Have you heard anything about
Faction Brewing over in Alameda? A friend of mine pointed it out. It's also conveniently located right next to
St George's Spirits.
I went over to Faction and St Georges a few weeks back. I wasn't very impressed by Faction's offerings, but they plan on expanding into their huge space. At least over at St George theres a proper tasting room. I saw that they had a few barrels of B&E which they have filled with an IPA and their Stout. That should prove to be very interesting when those two come of age. Still love going to St George and tasting all of their beautiful spirits.
gcubed if you like brewing and have done it before there are "kitchens" you can rent out by the day which would allow you to create your beer. I haven't looked much into it, but there are a few on the eastbay that I know are setup for beer production. I've been thinking about getting into making my own beer as of late since some of the stuff I love has been hard to find. I'm ready I've got the starter yeasts which I've extracted from the beers I like in order to create a clone. I just haven't had the time to invest to completing a batch.
The local Wholefoods here in cupertino actually sells brewing supplies. They even have a catalog of hops and different ingredients that you can order from if they don't have what you're looking for. As well they have a list of all of the clones you could create with all of their ingredients that are in store. Their beer guru Keegan teaches a monthly beer class that I've gone to a few times. They get some wicked stuff that can't be found locally around these parts. And the cool thing is you get to go home with homework. A custom made 6 pack with all of the beers they've dissected and talked about during the class. Some have even included custom homemade clones to die for.
I love beer
