# Faction Brewing — Alameda, California

> Faction Brewing in Alameda, California, United States scores 3.91 out of 5 — Fine, #216 in California. 391 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Faction Brewing is a brewery in Alameda, California, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.91 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #216 in California. Of the 391 beers we track, 41% are IPA and 23% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.91 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #216 in California · #2,339 in United States · #3,172 worldwide
- Popularity: Widely rated
- Beers tracked: 391

## About

Faction: A group within a larger group, especially one with slightly different ideas from the main group

That’s us. Faction is a brewery that does things just a little differently.

We’re making a pale ale, but maybe not with the hops you expect. We’re making IPA, but we’re putting a different twist on it every few months. Just when you’re thinking of us as a hoppy brewery, we’ll bring out the Belgians, strong ales, and sours.

No matter what, we do things right. Some may call our process “anal-retentive”…we call it making good, consistent beer.

## What they brew

- IPA — 41% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 23% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 17% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 6% of the beers we track
- Belgian Ale — 5% of the beers we track
- Other — 5% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 2501 Monarch Street, Alameda, California, United States
- Coordinates: 37.7867214, -122.3097144
- Website: http://factionbrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Almanac](https://finding.beer/brewery/almanac-4808.md) — 4.17, Great — Alameda, California — 0.6 mi away
- [Shapeshifters Cinema and Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/shapeshifters-cinema-and-brewery-30495.md) — 3.19, Poor — Oakland, California — 1.9 mi away
- [Federation Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/federation-brewing-32555.md) — 3.54, Poor — Oakland, California — 2 mi away
- [Oakland United Beerworks](https://finding.beer/brewery/oakland-united-beerworks-342.md) — 3.83, Fine — Oakland, California — 2.1 mi away
- [Original Pattern Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/original-pattern-brewing-company-362.md) — 4.24, Great — Oakland, California — 2.2 mi away
- [Ghost Town Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/ghost-town-brewing-1913.md) — 4.33, Great — Oakland, California — 2.4 mi away
- [Lucky Devil Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/lucky-devil-brewing-company-4894.md) — 3.50, Poor — Oakland, California — 2.4 mi away
- [Gojo Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/gojo-brewing-company-27552.md) — 3.42, Poor — Oakland, California — 2.4 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in San Francisco / Oakland, California](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/california/san-francisco-oakland.md)
- [Best breweries in California](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/california.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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