Ground Swell: Humble Sea Mountain Tavern Opening Soon in Felton
By Julie Horner
Humble Sea Brewing Company anticipates opening at the Cremer House in Felton by the end of the year. “It’s a slow rollout, these things take time,” said Lee DeGraw, Humble Sea Head of Marketing. “We just got the keys and we’re stoked!” DeGraw said they’ll have a full menu of “elevated comfort food” and feature an artisanal craft cocktails program. They’ll be brewing at the Swift Street taproom on the Westside and bringing “tons of rotating taps” to the Humble Sea Mountain Tavern.
DeGraw said she loves the spirit of it and notes that all three of the co-founders grew up in the San Lorenzo Valley and graduated from SLV High — Frank Scott Krueger, Nick Pavlina, and Taylor West — and their first batch of suds was brewed in Ben Lomond on Pavlina’s grandmother-in-law’s property. So this is a true homecoming. “Stomping around Felton, there’s a real change going on there,” DeGraw said. “The idea of going back to the mountains feels really good.”
Parking is always a hot topic, DeGraw acknowledged, but so far there seems to be local buy-in. “I love that we’re across from Felton Music Hall, I love the vibes. How cool is that? They’re booking some real high quality shows,” she said.
Rapidly expanding from their 2015 launch on the Westside, Humble Sea opened a new taproom in Pacifica this summer and is actively scoping locations over the hill in the East Bay and South Bay. For Santa Cruz Mountains locals, there is the Mountain Tavern. DeGraw said they’ve even created a mascot, a “Seasquatch” character. “It’s really about bringing the general kookiness of Humble Sea up to the mountains,” she said. And up here there are some true believers.
Humble Sea Mountain Tavern at the Cremer House
6256 Highway 9 Felton, California 95018
IG @humblesea.tavern | humblesea.com
Featured photo: Humble Sea Mountain Tavern in Felton, California | Photo by Julie Horner
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