Library Alehouse

"The post-grad Fireball consumption zone that is Main Street also happens to be home to one of the best craft beer bars on the Westside. A solid restaurant in its own right (get the bison burger), Library Ale House has roughly 25 taps at any given time (that you can check daily on a live webcam) and hosts extremely popular tap takeover nights from the likes of Modern Times, Monkish, and other local breweries." - Brant Cox

"Main Street in Santa Monica isn’t typically where you go for a quiet bar night, but Library Ale House is an outlier where you can drink craft beer with a low-key crowd that will let you sip your sour beer in peace. There’s a quiet patio in the back if you’re with a few people looking to eat a burger or fish and chips, but if you’re just in the market for some beer and low-decibel surroundings, hang in the front bar." - brant cox

"You had meetings all day in Santa Monica and now it’s 4pm and your phone is telling you it’s going to take an hour and a half to get back to Hollywood. Just get a seat at Library Alehouse. The bar/restaurant on Main St. is the best place to drink craft beer on the Westside, with a far more low-key vibe than the rest of the vodka apocalypse occurring on Main St. Happy Hour: 3pm - 6pm, weekdays. Get the bison burger." - brant cox

"The Westside is not an easy place to find affordable craft beer, but Library Alehouse is the exception. It’s in the not-terrible part of Santa Monica on Main Street, and while the indoor space can get pretty crowded, the back patio has picnic tables and is a great place for a casual, beer-filled meal. During Happy Hour you can get most of their beer and wines by the glass for $5, and the menu is big and covers all possible bases. We always start with the fried pickles." - jess basser sanders, brant cox, brett keating

"Having a lot of taps is a sure sign a restaurant is serious about beer. Having a livestreamed tap list on their website is a whole other level of serious. Library Alehouse has one of those, constantly updated so you can strategize your drinking before you even leave the house. Once you’ve arrived, head to the back patio, post up at the picnic tables, and order the Russian River beer you’re unlikely to find on any other patio in town. For food, go for the stuff you want to be eating outside, like fish and chips and pulled pork sandwiches." - brant cox, brett keating