Craft Coast Brewery & Taco Stand — San Marcos

1347 Keystone Way

Dos Desperados Brewery has a San Marcos tasting room on Linda Vista Drive. The brewery serves its craft beers on site and lists current tasting-room hours and a contact number on its official website.

Draft Republic San Marcos pairs a full-service restaurant and bar with room to play. At 255 Redel Road, guests can order American dishes, choose from more than 40 beers on tap or try a craft cocktail while watching sports on the venue’s many screens and LED video wall. The open-air layout connects the dining room with patios and a beer garden. Entertainment includes eight boutique bowling lanes, a Full Swing golf simulator, arcade games, shuffleboard and cornhole. The venue also hosts live music in its outdoor beer garden. For gatherings, Draft Republic advertises private-event spaces ranging from the Library to the beer garden and full-restaurant buyouts, with an online event inquiry form.

Craft winery in Carmel Mountain Ranch creating award winning wines with grapes from Paso Robles, Santa Barbara, Lodi, Sonoma and Napa. We bring the grapes to our location and make the wine here. We produce small batches 6-7 tons of each varietal. Specializing in full bodied reds, red blends and crisp stainless whites. We invite you to our tranquil tasting room with a Koi Pond to enjoy a flight of wine or a bottle with friends or just uncork, sip back and relax with a good book and a glass of wine. We often have live music performances to enjoy on the weekends. The winery is a unique event venue for business or your personal event such as birthdays, anniversaries or showers. Cheers!

Meadiocrity Mead is a San Marcos meadery producing and serving locally made mead. Visitors can explore honey-based beverages in a local tasting-room setting. Contact the meadery for current hours, tasting availability, releases and event information.

At 155 Mata Way, Pizza Port’s San Marcos outpost combines a beer tasting room with a production brewery. The company says this facility opened in 2023 and brews on a 30-barrel system. Visitors can choose from 12 taps; its published beer list shows lagers, blonde and amber ales, IPAs and stout among the styles, though individual pours can change. Pizza Port also stations its food truck at the San Marcos site, adding a food option alongside the beers. The Mata Way operation differs from the company’s full brewpubs elsewhere: this listing is specifically for the tasting room and brewery in San Marcos.

Players Sports Grill is a neighborhood sports bar and restaurant at 328 South Twin Oaks Valley Road in San Marcos. Fans can watch games over pub food and drinks, with a selection the business describes as 30 rotating local craft beers. Its published menu ranges from wings, nachos and loaded tots to tacos, burgers, sandwiches, wraps and salads. The venue has an outdoor patio as well as indoor seating. It advertises private parties, including a patio option and a full-venue buyout, and provides an online form to inquire about a gathering. Guests can also call the San Marcos location for reservations.

Prey Brewing Company combines a brewpub and restaurant at 110 Main Street in downtown Vista. Its lineup brings together craft beer, specialty cocktails and brunch with a food menu that includes burgers, hot chicken, wings, fries and plated entrées. The menu also has choices for children. Guests can dine in or order online. For a larger gathering, Prey advertises a private dining room and food-and-drink options for groups of 21 or more; smaller table reservations are handled separately. This listing covers its Vista restaurant, not an off-site catering service.