Lucky 13
Pliny the Elder and Blind Pig on the same board as Chimay White and a Triple Karmeliet, fourteen lines deep, on Park Street in Alameda. There is a patio and the bar tells you when the weather is right for it.
Why go
The tap list is the argument. Two Russian River beers pour here, Pliny the Elder at 8% and Blind Pig at 6%, alongside a Mind Circus hazy. The lager slot goes to Death and Taxes rather than something easier, the Belgians run Chimay White and Triple Karmeliet at 8.4%, and there is a PBR on for anyone who wants one.1 Somebody chose that board.
Nothing bylined has been read on this bar, so the account stops at the taps. Nobody has published its history, its owners or a word about the room.
Order this / avoid
- Order: the Pliny while it is on, then Death and Taxes if you want to keep going.
- Avoid: treating the tap list above as fixed. It is a live board and it turns over.
What locals & experts say
- Lucky 13 Alameda (its own tap board): the bar publishes a style and an ABV beside every line, and on 16 August 2026 the board opened with
Russian River 'Mind Circus' | Hazy IPA | 7% | Pliny the Elder | Double IPA | 8% | Blind Pig | IAP | 6%.
1 - Press: no critic has written about the bar.
Good to know
- Timing: afternoon into late. The patio is the draw on a clear day.
- Booking: walk in.
- Getting there: Park Street, Alameda. Note there was a separate Lucky 13 on Market Street in San Francisco; this is not that bar.
Verdict
could-visit — Pliny the Elder and Blind Pig on the same board, next to Chimay White and a Triple Karmeliet, which is a tap list somebody chose rather than a distributor filled. There is a patio. That is the entire case, because no writer has been read on this bar, and the rung is set by what can actually be checked.