Craft Beers
From our rich tradition of local brewers and the old favorite ones - 100% Local Bay Area/NorCal breweries
Lagers & Pilsners
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Zapatos De Baile
Mexican Lager, Oakland United, Oakland, 4.9% ABV Brewery Description: Paying homage to the rich history of dance in Oakland, this Mexican-style lager is bright, gently sweet, and slightly bitter, with rich aromas of cereal, corn chip, water cracker, and lemongrass. So, grab a can and your dancing shoes and get ready to boog
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Mexicanita
Mexican Lager, Del Cielo, Martinez, 5.0%. House Mexican Lager. This traditional Mexican style beer celebrates Hispanic heritage with its light body and crisp finish. We used Saaz hops for a soft bitterness that brings an aroma of herbs and spice
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Chismosa
Mexican Amber Lager, Old Caz, Santa Rosa, 5.3% The year is 2012, and we had just finished working 2 weeks in the sweltering Coachella Valley. Upon finishing, we sat down, ordered a Negra Modelo, and became so satiated by the beverage that we swore then and there to one day brew a beer that could remind us of that glorious moment. Chismosa is a malt focused, clean, and crushable Mexican Amber Lager, and it’s name comes from the Spanish word Chisme, or, to gossip. Style: Mexican Amber Lager Specs: 5.8% ABV; 23 IBUs Hops: Cascade, Hallertau Grain: 2-row, Flaked corn
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Propaganda Pilsner
American Pilsner, Berryessa, Winters 5.8% ABV Brewery Description: Pours clear bright yellow with a crisp bitter finish. Made with only the best pilsner malt that perfectly rounds out the huge hop aroma from select noble hops. Hops: Nobel
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Faction Pilsner
German Pilsner, Faction, Alameda, 5.0% ABV Brewery Description: A traditional German style Pilsner, Easy Drinking, floral grain bill.
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Green Haus
West Coast (Hoppy) Pilsner, Barebottle, San Francisco, 5.3% ABV Brewery Description: Two punches of powerful plants, this double dry hopped (DDH) Pilsner is fruit and pine-forward, featuring nine hops from several different hop hauses.
ALES
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The Penske Files
West Coast Pale Ale, Faction, Alameda. 5.8% Pale ale dry hopped with Mosaic & Ekuanot. Faction Brewstaff favorite!
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Euphoria
Hazy Pale Ale, Line 51, Oakland, 5.8% ABV Brewery Description: Named after the hit TV Show, Euphoria, and the Oakland native Zendaya. This balanced pale ale is perfect for someone looking for full body flavor and less ABV.
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Socks & Sandals
Hazy IPA, Humble Sea, Santa Cruz, 6.8% ABV Brewery Description: Double dry hopped with Citra, Centennial, Simcoe & Chinook Socks & Sandals was our very first foggy IPA and it’s stuck with us since before our taproom opened over 5 years ago! FLAVOR: pineapple, grapefruit, and lemon lime MOUTHFEEL: medium light, crushable, and refreshing RAD DETAILS: When the haze craze began a number of years ago, we turned this traditional West Coast IPA into the start of our foggy IPA journey
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Mumbo Jumbo
Hazy IPA, Original Pattern, Oakland, 6.7% ABV Brewery Description: This hazy IPA is a mesmerizing blend of tropical fruit and dankness that hits you in waves, with each sip revealing a new layer of juicy goodness. Let the haze take over and embrace the magic of Mumbo Jumbo—where every sip speaks for itself, even if you can't quite put it into words.
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Inhume
West Coast IPA, Ghost Town, Oakland, 7.0% ABV Brewery Description: 2022 GABF (Great American Beer Festival) Gold Medal Winner! IPA brewed with Citra, Centennial, & Simcoe hops. Classic West Coast Style IPA. Grapefruit, Dank, Hoppy, Full bodied.
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Mai Tai PA
West Coast IPA. Alvarado Street, Monterey, 6.9% Three time GABF medal winner, including gold in 2018! Our drier, decidedly “tropical” IPA that’s light on bitterness, but heavy on hop aroma, courtesy of 100% Mosaic hops. One whiff and you get super intense notes of passion fruit, mango, and lychee.
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Don Laco
House rotated Hazy IPA. Del Cielo. Martinez. 7.0% Don Laco is a family name here at 5 Tacos and in the Saldana family. We honor his name and memory with this weekly changed beer.
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Juice Science
Hazy Double IIPA, Barebottle, San Francisco, 8.0% ABV Brewery Description: Our doctors of juiceology have isolated a virulently juicy strain of double IPA. Blending experimental Hop 07270 with Strata for maximum aromas of pineapple, terpenes, & tropical fruit. This beer has been nominated for a Nobel in Juiceology.⠀
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Juice Above The Clouds
West Coast Double IIPA, Altamont, Livermore, 8.7% ABV Brewery Description: made with 100% Mosaic hops and 2-row malt, and has a 9% ABV. The beer has a crystal-clear appearance, a medium body, and moderate carbonation. It has a slight bitterness, and a big aroma and flavor of melon, mango, pineapple, and guava. The term "juicy" in beer refers to the aroma and taste, which is reminiscent of fruit juice, typically citrus or stone fruit. Hops: Citra
Dark Beers
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Dark Sarcasm
American Porter, Barrel Brothers, Windsor. 7% "A Dark beer for people who don't like dark beers."Dark Sarcasm is loaded with notes of chocolate, mocha and vanilla. The finish is surprisingly smooth for a full flavored dark beer!
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Venti Is Large
Coffee Stout, Hop Dogma, Half Moon Bay. 7.2% Stout brewed with Catahoula coffee and vanilla. 2x Great American Beer Festival winner. US Open Champion. CA State Fair Blue Ribbon.
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East Bay Nights
Black Lager, Oakland United, Oakland, 5.3% 2022 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) (R) Silver Medal winning beer in the German Dark Lager category. This is our tribute to a classic German Schwarzbier. Don't let the color of this beer fool you, it's light on the palate and full of flavor. Notes of coffee and roast with enough German noble hops to round out the malt profile. 5.3% ABV.
Wheat Ales
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Hawk Hill
Hefeweizen, Headlands, Lafayette, 4.9% ABV Brewery Description: Hawk Hill follows a traditional German Hefeweizen grain bill (50% wheat) with a bit of rye tossed in to draw out the pepper and spice notes from the light hopping schedule. Light, crisp, and refreshing, Hawk Hill will bring out the sun, no matter the weather.
Belgian
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Esme
Saison, Pond Farm, San Rafael, 6.0% ABV Brewery Description: This Belgian style has a soft texture with light fruity esters. Flavors of orange, hard candy, pomelo rind, light clove, bubblegum, hay, and banana bread
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Irreverent Wit
Belgian Witbier, Laughing Monk, San Francisco. 5.4% Irreverent Wit is a fresh, enlightening example of a Belgian classic. As soon as you draw in this effervescent and creamy, Belgian-style White Ale, you will be transported to a golden sea of tall, dry wheat moving in the wind. This beer is perfectly balanced with subtle flavors of banana and bread, accented by the black peppercorn on the tip of your tongue and finishing with light notes of spice and a dry, yeast character.
Sours
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Solar Sour: POG
Fruited Sour Ale W/ Passionfruit, Orange, & Guava Headlands, Lafayette, 5.3% ABV Brewery Description: Passionfruit, Blood Orange, Pink Guava. Malt: 2-row, wheat. Hops: German Tradition. Yeast: Ale. Tropical, fruity, tart, refreshing.
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Concha Del Mar
Fresa Sour, Del Cielo, Martinez, 4.5% ABV Brewery Description: Del Cielo is known for celebrating Latin heritage. Think of this beer as like a Strawberry Agua Fresca beer.
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Buglet
Kettle Sour Ale W/ Blackberry & Passionfruit, Original Pattern, Oakland, 5.9% ABV Brewery Description: Step into a world of vibrant flavors with "Buglet," a delightful sour beer brewed with luscious passionfruit and juicy blackberries. This tart and refreshing brew is a burst of tropical and berry goodness that sings of summertime and blue skies. "Buglet" pours a stunning deep magenta with a fizzy, effervescent head, inviting you to take a sip.
Gluten Free Beers
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Calrose Crisp*
Gluten Free Lager, Otherwise, Santa Rosa, 5.0% ABV Brewery Description: Calrose Crisp is a pale lager brewed by Otherwise Brewing with malted Calrose rice, giving it a crisp, clean finish and subtle notes of toasted rice and honey. It has an ABV of 5.0% and is naturally gluten free. Calrose Crisp is made with Hallertau Tradition hops and was released in February 2021. It won awards at the 2023 BTI World Beer Championships and the 2023 Tasting Alliance World Beer Competition
gluten free
Hard Kombucha
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Paloma Hard Kombucha
Gluten Free Hard Kombucha with Grapefruit and Salt. Hoocha. Petaluma. 7% Paloma Hoocha is the perfect blend of organic grapefruit, lime, and our raw hard kombucha. This California twist on a classic cocktail is cool and refreshing with a clean finish
gluten free
Seltzers & Ciders
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Cherry Seinfeld
Hard Cherry Cider (GF). Hidden Star. San Leandro. 6.5% This cider was made with tart cherries giving it a slight mouth puckering sweetness.
gluten free
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You've Guava Be Kidding Me
Hard Guava Cider (GF). Far West. Richmond 6.3% Dry cider infused with Brazilian guava.
gluten free
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Juice Box
Hard Seltzer. Flavors: Peach, Orange, Guava, & Strawberry, Old Caz, Santa Rosa, 5.0% ABV Brewery Description:. Juice Box falls right between both ends of the spectrum and features a bright medley of strawberry, passion fruit, orange, and peach. They all come together to produce a crazy refreshing, 5% delight that we can’t get enough of.
gluten free
Beer Flights
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House Flight
Try 5 ounces of 5 beers curated by our staff! Tacos House Beer Flights
5 beers 5 oz. each
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Custom Flights
Choose 5 of any of our 30 draft options. This can include beers, ciders, kombuchas or seltzers on draft.