Narrative Fermentations

101 E Alma Ave, San Jose
(408) 288-5181

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Amy Hunter

This is my favorite brewery. Plenty of options for craft beer and they always have something going on each night. I love the food vendors and musicians they partner with

Andy Rolfs

Smaller brewery with some amazing beers. Interior seating options were great with bar counter, bar top tables, sit down tables and couch area. Only wish they had outdoor seating. Been drinking NF beers for years and finally got a chance to visit. Good selection of 11 IPAs, stouts, lagers, ales, Pilsners and sours. Was blown away by the PB&J sour. Grabbed another sour 4-pack to go.

Stephanie

I love this place! They've got tasty hazy IPA, lots of different events, and a delicious rotation of food vendors

Curtis Barrett

Great beer, good food truck it front too

Ernie Duran

Great beers. Try the sour.

Hannah Meeks-Carrigg

Visited on a Wednesday afternoon. We got a flight + 1 to try every beer they had. All were amazing and there was something for both me and my husband which was great since we have different tastes. We were hungry but they had a food truck out front that EVERYONE else ordered from and it smelled great. Wish we lived here so we could visit more!

Rebecca Rainbolt

Very much enjoyed ourselves
And the burger truck along side was delicious.
Lots of space for enjoyed friends and excellent beer

Cerise Burns

Good beer, nice atmosphere. Too many IPAs but dog friendly.

Hitsomeballs

15-20 beers on tap, IPA's, sours, & everything in between. Friendly staff and clean seating area.

Angela Metcalf

Tasty drinks! Nice atmosphere.

Tere

We discovered this spot through their peanut butter and jelly sour beer, which sadly they no longer brew. This time, we visited because my wife has gotten turned on to fresh hop IPAs, which are hard to find because they require that the hops be added within 24 hours after being picked. My wife liked hers and they had enough non-IPA beers for me. The beers were good. I would prefer a bit more variety, such as some sours, or dark ales, or more than one stout, but I can only drink two beers at the most anyway. The bartender said they are going to release a sour soon, so we'll check back for that.

What made it one of my most enjoyable nights out in a long time was the friendly staff and laid-back atmosphere. We brought our card games and ate good food from the food truck and listened to an interesting variety of music from a decent sound system. There was indoor seating, but we sat out in the brewery warehouse area which was open to the outdoors and had a big TV. There was also a patio area, and both it and the warehouse were pet friendly. Narrative has a Facebook page on which they post their events and food truck vendors. They appear to have a good variety throughout the week. We will definitely be back.

Andy Roberts

This place has great beer. Tonight our favorite food truck Takoz Modmex was there too. Every item they offer is amazing. I had birria Ramen and the wife had the cheese skirt burrito. Just excellent.

Michael Escobar

Best brewery in bay area

Tiffany Benz

On my way to SF, we wanted to stop by San Jose to find a local brewery. This brewery smelled like an old bar, felt dirty and they had cleaning supplies and storage items visible. Didn’t care for the two small pours I tried.

Nate Amchan

Best brewery in San Jose

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