2019 San Francisco Beer Week

So I'm at the Seven Stills Outer Sunset Taproom, for the Bottle Logic tap takeover. Not many people here. In 5 minutes, they're giving away pours of Darkstar November and Red Eye November (from magnums) to anyone who has purchased a BL beer.

I'm all about SFBW, but I love ditching the crowds.

 

Similar social media posts from stores all over the Bay Area, so safe to say it’s a drop for beer week

 

Lots of Focal Banger at K&L

 

Lots of focal everywhere, Gus's market and toronado as well.

 

Seems like tons of Focal Banger to go but Heady Topper for in house consumption only so far at IBU Milpitas, Holy Water SF, CBS, Toronado

 

Per IBU, distributors have requested that all Heady be consumed onsite and Focal can be to go. Nice to see distro of it though

 

I saw that! Kinda makes sense.

 

thats dumb, why not just send kegs then? and the places who dont have the licence to do so? sol?

 

Yeah especially dumb since last year, we got a can-drop of Crusher, Heady Topper, and Focal Banger no problem.

 

Flying up to SFO tomorrow for SF Beer Week. I'm planning to stop at Cellermaker House of Pizza before making my way back to SFO for my flight back home. What should I hit up before Cellermaker? Thinking about Toronados, but I've been there a few times already. Prefer close by Cellermaker as time is limited. Cheers.

 

If you're going to CM HoP, then drop by Old Devil Moon - a craft beer bar hosting a bunch of SFBW events a couple blocks away.

 

Barebottle Brewery, holy water (bar) and healthy spirits (botttle shop) are nearby on Cortland. Going the other way on mission is the crafty fox which opens early, 12pm.

 

@dcgunman

Actually to be more specific at ODM, Saturday is a Sante Adairius tap takeover and Sunday is a $5 kick the kegs type of event.

 

Do you know what's on tap from Sara?

 

Good to know. I'm not sticking around for Sunday. Fly in & out Saturday. The SA tap take over will do. Thanks.

 

Here's the taplist for Saturday @ ODM / From the SFBW event page.

1) Sante Adairius - Appreciation (batch 8) - barrel aged sour saison w/ boysenberries

2) Sante Adairius - Like Minds - barrel aged sour buckwheat saison, club release

3) Sante Adairius - Saison Bernice - mixed fermentation sour saison

4) Sante Adairius - The Professor's Patent - Double IPA w/ hand selected Nelson Sauvin hops

5) Sante Adairius - Tomorrow, Today - IPA w/ Citra, Simcoe, and Mosaic

6) Sante Adairius - Bridges & Tunnels - oatmeal stout

7) Sante Adairius & Faction - Cuddle Tent - Triple IPA collab

8) Humble Sea & Almanac - Grey Matter - 4.8% - oak aged Grisette with pears, a bonus beer from Santa Cruz's Humble Sea and Alameda's masters of sour, Almanac

 

Hoping to hit Holy Water at 4pm today. Anyone else?

 

This guy! Going at 4 to get the ba Moksa, then coming by later with the wife and try the rest.

 

I don’t think alchemist kegs their beer?

Cans only if I’m remembering right.

 

Well, another solid SF Beer Week in the books! I didn't get a chance to hit up any of the Stout events I was hoping to, focusing mainly on hop focused events. Best event for me was probably the CBS Hazy IPA day, not just due to his stuff on tap, but also the great cans selection I walked away with

My personal SFBW Awards:

Best Canned Release Overall: DDH Pulp (thanks @dframmy !)

Best Local Can: DDH Pulp
Best Socal Can: Pure Project Diamond Dust
Best Non-CA Can: Finback Rolling in Clouds
Best Overall Draft (of a "New to me" beer): Monkish Glamour Glitters Gold
Best NorCal Draft: Humble Sea Kermit the Fog
Best Socal Draft: Monkish GGG
Best Non-CA Draft: Great Notion Ripe

Most Disappointing Can: Alchemist Heady Topper (probably a mistake to have this during the Hazy IPA fest, but hey, it wasn't my choice to have it for in house consumption only lol. Came across as malty and just decent).

Most Disappointing draft: GRIMM. These weren't bad IPAs by any means, but based on the hype and ratings I expected way more.