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

Draft. Golden beer with an off-white head. Tropical fruit aroma. Tropical fruit and light mineral flavor with light citrus. Medium bodied. Tropical fruit and light mineral notes linger.

Tried on 27 Jun 2025 at 17:01


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Old rating from 04-12-14 - 12oz bottle brought back from the US by my wife. Pours amber with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of fruits, coriander, honey, yeast & hints of spice. Light to medium body. Slightly sour finish. Enjoyable.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jun 2025 at 16:35


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

Draft pour at Wandering Tortoise, Phoenix. Cloudy reddish orange appearance. Big tart mixed berry constant, strawberry wouldn't have been my initial guess in a blind. Rocky foam head. Stone fruit,.very sour berry nose. Sharp and flavorful sour finish. Fun and unique offering from these guys. No surprise with the quality. Miss these guys back home!

Tried from Draft on 10 Jun 2025 at 04:27


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

Lots of tropical fruit on cloudy bright yellow pour from bottle. Guava etc. Sour bump.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:53


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Draft. Hazy golden beer with a whitish head. Tropical fruit aroma. Tropical fruit and lactose flavor with light orange and light sourness. Medium bodied. Tropical fruit and lactose linger with light orange and light sourness.

Tried on 30 Apr 2025 at 17:48


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Draft. Hazy golden beer with a cream head. White wine and peach aroma with light sourness. Sour and white wine flavor with peach and light acetic notes. Medium bodied. Sourness and light acetic notes linger with white wine and peach.

Tried on 30 Apr 2025 at 17:41


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

Amber beer with a cream head. Light grapefruit aroma. Grapefruit and light tropical fruit flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and light tropical fruit lingers

Tried on 06 Apr 2025 at 01:49


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July 8, 2017
Tap@Dispensary Bar, Copenhagen - Orange pour with white head. Sour fruity with prominent strawberry notes, light berry fruity medley, medium acidic, tart strawberry fruity finish.

Tried from Draft on 26 Mar 2025 at 06:36


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

Can from Trader Joe's in Davis, CA. Pours clear gold with a foamy white head that persisted and laced. Grass/spice aroma. Near med body. Bready malt supporting Noble grass/spice. Dry and pleasingly bitter.

Tried from Can on 15 Mar 2025 at 01:01


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

Bottle. Unclear yellow body with a thin white head. Aroma is delicate and fruity, citric fruit, lemon, grapefruit, berries and grapes. Flavor is fantastic fresh and distinct but balanced acidic from sour berries, lemon, grapefruit, some passion fruit hint and hint of orange zest and mild funk. Alcohol is surprisingly well hidden/integrated. Good balanced body with a long lasting aftertaste of the same refreshing fruit/berry sourness. Very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Mar 2025 at 05:11