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Hangar 1 Distillery is a wedding and event venue located in Alameda, California. This distillery venue resides in the Alameda Naval Air Station building and offers a unique, industrial space for couples to exchange their vows. Couples and their guests will be sure to experience delectable beverages that are carefully crafted at the venue.

Facilities and Capacity

Hangar 1 Distillery boasts a mezzanine tasting bar that doubles as a wedding event space. The building also features a lounge and an outdoor area. The three areas combined can host an array of events, ranging from intimate gatherings of 50 to large extravaganzas with 400 guests. The industrial space features comfortable decor, which will add to each event's relaxed atmosphere. Adorned with large wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling windows, this naturally-lit building presents a bright and airy ambiance to complement its industrial decor.

Services Offered

In order to ensure that couples can focus on enjoying their special day, the staff at the building can provide setup and cleanup services. While the venue can supply catering and bar services, they are also happy to welcome outside vendors outside. The bar services provided by the team of professionals can include house drinks, premium beverages, signature cocktails, and barware. Couples can choose to host an open bar or cash bar. To accommodate all of your loved ones, the venue provides parking, shuttle, and wheelchair requirements. In addition to ceremonies and receptions, the staff are happy to host the following events:

  • Engagement parties
  • Bridal showers
  • Elopements
  • Special events

Cuisine

Hangar 1 Distillery can provide couples and their guests with catering and bar services. For the wedding meal, the event staff can accommodate a wide array of serving styles, ranging from buffets, stations, and family-style plates to plated meals and passed hors d'oeuvres. Whatever your taste and style, these culinary specialists will work to create a memorable wedding menu.

Other Facilities

Couples can take advantage of the building's get-ready rooms in order to prepare for their big day. In addition to their main event rooms, Hangar 1 Distillery offers VIP tours and tasting selections for special occasions. Ideal for smaller parties, the venue's tasting options offer a one-of-a-kind experience for couples and their guests.

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Frequently asked questions

Do you have a site fee for wedding receptions at your venue?

Yes

What is the starting site fee for wedding receptions during peak season?

$600

What is the starting site fee for wedding receptions during off-peak season?

$600

Do you have a site fee for wedding ceremonies at your venue?

Yes

What is the starting site fee for wedding ceremonies during peak season?

$600

What is the starting site fee for wedding ceremonies during off-peak season?

$600

Which of the following are included in starting site fee?

Chairs
Clean Up
Parking
Set Up
Tables

Which of the following are included in the cost of wedding catering?

Server(s)

What is the starting price per person for bar service?

$15

Which of the following are included in the starting price for bar service?

Bartender(s)
Champagne Toast
House Beer
House Liquor
House Wine
Limited Bar
Open Bar
Premium Liquor
Signature Drink
Specialty Beer
Specialty Wine

How many event spaces or rooms does your venue offer?

4

Describe your venue:

Brewery
Historic Building
Winery

What kind of settings are available?

Indoor
Covered Outdoor
Uncovered Outdoor

Which of the following wedding events does your venue service?

Ceremony
Reception
Bridal Shower
Engagement Party
Elopements

What event services do you offer?

Bar Services
Catering Services
Clean Up
Event Rentals
Get Ready Rooms
Outside Vendors
Wifi

What catering services do you offer?

Buffet
Cocktail Reception
Dessert
Family Style
Hors d'oeuvres
Outside Cake
Plated
Server(s)
Stations
Tastings

What bar services do you provide?

Bartender(s)
Cash Bar
Champagne Toast
House Beer
House Liquor
House Wine
Liquor License
Open Bar
Premium Liquor
Signature Drink
Specialty Beer
Specialty Wine

What event items are available?

Tables

What food and beverage items are available?

Barware
Glassware

What transportation and access is available?

Parking
Shuttle
Wheelchair Access

What months are included in your peak season?

May
June
August
September
October

What months are included in your off-peak season?

January
February
March
April
November
December

Reviews of Hangar 1 Distillery

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5.0 out of 5 rating
5.0 out of 5 rating
4 reviews
100% recommend it
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  • Professionalism
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  • Value
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  • Flexibility
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Madeline Sent on 11/04/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing Place and great staff

We had a Halloween themed party. The staff made the event so much fun! We loved it!!
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Laura L. Sent on 10/22/2021
5 out of 5 rating

October Hangar One Wedding

We were absolutely thrilled with the wedding process and how are wedding turned out with Hangar One. The communication was outstanding and the event was absolutely perfect. I would definitely recommend this unique venue!
Rachel
Rachel B. Sent on 02/08/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Couldn't have asked for a better venue!

My new husband and I just got married at Hangar 1, and we can't say enough good things.

The venue's rustic industrial style was absolutely perfect for us, and the airplane paraphernalia in the Runway Bar was a fantastic reference to our familes' history as air force pilots and engineers. We even took it a step further and chose to create our own drink menu, using blueprints of the planes our family members have flown/worked on as a background.

Both Emily with Hangar 1 and Jenn with Runway Spirits were very responsive. They generally responded to emails within a day(often within minutes-hours), and they let us know in advance if their availability would be limited due to time off or illness. If we needed to meet in person with either of them to check something about the layout of the venue or have a more in-depth conversation, they were generally able to meet with us withing a few days.

Emily recommended some great vendors, helped us design the layout for our ceremony and reception spaces, met with me and our florist on-site to help us come us with a design that worked with the space, and even did all the coordinating with all of our vendors to create a full day of schedule for us.

Day of, she was indispensable. While my wedding party was offsite getting ready, she made sure everything else was going according to schedule at the venue. When our florist forgot some of our personals, and we weren't sure if she was going to be back with them in time, Emily found some flowers left over from a previous event and made some back up boutonnieres just in case -- the florist wound up making it, but I still kept and pressed one of Emily's to remember her amazing effort.

Once we arrived at the venue, I was quite stressed from trying to keep our wedding party on schedule, and she and everyone else at Hangar 1 put my mind at ease. They took over keeping track of everyone and keeping everything on schedule, even when we had to move the guests' welcoming drinks inside at the last second due to bad weather.

Jenn, the bar manager, was also incredibly helpful. She recommended some delicious wines, and she worked hard to get us access to local craft brews we love. She checked through our favorite breweries to see what she could potentially get access to and was able to get a new contract done with one of them in time for the wedding. She also had us try other beers we weren't as familiar with as they got access to them, so we wound up having a great selection for all the beer lovers on our guestlist.

For our signature cocktail we could use one from the menu of the Runway Bar(all of which are delicious) or create our own. We chose to use their Ode to Rosé, which was loved by everyone.

On top of all that perfection, you couldn't ask for a better price -- especially in the bay area.

So in summary... if you're looking for a unique venue, with friendly people who really care about what you want for your wedding, even if it's not "how things are normally done," with great prices and delicious drinks, you need to check out Hangar 1.

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Hangar 1 Distillery frequently asked questions

Hangar 1 Distillery includes the following items and services for wedding events in its starting site fee:
  • Chairs
  • Clean Up
  • Parking
  • Set Up
  • Tables
Hangar 1 Distillery includes the following items and services in its wedding catering costs:
  • Server(s)
The bar service starting price at Hangar 1 Distillery includes:
  • Bartender(s)
  • Champagne Toast
  • House Beer
  • House Liquor
  • House Wine
  • Limited Bar
  • Open Bar
  • Premium Liquor
  • Signature Drink
  • Specialty Beer
  • Specialty Wine
The space offered by Hangar 1 Distillery for wedding events is known for:
  • Brewery
  • Historic Building
  • Winery
Hangar 1 Distillery offers the following indoor/outdoor options for weddings:
  • Indoor
  • Covered Outdoor
  • Uncovered Outdoor
Hangar 1 Distillery offers the following types of wedding events:
  • Ceremony
  • Reception
  • Bridal Shower
  • Engagement Party
  • Elopements
Hangar 1 Distillery offers the following services for wedding events:
  • Bar Services
  • Catering Services
  • Clean Up
  • Event Rentals
  • Get Ready Rooms
  • Outside Vendors
  • Wifi
Hangar 1 Distillery offers the following furniture and decor items for weddings:
  • Tables
Hangar 1 Distillery is recommended by 100% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 5.0, with the same score awarded for quality of service, flexibility, value, professionalism and average response time.

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