Photo: Marta Mild, of Danville, brought her own glass to the Linden Street Brewery open house last Friday. It was an acceptable glass: A Budvar Budweis glass. She’s Czech, loves beer and gave Linden Street Common Lager four stars. “This is great beer,” she said.

I made it over to the regular open house, beer tasting at Linden Street Brewing here in Oakland late this past

Friday afternoon (May 9, 2008). Met a number of readers of this blog and people who read my column in the Oakland Tribune, Contra Costa Times on Wednesday and dropped by to check out the beer.

In the months since the proprietor/brewers Adam Lamoreaux and Carey Peterson opened the doors, this regular Friday afternoon open house has grown in size. The beer flowed freely and around 5, Adam fired up a gas barbecue, starting with grilled corn on the cob for the kids and families who came.

Their brewery which Adam purchased from Daniel Del Grande when he closed Bison in Berkeley, is about ready to go., See my column in the post after this for more info.

The beer they’re pouring right now was made at Drake’s in San Leandro It’s about six weeks old and the age has given the beer an excellent edge: The name has evolved into Linden Street Common Lager, it’s made in the manner of Anchor Steam: lager yeast, fermented warm to give it a bit of ale-like, fruity nose.

If you’ve got an hour free next Friday, check out Linden Street. In the meantime you can find the beer two places, at The Trappist in downtown Oakland, and Fireside Lounge, 1453 Webster St. in Alameda.