Main Tap Tavern
- 518 E. Main Street, El Cajon, CA 92020 | Directions
- 619-749-6333 | Website
Densely populated with beer-swilling denizens, El Cajon might be equally stocked with craft-beer spots. Alas, it’s a virtual wasteland of macrobrew dives — with this single sterling exception. Equipped with 24 taps — most devoted to local liquid refreshment, but all siphoning out fine craft beer—Main Tap has swung for the fences since opening three years ago. Casks, an expensive rarity for most bars, are a Wednesday-evening amenity here. They’re always local, and recent cask-conditioned offerings have included Coronado Brewing Company Stoopid Stout, with cocoa nibs, vanilla bean, and mint leaves; and Airdale Altitude American pale ale with Citra hops. Live music on weekends offers another reason to take a ride out I-8. A place like this shouldn’t stay secret.
— Brandon Hernández
Related links
- 2011 Restaurant Issue: "Beer Town" · Oct. 19, 2011
Happy hour specials
| Monday | 3-7pm: $1 off 16-oz. pints, $2 off pitchers, $3.50 wells. |
| Tuesday | 3-7pm: $1 off 16-oz. pints, $2 off pitchers, $3.50 wells. |
| Wednesday | 3-7pm: $1 off 16-oz. pints, $2 off pitchers, $3.50 wells. |
| Thursday | 3-7pm: $1 off 16-oz. pints, $2 off pitchers, $3.50 wells. |
| Friday | 3-7pm: $1 off 16-oz. pints, $2 off pitchers, $3.50 wells. |
Comments
gr33enne3sta Jan. 28, 2009 @ 3:06 p.m.
Without a doubt, the ONLY place in El Cajon that you need to go. They remodled and it looks great, the staff is friendly, food is delish, they have a HUGE beer selection. Love the patio too!
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