Cellarmaker Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Oakland, California, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 4 Venues

Established in 2013

Contact
300 Webster St, Oakland, CA, 94607, United States
Subsidiaries
Cellarmaker Brewing Company owns 1 brewery:
Description
Cellarmaker Brewing Company has been in the works for quite some time. Look for our beers to start making their way around better known beer bars and beer focused restaurants in San Francisco starting in September.

We have a tasting room in the same building as the brewery and will offer tasters, pints, and growlers. Some beers may be bottled further down the line but for now it's all draft. The only way you can take our beer away is in the form of a growler - which by the way, is a great way to drink beer!

Look for a focus of plenty of hoppy beers, belgian-style saisons, dark beers, and sour beers. We are huge fans of wine and bourbon barrel aged beers as well so it's only natural for us to have a barrel program. Think bourbon barrels loaded with big chewy imperial stouts, excessively hopped IPAs, fruited sour beers, and funky saisons. This is what we love. This is what we are all about. We hope you are too!

Please follow along for the ride as we build San Francisco's next great brewery.
Cheers!

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8.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 9
Bottle, 375 ml, shared at the charity tasting at Die Freunderlwirtschaft. Dark brown with off white head. Chocolate, cocoa, loads of bourbon. Toffee, medium sweetness, bitterish finish. Medium to full bodied.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2025 at 23:00

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
resiny hoppy aroma, fruit peel bitter but also sort of alc. bitter.
flavor is decently hoppy bitter with fruit peel and grapefruit bitterness. neutral malts makes the hops show better. fairly good strong ipa but something's missing.
Tried from Can on 21 Mar 2025 at 00:36

7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 8
Poured from an undated 16 oz can.
Aroma is fairly hop forward and fruity with passion fruit, guava, tropical citrus, berry, grapefruit and lighter dank, oily resin notes. Light cracker malt and alcohol notes.
Pours a hazy, dull, yellow-gold straw color with a large, thick, pillowy, white head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers.
Flavor is somewhat sweet with light cracker malt notes. Moderately high bitterness and light alcohol notes. Moderately strong hop notes of tropical citrus, tangerine and grapefruit. Lighter berry notes and hints of passion fruit and guava. Light dank, oily resin that lingers a bit in the finish.
Mouthfeel is medium full bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth.
Overall, a solid hazy IPA. Aroma and flavor are both fairly hoppy. Nice moderate but assertive bitterness that lingers in the finish. Alcohol is well hidden and it's not too sweet.
Tried from Can on 20 Mar 2025 at 03:34

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Poured from a 16 oz can dated March 03, 2025.
Aroma is moderately hoppy and citrus forward with notes of grapefruit, lime, tangerine, and tropical citrus. Hints of passion fruit and pineapple with light dank, oily resin notes. Light cracker malt and alcohol notes.
Pours a very clear, brilliant, gold color with a large, thick, fluffy, white head that recedes steadily to a small film that lingers in clumps on the edges.
Flavor is somewhat sweet with medium light cracker malt notes. Medium high bitterness and light alcohol notes. Moderately strong citrus hop notes with quite a bit of orange, tangerine, like and grapefruit. Lighter notes of passion fruit. Moderate woody, dank, resinous notes that linger in the finish.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth.
Overall, a solid pale ale. Really nice fruity citrus hop notes that work well with the malt profile. Balanced bitterness and well hidden alcohol. Somewhat crisp mouthfeel makes for a really easy drinking pale ale.
Tried from Can on 18 Mar 2025 at 00:53

7.2/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Tap at FFB20, shared with the crew. I only took numerical notes while having this one.
Tried from Draft on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:23

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at Oakland CHoP.
Aroma is malt forward with nice toasted bread, caramel, toffee and hints of nuts, roast and chocolate. Light woody, herbal hop notes. A tough of dark fruit.
Pours a fairly clear, dark brown with auburn and ruby hues with a medium large, thick, dark tan head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers.
Flavor is somewhat sweet with really nice malt notes. Lots of caramel, toasted bread, toffee and hints of chocolate and roast. Faint nutty notes. Medium low bitterness and light alcohol notes. Light woody, herbal hop notes.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth.
Overall, a solid brown ale. Great malt character with good complexity. Really easy drinking beer.
Tried from Draft on 14 Mar 2025 at 19:51


9/10
Real soft cinnamon on the finish, not overly adjuncty, but blessed by hints of nuts and winter warmer vibes on a delicious prune malt beverage.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Mar 2025 at 20:07

8.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 7 Overall 8.5
Poured from an undated 16 oz can.
Aroma is hop forward and fruity with lots of passion fruit, tropical citrus, gooseberry, tangerine, and guava. Moderately strong dank, oily, weed note. Light cracker malt and alcohol notes.
Pours a hazy, murky, golden straw color with a medium large, thick, pillowy, white head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers. Moderately high lacing and small legs.
Flavor is somewhat sweet with light cracker malt notes. Moderate bitterness and light alcohol notes. Moderately strong fruity hop notes with passion fruit, tropical citrus, gooseberry, tangerine, guava and peach. Light dank, oily, weed notes.
Mouthfeel is medium full bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth.
Overall, a solid hazy IPA with a lot of nice hop notes. Great hop character in the aroma and the flavor with a good balance of fruit upfront and dank resin in the finish. Alcohol is well hidden and sweetness is balanced with the bitterness.
Tried from Can on 13 Mar 2025 at 03:17

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Draft 8 oz pour at Wandering Tortoise, Phoenix. Dense haze, golden orange. Lots of cream foam. Pineapple, and mixed tropical fruit throughout without being rich. Hazy but bitter. Easy drinking and refreshing. Lighter, and remains very flavorful. Solid product.
Tried from Draft on 13 Mar 2025 at 01:33