Federation Brewing

Nice location with tons of restaurants and produce shops. Close to a few other breweries too. 9 beers on tap. $6 for 10oz, and $8 for pint, which pretty expensive. Four mixed pack of cans is a better deal: $18. Beautiful rustic interior.

8 taps is minimal, service was good. Beer was good as well. Small venue, I only have been one time, and it's obviously not "supposed" to be a brewery there. Got a flight and some crowlers. A-ok

Finally stopped in on the way home. Thi this is an industrial area; lots of semis loading/unloading produce. They share their space with other tenants; restrooms are outside of the brewery proper for example. Their space is smallish pretty dead on a Sunday evening. Friendly service however. 8 taps available. No flights, although that may change - they said they were waiting on glassware to start. 10 oz pours available. The two beers I had were unforutnately nothing to get excite about. An adequate IPA and an unfortunate sour.

Walking distance to many other places, including Beer Rev. Small tasting room, with limited seating room. They had 8 beers on tap, but offer no flights or sample size pours, but the bartender was nice enough to let me sample all the beers. Beers were all decent, but nothing mind-blowing. Worth a stop if you’re in this area already.

Visited on a Thursday evening. Located in the Jack London Square area of downtown Oakland. Seems to be a rapidly redeveloping area. The brewery itseld is a smaller tasting room, with the brewery itself visible in the back. This place smelled like it was brand new, and based on what the bartender said, it sounds like it is. Seating is at the bar, or a couple of tables in the room. Beer selection is 6 house beers, though they had tap space for a total of 8. Available as 10 or 16 oz pours. Highlight is an old school pinball machine. Nice service. Place was pretty quiet when I visited, seems like this place hasn’t been discovered yet. With Beer Revolution and Independent close by, worth adding to your list.

70 = ★★½ (Locals should check it out, visitors with extended time)

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