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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7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Can from Total Wine in Vacaville, CA. Pours hazy gold with a large foamy white head. Tropicals waft from the pour. Med body or better. It's juicy but not really sweet. There's quite a tang. Bitter. Dank works for me. Citrus, melon, passion fruit and more. Lots going on here. It has that cryo aspect of many Anchorage NEIPAs. Excellent flavor.
Tried from Can on 04 Dec 2024 at 01:07

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Clear golden colour with thin head and fine carbonation. Peachy elements definitely there in aroma and flavour. Delicate fruity floral hop notes. Tangy. Woody notes too, even a touch of vanilla.
Tried on 30 Nov 2024 at 21:43

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can, 0.473l. Aroma is citrusy, piney, herbal and grainy. Pours hazy dark golden color with thin soapy white head and average sparkling appearance. Tastes refreshing citrusy, unripe tropical fruity, herbal and grainy, mouthfeel is rather dry, while finish is average bitter. Medium body, oily texture and lively carbonation in palate. Dank love…
Tried from Can on 28 Nov 2024 at 20:48

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Clear blond colour with thin head. Aroma and flavour have ripe minneola orange. Fairly low bitterness. Easy to drink.
Tried on 24 Nov 2024 at 19:07

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bright yellow colour with thin head and light haze. Lots of lime and orange citrus. Nice malty back notes. Well balanced.
Tried on 24 Nov 2024 at 19:05

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
750ml (thx, Phill!) @ Salesforce. Appearance: hazy copper with a white head. Aroma: raspberries, acidity, oak, some Brett and vanilla. Taste: along the same lines, quite acidic, still lots of raspberries, noticeable vanilla. Overall: still way too acidic for me.
Tried on 21 Nov 2024 at 07:06

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Poured from 750mL bottle (bottled Autumn 2016). Hazy amber brown with minimal white head. Raspberry, mellowed tartness, feint vanilla, very feint vinous quality, quite nice.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Nov 2024 at 06:58

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
2016 vintage. 750mL bottle, pours a hazy orange amber with a small beige head. Nose is full of musty red grape skins, moderate acidity, oak, and a touch of vanilla. Flavour is moderately acidic, with lots of complex red grape skins, oak, wild yeast, and a hint of vanilla. I wonder how much less acidic this is now. Regardless, this has nice depth and complexity. Excellent.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Nov 2024 at 06:58

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 9
Can from The Davis Beer Shoppe. It gushed a bit. Pours gold with a foamy white head that found it difficult to persist, tho it did lace. Aroma of peach and berry. Med body. Dry and bitter but berry fruity with peach. Could be some citrus. Simple but hard to parse. Nice flavor.
Tried from Can on 21 Nov 2024 at 01:39

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 6.5 Texture 5 Overall 6.5
Can at home. Bonus points for the label. Clear pale yellow-golden color, small white head. Aroma is hoppy with notes of melon, light citrus, peach. Flavor is very lightly malty, melon, soft peach again, lightly bitter. Light body, fairly thin texture with a somewhat oily note as well, fairly low carbonation. Okay beer, I love the aroma but the flavor lacks depth, also imo not enough malt base which also results in a fairly thin body I think.
Tried on 15 Nov 2024 at 22:38