Gordon Biersch Brewery

Came here with my colleagues on last Tuesday morning for their Brewery Tour.
The two gentlemen who helped and gave us the tour were extremely nice and friendly; they sure have the best knowledge about their beers and provided us very detail and informative history. The tour lasted about an hour; we had one bottle of beer and a pint at the tour, AND gave us a 6-​pack to take home at the end (how awesome)! I was hoping to purchase some more but they said they don’t sell them there.
Overall experience was amazingly impressed; highly recommended for big group especially when someone coming to visit from out of town. You’ll need to contact them to schedule the tour; minimum of 8 people and 25 max for one session.

If you can find downtown parking, it’s nice, if not… it’s still nice, you just may need to walk a bit. The vaulted ceiling and outdoor alley way is cozy. The service is fairly good… younger professional crowd during the weekdays. The location to most anything else you would want downtown is convenient and of course the beer selection of ales and mini brews via bartender suggestion will hit the beer taste bud pallet in a good way! I enjoyed and would recommend!

Service was above expectations despite a kitchen employee quitting while we were there. Server offered discount on our meal for long wait for our food and it was appreciated. Plus it’s GB! Good beer, nice outdoor patio with nightly music, normally very good food and Garlic Fries!!!

Excellent place with amazing food. However, there was a new waitress on the day we tried this place out and she took forever to get our drinks and food. The place is amazing.

Dishes weren’t too big, but not exactly very good. Tuna salad was very salty in addition to having salty canned food on it, and with too much balsamic (even though I love that stuff). The tuna was grilled all the way into a tasteless, dry cardboard flap in both the salad and the steak we had. The quinoa-​kale salad side dish was excellent!
Service ok even for a crowded house. Music a bit loud for an afternoon.

Great tour, nice folks, delicious beer

Check your bank account… I was charged double. Luckily I kept my receipt. Although that was only for my records, since this chain does not honor financial disputes, meaning they wouldn’t refund the amount that was charged extra. My bank will be assisting. Again check your account and keep your receipt.

Awesomeness!

I think they are expensive for what you get. We sat at the bar, bartender was great, personable and attentive.
I ordered a veggie burger and a side salad. Honestly, this is really what my review is about. I am pretty sure my dish was delivered by the manager which is why I am fairly shocked they felt it was ok.
It was truly the most unappetizing looking meal I have seen in a long time, I am surprised any server, let along a manager would think it was good to go. So basically, their veggie burger is a large black bean patty, on a bun with just lettuce and tomato. They have other sandwiches and burgers on their menu, so a little surprised that’s all it comes with. However, it was literally the whitest lettuce I have ever seen and an old pithy tomato. Nothing else. Sadly, the kitchen staff thought this was ok, and so did the person that delivered it. The presentation was seriously pathetic.
Seriously, you’re serving a veggie burger, probably to a vegetarian, you think they might noticed the other vegetables? Have you considered making it a ‘burger’ and offering cheese, onions, pickles, anything along those lines?
The sad sandwich was about $ 9.50 + an extra $ 2 to have the salad and no french fries. Felt pretty robbed by the end. Most dishes are $ 12+.
The salad and dressing were good. That’s how I know they actually do have other vegetables and appetizing ones at that. All that said, that’s my last GB meal.

Great place for wining down after work. Fantastic atmosphere wirh friends. Grear staff, very attentive. We had the Crab Lobster melt, it was the bam. Definitely, will be back with friends

Great place to go for appetizers/​lunch/​dinner/​drinks! We got two tall beers for $ 6.00 during happy hour. Very positive vibes, bartenders are professional and well mannered. Casual or dressy!

I had the pear and Gorgonzola salad with pecan crusted chicken paired with a refreshing peach iced tea, it was delightful. We ate outside on the patio and it was not busy at all for a Sunday. I will definitely be back amd highly recommend.

Got to go on a tour of the brewery — it’s free which is always a plus!
We didn’t get the free sample at the end since the tour was part of the Kraftbrew fest, so I was a little bummed that we didn’t get to sample what we had just learned about, but aside from that the tour was great!

Absolutely delicious! Food was great service was great. I would highly recommend and most definitely go back!!!

I grew up in san jose and there is so much I haven’t discovered and that includes this brewery. Not much of a beer snob, but when a friend invited me to a free beer tour in san jose I couldn’t say no.
Highs and no lows:
–ample free parking spots nearby
–Tanner was an awesome guide
–drinking is encouraged during the tour
–munched on the barley they use – tasted like crispy rice and I couldn’t stop eating them
–entertaining facts disclosed about the history
–witness the pallets of great work being done
–souvenir glass to keep on chugging
–given a 6 pack to celebrate at home
What I also learned is: Gordon Biersch comes from Dan Gordon and Dean Biersch.

Came here earlier this week for the free brewery tour. My GF organized this event. It seems like these fill up quick so you have to make a reservation 1 – 2 months in advance. We had a group of about 12 or so, and I think you can have as many as 20.
How to find the loading dock: It’s in the back, so go through the parking lot on the East Side of the building and drive through the ‘Gordon Biersch’ archway/​gate, or go through the gate on the West side. It’s a large brick building with a smoke stack, you can’t miss it.
We had the pleasure of having Tanner as our tour guide. As far as guides go this guy is definitely the perfect man for the job. He’s friendly, funny and informative. The tour starts outside near the dock with a general overview of GB: origin, history, market, etc. We were then guided to what I refer to as the control room. It was in here that Tanner broke down the entire process, from the four ingredients all the way to bottling. We had tons of questions and he did a great job answering them all. Oh and I forgot to mention that the tasting starts right away here in the control room. You’ll get 1 – 2 beers depending on how fast you drink, just don’t chug on purpose, lol.
The next part of the tour seemed more unique compared to other breweries, and it was where we got to go out amongst all the machinery. We didn’t just walk through a roped off area, We were walking over hoses and under piping. We were in there! The 2^nd tasting is from one of the fermenters, you get to try a beer 1 week into the fermentation process.
They purposely don’t schedule tours during the bottling or ‘kegging’ process because of how loud it is. So you wont get to see any of this. The tour concludes in the refrigerator where you get a good idea of just how much beer they ship daily! This is also the part of the tour where each person gets their own 6pack!
Overall this was an awesome tour!!! Tanner was great at explaining the brewing process and addressing our questions. He was also just really fun to listen to. Loved the in depth tour, the tastings, the 6 pack, and the complimentary tasting glass.
Highly recommend this tour!

Came in with a group of 15 yesterday for a free brewery tour! Everything about this tour from start to finish was top notch. Booking a tour was easy via email. They do book up fast, so make sure you reserve a spot 6 – 8 weeks before your interested date! All needed information was included in the confirmation email.
Upon arrival, we were readily let in the gate via phone & the call box. Once everyone arrived, Tanner, one of the head brew masters, came out right away to greet us & start the tour. He was informative, welcoming of questions, & humorous. We were walked through the beer making process, their brewery, & what makes GB unique. We were also generously offered full beers at several points during the tour, both in the bottle, & straight from the tank feed in our own commemorative glass we could take home. Everyone also was given a 6-​pack from cold storage to take home. Our tour took about an hour and 45 minutes.
Everyone in our group was impressed & had a great time coming out to sample and learn about a local San Jose business! Wonderful experience & community outreach on GB’s part. I highly recommend!

Yes, please!!!
Free group tour by appointment, drinking a beer or two or three along the 1+ hour extremely informative tour, plus you get to take a 6 pack home and your tasting glass. Are you kidding me? Amazing.
Our tour guide, Tanner, was honest and chill. We got to try the Czech Pils fresh from the tap… delicious and better than the bottled version Tanner gave me along the tour. Highly recommended and very cool to have a brewery right in town.

My friends and I went to their 25^th anniversary event and took the tour. It was real fun and we learned a lot about beer and the brewing process.
We did taste some seasonal beers and we enjoyed the experience.
+ educational
+ fun
+ quick
+ beer fans
Bottom line: Check this place out next time they hold an event for the public or go for a tour!

I just went back again recently. This time with the co-​workers.
It is great to plan these for big groups since it cost ZERO dollars!
The co-​workers had a blast and were talking about it the next day at school. They are thinking maybe next time a company trip? :)
Anyways, lucky us we got Tanner as our tour guide again! Unless he is the only tour guide then… its just normal… but STILL Tanner has not lost his touch! Created memorable moments for the whole group!
Thank you!!!
P. S. we still need to find out how to remove wrong posts… it is terrible that your 5 star-​dom is being tarnished by people reviewing in the wrong place!