Bay Area Thread

[CommanderofAwesome]

Planning a brewery crawl around Oakland this Saturday afternoon before a concert. I have Tesmecal and Faction on my list, any others? Best option for a place with food as well?

Thanks.

Not brewery but Beer Rev is in between the two places you mentioned and will have better beers on tap.

As for food, stop at Belly (on the way to Beer Rev). It's awesome.

 

[flexabull]

Not brewery but Beer Rev is in between the two places you mentioned and will have better beers on tap.

As for food, stop at Belly (on the way to Beer Rev). It's awesome.

I haven't heard about Beer Rev is a while. I honestly wasn't sure if they were still around.

My friend and I want to brewery hop this time, but if I am near Beer Rev I will certainly consider it.

 

[CommanderofAwesome]

I haven't heard about Beer Rev is a while. I honestly wasn't sure if they were still around.

My friend and I want to brewery hop this time, but if I am near Beer Rev I will certainly consider it.

Some ppl are butthurt about it for some reason that I don't understand. It's still great.

 

[coldstorage]

Some ppl are butthurt about it for some reason that I don't understand. It's still great.

 

[Gaseous Clay]

Beer Rev's draft list has been mostly meh for a while but they always have great beers in their coolers. I rather enjoy the place.

 

[BrandoSF]

RIP

 

[tosh1]

Beer Rev's draft list has been mostly meh for a while but they always have great beers in their coolers. I rather enjoy the place.

Have not been in for a while, but it used to be the other way around.

When they opened the cooler stuff was great, last time I was in it was over priced and Meh.

And yes, The Fraggle stuff has certainly colored my feelings to BR

 

[AndresR]

Beer Rev's draft list has been mostly meh for a while but they always have great beers in their coolers. I rather enjoy the place.

I worked 2 blocks away from Beer Rev for most of all last year. The tap list was always really good. It was always rotating with fast turn around too. There were always 2-3 beers I was happy to get to drink everytime I went, which was 1-3x per week.

But I also find myself to be a bit of an outlier at times with beer. Mainly because I actually enjoy drinking beer. So who knows what folks expectations are these days.

 

[Xul1]

The tap list was always really good.

There were always 2-3 beers I was happy to get to drink everytime I went, which was 1-3x per week.

For what it's worth, I'd consider the second segment I pulled out of your post to be fairly contradictory to the first. If I go into a bar with Beer Rev's reputation, Beer Rev's number of taps, and Beer Rev's industry connections, and there are 2 - 3 beers I'm happy to drink, I'd consider that passable at best.

I've been a few times since August and I can always find a few good beers, but a lot of the draft list just felt like thrown together filler. I don't expect 50 taps of flawless beer and/or whales, but I expect more than what I've seen the last few times.

Or just serve Reality Czeck 24/7 and I wouldn't even need to look at the draft list...quick way to get a full pass from me...

 

[matedog]

Planning a brewery crawl around Oakland this Saturday afternoon before a concert. I have Tesmecal and Faction on my list, any others? Best option for a place with food as well?

Thanks.

If you are going all the way to Alameda, can you swing by Fieldwork/Rare Barrel?

For the neverending Beer Rev discussion, taplist from last Saturday:

Among the 50, there are plenty of things I'd be down to try. Nothing I'd lose my **** over, but I'd be perfectly content ordering two or three things off of that list.

 

[stupac2]

If you are going all the way to Alameda, can you swing by Fieldwork/Rare Barrel?

For the neverending Beer Rev discussion, taplist from last Saturday:

Among the 50, there are plenty of things I'd be down to try. Nothing I'd lose my **** over, but I'd be perfectly content ordering two or three things off of that list.

I see four on only the first board...

I dunno, I'm not at Beer Rev much any more because of the no-kids thing, but every time I have gone it's been great. Admittedly it's a lot more expensive than it used to be, and the Fraggle situation (RIP) is tremendous horseshit, but where else can you go in the east bay to find Alvarado, Alpha Acid, RR, and Fieldwork on the same board? (Not to mention they routinely get Moonraker.) Maybe Good Hop? It's not like we have quality beer bars growing on trees over here.

While I'm posting in here I should mention the new joint near-ish to me, Paulista, on Park and Wellington. It's a Brazilian restaurant with something like 24 taps. Went at lunch the other day and the list had plenty of good stuff, though they're too new to get anything super exciting. Could be a good option if you want something like that, we'll see how it does.

 

[CommanderofAwesome]

I worked 2 blocks away from Beer Rev for most of all last year. The tap list was always really good. It was always rotating with fast turn around too. There were always 2-3 beers I was happy to get to drink everytime I went, which was 1-3x per week.

But I also find myself to be a bit of an outlier at times with beer. Mainly because I actually enjoy drinking beer. So who knows what folks expectations are these days.

I also used to work near there (although that was 2012-Early 2014). I was in there least twice a week, and I agree with your sentiment. Always have beers on tap that I'm down to hammer, cooler game is great. Factor in outside space, dog friendly, awesome friendly staff and all the events they do it's hard to beat.

 

[matedog]

I see four on only the first board...

I dunno, I'm not at Beer Rev much any more because of the no-kids thing, but every time I have gone it's been great. Admittedly it's a lot more expensive than it used to be, and the Fraggle situation (RIP) is tremendous horseshit, but where else can you go in the east bay to find Alvarado, Alpha Acid, RR, and Fieldwork on the same board? (Not to mention they routinely get Moonraker.) Maybe Good Hop? It's not like we have quality beer bars growing on trees over here.

While I'm posting in here I should mention the new joint near-ish to me, Paulista, on Park and Wellington. It's a Brazilian restaurant with something like 24 taps. Went at lunch the other day and the list had plenty of good stuff, though they're too new to get anything super exciting. Could be a good option if you want something like that, we'll see how it does.

Just to clarify, I meant 2 or 3 things because that's the most I'd be able to order at a bar these days. Definitely more on the board that I'd be interested in.

I'm not really sure what constitutes a bar that would be so superior to what they offer in the bay area. Toronado has been consistently excellent these days with Cellarmaker and Sante on the reg, but beyond that I don't know what you could realistically expect.

Also, can someone fill me in on the Fraggle thing? I've seen it alluded to in the past.

 

[flexabull]

If you are going all the way to Alameda, can you swing by Fieldwork/Rare Barrel?

For the neverending Beer Rev discussion, taplist from last Saturday:

Among the 50, there are plenty of things I'd be down to try. Nothing I'd lose my **** over, but I'd be perfectly content ordering two or three things off of that list.

I might hit Fieldwork on the way down, my friend who is coming with me doesn't like sours so I'll skip Rare Barrel.

 

[matedog]

I might hit Fieldwork on the way down, my friend who is coming with me doesn't like sours so I'll skip Rare Barrel.

Don't forget, Rare Barrel usually has really solid guest taps. Last week had two Cellarmaker and an Alvarado St. apparently.

 

[stupac2]

Just to clarify, I meant 2 or 3 things because that's the most I'd be able to order at a bar these days. Definitely more on the board that I'd be interested in.

I'm not really sure what constitutes a bar that would be so superior to what they offer in the bay area. Toronado has been consistently excellent these days with Cellarmaker and Sante on the reg, but beyond that I don't know what you could realistically expect.

Also, can someone fill me in on the Fraggle thing? I've seen it alluded to in the past.

I don't want to air it publicly so I'll just PM you.

 

[flexabull]

Don't forget, Rare Barrel usually has really solid guest taps. Last week had two Cellarmaker and an Alvarado St. apparently.

That changes things! Thanks for the reminder.

 

[coldstorage]

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Also, can someone fill me in on the Fraggle thing? I've seen it alluded to in the past.

I don't think anyone is gonna air it out on a message board (edit: stu beat me) but catch me leaning off my barstool some day and I'll gossip at great length about how ****** that situation was in my view. I never had him over for Christmas dinner but knew him from local music and later from local beer. Maybe me view is skewed by my own cultural position, but I feel like he was instrumental in bringing beer along and spreading knowledge, not just through beer rev but even at local punk club or party or beer fest. He was ground floor, humble, generous, and that the Bay Area beer world owes him a debt of gratitude. He is deeply missed. I think people who met him can't help but to care about him enough to be bristled at the idea of him getting a raw deal.

 

[matedog]

That changes things! Thanks for the reminder.

They'll probably update the taplist sometime today and that'll give you a good idea for the weekend lineup.

 

[brokensail1]

Beer Revolution's taplist is meh? Jesus...and I thought I was tough to please.

I go at least once a week and there are always at least a handful of things I'm interested in trying and plenty of good beers I like to drink. Yeah, there is some garbage and a number of just okay beers, but that's going to happen when you're pouring that many different things. And if nothing else, I am glad they always have a bunch of random stuff on the board that you don't find everywhere else, even if some of it isn't good.

 

[pen15clubmember]

Beer Rev’s taplist used to be ~90% trash most of the time, but has gotten much better in the last I don’t know how long, maybe 2 years? I remember going in there and most beers would be like a honey blonde from Track 7 and an amber from Altamont and other ******** on that level but yeah they almost always have several good beers on nowadays.

 

[CommanderofAwesome]

Beer Rev’s taplist used to be ~90% trash most of the time, but has gotten much better in the last I don’t know how long, maybe 2 years? I remember going in there and most beers would be like a honey blonde from Track 7 and an amber from Altamont and other ******** on that level but yeah they almost always have several good beers on nowadays.

Being a frequent patron of Beer Rev since 2011, I feel I can say from a place of an educated opinion that this take is bad. Incorrect in every way. But hey, glad they have beers you like now.

 

[pen15clubmember]

Being a frequent patron of Beer Rev since 2011, I feel I can say from a place of an educated opinion that this take is bad. Incorrect in every way. But hey, glad they have beers you like now.

lol

 

[MrDave]

I saw on IG that Cellarmaker was bottling up a nectarine sour. Anyone know when that's gonna happen?

 

[pen15clubmember]

Example:


Edit: to be fair "trash" is too strong of a word, but "beers I would not even consider ordering" is what I meant. I've always liked the place, just remember it skewing majorly towards quantity over quality up until more recently.

 

[matedog]

I thought batch 9? Whatever the newest one is, was better than the previous. Haven't done side by side though.

Did side by side with last three batches last night.

(13, 15, 17 left to right)
13 was the clear winner for me. Green apples for days with a nice depth to the funk. 17 was way too carbed and almost astringent relative to 13. 15 seemed to be the transition between the two suggesting maybe it and 17 will develop towards 13’s profile (I hope).

 

[beerandraiderfan]

Beer Revolution is cool. Every time I catch a case out there, I always walk over to BR for some beers after entering my NG plea or getting my dismissal/acquittal.

Best bar within walking distance of a courthouse I've ever been too.

**** always makes me thirstier than thirsty lil Marco

Use a silly mixed case abbreviation like SoHo...FiWo or something. FW is 100% Firestone Walker.

Or just spell out "Fieldwork," since saving those five keystrokes in typing "FiWo" would make you look like a massive toolbag...

Fwk has a nice ring to it.

"You can't beat the service at fwk."

"Fwk clan ain't nuttin' to fwk wit"

hmm... I think I may have to rely on a TBer to roll with if I come out. I just checked and it looks like a 3 hour commute w/ 3 different trains

Put that wig and eye shadow on and I'll drive out from Nevada to take you.

Cash, grass or ass? Nah, ass, ass or ass for you cutie

Hey wait, I actually will be in the area for the barrel aged fest Nov 11th. Anyone else going?

 

[jtmartino1]

RR has 3L Beat for sale today if that’s your thing.

 

[Tlo4sho]

RR has 3L Beat for sale today if that’s your thing.

And it sold out in 15 mins?

 

[AndresR]

RR has 3L Beat for sale today if that’s your thing.

It is most certainly not my thing, but bottle share are! Just in case folks are just in a drunken haze most of the the time, I'll leave this here....

https://www.talkbeer.com/community/threads/november-share-in-gg-park.40150/