Crush & Brew

Visited during Happy Hour time on 19th Dec 2017. Really impressive beer list, all from Southern California and listed by style on the menu card. Flights available too. Modern interior with two bars within the open plan rooms, patio fronting the street. Pleasant young lady served us, but her beer knowledge was low. Nice and quiet on a winter Tuesday.

Crush & Brew is located in Old Town Temecula, an area settled in 1859 with mostly historic buildings. This gastropub occupies one such building’s street level and boasts tall ceilings in a somewhat hipster atmosphere. The service was attentive though we visited between lunch and dinner on a Friday. The lunch menu is short and simple and I highly recommend the German Burger (Kobe beef, rolled pastrami, egg salad, red cabbage slaw, mustard). The beer list offers SoCal brews, about 24 in all.

Cool little place with solid beer selection and a menu that looked intriguing. Didn’t try anything but the waiter seemed knowledgable about what was on tap and made solid recommendations.

Nice place. Great selection of beer and wine. Small menu, but good food. No kid menu. A bit pricey. Had live music. I would go back.

I was very surprised to find 30 great brews on tap in the middle of wine country. The food and atmosphere was excellent. My biggest problem is they don’t have any bottles. Great selection of beer and wine; very appealing to those who have significant others that don’t enjoy beer.