We visited this gem on our first visit to Merced. We were in the mood for some great beer and pizza and our amazing bar keep helped us with great recommendations! We ordered beer and walked down the street to order our pizza and bring it back. It was great to hang out and take our time while waiting for our son's next water polo game. They do a great job of keeping this place super clean. The vibe is very casual/college town - which fits since this the college is nearby! I would recommend this great place to anyone looking to stop in for a good drink and friendly barkeeper! read more

My favorite place to go for a cold beer. They have beer from all over on draft and in cans. If you're a beer connoisseur and in the area stop by. Vibes are chill and they even have Pliny on draft. Oh yeah they have wine too and seltzers--and miller for you light drinkers read more

17th Street Public House - a dog wearing a harness - Pubs Near Me - Merced, California

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The premier beer garden in Merced, this pub house has a rotating draft always with awesome options from a variety of breweries! They have canned beer, bottled beer, draft beer, wine, and bar snacks. The bartenders are very pleasant, attentive, and knowledgeable. The walls are filled with artwork from local artists. The lighting inside is dim and makes for a sensual vibe. There's also outdoor seating available on a small, but cozy patio. This place is versatile in that you can bring your date here for a romantic evening after dinner, or catch a vibe with some friends! Would highly recommend read more

17th Street Public House - Artwork and seating along the wall during the day - Pubs Near Me - Merced, California

Very friendly and beer-passionate bartenders make this place a fun visit. Good crowd for a Monday night. Baseball on TV, interesting local beer selection, clean and modern feel in the little downtown of Merced. read more

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I am overtly happy to see a place like this in Merced providing a much needed dose of delicious and well-made quaffables. It's like an oasis of magnificent nectar in a desert of Natural Ice. Small (it may get crowded) but with decent seating, excellent selection of craft beer (both bottle & tap) and knowledgeable folks behind the bar with friendly attitudes. If I lived in Merced, I'd be here every week. 4-pour flights for $10; if you're not sure which beers to try, try them all! read more

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I love the art on your walls, the beverages on your menu, the holes in your table, your generosity in allowing folks to bring in their delicious Little Oven pizza, for playing great musing and for being inclusive. I just moved here but you are already one of my favorite places to go. Thank you for existing. This town needs more 17th St Public Houses!! read more

Great bartenders. Friendly. Cozy bar. Would definitely recommend. Bartenders offered great suggestions. read more

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This public house is smaller than I am used to, but even though they have a small drink menu; the 12-20 beers that they do stock are quality brews. They do a great job providing a variety of beers from breweries of all sizes, many of which are local to California. Most of the menu consists of common everyday beers from Coronado, Heretic, and Flying Dog, but if you stop in at the right time, you can catch some tasty seasonal selections like 21st Amendment's Hell or High Watermelon. Prices are comparable to any other bar in the area, a 12oz beer will cost between $4-$6 each with specialty items being priced accordingly. read more

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What a chill little joint!!! Situated smack dab in the middle of "downtown" Merced. Great selection of local craft brews and wines (I'm a beer-o, not a wine-o) so can't really comment on the "vino type" libations. Staff on all three of my visits were super cool and I had three different bartenders each time!!! A little on the smallish side on the interior. My biggest gripe would be the restroom situation. Only one "community" restroom for what is basically a beer joint? Almost pissed my pants after beer #2 waiting to get in. Worse yet... Can't fart up in there without being called out!!! read more

Too bad this place opened after I graduated, I would have hung out here more often. Air conditioned place, but it is quite small, and fills easily in the afternoon. They have a good assortment of drinks with decent pricing. The only thing I wished they had was some snacks and food, but otherwise its a nice place to chill and catch up with friends. BTW only place in Merced (for now) that has serves the largest variety of craftbrews so we can't be too picky with what we have haha read more

17th Street Public House - hmm it was either 7 or 10$ for a flight ... - Pubs Near Me - Merced, California

Tanisha was very welcoming on my first visit, able to suggest where to eat (since I'm not from the area) to what to drink. Good selection on Tap, but I was looking for more local brew. Maybe another day, since taps are rotating. read more

17th Street Public House - 3/20/16 - Pubs Near Me - Merced, California

Oohh, this place rocks! Great little spot for college students. Good atmosphere, very friendly staff and patrons. read more

17th Street Public House - a rainbow flag on the wall - Pubs Near Me - Merced, California

Great craft beers served by great people! What more could you ask for. They have one of the largest varieties of craft beers, IPA's, ciders and a nice selection if wine too boot. Staff is knowledgeable and not pretentious. My favorite: Dogfishhead Burton Baton. Be careful, at 11% 2 of these can sneak up on you! read more

17th Street Public House - Pubs Near Me - Merced, California

Awesome beer selection. Beer flights for $10. Nice clean atmosphere. Definitely will be back soon.

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Right on main street and close to other bars. This pub is great for beer lovers. The Pine & Palm is delicious. Its a must try. They dont sell food or liquor. The bartender is friendly. They have a good wine list. Theres only one bathroom. Overall, i'll go back for the beer just not the atmosphere. read more

17th Street Public House - Pine & palm - Pubs Near Me - Merced, California

I live in Fresno and a friend of mine lives in Manteca so we picked 17th Street as the halfway point to have a beer together. I'm glad we did, this place is awesome. It's a long narrow space with a bar on the left and some seating on the right. Reminds me of how all bars used to be. Except that the decor is very modern industrial and there's big front windows to let the light in, with also a few tables out front. Very nice. They have rotating taps weekly so my second time there was totally different than my first which makes every stop in a beer adventure. The bartenders are very knowledgable about their beers and super nice. I stopped in on Sunday and had the whole place to myself. Friday after work was a bit different and the place was very packed. Service was still excellent regardless so don't be worried about stopping in at any time. Great pub and this will be a regular stop for me for sure. read more

First time visiting, will be back again another time. Super slow, chill Thursday night. It's nice and clean, I like their varieties, good customer service from the bartenders that time. It was just a last minute random visit. I had a flight o 4 beers for only $10. I highly reccomend the dust bowl beer if it's available. I like that they have a good variety for it being such a small place. They could use some good decor and a little more lighting, but it wasn't by any means a bad experience, and again, I'll be back. read more

We really enjoy this place and the beer selection. A huge variety of bottles and bombers which is always a nice option. Also, a large variety of taps, with rotating handles and tap takeovers. A lot of fun. Nice music, nice crowd, nice atmosphere. Typical trendy beer bar, but a lot nicer than many I've been to. Turn your ac off when it's 50 outside and ill give you another star. I'm freezing my ass off in here ;) read more

Merced has a pub! Merced has a pub! I was stoked when I came to town after being gone for 5 yrs and seeing some very positive changes, 17th st being one of them. It's pretty cool to have a place to come hang out with friends and have a beer or two after getting out of class. This pub is tiiiiiiiny though, and both days I came here it was packed. Probably not ideal for a group of 4 or more. Bartenders were very nice and quick to take orders and pour out the beers. The ambiance was very laid back and perfect. Now, I'm not a beer expert or anything but they seemed to have a little bit of everything and the prices were reasonable. However.... they only serve beer here. Which is why I didn't give it the 5th star. And when I say "only" I mean that in a literal way. No food, no other form of alcohol, not even peanuts, you've been warned. read more

Bartendress definitely knew her stuff and the IPA she suggested was great. Nice bar next to coffee bandits and solid menu. Everyone in there was very friendly. Beer only. One cider. read more

Came a few weeks ago with my boyfriend and my cousin to celebrate her 21st birthday. Coming here was very chill only because we came around 4 pm (don't judge us). It's a new bar from what my cousin told me and it really is a nice bar. They have tons of beers on tap and an extreeeeemely large selection of imported beers to choose from. While we were choosing what we wanted, tons of people came in and got what seemed like a sampler of beers that looked fun to try out and get a good buzz from. The bartender would fill up cups from the tap and I'd watch him overflow cups because he didn't want the extra bubbly part on it. My boyfriend and I looked at each other like *whoa what a waste! But wow extremely kind of him to go that extra mile for his customers. I kind of wanted whatever they were having... But since us three were all picky about what we wanted, the boyfriend wanted a tap, the cousin wanted some sort of crazy lager and I wanted something very fruity... we were all getting something extremely different. I don't remember what my cousin got because she loves her beer and wanted to try some crazy beer out... and my boyfriend got Blue Moon which was eh... I got a sour apple cider which was freaking BOMB. I'm just not at that point where I can say that I "like" beer because all [domestic] beers taste the same to me. And it still makes me cringe when I drink it. I'm glad that the bartender was able to let me sample tons of stuff I've never tried before because once I settled with the apple cider, I was able to enjoy it on my own without people helping me finish my drink! :) That's always something to applaud to. It's a great bar, greattttt service and extremely generous and kind. If you're looking for a good buzz, sample some stuff out and do ask for recommendations! They're really knowledgeable about what they're talking about and I def got a great buzz out of it. OH! And drink responsibly. :) read more

Love this little joint!! This is what Merced needed! A place to just chill, have good drinks with good friends, music (although sometimes it's too loud, you'll feel like you're shouting because everyone else is shouting as well), and right atmosphere. The place is quite small, and I don't like the fact that most people smoke in the front, very small patio of the entrance. I mean, I get yalls gotta smoke if you're hooked, but it just feels crammed already before entering. It can get quite crowded in there, which I have seen people, and I myself, have left due to over crowding. Idk if they ever not let folks in due to max occupancy, but usually you can tell by just looking through it. If they could expand to the closed Forte next door, that would be awesome. They have flights there, and the bartender will actually let you sample flavors before you even get a flight. The bartenders there know their beers and wine fosho, as I assume they should. Love IPAs and some stouts. They change up their selection time to time, so keep an eye out for your favs! read more

Great place to hang out with friends with great selection of beer :) Spent a day in Merced and so glad that we stopped at the Public House. I grew up in Merced, and this is a piece of modern eclectic bar that you'd find in the Bay and other large cities. No Bud or Coors here. All micro/small breweries which really makes this perfect for the young working professional / college student. You come here b/c you enjoy a good beer and have good company around. The staff is also great, our bar tender was very knowledge about the beer on tap and provided us with great selection. This is a must stop if you want to hang out in Merced. read more

I have been here during the day and during the night. It's always empty during the day and is very laid back and relaxed. The temperature is always a mild chill, then at night it becomes way too cool if you catch my drift. Selection of craft beer is plentifully diverse, capable of entertaining all types of taste buds. I can decide whether I want to get smashed like a hapless college freshman or be more dainty like a French flaneur. The ambience is very hip and trendy. Everything feels new and earthy with the interior design although a bit of a tight squeeze on certain Saturdays. Everyone is so kind and friendly. My only wish is for their hours to extend later after 1 or 2, it would be nice to stumble in at 3 AM during those introspective, soul-searchy nights. read more

Went in on Halloween night for a drink, with my boyfriend. We proceeded to be absolutely ignored by the staff. It was to the point, where we took the hint and left. Absolutely ridiculous. If they wanted to close early, they could have just informed us, if that were the case. read more

Huge south facing window lights the interior without direct sunlight heat! Beautiful back wall creates an "old world meets modern" styling. Bartender helps with personal selections from the rotating beer/wine list. Music selections are subtle and not overbearing. Great place to meet friends, talk and have fun. read more

17th Street Public House - Pubs Near Me - Merced, California

The Pub -a very chill spot for a brew, or nice glass of wine. Great selection from the draught list. A highlight of our time in Merced. Many thanks to our convivial hosts Vanessa and Matt. We looking forward to our next visit. read more

Very nice place to come and enjoy a beer, wine, or cider! Staff is friendly and atmosphere is relaxing and quiet!!! read more

17th Street Public House - Thanks Jill! :) - Pubs Near Me - Merced, California

Great place to chill and have a beer or a glass of wine, if that's your thing! Very mellow place and they have great taps! Best place in Merced to have a great beer of tap and to Watch the game. People are pretty friendly that comes here. So if you want to have a great beer on tap! This place is a to go place!!! read more

Female bartender is kind of rude but I'll still go back for the beer when I renew my license. read more

17th Street Public House - Pubs Near Me - Merced, California

Always a pleasure! Enjoying a sampler awesome service will be back ! The music isn't too loud and it a great place to get away temperature is nice as well. It's cool to see a childhood friend everytime I stop by. read more

Hands down, the best pub in and around Merced. Excellent beers on the tap. Always novel. Cost atmosphere. The bartenders are amazingly friendly. I always end up having a great time here. Highly recommended for beer aficionados. Highly. Cheers. read more

This is the best casual bar in merced. It's great for a beer in the afternoon or a few in the evening. The music can be loud on weekend nights, but the staff are always friendly and attentive and the selection has unmatched on main st. read more

Great space in downtown Merced. Great beer selection. Friendly kind service. Fun conversation.

Great little brewpub in downtown Merced. They have an excellent array of rotating craft beers -- IPA's, Imperial Stouts, Barleywines... you name it. There's no food though, so be sure to grab some nearby tacos and bring 'em with you. It's BYOF. So if you find yourself (for some reason) in Merced and you want a great beer, 17th Street is where to go. Thank me later. read more

If you are not a fan of the Partisans or Oryleighs Tavern and you just wanted to sip on some beer with your friend and just have a chill evening, this is your place! I absolutely love the service and the atmosphere here, not to mention the beer and wine! Some nights I just wanted to get out of the the crowd of the other bars, but I didn't want to go to Applebee's for a drink, so I would come here and I really do like this place. If I ever visit Merced, I would definitely be coming back here. read more

Well, it's been 2 weeks and I find myself back in Merced. So of course, I head for what i now like to call it "Craft Capital" of Merced. How they manage to land these beers is a mystery (but they do). Good job 17th street crew. ! :-) :-) read more

17th Street Public House - SD has nothing on these guys today. Even Keel, Sculpin, St. Archers. - Pubs Near Me - Merced, California

I like this place. They have a really nice selection of beers, lambics, ciders and wines. I like the vibe. I wish there were more bars like this in merced honestly! Sometimes I feel like when you enter you have to be part of the club where everyone knows each other- sometimes feels a bit cliquey, and seems a little uncomfortable walking in- like you have to prove something. I don't know, I wish that was different but other than that I think the interior is v updated and definitely the nicest place to grab a craft/local beer/wine : ) (*there is no sparkling wine FYI- I think there needs to be a different license for that, but just in case anyone wanted 2 know!) read more

This place is amazing! The variety in beers and wine is one of the reasons we frequently start our date nights here. Staff is knowledgeable and very courteous. Love this spot and highly recommend it. Hell... I'll be there tonight! read more