The Rake is Admiral Maltings‘ own taproom, attached to the malt house in Alameda. The Rake has the distinction of serving only beers made by local breweries using Admiral Maltings’ own malts. And, for the cherry on top, it is one of the very few beer bars –probably the only one, in fact– which overlooks…
Category: Taprooms
Alvarado Street Brewery tap room in Salinas (CA)
Here’s a collage of some images from a visit I made yesterday to Alvarado Street Brewery’s production facility and tap room in Salinas. The brewery and tap room had been on my list for a while but, somehow or another, I never managed to get there whenever I was in Salinas. Yesterday, however, I was…
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2115 Pacheco St, Concord, future home of Hop Heavy Brewing Co. Recent surveys by the Brewer’s Association indicate that in the US new craft breweries open at about one every two weeks. Our area is certainly part of that trend, with several breweries opening or due to open in the near future. Calicraft just opened…
Calicraft opens taproom in Walnut Creek (CA)
After a four-year wait, as a work-in-progress, Calicraft Brewing Company has finally opened the doors to its taproom in Walnut Creek. The taproom was opened to the general public with a soft opening on July 29th. When I got there, half an hour after opening, the line snaked through the room, and when I left…