The sprawling, boisterous beer backyard that Alameda’s east finish has lengthy craved is lastly right here. Park Station is now open on the island just a few blocks from the seashore, serving suds, stay music and kind-of-naughty consolation meals.
The beer backyard debuted in August at 1200 Park St., Alameda, in a 4,000-plus square-foot area that previously housed a tire store. Colourful murals adorn the inside, with communal tables and excessive ceilings, and the outside has beer-keg tables and warmth lamps and many room for patrons — and their canine — to roam.
The beer backyard Park Station opened in Aug. 2025 in Alameda, Calif., with stay music and meals from Oakland’s Southie restaurant. (Courtesy of Park Station)
Park Station fills a stein-sized gap in an island that’s in any other case identified for open-air beer haunts. There’s Speisekammer with its Germanic choices to the north, after which to the west on the outdated Naval Air Station is Almanac Adventureland & Brewery, The Rake at Admiral Maltings and Humble Sea Brewing.
“The owners consist of a group of commercial real-estate collectives who met over the many years in the industry,” says Melody Thebeau, who co-owns the place together with Dan Thebeau and others. “We all share a common bond in this adventure, which is to build community. We take pride in presenting the best selections of beer in the West region, along with amazing wine offerings.”
The beer menu has greater than 30 faucets and on any given day guests would possibly get pleasure from pours from Oakland’s Ghost City Brewing (Necrocat Pale Ale), Alameda Brewing (Huge Paddle pilsner), Denver’s Crooked Stave Brewing (Bitter Rose wild ale) and Portland’s Von Ebert Brewing (imperial IPA). There are gluten-free rice lagers and fruity arduous seltzers, and nonalcoholic choices from Berkeley’s Fieldwork Brewing.
The beer backyard Park Station opened in Aug. 2025 in Alameda, Calif., with stay music and meals from Oakland’s Southie restaurant. (Courtesy of Park Station)
“This menu is rotating, with an emphasis on fresh, local beer in a variety of styles for all palates,” says the beer backyard’s Lucas Anderson.
In the meantime, the meals at Park Station comes from Oakland’s Southie, which serves every day specials like ceviche, grilled cheeses and truffle-bacon-and-egg salad. Dishes that lean extra “South” embrace a Spicy Hog pulled-pork sandwich with jalapeno and lime aioli ($15) and Fried Popcorn Hen with paprika salt ($9).
Particulars: Open 3-9 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, noon-10:30 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-9 Sunday at 1200 Park St., Alameda; parkstation.beer
