving and hopefully will grow. It seems like Henhouse (who we also love) has really taken over the area but there's plenty of room for another great brewery.Also, if there's a beer you want to take home that they don't can, they will bottle some for you right there. That is awesome!! We of course took advantage of this - love it.“

“Love their "dark"beers. Reality Czech is my fave dark pilsner with Death & Taxes close behind. And they're about to release "Side of Rice" rice lager. If you haven't had a rice lager, they are lighter than wheat-based beers, and completely gluten-free. Though the beer tender told us that the beers are as close to gluten-free as they can be. A customer, who is celiac was there and he says he can drink it without a reaction. In a commercial park as many breweries are. Tables outside, music inside, typical parking lot scene. The Boucherie Cajun and French eats pop-up booth has creative good food. We had Black Eyed peas with cornbread, sweet peppers and elusive truffle oil. Unusual and yummy- a bit sweet for us but probably not for many people. We're coming back for a Side of Rice soon! Beer 5 starsFood 4..5Ambiance 3“

“Great people, great atmosphere, great beer!“

“Tasty brews and great staff“

“geat place to come with friends. friendly atmosphere“

“This is a great place to go and have a beer with friends. They have a nice open space that also feels welcoming. I’ve played trivia here as well and the game was fun although challenging. The beer they had on tap was great. Strongly recommend stopping in and they are located next to the mall so parking isn’t often an issue. Always drive responsibly.“

“Update 1 Feb2024 Came in for a date night. Jeff helped with any questions that we had and checked in here and there despite how busy things were. Water refills were good tho infrequent. I'm surprised I haven't come back for so long. The pizza was a mainstay for the place which I told my partner about but we would venture to other places of habit during those occasions. We had gotten a 12 inch omni and a couple of beers to round things. The omni was solid, crust had good bite to it. I liked that they had a hazy on the menu as well which finished things off nicely. Will definitely be back sometime for more pizza now that we've broached the place for a night out.“

“Driving up to the henhouse brewery my boyfriend and I were looking to get some beer and lo and behold. There was a pizza truck out in front! I got a pizza claw which was freaking amazing! It had a little side salad, and some great spicy, arugula and fresh grated Parmesan Reggiano on top then I got to taste a handful of different beers and I decided to go with this delicious "pink drink. "And they had another perfect citrus drink that had more of an orange flavored to it and I forgot what that name was! I recently found out. I have a gluten allergy, so I was trying to do a cider beer or something light. I also like stout, which usually don't have too much gluten in them, but I figured with a gluten pizza I didn't want to do overkill, so the "pink drink. "Was perfect since it's a cider!! The bar environment was really nice and there was an older gentleman there who was incredibly friendly and knowledgeable about the different brews and craft. There was a younger gentleman there who seemed like he just liked pouring beer and didn't speak as much, but I know that's a generational gap. Lol perhaps I'm old-fashioned or just hung out with older people too much where I talk a lot! Lol the older gentleman was incredibly knowledgeable, even though he had salt and pepper hair, I thought he was the brewmaster, but he joked and said he just worked there. Oops! Great place to hang out, and I will definitely be back!!“

“As soon as I walked in I picked up on the vibe immediately it was lit and crankin with laughter, conversation and people. I came in from seeing this place on Facebook advertising a beer pairing with macaroni & cheese. By the time I arrived they were all sold but encouraged me to come back it will be going on all week. I was greeted with a smile by the bartender and was told to find a seat she would find me as she did. I ordered the buffalo chicken wings 5 piece with smoked garlic aioli Cotija garnished fries. It was Trivia night and the crowd was hyped. Ryan took care of me and checked on me frequently. I appreciated her.“