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Named for Linden’s building and our pride in old Oakland and the East Bay. Old Brick Bitter, our Special Bitter, is a malty, full bodied English style Pale Ale with a dry and hoppy finish. We use all English pale and specialty malts finishing with a generous amount of East Kent Golding hops making this session beer perfect for cask, beer engine and traditional draught service, A REAL ALE- 4.5% a.b.v. .

Queen Bess IPA*, an English Style India Pale Ale. Firmly bittered and balanced with a soft malt profile. Dry, spicy, and floral, this beer is perfect with a meal or just enjoying a pint at 4.8% a.b.v. This beer is named after Bessie Coleman who in 1921 became the first African American woman to receive her pilot’s license. Oakland California was one of Ms. Coleman’s frequent stops. 10% of the Queen Bess IPA will be donated to the Alameda Point Collaborative which is "working to end homelessness by providing housing and services to create communities where formerly homeless families and individuals can flourish" A Monks Kettle/Dying Vines collaboration brew.

New Zealand hopped session IPA w/Riwaka, Motueka, and Experimental NZ hops.

This week's NoDable features a tasty twosome... a pleasing pair... a Dynamic Duo! Mosiac and Loral hops are the stars of this Imperial IPA. Loral hops are a brand new variety that have notes of pine and lemongrass, with hints of stonefruit. Mosaic hops balance the Loral perfectly with their tropical and fruity character. Cheers!

A hophead's dream, and not just a hoptical delusion, this IIPA has a hopscene amount of hops but finishes clean, and dry. Double dry-hopped with Amarillo, Centennial, Chinook, Cascade, and CTZ.

If malt and hops are the two poles of brewing, this beer is the gently spinning sweet spot between them. First, you'll notice the spicy aromas of Perle and Hallertau hops. Then - wipe the foam off the tip of your nose - dive into the toasty flavors of Vienna and Munich malts. Dynamo starts strong and finishes crisp and smooth. The balanced flavors, aromas, and even the coppery-red tones of this beer go great with everything. Fear no pairing. The best time to enjoy Dynamo is when you're thirsty. Dynamo Copper Lager goes great with pizza, neighborhood block parties, spring rolls, first dates, football games, whiskey, tapas, the Sunday newspaper, late-night burritos, veggie omelets, business lunches, grilled mushrooms, pretzels, political debate, corn-on-the-cob, classic sci-fi flicks, mixed greens, campfires, salmon, billiards, cherry pie, rock shows, pumpernickel, salsa, grand openings, peanuts, sewing bees, extra sharp cheddar cheese, and holidays.

This big, bold imperial stout tastes like the candy from your childhood with notes of orange peel and rich dark chocolate.

A German style pilsner with German yeast, German Noble Hops and 10% Durst Pislner Malt, this lager is fermented at 55 degrees for one week and lagered, (German for 'stored'), for at least two more weeks. The sharp hop bite up front is intended to keep the palette clean, giving the beer high drinkabilty. There is no after taste and the finish turns right off making it a perfect pair with spicy foods.

D's Nut Brown is brewed with English Ale yeast. English tradition uses English Fuggle hops, which are low in bitterness and produce a mild floral taste. The complexity of D's Nut Brown is created mainly by the chocolate and dark chocolate malted barley. There is a roasted coffee flavor with hints of nutmeg in the finish. This brew pairs great with a D's pecan wood-smoked steak.

Featuring citrus notes with an herbal spiciness and a crisp, refreshing finish, our #462 Pils is well-balanced with distinct hop character and mild bitterness.

Notes of roasted grain and chocolate create an inviting malt backbone in this easy drinking, light brown ale. The English ale yeast adds a light, lingering, fruity finish.

Nobody forgets their first time. E's First Rodeo represents our Double IPA beer, featured four distinct varieties of carefully selected hops, including 2013 crop Amarillo, Dark crystal and Vienna malts support the hop profile and provides the coppery amber appearance. A gusty beer for the gusty lady this is made for. A Bottle Revolution Beer.

Mahogany colored and medium-bodied, this American brown ale is packed with semi-sweet chocolate, caramel and subtle roasted malt flavors which are dominated by a massive melange of citrusy, piney American hops.

E River Collaboration Saison is an experimental beer, brewed to help celebrate the grand opening of Whole Foods Market’s River Road location. It is brewed from a relatively straightforward grist of Pale, Munich, and Crystal malts with a healthy dose of Roasted Wheat malt, Roasted Barley, and Oats. It is hopped exclusively with experimental hop #06300, fermented with a traditional Belgian Saison yeast strain, then dry hopped with more 06300. The result is a mangy mutt of an ale — a dark, silky, and pleasantly hoppy Belgian-Style Saison. The relatively high carbonation releases subtle aromas of bitter chocolate, tart fruit, spice, and herbal hops. There’s more of the same in the flavor, with added layers of brown bread, grassy hops, and berry-like tartness. It finishes with a pleasant lingering hoppiness, that leaves you ready for more.

The name says bitter but this is far from what those old boring English people considered bitter. We are American and by our standards, this one is perfectly balanced. Not hoppy, not sweet. Just... well... beer? A crowd pleaser, sure, but a beer drinker’s delight.

Malty and fruity. Brewed this extra special bitter with Magnum, Crystal, Cascade, and Amarillo hops. Some Victory Malt in the mash gives it a nice malty flavor.