Gilman Brewing Company Plans Another Expansion

BERKELEY, CA — Gilman Brewing Company started off in a 9,000-square-foot former automotive radiator shop in West Berkeley in 2015 and grown to offer a lineup of IPAs, double IPAs, hazy IPAs, tart sours, fruit-forward beers, and a roster of singular California-inspired Belgian and saison styles.

Now the state-of-the-art brewing company has expanded to a second location with a taproom and gastropub in Daly City. Moreover, in early 2020 Gilman is set to open its third taproom on Main Street in downtown Pleasanton.

Gilman has a distinct personality. Owner/Brewmaster/Builder Sean Wells and his crew of brewers, bartenders, musicians and builders "are devoted to taking the pretension out of craft brewing with a beer lineup representing its blue-collar spirit and fascination of workin’ on cars, motorcycles, metal, and wailin’ on Johnny Cash songs with the house band while on break at the brewery," according to a company news release announcing the new Gilman Brewing locations.

"Built with working-class ethos and a dedication to brewing sophisticated beers, Gilman Brewing is a fiery underdog putting the East Bay beer scene on the map along with an array of its craft contemporaries," the release stated.

With beer names such as Satan Is My Motor, Quarter Panel, Antifreeze, Fuzzy Dice, Dashboard Jesus, Bad Tattoo, and Autoshop IPA, Gilman is sticking to its mission.

According to the company, Gilman has garnered more than 16 honors including five gold medals at the California Craft Brewers Cup, California State Fair Commercial Craft Beer Competition, NorCal Brew Competition Sonoma County Fair, and USA Beer Ratings. At the New York International Beer Competition 2019, Gilman took home the “California American IPA Brewery of the Year” (in 2018, the brewery won “California Saison Brewery of the Year”).

At the new 2,900-square-foot Daly City location, there is a farm-to-table food menu developed by Executive Chef Kurt Steeber, formerly a chef at Zuni Café.

"Every item is prepped in-house, with locally sourced and organic ingredients featured whenever possible," the announcement stated.

A resident of Daly City, Wells said, “We’re super excited to be the first and only craft brewery to open a taproom/restaurant in Daly City. The community here needs a gathering place for great locally brewed craft beer. Living here in Daly City, it personally means a lot to me for the city to finally have fresh beer available at the level that Northern California beer aficionados have come to expect. Gilman Brewing is now here in Daly City to fulfill that need. We’ll also open an adjacent 400 square feet enclosed heated outdoor patio before the end of the year that we're thrilled to be able to offer locals.”

For more information regarding Gilman Brewing Company, visit: gilmanbrew.com