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San Andreas Brewing

(Brewpub)

Last updated: March 23, 1998

737 San Benito Street
Hollister CA 95023

Phone: +1 408-637-7074
Fax: +1 408-637-6170

Opened October 1, 1988.
Brewer: Bill Millar.
2,000 bbl annual capacity.

Pretty good range of beers available at the pub and at various beer bars throughout California. Beers distributed outside California are contracted from the 35,000 bbl August Schell Brewing Company of New Ulm MN.

Directions: 101 South past Gilroy to Highway 25. Follow the signs for Hollister. Highway 25 is San Benito Street in Hollister. San Andreas Brewing is on the left side of the street.

My Opinion Of The Beers That I've Tried:
13.5 points overall

• Aftershock Bock
  Style 12 - Bock
  • 14.5 points - Beer #12-855, The HopYard, Pleasanton CA, April 7, 1995
    Red, clear, low carbonation. Good-but-short-lived head. A touch perfumey, some subtle malts. Malty flavor...a little smoky, even. Great flavors in finish. Pretty well-balanced.

• Apricot Ale
  Style 21 - Fruit / Vegetable Beer
  • 13.5 points - Beer #15-1115, at the brewery, July 29, 1995
    Golden, good carbonation and head. Apricot aroma. Apricot beer.

• Atlantis Red
  Style 6 - American-style Pale Ale
  • 13.5 points - Beer #15-1162, The HopYard, Pleasanton CA, September 6, 1995
    Amber, low carbonation, good head. Caramel malt aroma, some spicy hops. Bitter, hoppy flavor and finish. Needs more malt, more body.

• Cherry Ale
  Style 21 - Fruit / Vegetable Beer
  • 11.5 points - Beer #14-1002, The HopYard, Pleasanton CA, May 26, 1995
    Red-amber, hazy. Good carbonation, pink head. Malty aroma, with some fruit. Way too much Tettnang flavor. Cherries are definitely an afterthought...faint in finish.

  • 13.5 points - Beer #2-118, Lyon's Brewery, Dublin CA, September 3, 1993
    Red. (Imagine that.) Cherry aroma. (Imagine that!) A little sour, like cherry-pie cherries. Fairly astringent. A fleeting impression of cough syrup, but of course not as viscous. Actual cherry flavor fades quickly, astringency lasts too long.

• Cranberry Noel
  Style 21 - Fruit / Vegetable Beer
  • 11 points - Beer #9-659, Pacific Coast Brewing, Oakland CA, December 18, 1994
    PINK?!? Cranberry aroma. Hi-C flavor, with some malt thrown in.

• Earthquake Pale
  Style 6 - American-style Pale Ale
  • 16 points - Beer #12-894, at the brewery, April 28, 1995
    Pale, moderate carbonation. Spicy Chinook nose. Thick, for a "light" beer. Chinook flavor dominates...tasty. Tettnangs are a nice touch, not overdone.

• Earthquake Porter
  Style 9 - Porter
  • 14 points - Beer #12-898, at the brewery, April 28, 1995
    Pretty black, good head. Coffee aroma, some hops behind. Tastes just like a cold cup of espresso!

• Golden Mermaid
  Style 6 - American-style Pale Ale
  • 12.5 points - Beer #15-1173, The HopYard, Pleasanton CA, September 8, 1995
    Golden-amber, OK head and carbonation. Smells like graham crackers. Tastes like wet graham crackers, with bitter hoppy undertones.

• Kit Fox Amber
  Style 4 - Mild / Brown Ale
  • 13.5 points - Beer #12-896, at the brewery, April 28, 1995
    Amber, low carbonation. Low head. Some caramel aroma, a little sharp. Pleasant, clean. Good caramel balance and finish.

  • 15 points - Beer #11-787, The HopYard, Pleasanton CA, February 23, 1995
    Red-amber, very thin head. Some caramel aroma. Good caramel flavor, but subdued. Good body. Surprisingly (relatively) clean finish.

  • 13 points - Beer #1-103, Lyon's Brewery, Dublin CA, June 27, 1993
    Certainly amber. A little hazy, but not enough to notice. (So why'd you bring it up?) (Shut up.) First beer with a prominent malt aroma that I've had all night. Aw jeez...get my hopes up with a great look and a nice aroma, and then give me a sour fruity beer. Doesn't really even deserve 13 points.

• Seismic Ale
  Style 6 - American-style Pale Ale
  • 15.5 points - Beer #15-1116, at the brewery, July 29, 1995
    Golden-amber, good carbonation and head. Some caramel and hops in nose. Thick, smooth. Great balance, malty.

  • 15.5 points - Beer #12-895, at the brewery, April 28, 1995
    Golden-amber. Good carbonation, head dropped quickly. Malty nose. Munich malt comes through well in start and finish...hops in middle.

• Survivor Stout
  Style 11 - Stout
  • 13.5 points - Beer #15-1078, The HopYard, Pleasanton CA, July 3, 1995
    Black, thin head. Nitro tap. Very nice coffee aroma. Coffee flavor, thin. Cold coffee finish.

• Wheat Ale
  Style 6 - American-style Pale Ale
  • 10.5 points - Beer #12-897, at the brewery, April 28, 1995
    Yellow. Low carbonation. Hmmm...did the Woodruff used to be on this line? Spice aroma comes through in flavor too. Not pleasant, not expected.

• Woodruff Ale
  Style 22 - Herb / Spice Beer
  • 15 points - Beer #12-899, at the brewery, April 28, 1995
    Amber, nearly flat. Nutmeggy-ish aroma. Thick, herbal-spicy. Not at all offensive...but not a session beer either.

  • 15 points - Beer #11-797, The HopYard, Pleasanton CA, March 13, 1995
    Yellow-amber, medium carbonation. Woodruff aroma dominant, but not overpowering. Interesting...medium body, cinnamon/nutmeg/ginger...pumpkin pie flavor. Good, but not habit-forming. Dessert beer.

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