HM Brewing: New brewery to open in Berkeley as East Bay beverage boom thrives

Half Moon Bay Brewing Co. is jumping into the East Bay beer boom with a Downtown Berkeley outpost. Pacific Standard Taproom & Growler Station is set to open October 19 at 2055 Center Street. The restaurant and taproom will feature 16 to 24 local and regional beers on tap - with half of them from Half Moon Bay Brewing - as well as a selection of Northern Californian wines, cider, bottled beers and growlers-to-go. The snackable menu will be run by executive chef Federico Godinez and will include...