About Balefire Brewing Company
Balefire Brewing Company is a brewery in the East Cliff Village Shopping Center in Santa Cruz. Its website says a balefire was historically a gathering place for the community. The brewery says that is what it wants to be.
The beer is American and English style ales. The tap list on the site includes an English ale, an Irish stout, a hazy IPA and a witbier. It also shows a west coast IPA and a hard seltzer.
The site describes the team as friends and family with a passion for beer, and says all are welcome. Food trucks visit on a posted schedule. Trivia and live music turn up on the events list.
From Balefire's own website and its Google listing, read October 8, 2026.
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- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
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Questions people ask
Does Balefire have trivia?
Yes. The events list on its website shows Trivia with Sarah on Tuesday evenings. Live music is listed there too.
Is there food?
Food trucks serve at the brewery. The website posts a food truck schedule, and it says schedules are subject to change.
What do they brew?
The website describes American and English style ales. Its tap list also includes a hard seltzer.
Is it wheelchair accessible?
Google lists a wheelchair accessible entrance and a wheelchair accessible parking lot.
Which breweries are close by?
Seabright Brewery is 1.1 miles away. East Cliff Brewing Company is 1.4 miles away, and Sante Adairius Santa Cruz Portal and Brews at the Beach are both 1.6 miles away.
Answers come from Balefire's website and its Google listing, read October 8, 2026.
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Before you visit Balefire
Check balefirebrewing.com before you go. The tap list, events and food truck schedule are posted there, and the site says schedules are subject to change.
Expect a brewery set in a shopping center. The site says all are welcome. The entrance and the parking lot are both wheelchair accessible.
Seabright Brewery is 1.1 miles away, and East Cliff Brewing Company is 1.4 miles away. Both are easy to add to the same outing.