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Historic Beer Bornday: Fraggle

March 26, 2025 By Jay Brooks

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Today would have been the 59th birthday of Mark Martone, better known to the beer world as “Fraggle.” Fraggle always called them borndays, so I’ll continue that tradition for him. Unfortunately, he suffered a stroke almost nine years ago in late June and passed away a few days later, on July 5, 2014. Fraggle, along with Rebecca Boyles, founded the terrific Beer Revolution in Oakland, near Jack London Square on 3rd Street. I first met Fraggle when I featured him and Rebecca in an article I did for Beer Advocate magazine on beer geeks several years ago. It’s been great to see them turn their passion into their livelihood, and go from civilian to pro over the last few years. Join me in wishing Fraggle a very happy bornday, and raise a toast to his memory today or tonight or all day long. He would have wanted it that way.

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Fraggle and Jen Muehlbauer at the Celebrator 25th anniversary party in 2013.

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Jesse Friedman, Fraggle and Ron Silberstein at the Anchor Holiday Party in 2012.

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With Steve Donohue and me at the SF Beer Week opening gala in 2014.

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Pouring beer for Linden Street at the Winter Brews Festival in 2010.

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Rebecca and Fraggle at Santa Rosa’s Beerfest in 2007.

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Comments

  1. Ed Chainey says

    March 27, 2012 at 12:11 pm

    Happy Bornday, Fraggle!

    All my best to Rebecca, I’ll see you both soon

  2. Dan Hanson says

    March 27, 2012 at 6:19 pm

    Have a great day! All has been better since you joined the fray! Thanks for being you.

  3. beerman49 says

    March 29, 2012 at 1:15 am

    Fraggle & Rebecca run the epitome of a great beer bar, & their coolers for beer to go (or drink there for $1 “cappage”) are stocked with good stuff for every taste! Best of all, the label price is the price “out the door”, & their prices are better than any I’ve found for big bottles!

    Beer Rev’s popularity is a testament to their hard work & brew savvy – may that popularity remain for many years!

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