Almanac Beer

What Almanac Beer does

Almanac Beer Co. is a privately held craft brewery founded in 2010 and headquartered at 651B W. Tower Avenue, Alameda, California, with a second taproom destination, the West Oakland Clubhouse, at 1640-A 18th Street in Oakland. The company employs 51-100 people and is led by CEO Damian Fagan. It produces and sells house-made craft beer, including the Flow – Clean Air Edition pale ale, and offers 25+ rotating taps across two venues alongside guest wines, ciders, kombucha, and house-made slushies. Its non-beer physical assets include a 10,000 sq ft turfed lawn at Alameda Adventureland, a 300-person beer garden at the West Oakland Clubhouse, six distinct gathering spaces, and family amenities (arcade, sandbox, ball pit).

The company's underlying brewing technology is differentiated by an on-site modular direct air capture (DAC) unit from Berkeley-based Aircapture, installed at the Alameda brewery in March 2026. The unit captures 50-100 tCO2 per year at 99.999% beverage-grade purity, delivering CO2 at 15-20% lower cost than conventional commercial supply and producing 20% of the brewery's beer at deployment with a stated goal of 100% coverage within the year. Beyond brewing, the operating stack relies on Shopify for online ordering, Toast for taproom online ordering and gift card sales, and Perfect Venue for private event bookings.

Almanac makes money through five primary revenue streams: on-site taproom beverage sales at two Bay Area locations; direct-to-consumer e-commerce of 4-packs with free California shipping on 24+ pack orders; California-wide wholesale distribution through distributor partners supported by a dedicated distributor tools portal; food and beverage sales via food truck partnerships (Scolari's, Marley G's Pizza) plus rotating weekend vendors; and private events with $100/hr/table beverage minimums across multiple spaces accommodating 10 to 500 guests. Its customer mix is hybrid and consumer-led, serving craft beer enthusiasts, families with children, private event hosts, and California retail buyers, with go-to-market built around experiential taproom hospitality (wrestling events, Rocktoberfest/Summerfest, movie nights) rather than traditional beer advertising.

Name

Almanac Beer

Legal name

Almanac Beer Co.

Website

https://almanacbeer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Almanac Beer Co. is a California craft brewery operating two family-friendly taproom destinations in Alameda and Oakland, producing house-made craft beer including the DAC-carbonated Flow – Clean Air Edition, with sales through taprooms, statewide distribution, and private events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Brewing

NAICS

Breweries (31212), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082), Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Brewpubs & Taprooms (On-site Beer Service) (THAFALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Craft Beer Bars & Taprooms (THAFAEAG), Pubs & Gastropubs (CRANACAB)

Keywords

• Craft beer production
• Taproom hospitality
• Direct air capture
• Brewery beverages
• Private event venue

Headquarters

HQ city

Alameda

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Beer Sales - Taproom: On-site beer sales at two California taproom locations featuring 25+ rotating house-made craft beers on tap, plus guest wines, ciders, and house-made slushies.
2. Beer Sales - Retail/E-commerce: Direct-to-consumer online sales of 4-packs for pickup and delivery within California. Free shipping on 24+ pack orders, $15 flat rate on smaller orders.
3. Distribution to Retailers: Wholesale distribution through distributor partners across California, supported by distributor tools portal with sell sheets and brand assets.
4. Food & Beverage Sales: Food truck partnerships (Scolari's, Marley G's Pizza) operating 7 days/week plus additional weekend vendors. Sales tracked against beverage minimums for private event reservations.
5. Private Events: Private event bookings through Perfect Venue platform. Table reservations at $100/hour per table as beverage minimum. Multiple event spaces accommodate groups from 10 to 500 people.
6. Gift Cards: Digital gift card sales through Toast platform for beer and merchandise purchases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Almanac Beer Co. produces and sells craft beer, including seasonal IPAs and pale ales, from its Alameda, California brewery. The company operates two family-friendly taproom destinations — Alameda Adventureland and West Oakland Clubhouse — offering 25+ rotating house-made craft beers alongside food, entertainment, and private event hosting. Its flagship innovation is Flow – Clean Air Edition, the world's first commercial beer carbonated using on-site direct air capture (DAC) CO2 technology in partnership with Aircapture.

Product overview

Almanac Beer Co. is a California experiential brewery operating a portfolio of products and hospitality venues. Core offerings include the Flow – Clean Air Edition beer (carbonated using direct air capture technology in partnership with Aircapture) and seasonal craft beers like the Seaside West Coast IPA. The company operates two distinct taproom destinations: Alameda Adventureland (featuring family amenities, food vendors, and entertainment) and West Oakland Clubhouse (a restored brick building with a large beer garden). Beer products are sold in 4-packs online for California delivery. The taprooms offer 25+ rotating house-made craft beers plus guest wines, ciders, and non-alcoholic beverages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Flow – Clean Air Edition Pale ale carbonated using CO2 captured directly from the atmosphere via on-site direct air capture (DAC) technology, in partnership with Aircapture. The DAC unit delivers 99.999% pure beverage-grade CO2 to Almanac's Alameda brewery, replacing conventional fossil fuel-sourced industrial CO2.
• Seaside West Coast IPA 4pk West Coast IPA dry-hopped with Nelson and Mosaic hops featuring aromas of blueberry, mango, and peach. ABV 6.7%, sold as a 4-pack of 16oz cans for $17.99.
• Alameda Adventureland Taproom Family-friendly taproom destination in Alameda, CA featuring 25+ rotating house-made craft beers, food vendors (Scolari's and Marley G's Pizza), kids amenities (sandboxes, slushies, pinball machines, arcade games), and six unique gathering spaces. Hosts events including professional wrestling, seasonal festivals (Rocktoberfest, Summerfest), and movie nights on a 25-foot screen.
• West Oakland Clubhouse Family-friendly taproom located inside Prescott Market Food Hall in a restored turn-of-the-century brick and timber building in West Oakland. Features craft beer, wine, cider, kombucha, signature slushies (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), a 300-person beer garden with vintage Airstream bar, murals, and kid-friendly sandbox.

Quantifiable outcome

• CO2 costs reduced by approximately 15% per pound through direct air capture partnership
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AircapturecoreTechnology or Integration · 23 March 2026Aircapture, a Berkeley-based direct air capture technology startup, partnered with Almanac to launch the world's first commercial beer carbonated using CO2 captured directly from the atmosphere. The companies installed a modular DAC unit at Almanac's Alameda brewery that captures 50-100 tCO2 per year at 99.999% purity, replacing conventional fossil fuel-sourced industrial CO2. The system delivers beverage-grade CO2 at 15-20% lower cost than conventional sources, addressing CO2 supply chain vulnerabilities that disrupted breweries during the 2022 nationwide CO2 shortage. The partnership enables nearly all of the brewery's CO2 needs to be sourced on-site.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cellarmaker Brewing: San Francisco craft brewery with a taproom focused on hop-forward and barrel-aged beers; comparable craft positioning, Bay Area geography, and taproom-anchored retail.
• Russian River Brewing Company: Sonoma County craft brewery and brewpub widely regarded for award-winning IPAs and sours, with a flagship destination taproom model very similar to Almanac's — same brew-and-serve-on-premise craft playbook in Northern California.
• Drake's Brewing Co. Bay Area craft brewer (San Leandro) operating a brewpub and taproom experience with rotating seasonal beers and on-site food — directly comparable in geography, scale, and taproom-led model.
• Faction Brewing: Alameda-based craft brewery operating a taproom venue on the same waterfront as Almanac; very close geographic and operational peer, including local distribution and event programming.

Broad incumbents

• Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. National craft incumbent with flagship taproom/brewery experiences in Chico and Mills River; similar brewpub-tour-and-tasting model at meaningfully larger scale.
• Lagunitas Brewing Company: Petaluma-based national craft brewer (now part of Heineken) with taproom experiences and broad California wholesale presence — broader scale and portfolio, but overlapping category and venue model.
• Stone Brewing: Large Southern California craft brewer known for IPAs and destination brewery/taproom venues; comparable category positioning and taproom hospitality at much broader distribution scale.
• New Belgium Brewing: National craft brewer (Fort Collins) with a strong taproom experience and sustainability-led brand narrative — relevant peer on the sustainability/DAC angle as well as craft hospitality.

Regional players

• HenHouse Brewing Company: Sonoma County craft brewery with taproom destinations; comparable Northern California craft positioning and venue model though operating in a different sub-region of the Bay Area.
• Trumer Pils: Berkeley-based craft brewery with a visitor center/taproom and Bay Area wholesale footprint; overlapping geography and taproom-format brewery operations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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