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There's a new kid on the block next to St. George Spirits and Rock Wall Winery, and you guessed it -- it's a brewery. Faction Brewing completes the Alameda Naval Air base's boozy trifecta with six taps, a killer view of the San Francisco skyline, and a parking lot-turned-patio to soak up the East Bay sun.

Faction was opened late last year by industry veterans Claudia Pamparana and Rodger Davis, who have combined experience at 21st Amendment, Drakes and Triple Rock. Their following shows: On Saturdays the lines are out the door and Faction's suds are popping up more and more on local taps.