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Golden Pacific Brewing

Berkeley, California, United States

(Closed)

1404 Fourth Street
Berkeley CA 94710
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Notes

Opened: 1987

Closed: 2003

Annual Production: 40,000 bbl

Golden Pacific moved from Emeryville to Berkeley in 1997. They closed down in May 2003, but only temporarily; new owner Gambrinus Co. upgraded the plant and added a new bottling line, and they reopened as Trumer Brauerei Berkeley in 2004.

Updated: January 21, 2008

Beer List

Bittersweet

American-Style Pale Ale
- Date: July 23, 1993 (#145)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: Pacific Coast Brewing, Oakland CA
  
  Score: 14½ points
  
  Overall Impression
  Very dark red. Thick fine head. Not much aroma! Smooth, sweet, bitter. Sweet.

Black Beer

Robust Porter

Date: May 9, 1993 (#51)

Package: draught

Place: Pacific Coast Brewing, Oakland CA

Score: 13 points

Overall Impression
Good Porter color. Roast malt aroma, but faint...no hops. Nice light "porter" flavor. ("Porter"...I'm sure using that word a lot.) OK beer. Fair Porter.

Golden Bear Lager

American-Style Lager

Date: September 11, 1997 (#2235)

Package: bottled

Place: Willow Glen Liquors, San Jose CA

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression
Deep golden, lots of carbonation, good head. Fresh malty aroma. Good body, lots of hop flavor and bitterness giving way to a sweet finish.
Date: January 4, 1995 (#687)

Package: draught

Place: The HopYard, Pleasanton CA

Score: 17 points

Overall Impression
Pale, crystal. Head OK, carbonation sparse. Nice malt nose. Malty, very clean. Hops subdued, but still in balance. Very slightly astringent.
Date: August 13, 1994 (#412)

Package: draught

Place: HopFest '94, Pleasanton CA

Score: 10½ points

Overall Impression
Golden, transparent, good carbonation, weak head. Grainy-musty aroma. Good body, musty taste...possibly Tettnangs.
Date: July 3, 1993 (#120)

Package: draught

Place: Lyon's Brewery, Dublin CA

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression
Good yellow, as opposed to pale yellow. Plasticky aroma? Odd...doesn't fit with the beer's other characteristics. Might be my nose. Fruity-ish flavor. Not that that's a bad thing...it's just the hops. Good body and flavor, and I expect a good belch as well. Good fresh beer, suitable for voluminous quaffing.

Date: May 18, 2002 (#4323)

Package: bottled

Place: Beer Club International

Score: 11 points

Overall Impression
Bright red-brown, high carbonation, thick head. Big diacetyl odor on a roasty background. Medium-bodied butter beer.

Date: September 12, 1997 (#2244)

Package: bottled

Place: Willow Glen Liquors, San Jose CA

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression
Amber, moderate carbonation, good head. Brown, sweet aroma, a little spicy. Sweet, lots of brown malty flavor, some bitterness near the end.

Date: August 1, 1995 (#1122)

Package: draught

Place: The HopYard, Pleasanton CA

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression
Red-brown, good carbonation and head. Caramel malt aroma. Caramel, well-balanced with hops. Fairly clean finish.

Date: November 27, 1994 (#621)

Package: draught

Place: Pacific Coast Brewing, Oakland CA

Score: 12½ points

Overall Impression
Enormous big head. Nice amber, pretty coarse carbonation. Nutty aroma...almonds. Some diacetyl. Toasted almonds/peanut flavor. Good body and maltiness, but I think the nut character detracts.

Date: December 12, 1992 (#2493)

Package: draught

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression
Good head, color. Minimal odor. Quite hoppy for style. Good mouthfeel - smooth all over. Pleasant bitter finish. Good beer, but overhopped. (Billed as a "Brown Ale".)

Date: May 18, 2002 (#4324)

Package: bottled

Place: Beer Club International

Score: 12 points

Overall Impression
Golden, some haze, thick head. Smells like malty butter. Medium body. Tastes like butter and hops.