This is a great beer spot for the SSJ area. Has ample indoor/outdoor seating and usually a food truck on site. Parking can be a bit tight... They have a great selection of beers on tap and great friendly staff also! If you're near DTSJ, it's worth a stop to come try it out! Cheers! read more

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I came here one Friday evening, it was relatively busy but not too busy. Great place to hang out with friends and you can bring food from outside, or try a food truck that they have for the day. Pretty chill and laid back, there's indoor and outdoor seating. They have option of flights to try and give you tokens to use later for the flight as well. The flights let you try a variety of drinks they have. Overall, nice place to hang out and grab a drink. read more

Clandestine Brewing - Breweries Near Me - San Jose, California

"Secret Oasis in the Heart of San Jose" Well okay, I guess it's not really a secret, but I didn't know about it. After a morning at the San Jose History park, I was looking for a brewery or tap room, and this place fit the bill perfectly. I thought parking might be difficult, but they have their own, generous parking lot. It's not a problem at all. The layout of this brewery is interesting. It's in two parts. The main section is a cozy place with a long bar, and of course, many tables. But then they have a smaller side area that shows movies and has entertainment. It's right next to the brew making equipment. On a warm day, I went for the Kolsch, which was an excellent experience. Crisp and light just, like I wanted it. Special thanks to the wonderful bartender Olivia, as well as the Brewmasters Colin and Liz. Also, Ken from operations was most helpful and gave me a guided tour. I thought the staff here was super friendly and made my experience in a great one. One of my all time favorite breweries! read more

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It started to rain and the outdoor seating has no tarp or covering. When we arrived it was packed. I'm assuming it's a very popular place. In the area next to it there was a vendor selling old records. The beer was great! I forget which one I had. All I know is I got it in a small cup and it was light colored. The prices are fair. The only thing I didn't like was that it is removed from the nightlife scene of Downtown SJ. I'd have to get an uber if I wanted to go somewhere else and there is no immediate place for food. This place only offers trivial snacks. If you just want a beer and chat with no intention to make it last, this is a great place for that. read more

Fun and relaxing place to enjoy a local beer Place in San Jose we used to come after Covid days. There was a Food Truck next to this place. Parking was a little challenge to find but we were able to drive around a little bit in a residential neighborhood. Inside, there were a few groups of people sitting together and enjoying themselves. The store was clean and managed well. Some things seemed to have changed from last time we went. This place seemed like it needed a better Lighting inside. I will go back again and try their craft beers! 2/8/26 read more

Came here as one of my favorite food trucks is parked nearby. I love that they offer outdoor seating, great because I get to bring my dog and relax for a bit. This visit, I got one of their recommended beers. They offer different sizing and this one is a half glass. Tasted delicious and went down smooth and clean, didn't really have a strong taste to it. The hops and flavors were mild and almost made me forget I was drinking beer. Definitely would recommend to someone trying beer for the first time. read more

Clandestine Brewing - Breweries Near Me - San Jose, California

August 16, 2025 and 4 of us were in the area... Shaded outside seating with food too and AC indoors. 14 beers on tap. 3 TVs inside. Plenty of parking and friendly staff. I throughly enjoyed the Agent Provocator. Cherry lime hard seltzer was very good as well. read more

Came here a few days after Thanksgiving, on a Saturday afternoon, and it was pretty dead. The beers are OK. The ambiance was OK. Everything was just OK. read more

Pros: - Biggest selection of beer for a brewery in the bay area. Every visit is something new and keeps it very interesting! - Great atmosphere with a lot of games and an outdoor area which makes it easy to take kids or to hang out w/ friends - Friendly staff who is attentive and down to earth. Not snobby about samples and hustling! Cons: - No food options except a food truck. I get they focus on beer but would be nice to have some options! - A bit pricey per pour so be prepared for craft beer pricing Overall, this place is great and would definitely recommend to friends with confidence! read more

Clandestine Brewing - Breweries Near Me - San Jose, California

My husband and I stopped by here on a Thursday evening around 7:45, not knowing it was trivia night. We were confused by the hours posted online (website says they close at 9, Yelp says 10) so we called to check and it's 9:30 as of the writing of this review (November 2023). The brewery was packed but we managed to find a table for two. We brought sandwiches from home, but there was also a food truck there and a lot of people were grabbing tacos and burritos. We settled in and enjoyed our beers while watching the trivia competition unfold. The host was hilarious and all the teams were in it to win it. Very fun atmosphere, even if you're not playing! Service was friendly and we were able to try multiple tastes. I was excited to find a graf beer, which is a beer and cider hybrid. This particular one is called Dark Tower (a nod to a Stephen King novel) and it was delicious. Although I can't remember what my husband got, he liked it as well. We can't wait to come back! read more

Clandestine Brewing - Trying graf for the first time (beer and cider hybrid!) a rare treat that you don't always find! - Breweries Near Me - San Jose, California

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I understand a locals bar but this spot would be way better if the blonde bar tender with short hair would actually help out customers that are new to the area. Terrible experience, as good as the beer might be I wouldn't know because both times I came I didn't get the chance to try it. read more

Great brewery been around for some time. Always great food trucks outside. Beer is always rotating. Today light drinks due to its 95freaking degrees outside. Bartenders always friendly engaging and attentive. Parking is the only limitation, likely on the street. read more

Clandestine Brewing - The raspberry cake seltzer. Spot on flavor. Little sweet. But it's in the name - Breweries Near Me - San Jose, California

The owner and the staff here are so wonderful! We went last weekend and it was really good. The vibes were good drinks were good. The only issue is limited parking and the area isn't that nice. Their mango lassi beer is going to come out so im excited to go back and try it out! The folks here are genuinely so passionate about brewing and it shows. read more

Nice chill place to grab a beer and watch a game. There's outdoor seating & indoor seating. They have their own parking lot. Plenty of parking especially for a place in DTSJ. So that makes life so much easier. They have a couple TVs. Got a chance to catch the Warriors v Lakers game here. It was a good time! There was a pretty big variety of options. I ended up getting a strawberry guava seltzer. Pretty tasty choice. The staff is super friendly and attentive. There's board games if you come to hang with some friends. 11/10 experience. Def will be back! read more

Another amazing brewery located in San Jose. Clandestine has both indoor and outdoor seatings. You need to show your COVID-19 vaccination card to be able to sit indoor. Parking is kind of limited but there are plenty of street parking on the side. Clandestine has pretty good selection of beer. My friend got the blueberry one and I could smell the fruit fragrance just by sitting next to them. I got the Triple Agent, quite bitter for me but really refreshing. Nothing beats a hot day better than a glass of cold beer. I do recommend the flight to try different types of beer. This is a good place to hang out with friends and family. Pet and kids friendly. Plus super fast service. read more

Clandestine Brewing - Triple Agent - Breweries Near Me - San Jose, California

1st time in nice place clean and relaxing with good vibes. I started with the boycott which had a little chocolate taste so not my liking. Then tried the Belgium blonde and that hit the spot. Full of distinct abbey feel good flavors. 70's classics playlist !!!! Great Wednesday happy hour read more

Clandestine Brewing - Belgium Blonde - Breweries Near Me - San Jose, California

Came here for trivia and found it underwhelming. There were only 10 questions per game, with two games per night. The drinks we got were decent, but the star of the show was definitely the food truck outside. read more

Came here for their Valentine's Day stout event. When the event online said you could mix your own blends, we thought we were literally using a blender to create new flavors. Turns out most of the beers on the menu that day turned into stouts, and you could combine by picking two of them to mix LOL. The space itself is quite big and I like how you can pick your own games and fill your own water. It's right downtown with an attached parking lot. I can see it as a popular spot for coworkers to go for happy hour. The token system was pretty cool. Each one allowed for a tasting pour. You can make your own flight this way. You can also keep the tokens for next time if you don't want to use them all. We didn't catch her name, but the person working was super friendly and helpful in giving suggestions on what to pick. My favorite blends of the night included coffee with peanut butter and coffee with chocolate. Basically the coffee stout was great. We also tried raspberry, vanilla, coconut, the original Milky Way, and a cinnamon stout. I enjoyed the variety of flavors. I would love to come back and try their other types of beers! They also have trivia nights on Thursdays. read more

Very mellow spot to grab some drinks any evening. Friendly staff, great music, and great selection of drinks. Went on a Saturday night and it wasn't too busy. It's also a surprisingly family friendly spot with board games available to use. The business itself does not have a menu for food, but food trucks set up outside the business. Sometimes the selection can be hit or miss, but not too big of a deal. Highly recommend! read more

Fantastic service and a wide variety of beer! I threw a surprise gathering for my boyfriend and they had a separate back area that we were able to use that we big enough for 20+ people! They normally have food trucks, but since they did not have one for the week of the holidays, they allowed us to cater some delicious food! Very accommodating! read more

Great time here last night! Clandestine Brewing was having their annual Oktoberfest celebration, and my friends and I decided to come check it out. Lots of people out & about here on a Saturday night. When I pulled into the parking lot, there was an open spot. Score! Evening is already off to a good start. Some employees were dressed in lederhosen, which added to the whole Oktoberfest theme. They had a few German beers on tap, and I decided to try one of their IPA's. Good service at the bar overall. I like how you can get a half instead of a full pint (or even a taster). With the tasters, I was able to try more beers. I also tried a belgian blonde, which was very tasty. This Saturday evening, there was a food truck on-site as well. Overall, I would recommend Clandestine Brewing for its fun ambience, nice selection of beers, and good service. read more

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I came here on a night of brewery hopping. I loved the murals on the outside. It's a nice location too, even found street parking. The taproom is nice and the bartender was friendly and welcoming. I only got one beer, the Undercover Berliner Weiss. It was good. I wanted to drink more but I had to drive and didn't want to push my luck. I loved the logo of the brewery and I love the beer labels they have framed on the wall. read more

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This is one of the many more recent breweries to be added to DTSJ. It seemed like there were none until it was time for me to move... Anyway, this is a clean, no-frills establishment. Except for the "purchase tokens for tastes" bit. That's a bit frilly. But to each their own...there's gotta be some way to keep track of tastes! I'm not even sure they still do this. The beer itself was good, though not great. I can't think of any beers I tried that I loved. Customer service was fine, but we didn't have a chance to connect with the employee working that day because they were talking to some friends, or maybe regular customers. What's cool about this place is that they have a private outdoor seating area, so you can bring your furry family members and not worry about forcing people who may be allergic to sit in a closed room with you! Yay mindfulness! read more

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Another awesome local brewery located in San Jose. This location is located near other breweries in case you want to brew hop. They have a pretty decent selection of beers on tap. I ordered the Undercover with Boysenberries. This is definitely on the fruitier side which I do not mind at all. I am a huge fan of sours and fruitier beers and this was very nice and refreshing. This is a kettle sour so if you like sours, I highly recommend getting this drink. Parking was super easy since they have their own parking lot which is super nice to have especially in the downtown area when parking can be a big struggle. They offer both inside and outside seating so it is completely up to you wherever you want to sit. We opted to sit inside since it was a little chilly outside during our visit. They don't have a kitchen and don't serve their own food but you can bring snacks and food from outside. Overall, I would love to try any of the other beers that they have on tap so I would come back. read more

Clandestine Brewing - Boysenberry undercover Berliner Weiss - Breweries Near Me - San Jose, California

A relaxed family friendly atmosphere with a variety of beer. Clandestine Brewery was my second stop. I came because they had a stop and porter. I'm all about the dark beer. With a name like Dwarf Galaxy you'd expect a milk stout to be creamy and smooth but to my chagrin this stout had a bitter aftertaste. :( Notes of burnt coffee and chocolate turned what could have been a great brew into a so-so brew. Whether this was a bad batch or their normal I'm not sure because I'm only in town for the day. Hoping it's the former. At 3.7% the alcohol content is a bit lower than most stouts. But what this brewery has going for is atmosphere. Great tunes and large family style tables leading to conversation and game playing. So I'm willing to come back again for a trip with Dwarf Galaxy. read more

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To be honest, I didn't really like the beers here that much, but I'm rounding to 4 stars because the service was good, I always like supporting local breweries/businesses, and they had a really good Venezuelan food truck outside, so they have good taste, LOL. The beer selection is really unique. I saw on Yelp that they used to have mango lassi/matcha beers, though neither of those were available when I visited a few weeks ago. I tried: the two Finnish-style sahnis, frères belges (a Belgian blonde), Witsec (a Belgian wit), and Agent Provocateur (a doppelbock). Belgian beers are my favorite and I also love doppelbocks, so I was kind of disappointed that I wasn't impressed with any of them. I do like how this brewery has a lot of beers that aren't common, because it seems like everywhere else just has a lot of IPAs haha. I hadn't even heard of Finnish-style sahnis before, so it was really interesting to hear the bartender explain it, and they were pretty decent. I'd still recommend checking this place out. read more

Great variety of rotating home brews, good ambiance, lots of great fun people, good food trucks, and card/board games and foosball

Finally checked out this place after hearing about it for ages! It's tucked in off of 1st street and we had no problem with parking on a Wednesday night. Overall the beers were great! Some were hit and miss though. I had the most tasteful seltzer there, and they definitely push tasters here so feel free to try everything! They have an amazing selection of board games! Can't wait to go back for a trivia night! read more

Clandestine Brewing - Breweries Near Me - San Jose, California

Great beer selection my weekly stop Check out the new swag Take some beer and swag home read more

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Wonderful place. Always new beers or other microbrews to try. Friendly staff and always something tasty to try!

Poor Management good beer. Take lawn chairs I drank some of the Double IPA in a giant 32 ounce can in the asphalt parking lot while waiting over an hour for a table. They have 9-10 outdoor tables with NO heat lamps. They cannot extend patio since they don't serve food. Inexperienced hostess. Empty tables for 35-40 minutes while the hostess was busy calling customers who had left. Need 2 hostesses for a food truck night. Or a different table waiting texting system. Hostess buried in the phone calling people who had left. She encourages people to leave to taste at other breweries while they wait? "This is part of a beer trail." She gives them up to 15 minutes to return. Bartender also gave attitude when I complained. 4 tables were open for more than half hour. 2 tables were open for 45 minutes. Hostess blamed COVID. She never offered to split our party of 5. Although we did. The only reason we went was to eat the Lobster food truck. Wish we would have just taken lawn chairs. read more

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First time being to this brewery and I really enjoyed it! I found out about this brewery from a vegan junk food pop up event I had seen on Facebook. I'm not much of a beer girl, but they also had hard seltzer on tap. I tried the Butter Rum Pecan and the Apricot Mango flavors. Both were absolutely delicious and i was quite impressed. The food was from a separate vendor(and i guess they have different ones all the time) called Venture foods. I had their vegan chili fries and fried corn. Super yummy! The bartender was friendly, but wasn't able to give me any further info on the seltzers such as calories or sugar content. It was kind of a small place, but they have indoor seating as well as outdoor seating. Lots of people brought their dogs too which is always cute. :) I wanted to take some seltzer to go in growlers, but the bartender told me that those are the only ones that can't be to go. Something about them being to carbonated I think, but overall I had a great experience. Hopefully they have vegan food vendors there again soon! read more

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We had high hopes for this place.... there wasn't any beers that were a standout, and they weren't able to accommodate more than 1 set of tasters at a time for a party of 6. :( they need more tasting cups / flight glasses! Note: We did try all 15 beers on the menu (we ordered 3 flights), but we had to bring our tasters back each time. read more

Clandestine Brewing - 6 Tasters - Breweries Near Me - San Jose, California

Great beer selection. Nice outdoor enclosed seating area. Fun, dog-friendly place to hang out and have some good beer. read more

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15 beers on draft with a wide variety of options and ABVs. I tried a few beers, but they weren't really my style. It was busy around 2:30pm on a Saturday, but we went for their 2nd Anniversary event. If you want to purchase tasters, it's probably best to purchase 6 tokens for $12. You purchase the tokens first, then can use them to "pay" for the tasters. Note, some of the beers (mostly stouts/scotch ale types) that have an asterisk will cost two tokens. They had a few small snack items available, but they also had a food vendor onsite on Saturday. I liked that they had a ton of board games available, and a partially covered outdoor patio area. I would go back with friends to hang out and play board games. Parking can be tough- they have a small lot available, but not much street parking if the lot is full. read more

Super friendly service, a slew of diverse delicious beers, and plenty of seating. The night we stopped by happened to be a holiday themed night in December so there was a copious amount of desserts up for grabs (cookies and chocolates). The bartender was very welcome and helped explain the 4 new releases to us. I went with the Belgian wit peach, which was refreshing and delicious. My husband went with the graf, which he enjoyed as well. He thought it was quite unique. They have a bunch of games in their extended seating area. We ended up playing Suspend, which provided an entertaining half hour. They have their own parking lot and I would definitely recommend this spot. read more

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Tiny parking lot, maybe you'll find a spot on the street. Very simple minimalist design inside. You'll hate it here because everyone here drinks beer and they have snacks for your doggie. Don't come here and ruin my favorite brewery. read more

A laid-back, fun place to get your brew on, I can't be Clandestine about my appreciation for this place! In town visiting a friend for his birthday, his cousins took me to the brewery to sip on some local beer, which I was excited about since I hadn't been to any San Jose breweries before. I tried several samplers and liked their system of giving one token per sampler so that if you don't want to get all your beer at one time, you can save unused tokens for a future visit. I tried three beers, and liked all of them, and my friends enjoyed their beer as well. There is a large menu on two TV screens above the counter and plenty of seating as well. Their bathroom was clean and they have some board games for those looking to linger a while and get there game on. The staff was helpful with beer choices, and I will be back the next time I'm in town! read more

Clandestine Brewing - Breweries Near Me - San Jose, California

Tried an IPA, smoked porter, and their Festbier. They were all truly excellent. The IPA was mild, not what I was expecting, but very drinkable and crisp. The smoked porter was especially great! Would definitely go back. read more

Friendly staff, Great beer. Taco truck smacks! Got to bring our furry friend too which is always a great thing read more

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