TAPS Fish House

Scored some tickets to a 12:35pm Angels game the other night so me and Timmins headed down to the game. Angels won 8-0, now on to the beer. Afterwards we decided to stop by the TAPS Fish House & Brewery in Brea. Having been there before we were really looking forward to the top notch food and excellent beer. Thankfully the Angels game finished at 3:15 and we got through 10 miles of the Thursday afternoon rush hour on the way to Brea, making it there by 4pm and having two full hours left of happy hour. The pints were $3.25 (normal $5) and there is a happy hour appetizer menu with delicious food that could feed anyone.

We got a booth and I started with the California Ale, a dry hopped light hop monster, while Timmins got the Cream Ale which he liked, along with a plate of Sliders (3 mini hamburgers and garlic fries). At about that time Pat Nuno met us down there and we were ready for the 2nd round. Pat and I had the Biere De Guard, which tasted like liquefied banana nut bread. Along with that we ordered 4 more appetizers- A pepperoni pizza, mini fish tacos, babyback ribs, and more sliders. Pat then ordered pints of the Porter, German Pilsner, Irish Red, and Cream Ale. I finished my day off with their "Oscura" which they defined as a malty dark lager brewed by the Austrians when they immigrated to Mexico. It was ok, though not my favorite.

TAPS once again proves to be a quality establishment. The food is not just standard pub fare, it is actually high quality food prepared by great chefs. I have had their IPA and Oatmeal Stout before which were both very good. I don't think TAPS could ever disappoint.