Shapeshifters Brewery

Our tiny 1 BBL "nano-brewery" is an all-electric, 3 kettle, American-made stainless steel wonder manufactured by Blichmann Engineering. Each batch makes approximately two 15.5 gallon kegs, or about 248 pints of beer, which we ferment in a stainless steel unitank. Temperature is accurately controlled with a tiny glycol chiller. Every batch of beer is a hand-crafted work of art.

We thrilled to brew with malted barley from Admiral Maltings. Admiral Maltings partners with California farmers to source quality, local grain that they floor malt to produce freshly kilned, hand-crafted malt.

Biére de (Avant) Garde, 7.2% ABV, is based on a French style of beer, traditionally made strong for "keeping". It's also fermented at low temperatures and lagered, giving it a smooth body and mellow malty, bready flavor. Part of the breadiness comes from bread! We added toasted, day-old French rolls and loaves baked locally in Oakland by Firebrand Artisan Breads which we use for sandwiches and toasts in our Café. Plus a dash of local honey, for that extra kick. Made with locally malted barley, Feldblume by Admiral Maltings.
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Our signature Ice Cold Popcorn Ale, 4.9% ABV, is the perfect movie theater beer. Whole popped popcorn is added to the mash along with loads of flaked corn and super light Admiral Pils malted barley. A dash of Cluster hops, an old timey North American native, adds just enough bite to call it beer. This beer is clean, clear, and perfect for a midday matinee or hunkering down in the back row with a tall bag of heavily salted popped corn.
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Öakschland Lager, 5.10%, ABV has a full body and rich copper hue, and is exhuberantly hopped with classic favorites of the West, made with the finest municipal water.
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Saison du Cinéma, 6.2% ABV, is a refreshing classic based on the Belgian style. Bright, straw-yellow in color with a fluffy, white head, with mild, yeast-driven aromas and flavors of freshly-baked bread, and a satisfying finish on the palette.
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At Land India Pale Ale, 7.5% ABV, is a beer we have been dreaming about, a beer that we had to brew once we had our own brewery. It’s made from California grown barley and wheat sourced from California family farms that use sustainable practices and malted locally by Admiral Maltings in Alameda and loads of beautiful whole cone Cascade hops from the Victory Lee Hop Farm located on the Sacramento River, a project of California Beer Farms. Hops were added to the mash, added at first wort, added for bittering and flavor, added whirlpool and of course dry hopped during fermentation.
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A Touch of Magic Kölsch Style Ale, 5.3% ABV, is deceptively simple, with soft malty breadiness that sets the stage for subtle notes of apple and pear. Then through a sleight of hand, a hint of lemony citrus emerges, a mineral crispness, clean and dry. For the finale,... it vanishes!
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Black Magic Stout, 5.9% ABV, is a Dry Irish Stout, made with Gallagher’s Best Malted Barley and Clipper Malted Oats from Admiral Maltings, and a hearty dash of black malt. This beer is filled with chocolate and roasted coffee flavors and aromas. Oats malted in their husks give this a smooth finish. It’s like drinking chocolate cake.
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La Gris en Rose, 5.3% ABV, is a Grisette Belgian-style wheat beer made with malted wheat, flaked rye, rolled oats and Atlas Pils, fermented on saison yeast and locally-grown plums. Light with a subtle plum tartness.
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Barbary Fig India Pale Ale Brewed with Prickly Pear, 5.5% ABV, is a fruity, juicy IPA. EL Nopal is a cactus native to México. This beer was fermented on its fruit, known as La Tuna in spanish, or Prickly Pear or Barbary Fig. The word Nopal is derived from nōpalli, from the Aztec language Nahuatl. Nopales, including the pads or leaves, fruit, and seeds, have been used for thousands of years. Our backyard nopal has been in our family for generations, and we hope to pass on its fruit and the culture it embodies to generations to come.
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