Almanac Beer Company
Microbrewery
in Alameda,
California,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 3 Venues
Established in 2010
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.
bb (18607) reviewed Peach Bellini from Almanac Beer Company 11 months ago
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.
bb (18607) reviewed Oakland Block Party IPA from Almanac Beer Company 1 year ago
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
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.
bhensonb (22726) reviewed Zapf Pils from Almanac Beer Company 1 year ago
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.
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.
Sledutah (12396) reviewed Dank Daze from Almanac Beer Company 1 year ago
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
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.
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.
CraftBeerNick (11220) reviewed Love Hazy IPA from Almanac Beer Company 1 year ago
PLohbauer (1118) ticked Saison Dolores from Almanac Beer Company 1 year ago
RB score 3.43