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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7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
On tap at Blue Palms. Pours with a crystal clear, medium amber golden hued body with a lasting white head that leaves great lace. Aromas are spicy, phenol, earthy, low esters, light citrus, anise, grassy, phenol, a bit sweet. Flavors are malty, bready, biscuity, a touch sweet, lightly metallic. Fennel, light cola, anise, earthy. Quite a bit of bitterness (a bit too strong). Some floral notes. Fuller carbonation, medium bodied.
Tried from Draft on 01 Jun 2012 at 14:49

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle 750ml. [ Bottle 2128 ]. Hazy matt medium orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet berries, wheat, light blackberries. Flavour is moderate to light light heavy sweet and light light acidic with a long duration, sweet berry - blackberries, light tart berry - grape. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120322]
Tried from Bottle on 18 May 2012 at 05:39

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft. Amber beer with a dark cream head. Light spice aroma. Spice and light vegetal flavor with light bitterness. Medium bodied. Spice and vegetal notes linger with bitterness. No licorice flavor, but there is a vegetal note.
Tried from Draft on 08 May 2012 at 10:06

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Papsø. Pours a hazy yellow color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty berry aroma. Fruity malty yeasty berry flavor with weak hints of wood. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty berry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Apr 2012 at 06:37

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
750ml bottle pours a clear, bright orange with one ring of white head. Nose is neat, tons of plum, some funky cheese, sugary, Belgian yeast, candy, apples. Flavor is acidic, plum, candy, grassy, grainy. Medium bodied, tart finish. Great nose, weird flavor.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Apr 2012 at 15:55

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Shared by Marcus. Pours hazy gold. Aroma is slightly earthy. touch of ginger. Flavor is light and earthy with ginger. And orange. Finish is earthy ginger. Very nice. More saison than wit IMHO.
Tried on 02 Apr 2012 at 15:10

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
75 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is fruity, light yeasty and mild citric. Smooth orange, berry and wineous. Mellow yeasty spiced. Dry, fruity and light bitterness. Ends smooth yeasty and berry fruity.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Mar 2012 at 12:51

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottled. An unclear dark golden beer with a lazing off-white head. The aroma has notes of pepper, lemons, yeast, and a bit of brettanomyces. The flavor is sweet with notes of pepper, yeast, malt, lemons, and spices, leading to a dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Mar 2012 at 11:42

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
cloudy yellow, small white head. flowery caramelly aroma, no hops. perhaps faint fruity notes from the wine flavor is wood , yeast from wine, belgian yeast
Tried on 22 Mar 2012 at 10:40

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of bu11zeye. Pours a hazy golden with a white head. Tart, fruity berryish nose. Medium body, sweet berry fruitiness and some tart funk. Those berries are extremely delicious. Tart and dry finish. 230312
Tried from Bottle on 22 Mar 2012 at 10:33