Almanac Beer Company
Microbrewery
in
Alameda,
California,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 3 Venues
Established in 2010
Contact
Alameda, CA, United States
Description
Our name, Almanac, refers to the Farmer’s Almanac, a seasonality reference guide for farmers that has been published every year in the U.S. since 1818. Our motto, “Farm to Barrel”, was adopted to reflect our passion for brewing bold and sustainably sourced beers. Farm-to-barrel brewing is about selecting the best in sustainably sourced ingredients and using them to create beers inspired by the great brewing traditions of the world. We aim to create something uniquely Northern Californian.
Almanac was founded in 2010 by Damian Fagan and Jesse Friedman, two avid home-brewers who bonded over their mutual appreciation for California farmers markets. They set out to brew beers inspired by California’s rich agricultural bounty. After nearly seven years of partner brewing, we moved into our very own 30,000 square-foot production & aging facility located on a historic naval airbase on Alameda Island in San Francisco Bay.
Almanac was founded in 2010 by Damian Fagan and Jesse Friedman, two avid home-brewers who bonded over their mutual appreciation for California farmers markets. They set out to brew beers inspired by California’s rich agricultural bounty. After nearly seven years of partner brewing, we moved into our very own 30,000 square-foot production & aging facility located on a historic naval airbase on Alameda Island in San Francisco Bay.
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can from The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours slightly hazy gold with a moderate white head. Aroma of citrus and some sort of sweet tropical fruit. Med body. Juicy and not all that dry. There's just about enough bitter for balance. Not candy sweet, just juice. Guess I'll go with mango and mixed citrus for flavor. Then I get green melon and peach. It's certainly a nice drink.
Tried
from Can
at
The Davis Beer Shoppe
on 26 Jul 2026
at 23:53
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours clear gold with a moderate white head. Aroma is very citrus. That seems to include a little tangerine. Med body - somewhat lush. Fairly dry. Pale malt supported by citrus and a little summer fruit. Not getting tangerine. Definitely not West Coast.
Tried
from Can
at
The Davis Beer Shoppe
on 21 Jul 2026
at 23:13
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours lightly translucent gold with a transient white head. Aroma is peach. Near med body. Not dry but not sugary. Flavor is mainly peach with wheat in support.
Tried
from Can
at
The Davis Beer Shoppe
on 15 Jul 2026
at 23:50
8.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours clear golden, medium off white head, dissipates with nice residual and lacing. Aroma is white grapes, must, lemon, oak, a bit of barnyard. Flavor is light tart, medium funk, lots of musty basement, loads of white grape and musty skins. Very low on acetone or other acidic bite. Medium body. Very nice grape sour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jun 2026
at 20:08
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Can. Pours hazy yellow, small off white head, decent lacing. Aroma is perfume, grass, lemongrass. Flavor is light sweet, light bitter. Light body. Meh
4,6,6,4,12
4,6,6,4,12
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jun 2026
at 19:13
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can from The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours clear, darkish, reddish ripe plum flesh with a moderate pale pink head. Aroma is blackberry, citrus and floral. Medium body. It’s tart sour. Four flavor, lemon zest, somewhat dominates blackberry. I think the lavender is discernible. Interesting beer.
Tried
from Can
at
The Davis Beer Shoppe
on 29 May 2026
at 23:36
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Haze, big massive plum aroma, a bit yeasty, but massive plum. Tart, plummy, depths of fruit, acidity.
Tried
from Draft
from
Bottlecraft - Little Italy
on 09 May 2026
at 18:11
8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 7
Overall 9
Can from The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours brassy gold with a large foamy white head that laced. Aroma of white berry, citrus and weed. Med body. Somewhat juicy but it's well towards dry. More than moderately bitter. Flavor is the aroma, xpt the citrus seems a bit orange. Some green melon. Weed persists.
Tried
from Can
at
The Davis Beer Shoppe
on 22 Apr 2026
at 23:37
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can in a restaurant at the Ferry Terminal in San Francisco. An early start with a rainy trip round Alacatraz meant I was soggy and tired and needed a beer. This is a good one, but it was served way overchilled which meant much was missing. Still good, but nothing brilliant.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Apr 2026
at 23:42
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 7
Overall 8.5
Can from The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours gold with a large creamy white head. Aroma is nectarine with some tropicals. Med body. It's very lush for a WC IPA. Not quite dry. Not the strong typical bitter, but pretty bitter. Flavor is nectarine and white grape. A hint of something like cantaloupe. A very pleasing flavor.
Tried
from Can
at
The Davis Beer Shoppe
on 30 Mar 2026
at 23:23