Claremont Craft Ales

Attractive...and large...warehouse type brewery. Friendly staff and comfortable vibe to the place. The selection is very large...24 of 25 taps available during my visit...13 of which were IPA or pale ale variations...add to that another 5 dark beers (porters & stouts)...and those couple of categories were the bulk of the selections...round that out with some Belgium's and wheat's and that covers all but a couple of the 24. Note that two of the dark beers were barrel aged too. Worth mentioning besides those were the Pepper & Peaches (peach & pink peppercorn IPA), the 35 Mile NEIPA, and the Grapefruit Double IPA. There was also a nice Double IPA with mosaic & centennial. Claremont Craft Ales is an impressive place with a strong offering of beers. I highly recommend a visit here...worth driving out of your way for.

Un salon de dégustation qui respire bien, on y étouffe pas et on a surtout moins l’impression d’être dans une brasserie comparativement à la majorité. Le choix de bières est étoffé mais malheureusement, plusieurs ont déçu. Le staff était sec et brusque par moment, hyper chaleureux dans d’autres.

Garage style brewery/tasting room with a very small brew system, but a large variety of stuff on tap. Reasonably priced. Friendly staff. Enjoyed my visit.

Extremely popular local tasting room with 12-14 house beers on tap including special one-offs. Tasters available of everything except one barrel aged specialty. Good prices- $1.50 to $2 per taster. Flights were well organized. Service was quick. Beer quality is all over the place from below average to average. Lots of variety from cherry wheat, to APA, to BA strong ales. For the beer quality, it really is perplexing how crowded this place is. Food trucks here on Thursday, Friday, Saturday so come hungry. Legit food trucks. About as crowded and fun as a brewery taproom can be.

Visited a dozen times since opening.

We were customers 2, 3, and 4 when they opened. It’s nice that this place is only 5 miles away because I can ride the bike over here when they put new stuff on tap. They make some good hoppy beers but like most of the homebrewers gone pro they have some work to do. So far so good though, as their beers have gotten better and they’ve expanded the brewing system (albeit only to 3 bbl).

The tasting room can get pretty full with yuppies from Claremont but it’s still a good time. Lots of seating and they have a small area roped off outside with some gas heaters in the winter and misters in the summer. They also have food trucks regularly now, which is nice since there arent any places to eat in walking distance (though on Foothill there are plenty if you want to drive a couple minutes).

Cool little tasting room in a business park in Claremont. The room itself is decorated nicely, plenty of seating areas, and a small bar at the front. The ordering/serving can be a bit slow. The service was okay, prices are okay too (6 tasters for $9). Beers were below average at best. Seemed to be fairly crowded, mostly with locals.

Was anxiously awaiting the opening of this place for a while now. It’s conveniently located across the street from my work! I showed up for the sneak peak #1 night from 5pm-7pm, which was neat because they don’t officially open until August 10th 2012. They had 6 brews flowing on tap (blonde, pale, rye IPA, oaked red, stout, black rye IPA) and it looks like a pomegranate wheat is coming soon. They are brewing on a three barrel system at the moment and they have growlers, t-shirts, and stickers for sale. There were probably around 30 people that showed up for the sneak peak and they do have some seats including a couch with fake grass on the ground and one restroom. I thought all the brews were really solid. I’m excited to see these guys grow soon.