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Brass Bear: Living the America Brewing Dream in Santa Barbara

Seth, William & Lindsay

The Santa Barbara Funk Zone has become the hot spot for area brew and wine aficionados, and when Seth and Lindsay Anderson, owners of Brass Bear Brewery & Bistro, had a chance to start their new business in this hip area they grabbed it. According to Lindsay they had spent years studying the art of brew making, beginning in their Manhattan financial district apartment. They traveled to Australia and New Zealand to study what is sometimes called zymurgy – the study of fermentation, with a plan to eventually return to Santa Barbara, where Lindsey grew up, to create a tasting home for their master brews and start a family. As the plan grew so did the services, and they added good local wines for patrons to savor with a selection of food menu items.

                                Design by Lindsay Anderson

The Brass Bear is located at the right far end of the City of Santa Barbara Cabrillo & Garden Street parking lot as you enter to park, and looks like a cozy cottage at first glance. Lindsay, a design major, has made use of every inch in their venue creating a chic and space effective ambiance. The walls are covered with paintings created by local artists, and the overall impression is clean, sleek and inviting.

                                                                                                                             

Their wonderful assortment of beer can be sampled in a tempting tasting flight of Goldilocks Blonde, Cave Age Lager, Blood Orange/Raspberry Imperial Gose and Hopping Grizzly HPA, Captain Fatty’s Rise & Grind Coffee Porter, Firestone Luponic Distorton, IPA, SLO Brewing Reggae Red, American Amber that are all wonderful and pair well with all the menu items. Soda and iced tea are available for kids and designated drivers. Matt Matlis is the main man in the bar and knows his brews as well as how to pair wines perfectly.

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