The Bay Area really is a small world. Oakland’s new brewpub, Linden Street Brewing, 95 Linden St., a few blocks from Jack London Square, opened for business this summer. John Wonder, the brewer-co-owner of Wunder Brewing, San Francisco’s newest brewpub, (see previous post), said the old San Francisco brewery, Wunder Brewing, breathed its last in Oakland in the 1930s.

Where? Why on Linden Street, naturally, although in the 2900 block.

About Linden Street. I finally got a chance to taste brewre Adam Lamoreaux’s first beer: Urban Lager, a malty, hoppy lager brewed at warm temperatures like an ale. Just excellent. I give it THREE STARS.

Faded golden color, with a chill haze. Mild malty nose, full mouth feel and a quite deent dry, hoppy follow. Linden Brewery, by the way, has an open house/happy hour every Friday afternoon, beginning at 4 p.m. and running until after dark. Be there. Have you visited? Let us know. Post something here.