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Black Diamond Brewing

(Closed)

2330 North Main Street
Walnut Creek CA 94596
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Notes

Visited: April 9, 1995

Opened: 1994

Closed: 2004

Annual Production: 1,200 bbl

Contributor: Tim

Located in what used to be a car dealership. Sometimes you can park in the parking garage, and sometimes you have to pay the valet to do it for you. Fair ales, a real nice big black Stout, and a good Weizen. Pricey food. No dartboard.

Updated: April 14, 2010

Beer List

Aftershock Pale Ale

American-Style Pale Ale
- Date: January 21, 1995 (#720)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 13½ points
  
  Overall Impression (2½)
  Pale, clear. Spicy nose, almost like pepper. (!) Very dry. Black pepper flavor, as in aroma. Interesting, but...not so good.

Black Jack Stout

Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout

Date: April 9, 1995 (#862)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19 points

Overall Impression (3½)
"Convects" like Guinness, but coarser, even though it's from a standard tap. Black opaque. Great roasty nose! Real nice. Compares favorably with Guinness...this one's more burnt, not as bitter. Served at perfect temperature.

Discovery Ale

American-Style Pale Ale

Date: April 9, 1995 (#863)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Gold-amber, some haze. OK head, low carbonation. Just very slightly fruity. Real interesting caramel character...unexpected in a beer this pale. Some bitterness in finish, but overall this is a pretty sweet beer.

IPA

American-Style India Pale Ale

Date: January 21, 1995 (#722)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 12½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Pale amber clear. Some white head. Perfumey, but faint. Body works, but it's WAY underhopped.