Nowhere To Be

Nowhere To Be is a New Zealand style pilsner built on fruity Nelson hops and lager yeast, brewed by Cellarmaker Brewing Co. of Oakland, California.

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Brewery Description

Nowhere to Be is a beer we dreamt up while in New Zealand. Sure, this really is a simple beer, but it's very much in that desert island zone, a beer you can enjoy in abundance. Low ABV, fruity Nelson hops and Lager yeast come together to create a real happy beverage that begs for another sip.

Source: Cellarmaker: Nowhere to Be

Tasting Notes

Low ABV, fruity Nelson hops and Lager yeast come together to create a real happy beverage that begs for another sip.

Source: cellarmakerbrewing.com

Ingredients

The brewery page names only Nelson hops and lager yeast; no malt is named.

Hop Profile

Brewing Details

Style Context

As category context only, the Brewers Association guideline for West Coast-Style Pilsener describes an assertive, crisp lager with bold modern hop character and a body built to carry heavy dry hopping, at 5.0 to 6.0 percent ABV and 30 to 50 IBU. The 5.0% ABV sits at the bottom of the range; no IBU is published.

Awards History

Generated from the loaded results for this brewery and beer name, not researched separately; years not loaded are not covered.

Brewery Context

Cellarmaker Brewing Co. is in Oakland, CA. Brewery type in Open Brewery DB: Microbrewery.

Links checked 2026-10-14: Website.

Related

• Brewery: Cellarmaker Brewing Co.
• Hop varieties: Nelson Sauvin

Links

• Beer page on brewery site
• Cellarmaker Brewing Co.
• Brewers Association: beer style guidelines

Gaps

• Not Found: IBU. Checked cellarmakerbrewing.com, cellarmakerbrewing.com, web searches recorded in the research notes, Catalog.beer search by beer and brewery name.
• Not Found: Color (SRM), Original gravity, Final gravity, Hop form, Hop use, Hop lot or farm, Malts and grains, Adjuncts, Water, Process. Checked cellarmakerbrewing.com, cellarmakerbrewing.com, web searches recorded in the research notes.

Research Notes

• Field pass 2026-10-13: The matching Untappd Nowhere To Be beer page publishes no IBU; no verified bitterness figure was found.
• The beer was not in the brewery's current 29 beer lineup on its home page, but its own page is still live.
• The brewery wrote "Sure, this really is a simple beer, but it's very much in that desert island zone" followed by an ellipsis; the ellipsis is shown as a comma in the quote.
• No 2026 medal announcement from the brewery was found.
• Researched 2026-10-13.
• Deep dive pass 2026-10-14: the brewery page prints the hop as "Nelson", kept as published with Nelson Sauvin as the variety.