Gilman Brewing Santa Cruz Taproom Brewpub Gastropub Restaurant

This place is great! The best IPAs I’ve had in like a 25 miles radius! (Ok there is one other brewery within the radius also with great beers if you want to get technical, but anyways…) If you do a tiny tiny amount of sleuthing, you can find the “secret” corner that takes you the more inviting outdoor seating area!!

I had lunch here a group of 8. Its not a big menu but the pizza is very tasty and the crust perfect.

This is the best beer I've had in Santa Cruz, bar none. I'd say it rivals many more well known breweries in terms of both creativity and execution. The food is also great. The Nashville hot sandwich is about as close to perfect as I've had. The truffle fries beg for a good aoili to pair with, but I find it hard to complain with their flavor. Highly recommend Fuzzy Dice IPA for it's clean, dry hops and orange zest finish.

I want to like Gilman but I've tried to eat there 4 times. *Tried*. First time, had a nice meal. Enjoyed the cauliflower "wings". My son really liked the pizza. Second time, kitchen was closed despite it being an hour from closing. Next two times, no pizza dough left despite it being early evening (like 6:30). Also, they do not have a soda fountain so you'll be paying a few dollars for a can of diet coke. Staff is friendly and food is solid, if they have it available.

Gilman Brew Pub is a good newly renovated space in the Whole Foods parking lot in Midtown. The New hours open every day made me change my original grocery shopping plans I had that day. ;) Great variety of Fresh brew & food selections. I ordered the Crispy Chicken Sandwich with fries. Gilman is a nice addition to the neighborhood. Tons of free parking in parking lot will be a popular location for regulars. The combo was delish.

Well it was a new place so had to try. Service was very nice people. Seating in side was plenty. Was not till later saw the side outside seating which might have been a little more fun even though your view is a car dealership. Food was ok. Fries were good, little pricey. Pizza had a good crust but fir the price only 5 shrimp on whole pizza. The pepperoni one was very greasy. Ok the beer, oh no. I did 2 + flights with my friends of all different ones. I only could drink 2 out of 15. Not sure if they make there. It might help if they put a discussion of the taste or type of beer besides just the name. Interesting names- frog on a bicycle, dad's pants, swamp and others tell it all. Sorry. Ok update it's been a while so 8 decided to try again. Staff as always was really personable. Had a dark beer Fell on Black that was really good. We had the smash burger and another special burger time. Both were good , smash was better. Thank you Aaron and Coa!

Atmosphere was mellow. The food was good. Fair warning, the Nashville Chicken definitely has a kick. The brews are also super good. Highly recommend Dog on Bicycle and Cat in Space, both IPAs.

Beers are fantastic and cover many if not most tastes. Although I didn’t try the food it looked amazing. Great staff, cool location. Recommended!