The Hop Grenade Taproom & Bottle Shop

Such a great location! The patio was clean and shaded, we could have stayed for hours! Food menu is a little light but everything was delicious. The beer selection is legit, these guys have top notch beer selections on tap, no lies.

This place is Legendary! Craft beer is important, and this place takes that responsibility very seriously. What a perfect venue to enjoy a curated selection of the craft beer industry’s finest pours and bottles! Although the space is small, it is well deigned and takes advantage of every square inch. A combination of indoor and outdoor seating nestled into a historic part of town. They have a combination of drafts and bottles/cans (you can purchase bottles/can to stay or to go), and even if you’re new to craft beer you cannot go wrong with any selection. The service staff are very knowledgeable about all of the products, make great recommendations based on your tastes, and best of all . . . they pour the beers 100% properly - with the appropriate amount of foam, in the correct glassware, at the right temperature. We ordered 8 different beers with our party, so we unintentionally tested this among a broad range of styles. Flawless! Very impressed with this place as it has been on my bucket list for many years. It definitely exceeded all expectations. Cannot wait to return again and again. Cheers!

Was hoping to get a final taste of Pliny the Younger, but it was gone. They do have a great selection of beers, from Plisners to Barleywines. Lots of different breweries represented. Nice outdoor seating also.

Bartender julian is incredible! Never let that one go! He made us feel so welcomed. We will be back just to see him!!

Always fun, great beer selections from local and far breweries. Snacks are food and at night the lights outside make for a beautiful setting

Julian attended me here, and he had amazing customer service. Will definitely be returning!

GREAT beer selection! Good, knowledgeable, and friendly staff. You can tell they care about the quality, as the beer tastes fresh and better than any other taphouse (ah-hem Yard House?). Nice location with an outside patio.

Better tap selection than some beer gardens I've visited, exceptionally curated. It was hard to choose because the offerings were so exciting! Excellent customer service with friendly, knowledgeable waitstaff. You can ask for samples before ordering a whole pint. Details of each draft and pricing are provided on an iPad. Cans of beer are also available to take home. I don't usually like Stouts but Brooklyn Brewery's Black Ops was a treat. I also loved my pint of Alamanc's stone fruit/plum? sour ale. I didn't try the food on my first visit but it smelled wonderful. Music playlist was great. A good crowd, not too loud, very chill. Will definitely be coming back!

I guess I need to put my review in since this gem I was trying to keep to myself has done nothing but have me crave their menu weekly lol. I'm afraid of sharing their specials that the place will start getting so packed where we can't get a table anymore lol but here it goes. I have came to the Hop Grenade for years and they have never disappointed. Their beers are delicious and always have a great menu to choose from. They have clean accessible bathrooms and parking is hit and miss since it is in the middle of downtown. They do allow dogs but only outside not inside. So they have their wing special on Wednesday's which is the big secret I didn't want to share. One because their wings are the best wings I've ever had. On top of that their flatbread pizza is amazing as well. Like they make their own dough or something. But this is the brewery to hit up if you want some delicious food and great beer. Put it this way, for me the wings and pizza are that good where I order take out lol. Oh ya and their service is top notch.

Loved it cool spot! Great bartender! I would definitely recommend Nice selection of local beers

I get tattoo removal from a near by place here, for every session, I've gone to sit at this tap room, while I work and get a nitro beer. I loved this place. On Friday, I went in, sat down, started working and 30 minutes later no server ever came out to take my order and if ordering practices changed that you now order via phone, no one came out to let me know this is how you now order. Several servers passed by, but not one took a second to ask if I needed anything. So I decided to walk up to the bar and order, stood there for a solid 5 minutes and absolutely no one asked if I needed anything. They were all too busy stocking up or doing other things. Sucks cause I really liked this place but the fact that I was seen and not asked once if I needed anything, is a place I dont need to spend my money at. All this happened around 230pm so it wasnt packed to say they were overwhelmed .

They have Pliny the Younger on Tap! Service is super friendly. Atmosphere and decorations are real cool! I'm not going to type much now because I'm still here and want to enjoy my beer.

Pizza and beer were great, bartenders could be a little friendlier to new & visiting folks! Enjoyed the outside seating.

4.5 stars Had a great first time here. Lots of beer options. Nice that they even note on the menu when a keg is recently tapped. Bratwurst was pretty good. Nice mustard and pickles. Not a fan of the collaboration with Slow Hand BBQ since I think they're pretty weak, so that limited some other food options. Courtney our server was super friendly and attentive, always around and checking on things and available. 5 stars

Great local beer selection and quite tasty snacks (popcorn was amazing, beer brat was quite good). Some nice seating outside and a little bit inside.

Good beers, good food, but male bartender working on Sunday, October 6 at 4:00 p.m. was absolutely awful. From asking for ids, to pouring beers, to starting our tab, the bartender looked like work was the last place on earth that they wanted to be at. The bartender ended each interaction with an eye-roll and rude "is that all?" At many of my favorite Bay Area tap rooms, it's not uncommon for the bartender to give beer recommendations, or even offer small tastes of beers before committing to a full pint. With this individual bar tender, if I had asked for a recommendation or sample, I'm certain he would've spat in my face and told me to get out. It seems like I'm not the only person in the reviews to have interacted with this unfriendly staff member before. It's quite a shame because this single person otherwise ruined a very pleasant visit to the taproom.

Five stars for the vibe alone. It's just a really good beer bar. They have a truly rotating list of beers, and while sometimes I'm sad I can't come back to the same beer a few weeks in a row, I love that I get to be adventurous with my choices. There is an indoor section and an outdoor patio with several fire pits. It's also facing Todos Santos plaza. I haven't had the food, but the diverse beer selection (both draft and in the fridge) keep me coming back.

Walked in on Saturday evening with a group of about 10 people and we were able to take the large table at the back. The beers were wonderful, service was fast, constantly checking on us for waters, taking empty glasses away, and the food was delicious! Shout outs to the beer bratwurst, the mushroom pizza, the sweet potato fries, wings, and the charcuterie board. The beer cheese that came with the beer bratwurst was fantastic with chips!

It's a taproom with beer from Bay Area breweries -Yaaay and thank you for supporting local! There were 21 beers on tap, lots to try. We got here at 4:15 and by 4:30 pm there were customers in the patio area and inside the taproom, mostly locals. I like the vibe here and pets are welcome in the patio. I loved the Hacker-Pschorr Weissbier which was refreshing on a hot day. We also tried the Urban Chestnut Oachkatzlschwoaf ( Oktoberfest special). I appreciate the staff who gave me some recommendations and tasters so that I can select what beer to have. We need to come back to try the food - pub food. I'm giving a 3 rating only because I have not tried the food - pub food.

I would like to apologize to the business and staff. My last review was left out of emotions and not experience. This is a great place to enjoy music and meet new people. However to clarify the other person I was speaking to was joking and messing around as we did the last time we ran into each other. I touched his shoulder as a term of endearment and bar tender took it out of context. As a professional and someone who honors safe spaces and people's boundaries I would never intentionally make anyone uncomfortable but the kicker is that's not why I was asked to leave. She told me I was asked to leave because I was being loud and making people uncomfortable. My thought is I am at a bar and your right infront of me of course you're going to hear me. Overall besides this its a great place and I highly recommend it

This is fire!!! Came here for a date night! Taste like pear , and fruit but it's bomb as hell!!! You need number 12 atmosphere was amazing!!!

Happy Sunday! I'm at the Hop Grenade, most perfect lazy Sunday afternoon scenario pre NBA Championship Game 2! Right now it is so chill and mellow, Jason, Ashley and Julian manning the ship for now, Louis will come in next. Pliny is on tap along with a few different beer styles by Ghostown, Faction, Cooperage and rarely seen in this area Humble Sea and Movement Beers from Santa Cruz and Sacramento! Music is mellow, weather is nice and the outdoor patio awaits your patronage. Check out the brew tap list on line and while you're at it the savory eats! Cheers amigos!!! Cheers, Amigos!

Great beers! We like our dark beer and found 2 that we have never had both on tap. Milagro and Midnight. The wings and shoestring fries were excellent. It would have been nice to have small plates. Instead used lots of napkins. Nice place to sit and enjoy a beer.

Overall vibe was cool the patio was nice and the inside is typical of a pub. There are some board games inside that add to the experience. Service was really slow considering the place was less than 50% full. There were about 5 other groups of 3 to 4 inside that only had drinks. I think were the only ones that ordered food and it took much longer than it should've. Not to much to say as this place is average at best but I guess it's good to only stop in to grab a beer. I don't recommend doing anything more than that. The fires were cold and floppy, they seemed half cooked and when there on the menu as an appetizer you'd expect at least a full basket. The wings were okay nothing special. I will say that it was irritating, we order the dozen wings and only get one bbq sauce and one ranch. Felt like it should've came with at least two of each. As the half dozen option, I'm sure comes with one of each. Kinda annoying having to ask for flatware, plates, and extra sauce. Good beer selection but very limited if you're bring kids. Only other options are soda. The service was not very helpful as we asked if they had strawberry lemonade, he responded with "No", regular lemonade, "No", apple juice, "No", Orange juice "No". Like common, instead of having me play the guessing game give me the options of what you do have. It make for a more enjoyable experience. I don't really find myself in the area anyway so I'll probably never go back.

Absolutely one of our favorite places to have a beer in the Bay Area. Todos Santos is a great place to spend a Saturday night in general and this is the place you end up at, sit out on the patio and people watching while enjoying superb beers from all over the Bay Area and California (and the US). We've been introduced to a few great beers here whose breweries we ended up going to over the years and of course their beer festival is the best. Best run, best breweries, absolutely wonderful. I have a drawer full of Hop grenade/beer festival shirts from them I need to pull out, lol.

It was a lovely, sunny late May afternoon. I had some free time to kill while the lady friend was working. I drove around the downtown area and spotted a place with nearby parking garage and outdoor seating. Perfect! I walked in and sat at the bar to review the offerings on the TV screens. The text was too small for me to read so I had to pull up the Tappd app. Large variety of beers, spanning several different styles with iterations of each. Being and East Coaster, I get a Pliny nearly anytime I can, especially when I want to enjoy the outdoors. Thats what I got! Fresh and tasty. The outdoor seating area had umbrellas for shade to keep it cool on the warm day. I enjoyed the people watching both on the sidewalk and the park across the street. People are so interesting! I would easily come back here as the vibe suits me.

Had bad experience with rude bartender, not sure if he was having a bad day working on a holiday... place was not busy at all. He seemed annoyed taking my two drink order. We finished our drinks and went down the street to side gate brewery which we felt much more welcome.

Great low key place to enjoy a great beer selection. Love the outside fire place and food

The beer is good here many selections from a variety of breweries around the bay area, and More, my low rating comes from the customer service aspect. The Employees do not greet you I've seen the same employee have the same crappy attitude every time I have been there he doesn't smile. It's as if he's not happy working there. Peper is nice and is always helpful. She's probably the nicest employee they have. If I'm the owner I would address this issue ASAP I am sure i am not the first or last person who feels this way. Other than that like I said, very good beer selection I just wish there a customer service would be better.

Tonight I ordered several brewskis, lager through IPA's. Very delicious selection! As usual, I became hungry and ordered wings and fries. The fries were crisp, seasoned and definitely NOT FLOPPY! The wings were very tasty and brought out to me within 15 minutes. Great timing as I was finishing up my first beer and requested another with my meal. Wing Sauce: served in a small container on the side. Not to mention you also get served ranch dressing! If you want more...ASK! The service team is always ready to please. French Fries: Are delicious, crisp, not floppy like you might find from greasy saturation during cooking. And they are served with their house seasonings, or as garlic fries per your specifications. Try both, as I have, they won't disappoint! Service: was great, and on point. Especially since the establishment was at minimum 50% capacity at times if not more during the time I spent here! Bottom line, if you are unhappy with your experience regardless of where you fill your glass and dine, report to the establishment for correction while you are there! Don't cry like a little baby later after the fact. Be an adult! I review per my experience on that particular day. Because I have always said, you are only as good as your last rodeo! Remember: if you are looking for a specific dining experience, ask or review their posted menu before being seated. But if you are looking for great beer, delicious wings and crispy fries...HG is a good choice! Cheers, Amigos!

Met up with my favorite chef in the world, Rachael, and she took me to Hop Grenade in Concord. I have now found the most cozy beer tasting place. This is the place to go if you want to try all kinds of beer. You can learn all about each beer and they even have these little 4oz tasting glasses that allowed me to have some beer. I just wanted to taste some beer and not get drunk. It was really really tasty. I'm still a novice beer drinker that likes Hefeweizen and lagers. My partner loves his Guinness and IPA's. He will love this place. The best thing about this place is that the regular clientele are chill and cool. No jerks at all. The decor is cool and the bathroom was clean. What more could I want? I want to see what my beer loving Aussie partner has to say about my new favorite beer-cation location.

Not from the area but 2nd time here, this time to attend the 1st ever Hop Grenade Pale Fest. I arrived a little after it started and was immediately greeted at the bar. The employees are extremely friendly and responsive. The event was fantastic! Although I didn't order any food this time around (I was too focused on tasting the various beverages from 30+ breweries), the patrons gave kudos to their Bratwurst menu item. I wish all the success to this establishment and will definitely swing by in the future.

I've been here a few times and I really like the local feel of this taproom. The workers are nice and efficient. There is always a spot to sit down or you can stand because beer does make you feel a bit heavy! The decoration inside is super cute with their theme the hop grenade. They also have beers that you can take to go or you can open them and drink inside for an up charge of around two dollars per beer. They had Tripping Animals beer that I took To-go which is one of my new favorite breweries from Florida. They have a good rotating selection of beers and the menus is connected to Untapped. When I was there last night I saw your traditional light beers, IPAs, stouts, hazy's. They didn't have any sours however and only one cider on tap. I think if they had more sours on tap it would be perfect! Monday night football was on so you can get your sports on here too :)

Like beer? Me too! These guys have it. Great selection too. Many different styles as well. And 2 large coolers for beers to go. They also fill growlers. Also a cool place to chill! They have bar food like flatbread wings and a homemade pretzel. Dog friendly too! Check them out!

Have been here twice and it's so fun! Really great interior and outside little patio that looks out to Todos Santos Plaza. They have a great rotating selection of beer with lots of different choices - IPAs, lagers, blondes, ciders etc. The staff is really friendly and they have a membership option with your phone number. I really want to check out their Tuesday night trivia and food but so far have had only great beers here! Street parking isn't too bad for a downtown area and surrounding area has lots of food and the park is just across the street too.

Love this place for its beer selection and its location in downtown Concord. I've been coming here since it opened 9 years ago.

Amazing find! Great service and excellent tap list. If your looking for great beer and a nice atmosphere, definitely stop by.

Dominic was absolutely amazing and gave us a great alternative to a sour beer that was equivalent to a cider since they do not carry ciders anymore! Thank you so much Dominic for our visit! Will definitely be coming back !

One of my favorite places in Concord and one of the best tap houses you will go to. Love to come here on a Saturday night, sit outside and people watch (I defy you to find ONE person not on their phone). Great selection of beer - we've come across many beers here for the first time that we ended up buying over the years. Also great to go eat somewhere around Todos Santos and end up here. But best off all is they put on the Spring Brew Fest ever year in Todos Santos which is one of the best beer festivals ever. Been going to it for many years. If you like beer, this is the place.

Lousy selection of beer, refrigerators half empty 4 packs are old , overpriced pints and microwave food.

Consistently good beer, service, food and atmosphere. Their Tuesday night trivia is so fun!

Ambiance is nice. Not a friendly place, I always get the "what do you want??" Vibe whenever I come in here. Not greeted. I'm at the bar waiting to order and the guy just stares at me. I have to say hello before I'm acknowledged. Beer selection is questionable since it's such a bother when I ask for a taste of a (1) beer. Seems to be friendly to certain customers but NOT my experience. For that reason this place is a last resort.

Great ambiance for a relaxing night. Cozy spot with a lot of beer options. Asked bartender if we could bring our dessert in to have with our beer and he said of course! Would check before bringing food in next time, just in case.

I pass by the taproom frequently, but never had the chance to go. However, recently my fiancé and I had some free time in Downtown Concord and decided to check them out. We seated ourselves at the bar and ordered two flights, four pours each. I can't remember exactly everything we ordered, but our flight consisted of Altamont Nutty Operator, Revision Double IPA, Barebottle Nintendo Cartridge Dust, Henhouse Chemtrails, and a few more. The drinks were great! I like how they offer a nice variety of selections and that they rotate frequently. They also have a food menu, which we didn't get to try, but look wise they offer some good bites and snacks to pair with your drinks. Overall, the taproom is a nice spot to hang out. There is a free parking structure down the street. Service was pleasant, and atmosphere was casual and laid-back.

To the bartender who met my request tonight and helped me make a friend feel better.... I owe you BIG TIME. Please message me so I can tip you well. Aloha

Excellent beer selection. Always a good time meeting up here with buddies. I also enjoy some of the food selection.

The beer is great but the customer service is horrible. As you come in they don't even greet you or anything. They look at you from head to toe like your an alien and have an attitude.

Anytime I can walk into a bar and order a beer called Lebron tears, they are going to get five stars. I can't begin to explain how awesome this place is. You can sit at the bar and drink, you can drink on the patio, they have food and they have a great social atmosphere. I was also able to find a Pliney the Elder here, that's a rare fine and I took it home with me. Everyone that works here is glad to work here, they are all happy and all have a great attitude, even the customers are awesome and social. I think I could walk in here alone and leave with 10 4 best friends. They run a beer radio station in the back area behind the bar, so if this place wasn't awesome enough, lets throw in a radio station on top of that. I no longer live in California, but if I did, I would be a regular customer at this place, it's all you can ask for in a bar and has a great bar sandwich menu as well. The Spicy Sausage Flatbread is made of dreams and Unicorns, it will make you a better person. Bravo Concord for having a kick-ass bar in a fantastic area!

Great patio. Cool eclectic lineup of beers. Peanut butter spout (and yes it taste exactly how it sounds), heretic which is a blind with hibiscus are all interesting blends that I have not seen in other places. Sure they have Pliny elder but sometimes the sampler platter makes for a fun tasting game with the group Flatbreads are tasty and the mustard that comes with the pretzels is yummy. Check them out. Shout out to the waiter who made 6 separate checks without hesitation and did it in advance. Dude that was cool

Downtown Concord has a lovely vibe to it especially when you've got a taproom like this one. Summer time is just the best at this place. There's beautiful outdoor seating and a water fountain nearby. The music is grooving and the beer is flowing. The staff here is super chill, warm, and welcoming. The beer is excellent and constantly changing. Great variety! I love that the menu is on an iPad. It makes it super easy to see and pick what you want next. You can also do small pours like 4oz. I loved this because porters and stouts are delicious but I need less of them to full enjoy it. The food here is a bit overpriced for the portions. I don't suggest their bites unless you're hungry and don't have another option. Luckily the beer is so good the food doesn't really matter. They also have a podcast, cool merch, and a loyalty card. Time to have another beer!

Long overdue. One of my, if not the favorite bar in Concord. The best beer selection. Great food selection, try the chili bowl with a local beer, located at Todos Santos park. There's so much life and activities going on. Been coming here for years, and it never gets old. There's heaters outside. And also a bit romantic for dates or even meeting up with friends, or new acquaintances (wink). There is a beautiful water fountain in the plaza which creates this back ground of constant water fall. So, it's quite peaceful among the noisy park. People are chill, and there's plenty to see. Perfect spot to people watch, or work from.

Excellent customer service. I was greeted by staff upon entering the business and told where I could view the menu. Beer was good and cold. I had a pizza along with the beer and it was a good combination.

Review for a Wednesday night dinner during May 2023: - lots of outside tables to sit at - right across from todos santos plaza - kid friendly food, if needed (the wings were Smokey but not spicy so our 6 yr old can eat it - pretzel was over cooked, but maybe it was just this time (we ordered it before and it wasn't over cooked last time) - sandwiches looked huge - sausage roll was a bit spicy so kiddo couldn't eat it - nice selection of beers and had some cider options

Good place to go if you like beer. Good selection. BUT food is horrible. Overpriced. Not a lot of selection. So do NOT come here if you are hungry; go somewhere else then come here for the beer. I like the outside seating. Servers are ok, kinda snobby.

Obnoxiously loud EDM music playing on outside speakers on Sunday afternoon. So loud that nearby restaurants and customers can hear the noise.

Great beer section on tap and to take home and buy. The food was delicious, we tried their wings, flatbread, and brisket sandwich with a small group of friends. Plenty of seating for indoor and outdoor.

After having sushi, we decided we wanted to a beer. Headed to downtown Concord, parked and just started walking. Saw this spot and walked right in. Had no clue what to expect. Had no clue on what to order. My cousin ordered a Pale Ale, while I ordered a Pineapple Saison from Commons. After we ordered, we realized that we should have ordered a flight. Maybe next time. I honestly don't know much about craft brewery, but I know what tastes good to me. I tasted my cousin's Pale Ale and it was similar to my drink. Both were good. It was getting late and I didn't want to get too tipsy, so I stuck to one drink. The place started out slow, but it got hoppin'. My cousin noticed an "On Air" light on in the back and it looked like a studio. We learned that this was the HQ for a radio show/podcast and they were filming. I hopped on Instagram to learn more. It's pretty cool. It was a bit dark in there at night, but I noticed the cool decor. A long skinny bar rested in the middle near the main bar. It was being held up by a metal sculpture of a bridge. It also had trucks and cars on it. I believe it was supposed to be either the Bay Bridge or the Golden Gate Bridge. Then we noticed the criss cross design on the table supports. It was pretty cool. But I need to go back during daylight to get a good pic of that bridge. The interior was intimate, but not clausterphobic. And they had tons of seating outside. They also served food, but since we just ate, we didn't order any. Would definitely like to go back during the day to view it in a different light. I also want to try the food and order a flight. Sounds like a good Saturday afternoon plan.