Where Napa drinks local: brewpubs, taprooms and the new wave.
Napa city has one serious craft brewery within the city limits: Fieldwork Brewing, the Berkeley-founded West Coast IPA specialist that opened at the Oxbow Public Market in 2019. Its location at the Oxbow makes it the beer option integrated into the city's food market hub, with taps running alongside Hog Island oysters and Model Bakery muffins. For additional craft brewing, the nearest significant concentration is in Petaluma and Santa Rosa, 30-45 minutes south, but for a quick Napa city beer, Fieldwork delivers.
Fieldwork Brewing opened at the Oxbow Public Market in 2019 as part of its Bay Area expansion, bringing its West Coast IPA and seasonal craft programme to a market setting that otherwise revolves entirely around wine. The tap list rotates frequently, with 16 taps running everything from hazy IPAs and lagers to sours and stouts. The food programme at Fieldwork uses Oxbow's wider market for pairing, so a Fieldwork pint alongside Hog Island oysters at the adjacent bar is a standard Oxbow lunchtime.
Fieldwork Brewing at Oxbow opened in 2019 with 16 rotating taps of West Coast craft beer. Pair a pint with Hog Island oysters at the adjacent market bar.
Signature: West Coast IPA, Hazy IPA, Seasonal sours and stouts
Order: Current Hazy IPA and the most recent seasonal release.
Tip: The Hazy IPA and the current seasonal sour are almost always the best choices on the tap list. Ask the bartender what was tapped in the last 48 hours.
Fieldwork Brewing at Oxbow Public Market is the main craft brewery in the city. It is part of the Berkeley-based Fieldwork chain but has a Napa-specific tap list with local collaborations. For a wider craft beer landscape, Petaluma and Santa Rosa (30-45 minutes) have more options.
Yes. Fieldwork is inside the Oxbow Public Market, within walking distance of Hog Island Oysters, C Casa, Moro, Ritual Coffee and Model Bakery. The Cadet Wine and Beer Bar on Franklin Street also carries a curated craft beer list alongside its wine programme.