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BART Station and walk a half-mile to the certified organic ThirstyBear, which has been a local favorite since 1996. ThirstyBear Organic Brewing Company, San Francisco Photo by Eric Wolfingerįrom the Capitol Corridor- BART connection at Richmond or Oakland Coliseum, get off at the Montgomery St. Neither will disappoint-nor will the 5,000-square-foot beer garden, a mere two blocks from the Oakland Jack London Square Station. Independent Brewing Company, whose owner co-founded Oakland Brewing Company (OBC), serves a few OBC taps, along with small-batch experimental beers, brewed on-site. Historically a major hub for pre-Prohibition beer production, Oakland’s Jack London District has undergone some big changes in the last decade, but has retained its beer-loving roots.
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But that’s not even the best part: the brewery is just a five-minute walk from the Capitol Corridor’s San Jose Diridon Station. Choose from nineteen rotating taps of craft beer, wines & cider on draft, and a mouth-watering menu, while chilling out in the fully open-air layout or taking in the rooftop view of SAP center (home of the San Jose Sharks ice hockey team). offers a modern twist to San Jose’s famous, historic Falstaff Brewery. Making use of reclaimed red cedar wood and locally produced brick, Floodcraft Brewing Co. Floodcraft Brewing Co., San Jose Photo courtesy of Floodcraft Brewing Co.
BERKELEY CALIFORNIA BREWERIES DRIVER
Each of these breweries, listed here from south to north, offers its own unique taste of Nor Cal- and, of course, we will be your designated driver after all the tipsy taste-testing! 1. With all those brews freshly flowing, why not make your Tour de Brew via the Capitol Corridor? Some of the best of the nearly 800 breweries in California are within strolling distance of our stations. Every year, California breweries produce about 3.3 billion gallons of beer- 3.5 gallons per drinking age adult- according to the Brewers Association, a non-profit that keeps tabs on craft beer sales and production nationwide.