Craft Breweries near SJO

Located 10 mins away from the airport, this small brewery and restaurant is a good option to start & end your trip to Costa Rica. Being that they are inside the Hotel Aeropuerto, its a good option if you are looking to stay one night near the airport and then head to the beach.

Open Monday to Friday from 3 to 11 PM. Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 11 PM. Live music on Saturdays and other fun activities.

They have their own beers and kombuchas on draught as well as cans to go. They usually have other Costarrican breweries on tap. They are also a restaurant where they offer pizzas, hamburguers and Costarican dishes. There are coctails made with their Kombuchas which are great! Beautiful gardens surround the place.

You can contact them using whatsapp +506 8996-2525 and IG: @dirigofermentory. Check out their website: www.dirigofermentory.com for more info.

This brewery is very close to the Poas Volcano. Its located exactly in San Pedro of Poás at 2,5 km southwest from the "Pedro Aguirre" school.

Open from 5-10pm most days, Saturdays and Sundays they are open at noon, and closed Monday/Tuesday.

As for food they offer BBQ style food. Its a good option after an afternoon visit to the Volcano or the La Paz waterfall Gardens, both are relatively close. You can contact them at: +506 7102 0304. They don't have a website but you can check out their FB page: https://www.facebook.com/LaLechuzaPUB or their IG profile: @lalechuzapoasbrewing

Costa Rica Meadery offers mead, wine made of honey and craft beer. They have won awards with their products at different cups.

Located at about 25 minutes from the SJO airport, in a town named Santa Barbara in the Heredia provice, inside a property where a Botanical garden is located.

The best way to get here is using Google Maps or Waze if you are driving or, you can take an uber there. They also offer tastings and tours where you can also visit the Botanical Garden and even have lunch there.

You can contact them at: +506 8718-4094 (English) and +506 8718-4090 (Spanish) or to the email address: info@costaricameadery.com. Check out their website: https://www.costaricameadery.com/

Manada Coyote is a brewery and they also have a beer garden where you can try their beers and they also serve food (BBQ style).

They are located in the mountains of San Ramón on the banks of the Barranca River. It takes about 1 hour to get there from the SJO airport.

The Beer garden is open on weekends only: Friday from 5 PM to midnight. Saturday from Noon to midnight and Sunday 12 to 9pm. You can contact them at: info@manadacoyote.com,

IG: @manadacoyote or whatsapp at +506 6068-3284.

Check out their website: https://www.manadacoyote.com/