berkeley local libations guide 2016/17
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Berkeley's drinks scene reflects a commitment to craft and quality that pairs perfectly with the city's renowned restaurant and culinary legacy. Here's a guide to local wineries, breweries and bars.TRANSCRIPT
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reflects a commitment to craft and quality that is perfectly paired with the city’s renowned restaurant and culinary backdrop.
Local wineries like Donkey & Goat and Urbano Cellars have tasting rooms serving award-winning wines. The Mead Kitchen makes fine, artisanal meads (thanks, honey bees). Flights of small–batch whiskies, NorCal wine and Berkeley craft beer grace the menus of establishments citywide.
Berkeley’s celebrated legacy of craft brewing can be traced to the origins of the American brewpub movement. New establishments such as Anvil Brewing Company join legendary Triple Rock and Trumer Pils to make Berkeley a truly brew-worthy destination.
Hop between tasting rooms, brewery tours, taprooms, and bars, and you’ve got a Local Libations destination that’s definitely worth the trip! Add a few tastes of Berkeley’s artisan food products along the way for a spirited, only-in-Berkeley culinary adventure.
Eureka! Berkeley Local Libations CRAFT BEER
Anvil Brewing Company912 Gilman Street, Berkeley, CA 94710(510) 556-8701, www.anvilbrew.com
New, handcrafted, small batch brewery focusing on fresh, crafted styles in both continuously produced beers and interesting seasonal offerings. Est. 2016.
Freehouse Restaurant2700 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94704(510) 647-2300, www.berkeleyfreehouse.com
One of Berkeley’s favorite neighborhood hangouts near campus, featuring grass-fed burgers, sandwich-es, salads, pot pies and seasonal specials. Full bar, 16 local craft beers on draft and more bottled beers. All in 1920s historic building across the street from the UC Berkeley campus.
Jupiter2181 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704(510) 843-8277, www.jupiterbeer.com
Locally owned and operated, Jupiter serves a large selection of craft beer including regular house beers, seasonals, and a rotating menu of guest brews alongside award-winning wood-fired pizzas, salads, sandwiches and more. Live music.
Triple Rock Brewery & Alehouse1920 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704(510) 843-2739, www.triplerock.com
Triple Rock Brewery is America’s oldest original brewpub. Started in 1986 by brothers John and Reid Martin, this classic pub in Berkeley serves up a selec-tion of fresh craft beers made in-house along with great American pub fare.
Trumer Pils Brauerei 1404 Fourth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710(510) 526-1160, www.trumerusa.com
For over 10 years, Trumer Brewery has been passion-ately committed to crafting the perfect pilsner fresh right here in Berkeley. Free brewery tours Mon – Fri, 3:15 p.m. Please call for reservations.
WINE, MEAD AND SAKE
Donkey & Goat Winery and Tasting Room1340 5th Street, Berkeley, CA 94710(510) 868-9174, www.donkeyandgoat.com
Jared & Tracey Brandt, owners/proprietors at Donkey & Goat Winery, make “natural wines,” a term that covers both the vineyard and the cellar or the natural farming philosophies that drive the practices for sustainable, organic & biodynamic farming extended into the cellar. Wines include Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Merlot and many of the lesser-known Rhone varietals. Tasting Room open Fri-Sun, 2 pm – 6 pm.
The Mead Kitchen2323 B Fourth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710(510) 473-2265, www.themeadkitchen.com
The Mead Kitchen produces a range of small-batch, handcrafted meads (honeywine) from locally sourced honey blended with fruit, spices, and whole cone hops. Light, dry and refreshingly carbonated, these will change your opinion of mead! Visit our tasting room for some tasty mead. Open Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 1 to 5 pm.
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Triple Rock Brewery & Alehouse
West Berkeley’s Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center has been voted “Best Dance Floor” more than 10 times by the East Bay Express. Ashkenaz is a Berkeley Historic Landmark.
Sierra Nevada Torpedo Room
Teance Fine Teas
Triple Rock Brewery & Alehouse
Berkeley Rep Bar
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Takara Sake USA Inc.708 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA 94710(510) 540-8250, www.takarasake.com
Takara Sake brewery was established in 1982, and is now the largest sake brewery in the U.S. Home of award-winning Sho Chiku Bai sake. Sake museum holds a rare collection of 19th century sake-making tools and display. Sake tasting flights available ($5 or $10/flight). Tasting room and Museum open daily, 12:00 – 6:00 pm. Urbano Cellars2323 B Fourth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710(510) 647-8393, www.urbanocellars.com
Urbano Cellars is a small urban winery located on Fourth Street in Berkeley. We produce food friendly wines that possess character and balance using unique varietals. Our meticulously sourced grapes are hand- crafted into award-winning wines right here in Berkeley. Visit our tasting room and try our exceptional wines.
BARS AND MORE
Albatross Pub1822 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94710(510) 843-2473, www.albatrosspub.com
Berkeley’s oldest pub features an outstanding selec-tion of foreign and domestic beers and spirits. Six dart lanes, live music, art, board games, fireplace and pool table are available along with Sunday Trivia Pub Quiz. The pub provides a comfortable, conversational environment for large and small groups.
Eureka!2068 Center Street, Berkeley, CA 94704(510) 809-8282, www.eurekarestaurantgroup.com
Eureka! features a collection of America’s best craft beer, small-batch whiskey, regional wine, and locally-sourced ingredients.
COFFEE AND TEA
Artis1717 Fourth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710(510) 898-1104, artiscoffee.com
A visit to Fourth Street’s Artis is a coffee journey from seed to sip. In-store tastings, brew demos, live music and more complement the shop’s coffee artistry.
Peet’s Coffee & Tea2124 Vine Street, Berkeley, CA 94709, (510) 594-2100, www.peets.com/about-us/our-history
In 1966, right on the heels of the Free Speech Movement, Alfred Peet began to brew another born-in-Berkeley revolution, this one called craft coffee. Visit the original Peet’s Coffee retail space in Berkeley’s Gourmet Ghetto, where there’s even a small museum paying homage to Mr. Peet. Sip, inhale, slurp and experience where artisan coffee culture caught on.
Teance Fine Teas1780 Fourth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710(510) 524-2832, www.teance.com
Experience the world’s greatest artisan teas, expertly curated since 2002. Tea bar and retail shop, featuring over 65 teas and a selection of fine teaware. Educa-tional tea flights served daily. LOCAL LIBATIONS
Sierra Nevada Torpedo Room
Jupiter
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Fieldwork
Takara Sake
Downtown BerkeleyPoetry Walk
Trumer Pils
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Fieldwork Brewing Company
the Downtown Berkeley Poetry Walk on Addison Street has three tons of poems engraved into its sidewalks, featur-ing works from Shakespeare to Snyder. While you’re there, check in at the Berkeley Visitor Information Center, 2030 Addison Street.
LOCAL LIBATIONS BY DISTRICT
DOWNTOWNFIVE2086 Allston Way, (510) 225-6055
Gather2200 Oxford Street, (510) 809-0400
La Botella Republic2055D Center Street, (510) 529-4447
Revival Bar + Kitchen2102 Shattuck Avenue, (510) 549-9950
East Bay Spice Company2134 Oxford Street, (510) 845-4427
Tupper & Reed2271 Shattuck Avenue, (510) 859-4472
ELMWOODVintage Berkeley2949 College Avenue, (510) 549-9501
NORTH SHATTUCK /GOURMET GHETTOTigerlily Berkeley1511 Shattuck Avenue, (510) 540-7900
WEST BERKELEYAcme Bar & Co. 2115 San Pablo Avenue, (510) 644-2226
Bartavelle Coffee & Wine Bar1603 San Pablo Avenue, (510) 524-2473
Broc Cellars1300 Fifth Street, (510) 542-9463
Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant1605 San Pablo Avenue, (510) 524-1524
Longbranch Saloon2512 San Pablo Avenue, (510) 984-0518
Fieldwork Brewing Company1160 Sixth Street, (510) 898-1203
Sierra Nevada Torpedo Room 2031 Fourth Street, (510) 647-3439
The Rare Barrel 940 Parker Street, (510) 984-6585 Westbrae Biergarten280 Gilman Street, (510) 647-9079
TELEGRAPH AVENUE AREACaffé Mediterraneum2475 Telegraph Avenue, (510) 549-1128
Henry’s2600 Durant Avenue, (510) 809-4132
Pappy’s Grill & Sports Bar2367 Telegraph Avenue, (510) 405-1000
SOUTH BERKELEYHoi Polloi Brewpub1763 Alcatraz Avenue, (510) 858-7334
Moxy Beer Garden3136 Sacramento Street, (510) 547-6699
The Starry Plough Pub3101 Shattuck Avenue, (510) 841-0188
GUILDBerkeley Made Libationswww.BerkeleyMadeLibations.com
Berkeley has a celebrated legacy in the local and sustainable food movement, but less known is a long history of craft libations, reaching back to the advent of the American brew pub movement. Today the Berkeley Made Libations guild includes craft producers of wine, beer, mead, sake and spirits. See BerkeleyMadeLibations.com for map and more information on tastings and tours. Printed maps are available at the Berkeley Visitor Information Center.
Sierra Nevada Torpedo Room
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T Punk rock band Green Day founds its audience in Berkeley, at the seminal punk club 924 Gilman. The club continues to inspire new generations of musicians at the same Gilman Street address in West Berkeley.
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