# Narrative Fermentations — San Jose, California

> Narrative Fermentations in San Jose, California, United States scores 4.26 out of 5 — Great, #65 in California. 280 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Narrative Fermentations is a brewery in San Jose, California, United States. We grade it Great, with a score of 4.26 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #65 in California. Of the 280 beers we track, 56% are IPA and 16% Stout / Porter.

## Rating

- Score: 4.26 out of 5
- Grade: Great 😀 — Consistently produce world-class beer.
- Ranked: #65 in California · #656 in United States · #904 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 280

## About

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.

## What they brew

- IPA — 56% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 16% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 15% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 8% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 4% of the beers we track
- Other — 1% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 101 East Alma Avenue, San Jose, California, United States
- Coordinates: 37.3172504, -121.8732689
- Website: https://narrativefermentations.com/

## Breweries nearby

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- [Unreal Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/unreal-brewing-company-24080.md) — 2.93, Limited — San Jose, California — 1.6 mi away
- [O LIGHT®](https://finding.beer/brewery/o-light-33310.md) — 3.12, Poor — San Jose, California — 1.6 mi away
- [DTSJ Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/dtsj-brewing-co-21891.md) — 4.35, Great — San Jose, California — 1.7 mi away
- [Hapa’s Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/hapas-brewing-company-2121.md) — 3.78, Fine — San Jose, California — 1.9 mi away
- [Floodcraft Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/floodcraft-brewing-company-5143.md) — 3.90, Fine — San Jose, California — 2 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in San Jose, California](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/california/san-jose.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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