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Best breweries in San Jose, California

Within 13 miles of San Jose we track 22 breweries. 2 rate Great. DTSJ Brewing Co in San Jose leads the list at 4.35 (Great).

The scale

  • Exceptional

    A short list of extraordinary breweries worth planning a trip around.

  • Great

    Consistently produce world-class beer.

  • Fine

    Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.

  • Poor

    Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.

  • Limited

    Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.

Ranked breweries

  1. 1

    DTSJ Brewing Co

    San Jose, California, United States

    Small batch nano-brewery located in San Jose, California. Specializing in beers made with California ingredients, as well as modern interpretations of classic style beers. Check out our taproom at 370 S. 22nd St at William St.

    Rating
    4.35Great
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  2. 2

    Narrative Fermentations

    San Jose, California, United States

    Narrative Fermentations produce's high quality beer and are constantly experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "Chaos & Caffeine", which is an Imperial Coffee Porter and "Cheat Codes", which is an Imperial IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Dark Beers.

    Rating
    4.26Great
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  3. 3

    Fox Tale Fermentation Project

    San Jose, California, United States

    Fox Tale Fermentation Project is an explorative brewing and food fermentation business located in San Jose, CA. We strive to create an environment where culture can grow.

    Rating
    3.96Fine
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  4. 5

    Floodcraft Brewing Company

    San Jose, California, United States

    We're a San Jose brewery located at the Whole Foods Market on The Alameda specializing in brewing hop-focused beers and clean lagers in small batches using high quality ingredients. Drink Local! Drink Fresh! Peace!

    Rating
    3.90Fine
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  5. 6

    Taplands

    Santa Clara, California, United States

    We call ourselves a neighborhood brewery in the pre-Prohibition sense. At that time there were over 4,000 breweries in America! And most were producing beer just for the folks who lived within their own little neighborhood. We want to bring that back! We brew one batch at a time, 15-30 gallons at a time, producing craft beer exclusively for the customers of our taproom. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, or twitter to find out when we are tapping our next house made beer!

    Rating
    3.86Fine
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  6. 7

    GearTooth AleWerks

    San Jose, California, United States

    GearTooth AleWerks produce's good quality beer and chooses to limit their brewing to a select few. They are most well known for "Cogzilla Double IPA", which is an Imperial IPA and "Conveyor IPA", which is an American IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Dark Beers.

    Rating
    3.81Fine
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  7. 8

    Hapa’s Brewing Company

    San Jose, California, United States

    Hapa's Brewing Company produce's good quality beer and are usually experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "Hungry Dog", which is an American IPA and "Butterfly Wings", which is a New England IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

    Rating
    3.78Fine
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  8. 9

    Loma Brewing Company

    Los Gatos, California, United States

    Loma Brewing Company produce's good quality beer and are regularly brewing different ones. They are most well known for "Appeasement", which is an American IPA and "Greek God of Hops", which is an Imperial IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

    Rating
    3.77Fine
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  9. 10

    New World Ales

    Saratoga, California, United States

    New World Ales produce's good quality beer and are regularly brewing different ones. They are most well known for "Mark And Kölschi", which is an Imperial IPA and "2019: A Haze Odyssey", which is a New England IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Sours.

    Rating
    3.76Fine
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  10. 11

    Clandestine Brewing

    San Jose, California, United States

    Some time ago, a plot was hatched among a few accomplished homebrewers, could it be possible to turn a passion into a business? After visiting a few nanobreweries for inspiration, we began working on plans for Clandestine Brewing. Now, the secret is out...

    Rating
    3.75Fine
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  11. 12

    Rabbit’s Foot Meadery

    Sunnyvale, California, United States

    Rating
    3.54Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  12. 13

    The Oxford

    Sunnyvale, California, United States

    The Oxford produce's unproven beer and chooses to limit their brewing to a select few. They are most well known for "Oxford Saffron IPA", which is an International IPA and "R-2 Brew-2", which is a Black IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Lagers.

    Rating
    3.51Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  13. 14

    Uproar Brewing Company

    San Jose, California, United States

    Rating
    3.50Poor
    Popularity
    Lightly rated
  14. 15

    Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery

    Campbell, California, United States

    Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery produce's okay quality beer and always has a new beer for you to try. They are most well known for "India Pale Ale", which is an American IPA and "Red Rocks Red Ale", which is an American Red Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Amber Ales.

    Rating
    3.45Poor
    Popularity
    Very widely rated
  15. 16

    O LIGHT®

    San Jose, California, United States

    Rating
    3.12Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  16. 17

    Tilt Brewing Company

    San Jose, California, United States

    Tilt Brewing Company produce's unproven beer and chooses to limit their brewing to a select few. They are most well known for "Tilt IPA", which is an American IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs.

    Rating
    3.04Limited
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  17. 18

    Gordon Biersch Brew Co.

    San Jose, California, United States

    The official page of the beers brewed and bottled at the Gordon Biersch Brewing and Bottling Facility in San Jose, CA since 1997. We proudly brew with a purist mentality, in accordance with "Reinheitsgebot", the German Purity Law, which states beer be brewed only with malt, hops, water, and yeast. A pioneer in the craft beer industry.

    Rating
    3.04Limited
    Popularity
    Widely rated
  18. 19

    Unreal Brewing Company

    San Jose, California, United States

    Unreal Brewing Company is a craft brewing company in Silicon Valley, CA. We offer ales in traditional craft styles, for distribution in local taprooms, restaurants, and pubs.

    Rating
    2.93Limited
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  19. 20

    Red Branch Cider and Brewing Company

    Sunnyvale, California, United States

    Rabbit’s Foot Meadery produces award winning mead, Cyser (hard apple & honey ciders) and our famous braggot. Our recipes and methods have been perfected over a period of more than twenty years and combine the latest in fermentation technology with historical recipes to create unique alcoholic beverages in a style that is like no other.

    Rating
    2.93Limited
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  20. 21

    Brewtality Beer Co.

    Sunnyvale, California, United States

    Brewtality Beer Co. produce's unproven beer and chooses to limit their brewing to a select few. They are most well known for "Carolina Reaper Triple IPA", which is a Triple IPA and "The Devil's Limeade", which is a Fruit Beer. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Sours.

    Rating
    2.84Limited
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  21. 22

    Surreal Brewing Company

    Campbell, California, United States

    Surreal Brewing Company produce's unproven beer and chooses to limit their brewing to a select few. They are most well known for "Juicy Mavs Hazy IPA", which is a Non-Alcoholic Beer and "Chandelier Red IPA", which is a Non-Alcoholic Beer. Their primary focus is brewing Non Alcoholics.

    Rating
    2.14Limited
    Popularity
    Barely rated