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Is Libertine Brewing Company Still Open? Man v. Food Update

Man v. Food, Season 8 San Luis Obispo, California

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Libertine Brewing Company is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed 2026.

What the source shows: The brewery's own site lists current hours and menu; Yelp shows an active, current listing with reviews dated through July 2026 for the Broad Street address. How we decide a status →

What happened after Man v. Food?

Casey Webb took on Libertine Brewing Company's Tot-cho Bro Challenge, a 6.5-pound tater-tot-and-nacho dish, as part of the show's Santa Barbara episode, according to the episode. The brewery is based in downtown San Luis Obispo, roughly 100 miles north of Santa Barbara; the show grouped the stop into its Santa Barbara-titled episode rather than a separate San Luis Obispo segment. Libertine has since expanded to additional Central Coast locations in Morro Bay, Avila Beach, and Santa Maria, according to the brewery's own site. In July 2026, Yelp showed an active, current listing with hundreds of reviews for the original Broad Street location, and the brewery's official site, libertinebrewing.com, listed ongoing hours and a current menu. No closure or ownership change has been reported since the 2019 broadcast.

The episode Man v. Food, Season 8

Episode 13
Aired
What was featured: the 6.5-pound Tot-cho Bro Challenge dish
How Man v. Food restaurants have fared: 24% closed →

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Sources we checked 4 references

  1. libertinebrewing.com https://libertinebrewing.com/
  2. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/libertine-brewing-company-san-luis-obispo
  3. slocal.com https://www.slocal.com/listing/libertine-brewing-company/5735/
  4. imdb.com https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12312382/
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