Ghost Town Brewing opens the doors to its taproom and brewery to the public tonight after a long wait and many hurdles.
I had the opportunity to visit last night at its soft opening event, and I must say the place is very nice indeed. It is located in a large warehouse space, split roughly down the middle between the shiny 15-bbl brewhouse and assorted fermentation tanks, and the serving and public areas of the house.
Care was given to making sure the small details were not overlooked, down to having sleeves with the brewery’s logo wrapping around the table supports and coffin-shaped bike posts in one corner. (Both, incidentally, were sourced locally from a steelworks just a couple of blocks away.)
With plenty of room at the bar, lots of seating, and a corn-hole court, the taproom is the kind of place that makes you just want to hang out. Hang out and drink beer.
As to the beers -crafted by Justin Burdt, recently of the now-closed Black Diamond Brewing Co.- are all excellent. I tasted a fair selection of what they had on offer and there was not one that would quibble with, but I would particularly recommend asking for Lecherous Haze, a 6% NE IPA; Melmac, a 5.5% pale ale; or Old Trepanner, 10.7% barley wine.
Ghost Town Brewing
1960 Adeline St (corner of Adeline and 21st St)
Oakland, CA
