Clandestine Brewing
San Jose, California, USA · Est. 2014
Tally's Take
Why this matters
California Pass 187. Current first-party site and FAQ identify an active San Jose brewery/taproom at 980 S 1st St Suite B. First-party press archive documents the original brewery opening in 2014 and the later expanded-facility reopening.
The Beer Library
Beers
Brian's Margarita Wit
Year-RoundImperial Belgian Wit with Agave and Lime
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.clandestinebrewing.com/ourbeer/. First-party Our Beers page documents the beer and its agave/lime formulation; exact ABV left UNKNOWN.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Hot Day? Cold Beer.
Year-RoundLager
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.clandestinebrewing.com/ourbeer/. First-party Our Beers page documents smooth lager; exact ABV left UNKNOWN.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Irish Goodbye
Year-RoundCalifornia Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.clandestinebrewing.com/ourbeer/. Name is first-party documented; style and ABV remain UNKNOWN rather than guessed.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Mango Lassi
Year-RoundCalifornia Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.clandestinebrewing.com/ourbeer/. Name is first-party documented; style and ABV remain UNKNOWN rather than inferred from name.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Kōkua
Year-RoundCalifornia Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.clandestinebrewing.com/beer/kokua/. First-party beer page proves product identity; style/ABV remain UNKNOWN in clean retrieved text.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Thunderball
Year-RoundCalifornia Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.clandestinebrewing.com/beer/thunderball/. First-party beer page proves product identity; style/ABV remain UNKNOWN in clean retrieved text.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Show your working
Sources
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Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited https://www.clandestinebrewing.com/ for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's California master, Pass 187 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-19Reviewed 2026-08-19
Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.
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