Bay Area Thread

[matedog]

Last year was the easiest year since 09. Best bet is to go to the pub on a weekday night if you can swing it. Very minimal wait times. The 3 pour limit and table limits definitely work.

It seems to me like it is a bit less hyped, but it might just be that it doesn't interest me as much.

 

[drgarage1]

The important thing is that I not tell any of you guys where I got two pints of it last year.

 

[mjl21]

It seems to me like it is a bit less hyped, but it might just be that it doesn't interest me as much.

Dont think hype has anything to do with it. Cellarmaker, Rare Barrel, and Fieldwork have come on the scene to placate the SF/East Bay masses.

 

[matedog]

Dont think hype has anything to do with it. Cellarmaker, Rare Barrel, and Fieldwork have come on the scene to placate the SF/East Bay masses.

Thank you free market economy!

 

[HeavySpeedway]

Thank you free market economy!

**** that. If economy had anything to do with it, we'd have a lot more places in the Pen / South Bay. Or is the serious beer drinker / ********* ratio so low around here that it might as well be zero?

 

[tosh1]

Think I have mentioned them in the past, but anyone got WoodFour updates?

Always enjoyed there stuff, but this is The Bollocks.

Great stuff.

 

[Usofar]

Think I have mentioned them in the past, but anyone got WoodFour updates?

Always enjoyed there stuff, but this is The Bollocks.

Great stuff.

Hmmm I have a bottle of that thanks to preacher perhaps it's time.

Any recommendations for Hotels near Cellermaker? Looks like I'll be in the San Jose area the 27th for the
Avery and SARA beer week events, SARA, Cellarmaker & Toronado the 28th, preacher's hood the 29th then Santa Rosa for RateBeerBest on the 30th and 31st. Any recommendations for stuff in those areas?

 

[RyanG1]

Hmmm I have a bottle of that thanks to preacher perhaps it's time.

Any recommendations for Hotels near Cellermaker? Looks like I'll be in the San Jose area the 27th for the
Avery and SARA beer week events, SARA, Cellarmaker & Toronado the 28th, preacher's hood the 29th then Santa Rosa for RateBeerBest on the 30th and 31st. Any recommendations for stuff in those areas?

Airbnb it. Thankfully nothing is to far in sf. Otherwise Parc 55 is a nice hotel nearby ish. Just don't walk to cellarmaker via 6th street unless you feel comfortable doing that.

 

[RyanG1]

Think I have mentioned them in the past, but anyone got WoodFour updates?

Always enjoyed there stuff, but this is The Bollocks.

Great stuff.

Do they regularly sell bottles to go?

Or more special release from past events?

 

[tosh1]

Do they regularly sell bottles to go?

Or more special release from past events?

In the past I have got bottles from place in Alameda. Stopped in El Cerrito tonight, this and Sticky Sour aplently. Hoping a sign of increased production?

 

[RyanG1]

In the past I have got bottles from place in Alameda. Stopped in El Cerrito tonight, this and Sticky Sour aplently. Hoping a sign of increased production?

What spot(s)? Feel free to shoot me a pm too.

 

[tosh1]

Bottles in El Cerrito. I rarely stop there, but it is better for the new owners. So far only locale. Will update after weekend shopping, but Alameda Craft is one of few places I got bombers in the past. Last few were limited, non shelf stuff.

 

[preacher1]

Hmmm I have a bottle of that thanks to preacher perhaps it's time.

Any recommendations for Hotels near Cellermaker? Looks like I'll be in the San Jose area the 27th for the
Avery and SARA beer week events, SARA, Cellarmaker & Toronado the 28th, preacher's secret farmlet of love 29th then Santa Rosa for RateBeerBest on the 30th and 31st. Any recommendations for stuff in those areas?

Forget all that noise.. lets just ride some swings together...by the bonfire.

 

[preacher1]

What spot(s)? Feel free to shoot me a pm too.

Petaluma market has heaps on the shelf....hit me up afterword and we can take lil ride into the country,shhhhhh

 

[archagon]

Finally seeing some Rosetta around here! Been on the lookout ever since the (minor) hype in the DDTs a few months ago.

 

[theconductor]

I was there yesterday. Although I didn't get a chance to talk to the owner, I did notice that the back room has even more barrels than my last visit. It's getting tight back there! I know they're expanding into the space next door, but I didn't notice any signs of that yet.

On another note, the Moonlight taproom is now open Friday and Saturday!

Think I have mentioned them in the past, but anyone got WoodFour updates?

Always enjoyed there stuff, but this is The Bollocks.

Great stuff.

 

[matedog]

Think I have mentioned them in the past, but anyone got WoodFour updates?

Always enjoyed there stuff, but this is The Bollocks.

Great stuff.

In case anyone is confused, calling something "bollocks" is bad, calling something "the bollocks" is good.

 

[RyanG1]

In case anyone is confused, calling something "bollocks" is bad, calling something "the bollocks" is good.

And calling something tits?

Tits are always good, right? Unless you like wang, and that is cool.

 

[Xul1]

Any recommendations for Hotels near Cellermaker?

I stayed at the Carriage Inn for a couple nights in October and was happy with it. One of the cheaper options in the area - actually cheaper than most AirBnB options I could find around there - but it was clean, safe, and the staff was helpful. Not a ton of amenities but Cellarmaker, Sightglass Coffee, Deli Board, City Beer Store, and a BART stop are all within a few blocks.

 

[AptosBeerDrinker]

I always rec The Metro Hotel for accommodations in SF. It is extremely old school/no frills but it is cheap/clean/safe and a less than 5 minute walk to Toronado.

 

[drgarage1]

I always rec The Metro Hotel for accommodations in SF. It is extremely old school/no frills but it is cheap/clean/safe and a less than 5 minute walk to Toronado.

I'd do an Airbnb in Duboce or Lower Haight. Tend to be cheap, and it's the only way to stay right by the stuff you're interested in.

 

[matedog]

I always rec The Metro Hotel for accommodations in SF. It is extremely old school/no frills but it is cheap/clean/safe and a less than 5 minute walk to Toronado.

Plus it's right on top of Ragazza. So tasty.

 

[AptosBeerDrinker]

Plus it's right on top of Ragazza. So tasty.

Funny because I've never been. We usually do NOPA if we're going fancy because Moonlight and I like their food.

We're staying there in a few months though so we'll have to check it out.

 

[RyanG1]

Funny because I've never been. We usually do NOPA if we're going fancy because Moonlight and I like their food.

We're staying there in a few months though so we'll have to check it out.

Ragazza is a great spot. Owner has a place near us called, Gialina, only does their pizzas. Sofa king good. My favorite SF pizza spot and I eat way lots of pizza.

 

[AptosBeerDrinker]

Ragazza is a great spot. Owner has a place near us called, Gialina, only does their pizzas. Sofa king good. My favorite SF pizza spot and I eat way lots of pizza.

Yeah I just looked at the website and realized it's the woman from Gialina. I've always heard good things about that place.

 

[matedog]

Funny because I've never been. We usually do NOPA if we're going fancy because Moonlight and I like their food.

We're staying there in a few months though so we'll have to check it out.

NOPA's great, but in the six years I lived in that hood, I only went there...twice? It's super duper popular. With Ragazza, I could get pizzas to go, which was awesome. Man, I miss the Lower Haight.

I used to have a lighthearted factoid that NOPA was Bill Cosby's favorite SF restaurant. Now I can turn a lighthearted factoid into a tasteless joke about spiked drinks and rape.

 

[AptosBeerDrinker]

I used to have a lighthearted factoid that NOPA was Bill Cosby's favorite SF restaurant. Now I can turn a lighthearted factoid into a tasteless joke about spiked drinks and rape.

 

[HeavySpeedway]

Hey, maybe we should make that Bill Cosby animated GIF above the new SARA alert signal.

 

[Arbitrator]

I used to have a lighthearted factoid that NOPA was Bill Cosby's favorite SF restaurant. Now I can turn a lighthearted factoid into a tasteless joke about spiked drinks and rape.

I wonder if he thinks the name is PA.

 

[drgarage1]

I wonder if he thinks the name is PA.

Took me a second, but well-done, sir.