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The Experience, Alameda: Urban Legend Cellars

The Experience:

Reserve Your Experience with a View!

Join Urban Legend on their patio. You can reserve a tasting or enjoy a glass or bottle of wine. For sun, food, fun, that view, and, of course, delicious wines on the  patio, enjoy traditional wine tasting outdoors or hang with your friends at a private table. You can enjoy UL two ways.

Pavilion Tastings – Enjoy a curated tasting of 4 current releases with vegan/gluten free small bites in our covered pavilion–45 minutes of wine exploration just for you.

Pergola Glasses & Bottles – Chill out in one of our shaded pergolas for 90 minutes with your favorite sip–and up to 8 of your favorite people. Order a snack or a meal, too–their offerings change weekly. This week:

Saturday, 3/5 – Satay by the Bay

Sunday, 3/6 – Grilled Cheez Guy

Owners Steve and Marilee Shaffer are both passionate about great and interesting food wines. They can’t wait to see you on the patio and introduce you to their wines. Reserve your experience now!  Questions? 510.545.4356

Where:

1951 Monarch St, Building 25
Alameda Point

https://ulcellars.com

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The Experience, Alameda: Faction Brewing Co. Beer Week

The Experience:

Quadfecta of Hoppy Beers!

You might ask. “What is a Quadfecta?” In horse-racing betting a trifecta is betting on the winners of the first three places. So, for Beer Week 2022 Faction has a “Quadfecta” of hoppy beers coming your way in cans and draft.  In their ode to hops, they have one beer on each rung of the hoppy ladder: Pale Ale, IPA, IIPA, and IIIPA.

They’ve also been having a lot of fun playing with Active Fermentation Dry Hopping (AFDH) or 2-stage dry-hopping. They dry hop 3 days into fermentation, and then again after fermentation. It seems to impart greater hop aroma and flavor in the beer. All releasing next Friday 2/11 at 3pm-ish after being canned that morning!

Check out the lineup:

  1. Destroyed by Riip – In collaboration with Riip Beer Co. they brewed a 5.5% ABV Pale Ale, massively hopped with Columbus Cryo, HBC586 Cryo and Citra.
  2. Jugdish IPA – additional dose of Idaho 7 hops through AFDH. “Goodnight, Jugdish.”
  3. Hop Soup IIPA Their annual Beer Week IIPA! 8.5% ABV Imperial IPA with All the Hops, with an additional dose of Idaho 7 hops through AFDH.
  4. Mounds of Green IIIPA First time in cans! They brewed this collab for Beer Week 2020 as a collab with Slice Beer Co. and it’s back! 10.5% ABV Triple IPA hopped with Simcoe, Apollo, Mosaic, & Strata, with an additional dose of Simcoe hops through AFDH.

Views are great during the day and as the sun sets over San Francisco.

Where:

2501 Monarch St in Alameda Point
Alameda

http://factionbrewing.com

The Experience, Alameda: Whales & Friends Holiday Shopping

The Experience:

Who’s Left on your Shopping List?

Haven’t quite finished Christmas shopping yet? Well, they have you covered.

Whales & Friends has been Alameda’s ‘go-to’ gift shop for the holidays for over 30 years. From beautiful ornaments, to paper weights and puzzles to fun socks and hats to outdoor sculptures, you can find something for everyone on your list, including cranky Uncle Ernie.

“Thank you so much for supporting our store,” comments Christine Gonsalves, co-owner. “It’s so much fun knowing people and seeing them year after year. I love watching the children grow up and even seeing customers becoming grandparents!”

Whales & Friends also offers a curated collection of hand-crafted jewelry including their own exceptionally beautiful cloisonné Bamboo Jewelry, showcasing favorite birds, marine animals, panda bears, turtles, and butterflies. And they gift wrap for free! Holiday Hours Tuesday – Friday, Christmas Eve 12-9 or 10pm. (510) 769-8500

Where:

2218 South Shore Shopping Center
Alameda

. https://www.facebook.com/whalesalameda

The Experience, Alameda: Modern Mouse Holiday Hours

The Experience:

Shop Local & Handmade!

Did you know that Susan Troy Design (featured photo) sources all of her seaweed for these trays within Alameda? There are a handful of different shapes and sizes of these unique pieces inspired by this island city.

Modern Mouse is one of the Bay’s premier handmade gift shops, offering wares of over 270 artists across the US.  They’re here for you in the final stretch of holiday shopping! Top off your list with gifts for that ‘hard to buy for’ person in your life. They suggest Alameda Fruit Co’s delicious jams and marmalades or Fox & Moon Teas – both homemade blends and sourced rarities are available. Lots of stocking stuffers, clothing, cards, painted ornaments, handmade jewelry, books, and more!

Extended Hours: Now – 12/23 11am-7pm (closed Monday) and 12/24 10am-5pm. BONUS! Alameda Residents: Free Delivery on 12/24 from 6pm-9pm! This Beachside Boutique is located in South Shore Center.  510-814-8839

Owners Matt & Mynt thank you for shopping local and handmade. See you at the Mouse!

Where:

2223 South Shore  Center
Alameda

https://modernmousegifts.com

The Experience, Alameda: Modern Mouse News

The Experience:

Showcasing their Newest Collection!

Modern Mouse is just  ecstatic to be  able to introduce you to Oakland-based Ragavon, their newest artist! Pictured here is only a sampling of their handmade apparel collection, which includes corsets, capelets, skirts, and more. A bit of fantasy and whimsy, this one-of-a-kind clothing is ethereal. Designs from medieval to modernized vintage re-pros.

This store is filled  with gifts that are all made by independent artisans – Bath & Beauty Products, Books, Pouches, Bags & Wallets, lots of Accessories, Clothing, Sox, and of course, wonderful Greeting Cards.

Visit this fun Beachside Boutique at South Shore. Over 200+ artists in store. Store Hours: Tu – Su 12-8pm . Online Store  Hours: Anytime!  510-814-8839

Where:

2223 South Shore  Center
Alameda

https://modernmousegifts.com

By |2021-11-03T10:47:02-07:00November 3rd, 2021|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments
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