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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7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

16oz can picked up at Total Wine.
Pours hazy orange with a medium sized white head, good lacing. Tropical fruit, melon, sweet fruit.
Good

Tried from Can from Total Wine & More - Vacaville, CA on 11 Mar 2025 at 04:33


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can from The Watering Hole. Pours crystal clear gold with a full, sustained white head. Aroma of berries, lemon, sauv black skins and slight cattiness. Flavor is rather dank with stone fruit - all unexpected from the aroma. Really nice celebratory beer.

Tried from Can on 08 Mar 2025 at 04:06


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

Canned 7/31/2023, drunk 3/6/2025.
Clear, deep brass. Large, off-white head, well-retained.
Nice and even and round. The oak, strawberry, malt and vanilla all share space and are well-homogenized at this point. Nothing aggressive and nothing dominates. No excess sugar or acid. Good oak presence but not overbearing.
Good oakiness mixing with authentic, delicate, not sweet strawberry character. Less vanilla in the flavor with good malt depth. Not overattenuated even after almost two years in the can. Juicy, bright, well-aged and homogenized. Lovely stuff and a lovely series. Just enough bright acidity and oak without going overboard.

Tried from Can on 06 Mar 2025 at 21:11


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

Tap at Tac/Quila, Palm Springs, 16th February 25. Pours a a hazy orange yellow. Aroma is oranges and light tropical fruits, taste is citrus and tropical, medium bitter - decent one

Tried from Draft on 06 Mar 2025 at 20:27


8

RB score 3.43

Tried from Bottle on 06 Mar 2025 at 03:50


8

RB 3.54

Tried from Bottle on 06 Mar 2025 at 03:50


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

On tap at Barney's Beanery at LAX.
Pours hazy dark yellow with a small white head, good lacing. Tropical fruit, pineapple, citrus zest.
Good

Tried from Draft at Barney's Beanery - LAX Terminal 2 on 05 Mar 2025 at 23:34


7

Magus,vesine, kohvine, linnaseline. Ok.

Tried from Can on 04 Mar 2025 at 19:40


7

Tried on 02 Mar 2025 at 15:57


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

Can. Amber beer with a cream head. Citrus and light berry aroma. Grapefruit and light berry flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and light berry linger.

Tried on 21 Feb 2025 at 17:26