Unless it's garlic beer, it's back to the distributors. Oddly enough, they don't tend to give away left over beer.
It's ugly for fires in wildfire susceptible areas now, so what's clear today could be burning tonight, etc. But the coast up or down 1 is a nice drive. Also some of the state parks with coastal redwoods are close by. South on 1 past Monterey might be a bit crowded. They've finally, after 14 months of work got Highway 1 open again for through traffic all the way from Carmel to Morro Bay. That's quite a drive and could be looped (Highway 1 one way, 101 the other) or down and back from San Jose in a day. Southbound on 1 you are on the water/down cliff side but better views, easier to pull into ocean side parking/view spots. Northbound on 1, the views are a little less easily seen but it can be harder to cross traffic to pull out to a view spot. Also 101 north is faster and much less nerve wracking if cliff driving isn't a fun thing for the driver or a passenger.