Mark your calendars and start your engines! For 8 days starting Friday, 2/10, hundreds of local craft breweries, restaurants, beer specialty bars and other community gathering places showcase the many facets of traditional, experimental and contemporary brewing in the largest annual craft brewery event in the Bay area. Our small but mighty crew has [...]
Join us this weekend at the taproom to enjoy our newest West Coast IPA, "From Funktown to Jingletown," as well as a wide selection of other beer styles, including our award-winning Black Lager and Pilsner. On Saturday, we're at the Bay Area Brew Festival in SF and host a Yappy Hour at the taproom [...]
Oakland United Beerworks won a silver medal at the 2022 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) competition. Presented by the Brewers Association, GABF is the nation’s largest commercial beer competition and recognizes the most outstanding beers produced in the United States. Oakland United Beerworks was recognized in the German Black Lager beer-style category for its [...]
Our friend and colleague Andrew Ritter loved family, friends, brewing beer, and rugby and tragically died from ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease) at the age of 31. We miss him dearly and brew an annual tribute beer, this year an Apricot Wheat, in his honor. Proceeds from the sale of this beer will support [...]
It's August and if it's Saturday, it's a good day to have great craft beer! We'll be pouring on Saturdays at the following festivals throughout August: Aug 13: St. Mary's College Summer Beer and Wine Festival, for wine, beer and appetizers, held on their campus in Orinda and open to everyone, 2-5PM Aug 13: [...]
Oakland's Jack London District is home to the highest concentration of craft breweries in The Town: Oakland United, Federation, Original Pattern, Buck Wild, Hella Coastal and (opening later this year) Cellarmaker Brewing. We are thrilled to announce the return of the Jack London Brewing District Block Party on Saturday, August 6, 1-6PM. Get your [...]
Join us for our Second Annual Charity Chili Cook-Off at the taproom on Saturday, July 30, 1-6PM! Tickets include all you can eat chili, 2 drink tickets, a pub glass and a $5 donation to Oakland Animal Services (OAS) and Alameda County Community Food Bank. Get your tickets HERE or at the taproom, vote [...]
In celebration of our release of Lucky Dog v2 and in recognition of the fine work of Oakland Animal Services, we'll be holding an OAS Adoption Brewery Pop Up event on Saturday, June 11, 3-5PM. Join us to enjoy our 3 new releases, win a Lucky Dog t-shirt if you're lucky, and perhaps take [...]
It's 2022 and craft beer festivals are back! Join Oakland United Beerworks as we celebrate the local craft beer scene, as well as support worthy nonprofits while enjoying regional cuisine, live music and more. Mark your calendars and be sure to join us for the following sure-to-be fun events: May 21-22: Pleasant Hill Art, [...]
Come on by The Hop Grenade in Concord on Friday, Jan 28 (5-8PM), and meet our Head Brewer Mike Vinson and Sales Manager Maureen Benton Gibe. Taste our lineup of brews, including our new Lucky Dog Hazy IPA, and talk all things beer with these friendly, knowledgeable folks. And not to ignore your lucky dog, our [...]
