About Progress Brewing
Progress Brewing is a microbrewery and tasting room on El Poche Street in South El Monte. The brewery says it is South El Monte's first microbrewery. The beer list is wide, with classics, Belgians and saisons, hoppy beers, dark beers and sours.
The classics include an American blonde ale, a rye brunch beer with orange peel, a Mexican style lager, a German festbier and a hefeweizen. There is also a watermelon and chamoy blonde ale. Belgian styles include a tripel and a golden strong, and the hoppy side runs from a session IPA to an English IPA, a hazy IPA and an American IPA.
Dark and sour beers are part of the line-up too. Expect an imperial stout aged in Jamaican rum barrels, an English barleywine, and a barrel-aged sour with passionfruit.
Progress Brewing does not serve food, although food trucks often serve dinner on the weekends. You can also bring your own food.
From Progress Brewing's own website and its Google listing, read November 1, 2026.
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Questions people ask
Does Progress Brewing serve food?
No, but food trucks often serve dinner on the weekends. You are also welcome to bring your own food.
Are dogs allowed at Progress Brewing?
Yes. Dogs must be friendly, on-leash and under control at all times.
Can I bring my kids?
Children are allowed Saturday through Thursday, and parents are asked to supervise them closely. Friday is strictly 21 and over.
Can I get beer to go?
Yes. The tasting room sells 64 oz growlers, 32 oz growlers and 32 oz aluminum crowlers. Outside growlers are filled too, and wrapped in black shrink wrap at no extra cost. Kegs are not sold.
Which breweries are close by?
BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse in Montebello is 1.8 miles away. Ogopogo Brewing in San Gabriel is 3.6 miles away, and B2O Bar & Grill in Temple City is 3.8 miles away.
Answers come from Progress Brewing's website and its Google listing, read November 1, 2026.
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Before you visit Progress Brewing
Plan your timing around the family rules. Kids are welcome Saturday through Thursday, and Friday is for adults only. Bring a friendly, leashed dog if you like.
Check the beer menu at progress-brewing.com before you go, because the line-up changes. Food trucks often show up on weekend evenings, and you can bring your own food any day.
Happy's Market, a beer store in El Monte, is 1.4 miles away. Ogopogo Brewing in San Gabriel is 3.6 miles away, which makes a good second stop.