Almanac Beer Company

Microbrewery in Alameda, California, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 2010

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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.

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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

On tap at TapRoom - North Park, pours a clear pale pink with a small white head. Aroma has a nice mix of berries, especially strawberry, with a touch of vanilla. Flavour has plenty of strawberry and vanilla upfront, with light acidity and a touch of oak. Not the most complex or refined sour, but it's well-constructed. Very good.

Tried from Draft on 21 Aug 2024 at 04:30


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Can from The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours hazy gold with a slight white head. Aroma of citrus and perhaps pineapple. Med body. Juicy and less than dry. Decently bitter tho. Even a little dank. Going with citrus and pineapple - and some dank herb. Very nice.

Tried from Can on 09 Aug 2024 at 00:36


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

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Tried from Can on 06 Aug 2024 at 20:06


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Hazy gold body medium foamy white head. Fruity citrus aroma. Soft fruity citrus floral flavor. Medium light body moderate carbonation. 7/2/8/4/15 3.6

Tried from Draft on 25 Jul 2024 at 14:50


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Pours hazy gold into a pint. Bright white head with medium retention recedes to hug rim. Mango and papaya aromas. Sweet with hot caramel and bananas flambé upfront turning to fermented pit fruit in the dry, medium length finish.

Tried on 24 Jul 2024 at 00:25


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Smell of milk, roasted malt, some coffee. Cola colour, beige head. Aroma of ash, coffee, roasted malt. Bitter, lightly sweet. Lively carbon.

Tried on 21 Jul 2024 at 19:15


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Tap at V Restaurant, Bistro and Bar in Murphys. Turbid yellow with white head. Overt tropical aromas and flavors. Really nice beer with sweet, rounded finish.

Tried from Draft on 08 Jul 2024 at 04:03


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6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Pours a light hazy (certainlynot murky) yellow golden body and a small rocky white head. Aroma's: somewhay dank upon opening the can, quickly making way for soft sweet tropical fruit (mango, peach, papaya). Flavor is light sweet, light bitter and fruity. Medium bodied. Some bitterness in the finish and lots of sediment on the bottom of the glass.

Tried from Can on 06 Jul 2024 at 12:04


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Tropical fruit aroma. tropical fruit and light grapefruit flavor with light earth. Medium bodied. God bitterness. Tropical fruit and light grapefruit linger with light white wine.

Tried from Draft on 27 Jun 2024 at 21:16


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

slightly hazy golden color. Lime and citrus notes. A bit full body. Very drinkable. Smooth. Aggressive bitterness. Nice

Tried on 21 Jun 2024 at 06:53