CALIFORNIA
Planning your brewery tour of the Pacific Coast
THE BEST WAY
Driving is the only way -- and is the whole point. It's a much more interesting coast when you stay off the big roads. Use Highway 1 and U.S. 101 whenever possible.
WHERE TO STAY
The Beachcomber Motel, 1111 N. Main St., Fort Bragg; (800) 400-7873, www.thebeachcombermotel.com. Decent prices and a first-rate location -- the ocean right outside your door. Rooms from $109.
TOP STOPS
Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery, 1398 Haight St., San Francisco; (415) 864-7468, www.magnoliapub.com
San Francisco Brewing Co., 155 Columbus Ave., San Francisco; (415) 434-3344, www.sfbrewing.com
Seabright Brewery Inc., 519 Seabright Ave., Santa Cruz; (831) 426-2739, www.seabrightbrewery.com
Anacapa Brewing Co., 472 E. Main St., Ventura; (805) 643-2337, www.anacapabrewing.com
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