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Breweries

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    Shmaltz Brewing's Jeremy Cowan Comes Home for His Beer Book Reading

    ​What: Beer Beer Book Reading Where: City Beer Store When: Sat., December 3, 4-7 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: Shmaltz Brewing proprietor Jeremy Cowan, author of the newly released Craft Beer Bar Mitzvah: How It Took 13 Years, Extreme Jewish Brewing, and Circus Sideshow Freaks to Make Sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2011

    Ales Unlimited Showcases Craft Brew, City Beer Store Expands

    Given the increasing popularity of craft beer, you'd think there would be specialty brew shops in every neighborhood by now. But, despite years of booming industry growth, City Beer Store and Healthy Spirits have held their footing as the city's notable destinations for craft beer shopping outside o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2011

    New California Law Gives Brewery Tasting Rooms a Break

    Jason HenryDrake's Barrel House in San Leandro was built expensively under the old law​You walk into a brewery tasting room and order a sample. The beer is delicious, but you can't help noticing that the brewery doesn't have washable tile flooring and the cashier isn't far from the dishwasher. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Beer a Secret Weapon in Breast Cancer Fight, Hopes Breastfest

    Breastfest​Fighters of breast cancer are again pulling out their secret weapon: beer. The annual Breastfest will soon be upon us, with more than 40 breweries, several hundred beers, and live music aligning on July 2 to fight one of the most feared diseases. We can't say truthfully that the mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    New Book Teaches the Alcoholic Art of Beer Brewing

    Just Brew It. ​The best part about beer has always been, hands down, drinking it. But for many thousands of Americans, brewing beer is just as rewarding. Brewing is an intellectual experience -- it's an art, a science, a study of history, a mastery of chemistry, and a craft. And while drinki ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    City Beer Store Celebrates Five Boozy Years

    Jason HenryWanderer, Rouge Baril Baltique, and Open Container, all brewed to mark City Beer Store's fifth anniversary.​With the proliferation of local beer bars, gastropubs, and grassroots brewing operations, it's easy to forget how much our beery landscape has changed in five short years. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    Meet the Bloggers: Jason Henry

    Jesse HirschJason Henry really, really loves beer.​You read them here, now find out who the hell they are: We give you the diverse group of men and women who cover the local food and drink scene for you on SFoodie. Jason Henry Blogs about: beer Jason Henry swears he isn't beer-obsessed. Pat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2011

    Barrel-Aged Beers Are Pricey. Which Ones Are Worth It?

    Alastair BlandAged in wood: Mikkeller's Big Worse, left, with Paradox Macallan from BrewDog.​A year ago, a second-hand bourbon or brandy barrel was running a brewer a hundred bucks on the American market. As of March 2011, the price hadn't changed, according to an industry source. But the bee ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 9, 2011

    Drink 2011: In Craft Brewing, the Meek Inherit the Earth

    Alastair BlandAged in wood: Mikkeller's Big Worse, left, with Paradox Macallan from BrewDog.​A year ago, a second-hand bourbon or brandy barrel was running a brewer a hundred bucks on the American market. As of March 2011, the price hadn't changed, according to an industry source. But the bee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2011

    Eat Grilled Cheese, Get Toasted

    John Birdsall​Grilled Cheese and Craft Beer Pairing Where: American Grilled Cheese Kitchen, 1 South Park (at Second St.), 243-0107 When: Sun., Feb. 13, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $30 The rundown: AGCK is commemorating SF Beer Week with a sandwich and brew matchup, but unlike at stuffy wine pai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    The Best Barleywine? Our Panel Picks a Winner

    Jesse Friedman/Beer and NoshAmerican barleywine daddy Fritz Maytag, at the Anchor Brewery he once owned.​What began more than three decades ago as a small-batch specialty beer made by a local beer hero has grown thunderously into perhaps the most cult-acclaimed craft beer style in America: the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    Old Oak Becomes Almanac Beer Co., Plans February Release

    Almanac Beer Co.​When Brian Yaeger introduced SFoodie readers to Old Oak Beer Co. a couple months back, the much-anticipated "farm-to-barrel" ale was waiting patiently in oak wine barrels, mingling with fresh Sonoma County blackberries. While nothing has changed about the beer company's vision ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    Today: Organic Brewers Converge on Ferry Building for Eco Tasting

    MateVeza's organic India Pale Ale.​Between the World Series and Halloween we've got a lot to be excited about 'round here. If you have time between getting your Snooki or The Situation costume together and painting a sign with clever wordplay involving Jonathan Sanchez, take a moment to celebr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2010

    Tour de Fat: Beer-Soaked Bikefest Rolls Saturday

    Brian Yaeger"Remember, this is a bicycle festival with beer, not the other way around." Sure.​What do a 6-foot-tall carrot, Sasquatch, and a gang of nuns on bicycles have in common? Tour de Fat, New Belgium Brewing's annual lovefest for all things bicycle (and yeah, some beer). The Tour pedals ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2010

    NorCal Brewers Score Big at the Great American Beer Festival

    Brian YaegerSocial Kitchen brewmaster Rich Higgins, manning the SF Brewers Guild booth in Denver.​As the 51-week wait for next year's 30th Great American Beer Festival begins, let's look back at the last few days in Denver, where 462 breweries converged inside the Colorado Convention Center, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2010

    Great American Beer Festival Takes Over Denver, with Plenty of Bay Area Contenders

    Brian YaegerS.F. beer geek Jason Henry volunteering at the Cascade Brewing booth at last year's GABF.​Thursday marks the beginning of the three-day, mind-blowing, liver-busting, gut-expanding extravaganza known as the Great American Beer Festival, now in its 29th year. Sponsored by the Brewers ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    Batch 19 Pre-Prohibition Lager: Party Like It's 1919

    MillerCoors​With speakeasies, Savoy cocktails, and other early-20th century booze culture touchstones back in action, it's only natural beer should get roaring. We got our first taste of MillerCoors' new Batch 19 Pre-Prohibition Lager at the First Annual Giants Brewfest, an event showcasing lo ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 7, 2010

    How to Win Friends

    MillerCoors​With speakeasies, Savoy cocktails, and other early-20th century booze culture touchstones back in action, it's only natural beer should get roaring. We got our first taste of MillerCoors' new Batch 19 Pre-Prohibition Lager at the First Annual Giants Brewfest, an event showcasing lo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2010

    Altoids Stout and Chipotle Mead: A Report from the National Homebrewers Conference

    Homebrewers AssociationEvery year, beer hobbyists from all over show up to geek out.​MINNEAPOLIS ―Once a year, brewmasters take a back seat to those who brew in the trenches (read: kitchens or garages). At the National Homebrewers Conference (NHC), organized by the American Homebrewers Assoc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    Thursday Nights on Clara St., Beer Alchemy Happens

    Jesse Friedman/Beer & NoshClara St. Brewing's Bryan Hermannsson.​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. I met brewers Patrick Horn and Bryan Hermannsson at a craft brew mixer in the test kitchen at Chow.com. Horn, of Pacific Brewing Laboratories, and Hermannsson, of Clara St. Brewing, are the ki ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2010

    Will the Sale of Anchor Mean the Death of Quality at S.F.'s Revolutionary Brand?

    Brian YaegerFritz Maytag in 2005.​Why, Fritz ― why did you sell Anchor Brewing? And does it mean the end of an era for craft brewing both in San Francisco and across the nation? Of the 4,000 breweries operating in America at the end of the 19th century, a little over 1,500 were back up and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2010

    S.F.'s Iconic Anchor Brewery Sold to Marin Investment Company

    Jesse Friedman/Beer & NoshFritz Maytag revived the Anchor Brewing Co., keeping operations in S.F.​Noah Galuten of our sister blog in L.A. is among a handful of sources reporting this afternoon that local craft beer pioneer Anchor Brewing Co. has been sold to The Griffin Group, a Novato-based i ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 27, 2010

    Let's Talk About Hops

    Jesse Friedman/Beer & NoshFritz Maytag revived the Anchor Brewing Co., keeping operations in S.F.​Noah Galuten of our sister blog in L.A. is among a handful of sources reporting this afternoon that local craft beer pioneer Anchor Brewing Co. has been sold to The Griffin Group, a Novato-based i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2010

    California Craft Brewers Represent at the Fancy Food Show

    B. YaegerFirestone-Walker Brewing's Brandon Borgel, part of the California brewski cointingent.​For three days (Jan. 17-19), Moscone Center is so full of munchies, it's like a stoner's wet dream. The National Association for the Specialty Food Trade (NASFT) is in the midst of producing the 35t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2009

    Three is a Magic Number: S.F. Restaurant Closures in October

    We're no fans of the optimistic predictions that the recession is over. But October saw the fewest closures of San Francisco restaurants in the past six months. And for the ones that did close, new tenants were generally already in line. yuichi.sakuraba/FlickrYou still got roughly two months to get ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2009

    As Economy Leaves Us Crying Into Our Beer, Local Brewery Laughing Its Way to the Bank

    Your untaxed dollars at play: Schmaltz Brewing is reporting record sales, despite a crap economyWhen the current financial crunch rumbled into the big time late last year, 499 of the Fortune 500 companies' experienced plummeting stock prices. The one that didn't? Campbell's Soup. The notion of futur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2008

    City Attorney Joins "SF Weekly = Nostradamus" Bandwagon

    By Matt Smith Knowing a bandwagon when he sees one, City Attorney Dennis Herrera today indirectly proclaimed SF Weekly to be a newsprint-based All Being, All Knowing, Mistress of Sight and Sound.In a Dec. 18 press release titled "Herrera, AGs Reach Pact with MillerCoors to Stop Producing Alcoho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2008

    Marketers, Law Enforcement Fulfill SF Weekly Prediction; Energy Beer Declared Stupid

    By Matt Smith Knowing a bandwagon when he sees one, City Attorney Dennis Herrera today indirectly proclaimed SF Weekly to be a newsprint-based All Being, All Knowing, Mistress of Sight and Sound.In a Dec. 18 press release titled "Herrera, AGs Reach Pact with MillerCoors to Stop Producing Alcoho ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 9, 2008

    Riding for Keeps

    By Matt Smith Knowing a bandwagon when he sees one, City Attorney Dennis Herrera today indirectly proclaimed SF Weekly to be a newsprint-based All Being, All Knowing, Mistress of Sight and Sound.In a Dec. 18 press release titled "Herrera, AGs Reach Pact with MillerCoors to Stop Producing Alcoho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2008

    Three-Course Beer Dinner At Monk's Kettle

    By Matt Smith Knowing a bandwagon when he sees one, City Attorney Dennis Herrera today indirectly proclaimed SF Weekly to be a newsprint-based All Being, All Knowing, Mistress of Sight and Sound.In a Dec. 18 press release titled "Herrera, AGs Reach Pact with MillerCoors to Stop Producing Alcoho ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 18, 2007

    Bike Rodeo Clowns

    By Matt Smith Knowing a bandwagon when he sees one, City Attorney Dennis Herrera today indirectly proclaimed SF Weekly to be a newsprint-based All Being, All Knowing, Mistress of Sight and Sound.In a Dec. 18 press release titled "Herrera, AGs Reach Pact with MillerCoors to Stop Producing Alcoho ... More >>

  • News

    November 12, 2003

    King of Beer

    In which the Zen suds master of the Richmond reveals his secrets

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 15, 2002

    Food & Drink Readers' Poll

    In which the Zen suds master of the Richmond reveals his secrets

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 15, 2002

    Best San Francisco Beer

    Speakeasy Brewing's Prohibition Ale

  • News

    December 5, 2001

    Letters to the Editor for the week of 12-5-2001

    We Never Got Around to Publishing: Get Me the Pentagon; They Don't Get Letters Like This at The New Yorker; Have a Problem No One Else Can Solve? Let SF Weekly Help.

  • Dining

    February 12, 1997

    Dish

    We Never Got Around to Publishing: Get Me the Pentagon; They Don't Get Letters Like This at The New Yorker; Have a Problem No One Else Can Solve? Let SF Weekly Help.

  • Dining

    September 25, 1996

    Dish

    We Never Got Around to Publishing: Get Me the Pentagon; They Don't Get Letters Like This at The New Yorker; Have a Problem No One Else Can Solve? Let SF Weekly Help.

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