Events

5:30-7:30pm

A longtime Santa Cruz local, Billy Reese is a multi-instrumentalist playing an eclectic mix of rock, folk, americana, country, and blues. He has spent the last several years performing with bands in the Pacific Northwest, California and beyond.

5:30-8:30pm

Singer/Songwriter Gary Blackburn returns to our Beer Garden.

Central Coast celebrated singer songwriter based in Santa Cruz, Gary Blackburn, brings together his smooth vocals, and stylized guitar picking to his original compositions, and cool covers in the Country, Rock, Folk, Blues genres. Blending old school with contemporary, the Gary Blackburn Band will weave a memorable musical performance of songs that tell stories of love, forgiveness, and the paths that we choose. With a well-rounded repertoire, Gary will show both his versatile soft folk blues side along with his high energy rock side.

3:00-5:00pm

Harpin’ and Clark are Jon Troutner and Peter Clark. They are a guitar and harmonica duo playing Americana, jazz, blues, ragtime, country and folk. Mixing carefully selected traditional and popular tunes with original songs, their combination of chromatic and blues harmonica and fingerstyle guitar provides a uniquely listenable musical experience. Jon and Peter have been developing their craft and entertaining Santa Cruz audiences for over forty years.

Every Monday our brewers select a Keg of Honor, and YOU enjoy $6 pours until it’s gone!

Movies in the Taproom Every Monday! Pop in for a beer and see what our Beer Bestower selected for the big screen!

6:45pm start time

Now Showing: The Goonies

Next Trivia Night: 6/16
6:30-8:00pm
Hosted by Michael Cahalan

Enjoy Discretion on a boat! For schedule of beer cruises & tickets, visit the links below. We’ll see you out on the ocean…

Chardonnay Sailing Charters

Discretion sails on 6/16, 7/21, 8/25, 9/29

O’Neill Yacht Charters

Discretion sails on 5/22, 6/21, 7/31, 8/12, 9/12, 10/24

5:30-7:30pm

Jazz quartet based in Santa Cruz, CA.

Death And Saxes is:
John Bouwsma – Tenor Saxophone
Harrison Brand – Guitar
Jamie Brudnick – Upright Bass
Ben Sibley – Drums

5:30-7:30pm

Live music in the Beer Garden from local singer/songwriter & surfboard crafter, Ashley Lloyd ~ every 3rd Saturday!

3:00-5:00pm

Blue Lemonade is an Americana band based out of Santa Cruz/Santa Barbara playing both originals and covers from bluegrass and folk to blues and southern rock.

5:30-7:30pm

The Coast Ridge Ramblers draw from the roots of American folk, country, and blues music. Expect harmonies, the sound of mandolins and guitars, and songs that are timeless.

5:30-7:30pm

dandeline live in the beer garden, with special guest guitarist/singer Danny Allen!

dandeline, the duo of Sheila Schat and Dan Olmsted, fashions an engaging blend of original and traditional songs, combining elements from Americana to country to blues and hot-club jazz and klezmer music, played with guitar, violin, cello, and lots of harmony singing.

Sheila and Dan are musical veterans of local and Bay Area acts that include Tiny, Loretta Lynch, Liar, The New EZ Devils, The Violets, Carmaig de Forest and Mushroom. Dandeline has shared the bill with acts including Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Camper Van Chadbourne, Penelope Houston and many more.

3:00-5:00pm

The Owls are Bob O’Neill—songwriter & founding member of Snail—on vocals & guitar, Craig Owens–bass player and vocalist extraordinaire and Harpin Jonny– virtuoso harmonica player & vocalist in the Larry Hosford band and many others.

This unique trio has come together to create a brilliant balance of blues, R&B, and original tunes. The Owls will take you on a fascinating musical flight!

5:30-7:30pm

Local Honey is a Santa Cruz-based band that drips with honey sweet harmony and hums with tight, inventive musicianship. Local Honey’s repertoire pays homage to some of the the big voices of the last seven decades, including Big Mama Thornton, Rachael Price, Gladys Knight, Stevie Nicks, Grace Slick, and Amy Winehouse, among other divas. They seek out feel-good songs with strong vocals and infectious beats and make them their own. Though Local Honey is a new band, all of them are veterans of the Santa Cruz and Monterey music scenes. Members have worked with Honeytone, Ten O’Clock Lunch, Come Together, Backyard Birds, Menage, and Bay Bop. Over the years they’ve played in different combinations at many venues, including Michael’s on Main, Chaminade, Davenport Roadhouse, Hallcrest Vineyards, Joe’s Bar and the Food Lounge.

FREE* DAY (frē dā)

1. A day off
2. Discretion Brewing’s annual Independence Day celebration.
3. An IPA brewed to a different recipe every year and released on Free Day.

Let’s relax and celebrate freedom & togetherness!
Friday 7/3 from 12-9pm

• Expanded Beer Garden
• Live Music in the Beer Garden
  • 2:30-4:30pm This Close
    Roots rock originals and tasty covers. You may hear some Grateful Dead. You may hear some Pink Floyd. You will hear excellent music and have a great time.
  • 5:30-7:30pm Love Creek
    folk/rock jam band
• Release of our 2026 Free Day IPA – Available on tap & in 16oz cans
• Pizza, Sandwiches & Antipasti available for purchase from Sugo at Discretion
• Corn Hole
• Family & Dog-Friendly Beer Garden

*Free, as in Freedom/Independence; Not the cost of our products 😉

3:00-5:00pm

The BACK PORCH BOYS dig into the glorious roots of American music from the Delta blues in Mississippi to New Orleans up to Memphis over to Austin and jumpin’ to Chicago. Singer-guitarist RICH COWAN and harmonica enthusiast VIRGIL THRASHER put their combined 90 odd years of playing music on display. You will hear the likes of Tampa Red, Mississippi John Hurt, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Fats Domino among other icons from the early days.

5:30-7:30pm

Joel Martin‘s Grateful Zone – Acoustic one man show featuring Joel Martin

Joel Martin is a professionally touring solo performer who has performed over 250 solo shows since the end of 2022! His sets are high energy, featuring an uncommonly large acoustic guitar sound, extremely fun song selections and use of creative looping to add to the grooving. In Los Angeles he leads the Grateful Dead tribute band Grateful To The Core.

5:30-7:30pm

Michael Vincent joins local band U Know Who for an evening of live music in the beer garden.

Michael Vincent is an indie rock artist performing his all original music in Bay Area venues from as far north as Petaluma and as far south as Santa Cruz – from wine-bars to bistros; from acoustic house concerts to a full-band line-up at the Bandshell Stage in Golden Gate Park! He’s opened for and headlined shows with Bay Area local favorites, and brings the influences of long-in-the-tooth artists such as Pete Yorn, The Strokes, Crowded House, 10,000 Maniacs, and Counting Crows; to the influences of newer bands like Snow Patrol, Samm, and even Royal Blood!

3:00-5:00pm

The Bourbon Brothers Band is a local Santa Cruz, CA rock cover band playing a wide variety of danceable rock.

5:30-7:30pm

7th Wave is a very musical, acoustic band with three lead singers, three guitars, flute and percussion. Each member is vocally featured and beautifully blended to create stunning three part harmonies backed with finely executed instrumentation. 7th Wave’s song choices span the spectrum of many decades from the 60’s to present. Together the three musicians create a synergy of harmony, charisma and fun in their performances.

5:30-7:30pm

Live music in the Beer Garden from local surfboard crafter, Ashley Lloyd

Photo: Dave Brown

3:00-5:00pm

Sean and the Skinwalkers is a wild blues rock trio from the woods of Prunedale California, known for their intense live performances and virtuoso musicianship. From psychedelic rock to blues and outlaw country, every show is guaranteed to be the performance of a lifetime. Whether you love to dance or you just want to sip a whiskey and watch the magic, the band has so much fun that their energy becomes infectious. With improvised wild guitar solos that often take place in the audience, they are known to climb tables, play slide guitar with their beer bottles, even use wireless systems to leave the venue and play in traffic outside, stopping a whole town in its tracks to watch in awe. Sometimes compared to the legends of the 70s blues rock scene, Sean and the Skinwalkers have a wide range of influences such as Led Zeppelin, Rory Gallagher, Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter, Free, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Black Sabbath, David Bowie, Marcus King, Stray Cats, Tab Benoit and more, but always with their own unique flavor and raw intensity. In the age of AI, Sean and the Skinwalkers is a band made of real musicians that pour every ounce of their souls into their music, and have given everything to their passion. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wolfmanblues/

5:30-7:30pm

Formed in 2022, Rivets & Rust are a Santa Cruz Rock, Folk, Americana Band. Their music encompasses a unique variety of singer-songwriter originals as well as a collection of classic covers. The band’s delivery of a mellow vibe with soaring vocals and smoking guitar passages resonates with a wide range of audiences. Rivets & Rust are: Tim Bennett- Rhythm Guitar/Lead Vocals, Angela Bennett- Keys/Harmony Vocals, Glenn MacPherson- Lead Guitar, Jeff Arlt- Drums, and Mark Hull- Bass.

3:00-5:00pm

Lefty Rosa was born in Santa Cruz county but has traveled far and wide to perfect its dreamy brand of original Americana music. It features Ezzie DeGiovanni (acoustic guitar/vocals), Joel Murach (Telecaster/vocals/harmonica), Chris Weinress (upright bass), and Tom Murach (drums).

5:30-7:30pm

The Paperback Ryders are an acoustic harmony power-trio. Accurate harmonies from many notable bands.

5:30-7:30pm

Love Creek is a folk-rock/jam band from Santa Cruz, California. Current band members consist of Malakai Lawton (vocals/guitar), Alex Bahler (lead guitar), Ryan Jensen (bass/vocals), Ed Levy (keys), and Rob Borella (drums).

Love Creek pulls from a musical headwaters of jam band and folk rock influences, creating original material that is both heartfelt and powerful, both lyrically and instrumentally. Along with a growing repertoire of original songs, Love Creek also performs music written by artists such as: Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers Band, Jerry Garcia Band, The Cure, Van Morrison, Marshall Tucker Band, Rusted Root, America, as well as many others.

3:00-5:00pm

The BACK PORCH BOYS dig into the glorious roots of American music from the Delta blues in Mississippi to New Orleans up to Memphis over to Austin and jumpin’ to Chicago. Singer-guitarist RICH COWAN and harmonica enthusiast VIRGIL THRASHER put their combined 90 odd years of playing music on display. You will hear the likes of Tampa Red, Mississippi John Hurt, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Fats Domino among other icons from the early days.

5:30-7:30pm

As the lead guitarist for the China Cats and Painted Mandolin, Matt Hartle has established himself as the preeminent jam band guitarist for Santa Cruz and the Bay Area. You can also find him hosting a weekly deep dead jam, where he welcomes Bay Area players for Grateful Sunday shenanigans. Matt’s unique voice and intricate playing style always gets the audience on their feet and feeling their groove. You’ll be dancing to songs from legends like Jerry Garcia, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, as well as rock, blues, jazz, americana, and of course some Matt Hartle originals.