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Devil Mountain Brewery
(Closed)
Notes
Opened: 1987
Closed: 1995
Pubcrawler Richie Fiscina relates a brief history of this brewery:
Devil Mountain started at the original first railroad station in Walnut Creek back in the early 1940's. Vic Stewart's Famous Steakhouse is now there on Broadway. Devil Mountain Brewery was there on Broadway before any other "micro" brewery even started. That guy was was way too ahead of his time. If he was still there today that guy would easily clean up Walnut Creek for brew freak.
Lease problems forced them to move to Benicia around 1992, but as luck would have it, a tripling of sewer fees there forced them to close there, too. Now they've moved to Cincinnati OH, ostensibly to "...be strategically located...for better beer distribution".
Updated: January 21, 2008
Beer List
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Date: April 7, 1995 (#853)Package: draughtPlace: The HopYard, Pleasanton CAScore: 15 pointsOverall Impression (2½)
Very dark red, clear. Good head. Smells of fresh hops. Not-quite-thin. Good roasty flavor, lasts through finish.
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Date: July 3, 1993 (#121)Package: draughtPlace: Lyon's Brewery, Dublin CAScore: 13½ pointsOverall Impression (2½)
A shade...no, half a shade paler than Golden Pacific Golden Bear Lager (2-120). Lots of aromatic hops...noble I think, but I'm not sure. Pretty sweet, and the hops try and try but just can't get through. Probably my least favorite so far today, except for the San Andreas Cherry Ale (2-118). If it's a lager, it's Way Too Fruity, and if it's an ale, it tastes like a lager.
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Date: March 3, 1995 (#800)Package: real alePlace: The HopYard, Pleasanton CAScore: 16½ pointsOverall Impression (3½)
Dark yellow opaque. Thick dense head. Sharp hop nose. Creamy, bitter. Great finish.