This movement of farm-to-table is definitely what everyone is familiar with. Everyone knows about where their vegetables come from, where their chickens come from. There is a bigger disconnect in beverages. We continue that at the store (Alkali Rye prioritizes BIPOC and underrepresented liquor, beer and wine producers). This movement...Read More.

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The Best Day Ever In Uptown Oakland.

While walking Lake Merritt, peel off onto Grand Avenue and drop by Alkali Rye, a specialty beverage shop focused on spirits, wine and beer made by...

An ambitious new Oakland liquor store is prioritizing BIPOC producers.

“Part of our mission is to have this deeper engagement about where the drinks that we love come from,” Chen says. They’ve told all their distribut...