San Francisco Brew Pub Tour
By Kyle Karraker, Club Member
San Francisco. Home of the Grateful Dead, Alcatraz and Anchor Brewing. Dana and I went out there a couple of years ago to visit my brother, take in the sites and find decent places to drink. Well, I went there to find decent places to drink.
Our flight was delayed, so we didn’t get there until early afternoon. We were staying a few blocks from the Wharf area so we decided to walk around down there. I’d read about a place called Jack’s Cannery Bar that had a good number of taps. We found it down some steps in an old brick building that had been converted into a number of shops. It was nice and dark with an old wooden bar. Definitely well used.
Not a bad crowd for early afternoon but we didn’t have a problem sitting at the bar. Not as many taps as I’d been led to believe, but most were beers we didn’t get here at the time. Got the Speakeasy Brewing IPA. Pretty good. Nice hop aroma with a balanced flavor and crisp finish. Dana probably had a Bud Light. What can you do.
The next day was the beer tour day. After a short bus trip up Columbus Avenue, we wandered around Chinatown and the surrounding area. Just a few blocks away was the E&O Trading Company. A brewpub that also serves excellent Thai and Southeast Asian cuisine. Unfortunately, they recently dropped the brewpub side of the business to concentrate on the food. It’s a shame, because the house IPA was great complement to some of the spicier plates.
What can you do after a good meal and a refreshing beverage? Go look for more refreshing beverages.
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Calendar- Sun Mar 14: $2.00 Pints
- Tue Mar 16: Tapper Tuesday
- Wed Mar 17: Wednesday Warriors
- Sun Mar 21: $2.00 Pints
- Tue Mar 23: Tapper Tuesday
- Wed Mar 24: Wednesday Warriors
- Sun Mar 28: $2.00 Pints
- Tue Mar 30: Tapper Tuesday
- Wed Mar 31: Wednesday Warriors
- Wed Mar 31: Steering Committee Meeting
- Sun Apr 4: $2.00 Pints
- Tue Apr 6: Tapper Tuesday
- Wed Apr 7: Wednesday Warriors
- Sun Apr 11: $2.00 Pints
- Mon Apr 12: Club Meeting
