Clandestine Brewing Company
980 S 1st St, Ste B
San Jose, California, 95110
United States
(408) 520-0220 | map
clandestinebrewing.com
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Reviewed by heymikew from California
4.14/5 rDev +0.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.25
4.14/5 rDev +0.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.25
Nice brewery taproom in the less crowded historically preserved, and sjsu sports &Giants venues area southeast of downtown. This was our second visit and the place was even less crowded than our first visit but the beer was better. More to follow...
Jul 13, 2025
Reviewed by QuakeAttack from California
4.37/5 rDev +6.1%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4.75
4.37/5 rDev +6.1%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4.75
If you want an IPA shop, this is not your brewery. Friendly and open environment with 10-15 beers on tap across many different styles. Food trucks for events and sometimes on weekends. We usually just hand outside and play games while enjoying our beers.
Oct 02, 2023
Reviewed by Pivopijak from Washington
4.14/5 rDev +0.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.25
4.14/5 rDev +0.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.25
A modern and rather small taproom, downtown. Polished wooden floors and a fairly big, and wide matte finished bar. They had an imperial blonde ale, which is very unusual and was good as well.
May 09, 2022
Reviewed by CJNAPS from California
4.42/5 rDev +7.3%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4 | selection: 5
4.42/5 rDev +7.3%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4 | selection: 5
Beer was great. About 15 taps a nice outside patio. Service was a little slow but the staff was really nice.
Looking forward to heading back over there soon. Cheers
Apr 11, 2018Looking forward to heading back over there soon. Cheers
Reviewed by chrisjws from California
3.63/5 rDev -11.9%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 3.25 | service: 3.5 | selection: 4.25
3.63/5 rDev -11.9%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 3.25 | service: 3.5 | selection: 4.25
Been going to these folks since the original location opened. The current spot with the biergarten is nice. It's a 5 minute drive from downtown, or a 20 minute walk.
The beers are really hit and miss. They seem to do better with darker beers and the occasional bigger beers. Never been a fan of their lagers or IPAs.
Apr 13, 2015The beers are really hit and miss. They seem to do better with darker beers and the occasional bigger beers. Never been a fan of their lagers or IPAs.
Reviewed by Broccoli from California
4.15/5 rDev +0.7%
vibe: 3 | quality: 4 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5
4.15/5 rDev +0.7%
vibe: 3 | quality: 4 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5
They've been open a short time but they're already pulling in a lot of clientele. Currently only open Friday evenings and Saturday afternoon & evening (check their website/FB page for updates).
For a tiny establishment, they produce a LOT of different beers -- 12 taps, currently, and they try to keep all of them on.
They also produce a wide variety of beers, and the generous samplers they pour are a great way to try a bit of everything. They offer sampler size, 300mL or 500mL and pricing for all is very reasonable.
I was especially impressed with their Milk Stout and their Straight Up Sour. All of their styles are right on the money.
A little hard to find, slightly industrial. They had a charming hand drawn beer sign out front to help guide you but someone stole it, apparently.
They're a great addition to the growing beer scene in SJ.
Jun 17, 2014For a tiny establishment, they produce a LOT of different beers -- 12 taps, currently, and they try to keep all of them on.
They also produce a wide variety of beers, and the generous samplers they pour are a great way to try a bit of everything. They offer sampler size, 300mL or 500mL and pricing for all is very reasonable.
I was especially impressed with their Milk Stout and their Straight Up Sour. All of their styles are right on the money.
A little hard to find, slightly industrial. They had a charming hand drawn beer sign out front to help guide you but someone stole it, apparently.
They're a great addition to the growing beer scene in SJ.
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