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Beer and Tapa's (insert homer drooling noise here) -- All around good beer and tapas. Its nice to have something else with my beer ...
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Bay Area Beer Lover's Tour

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an open list started by David Good

Despite not having the same reputation as other regions for beer (the wine country gets all the press, it seems), the Bay Area has a great collection of brewpubs and beer-focused bars. I like wine just fine, but my personal loyalty will always be to beer, perhaps because I used to be a brewer. I guess I just ...

Despite not having the same reputation as other regions for beer (the wine country gets all the press, it seems), the Bay Area has a great collection of brewpubs and beer-focused bars. I like wine just fine, but my personal loyalty will always be to beer, perhaps because I used to be a brewer. I guess I just like that I can get a $5 beer anywhere and be assured it will be reasonably good. Wine's often a $60 gamble. And even if it's not a gamble, it's still $60.

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Gordon Biersch
Gordon Biersch Brewery is an American brewery founded by Dan Gordon and Dean Biersch. Gordon, a graduate from the five-year brewing engineering program at Weihenstephan, and Biersch opened their first brewery restaurant in Palo Alto, California in July... more from wikipedia
Steve N. diddit and says: The dunkles beer has to be one of the best beers I have tasted . It is a shame they don't bottle ...
50 people have checked off Gordon Biersch, 2 wanna do it, 1 thumbs up, 1 down
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Magnolia
Supposedly a decent brewpub in the Haight, but I have yet to make it over there. For some reason, when I'm in the Haight I always end up someplace else. [www.magnoliapub.com]
13 people have checked off Magnolia, 4 wanna do it, not yet rated
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Jupiter
Jupiter brews their beer locally, but not on-site, so you lose the fun of seeing the kettles and fermenters (you can go down the street to Triple Rock if you want to see that). The back patio is great on a summer evening (although whenever they have a live band, it's more noise than nice). [www.jupiterbeer.com]
Kimberlee diddit and says: love the patio hmm cant say I recall the beer that ...
13 people have checked off Jupiter, 2 wanna do it, 1 thumbs up, 0 down
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Pyramid
Pyramid's great because it's got tons of space and offers brewery tours. The food's a little on the hoity-toity side, but I can live with that. I've never found Pyramid's beer to be that exceptional (I like hefe weizen fine, but I don't get excited about it, and putting lemon in it is just a marketing gimmick to get women to drink microbrews - putting fruit in ...
25 people have checked off Pyramid, 3 wanna do it, 1 thumbs up, 0 down
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Thirstybear
Thirstybear has a great location in SoMa and is a good happy hour spot. The beer is only average - anybody that makes a vanilla beer is just trying too hard to dumb down their product. [www.thirstybear.com]
24 people have checked off Thirstybear, 1 wanna do it, 1 thumbs up, 0 down
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Anchor
Anchor is a storied brewery that survived prohibition and the depression. A source of some frustration is that they've trademarked "steam beer" which is actually a category of beer, not a brand - it's like ...
12 people have checked off Anchor, 3 wanna do it, 1 thumbs up, 0 down
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Triple Rock
Triple Rock seems to be pretty similar to Jupiter in its vibe, perhaps it's ...
Don Loeb diddit and says: good food as well. a classic...
12 people have checked off Triple Rock, 2 wanna do it, 1 thumbs up, 0 down
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21st Amendment Brewery
Worth going to just for the name, which is based on the Constitutional amendment that repealed prohibition. A great location near the ballpark (and a way better crowd than the nearby Momo's). [http://www.21st-amendment.com/ ]
Lucas A. diddit and says: Avoid before a ballgame, but otherwise this is where the beer snobs hang out. Whether that's good or bad depends on you. Solid food as well.
24 people have checked off 21st Amendment Brewery, 1 wanna do it, 1 thumbs up, 0 down
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Toronado
No list of "best places to grab beer in San Francisco" is complete without Toronado. All the locals know that this place shouldn't be missed, with more than 40 on tap from across the nation and around the wo ...
15 people have checked off Toronado, 2 wanna do it, 1 thumbs up, 0 down
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Rogue
Rogue is actually my favorite brewery, back from my Portland days. They actually have a proprietary y ...
12 people have checked off Rogue, 2 wanna do it, not yet rated
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