Bay Area Thread

[flexabull]

Looks like I'm going to be in San Francisco next weekend, any reliable spots for Alvarado St cans? I've never tried any of their beer and I am curious...

 

[RyanG1]

Looks like I'm going to be in San Francisco next weekend, any reliable spots for Alvarado St cans? I've never tried any of their beer and I am curious...

City Beer Store gets it but goes quick. Try Crafty Fox but charge a premium or Toronado for cans.

 

[tosh1]

Looks like I'm going to be in San Francisco next weekend, any reliable spots for Alvarado St cans? I've never tried any of their beer and I am curious...

Friday? Places in East Bay might have some at opening. But you are pushing it.

 

[flexabull]

City Beer Store gets it but goes quick. Try Crafty Fox but charge a premium or Toronado for cans.

Friday? Places in East Bay might have some at opening. But you are pushing it.

I am heading down early Saturday morning. I guess I'll give City Beer a visit, but I'm not going to make much effort if their beers are that hard to find.

Thanks.

 

[drgarage1]

I am heading down early Saturday morning. I guess I'll give City Beer a visit, but I'm not going to make much effort if their beers are that hard to find.

Thanks.

Way more likely to find it lingering at Toronado than CBS. There's a shop on Alameda that often lasts, too.

 

[stupac2]

I am heading down early Saturday morning. I guess I'll give City Beer a visit, but I'm not going to make much effort if their beers are that hard to find.

Thanks.

You could see if MrFootstones would hold some for you.

 

[brokensail1]

Plenty of places have their beer on draft. Unless you get lucky/get someone to hold cans for you, that's probably your best option.

 

[loeyjarko]

Looks like I'm going to be in San Francisco next weekend, any reliable spots for Alvarado St cans? I've never tried any of their beer and I am curious...

It gets in on Thursday and sells out on Thursday almost everywhere.

 

[pen15clubmember]

Aside from the current rain, the humidity, and the heat, I'd take a weekend in Charleston over any beer event at Toronado.

It's gonna be a glorious week, and even though I have to miss T30 and Fleet Foxes (also would have halted a personal 10-year-long music fest ban for that), it's more than worth it. Plus all is not lost - we're going to the Friday sesh of Shelton Fest in the ATL. I was just trying to sound like a #newmoney MEllennial.

Hope T30 is fun for all who attend. Now that I think about it, I wouldn't be surprised if it mellows by late afternoon after bottles are all gone. I'll be living vicariously through y'all and some friends that are going.

Also, people line up at stores for Alvarado cans at now, so I've mostly given up hope on getting them even though we get distro ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[bigstrunso]

Dutch Door was fantastic last night. It's fruited sibling David didn't go down to bad either.............

 

[AndresR]

I think the biggest question is......why? But hey, maybe New Belgium needed to up its kolsch game.

https://brewingindustryguide.com/ne...res-san-francisco-s-magnolia-brewing-company/

 

[matedog]

I think the biggest question is......why? But hey, maybe New Belgium needed to up its kolsch game.

https://brewingindustryguide.com/ne...res-san-francisco-s-magnolia-brewing-company/

Sounds like they weren't doing well financially. I've some great dining/drinking experiences at their Upper Haight spot, so I hope that keeps them afloat.

 

[coldstorage]

I think it's awesome.

 

[AndresR]

Sounds like they weren't doing well financially. I've some great dining/drinking experiences at their Upper Haight spot, so I hope that keeps them afloat.

The food is super legit at both Magnolia spots.

 

[Arbitrator]

Anybody who is attending T30, please find me and punch me in the balls, throat, or face.

I'm about 5'11, skinny and blond with a wart on my nose.

I'll scream and all but it's actually a turn-on for my girlfriend, so please help. Thanks

 

[BrandoSF]

Anybody who is attending T30, please find me and punch me in the balls, throat, or face.

I'm about 5'11, skinny and blond with a wart on my nose.

I'll scream and all but it's actually a turn-on for my girlfriend, so please help. Thanks

You still rockin them wide leg raver pants?

 

[Ataraxia1]

Anybody who is attending T30, please find me and punch me in the balls, throat, or face.

I'm about 5'11, skinny and blond with a wart on my nose.

I'll scream and all but it's actually a turn-on for my girlfriend, so please help. Thanks

I was like, hey I get to meet Arbitrator! But then was like wait.... that sounds really familiar (and I've never met you before)

 

[rrryanc]

I was like, hey I get to meet Arbitrator! But then was like wait.... that sounds really familiar (and I've never met you before)

That you know of...

 

[nothingisreal]

I haven't been to the T since I've been on summer break. I already miss how blessed I was that my school is a few MUNI stops away so I would just go in between class or when I got out and read or catch up on stuff.

I already know Saturday is gonna be wild. My boss told me to go at 8 then run to the back room. I'll probably sleep in though since we're doing an event at the bar tomorrow. Smh

 

[nothingisreal]

You still rockin them wide leg raver pants?

I'm actually the raver pants guy at the house music record store across from Molotovs

 

[buzzword]

Anybody who is attending T30, please find me and punch me in the balls, throat, or face.

I'm about 5'11, skinny and blond with a wart on my nose.

I'll scream and all but it's actually a turn-on for my girlfriend, so please help. Thanks

figured i'd help you out...

this is me - i won't be there. i have to watch my kid like an adult...

...so i'm gonna go pick up my club beers at sante

 

[stupac2]

I haven't been to the T since I've been on summer break. I already miss how blessed I was that my school is a few MUNI stops away so I would just go in between class or when I got out and read or catch up on stuff.

I already know Saturday is gonna be wild. My boss told me to go at 8 then run to the back room. I'll probably sleep in though since we're doing an event at the bar tomorrow. Smh

Wait, people are going to be showing up at 8AM for this? **** that noise, I might just sit this one out.

 

[matedog]

They haven't announced selling vintage bottles or anything right? Did they for T25? My attendance of Toronado anny parties is as follows:
T25: Showed up around 10am, got in line near Blown Away. Left with T25 bottles as everything else was gone. I remember they had an extensive to go list for those who get there early enough.
T26: Showed up around 6am, was 5th in line. They had CC 12 and CCK to go at that point. Both went very quickly. Don't think they had anything else.
T27: Showed up around 6am again (I lived a block away for awhile, so this wasn't really that hard). Maybe 5th or 10th in line. They sold nothing to go.
T28: Didn't go
T29: Showed up around 9:30am. Was second in line. Again nothing to go. Vintage Cable Car was available on site. CC 09 was $140. I think the other vintages were around that cost too.

All years had solid taplists, so even the no bottles to go years were good events.

Especially if they haven't announced whether or not they are doing vintage bottles to go, I would imagine beer nerds were err on the side of "hey I might get Rorie's or old Cable Cars" and line up ******* early. I can't imagine there won't be people in line at 6am.

 

[brokensail1]

Especially if they haven't announced whether or not they are doing vintage bottles to go, I would imagine beer nerds were err on the side of "hey I might get Rorie's or old Cable Cars" and line up ******* early. I can't imagine there won't be people in line at 6am.

Hopefully they don't do bottles to go and those people just leave.

 

[BrandoSF]

There won't be any vintage bottles to go. T30 will be available though.

 

[mikehblack]

For T25 I was able to show up around 3pm once the early crowd left and easily purchase bottles. In today's beer climate I'm not sure that will be possible.

 

[drgarage1]

For T25 I was able to show up around 3pm once the early crowd left and easily purchase bottles. In today's beer climate I'm not sure that will be possible.

T30 itself doesn't have a ton of hype, though, given it's a non-Barrel-aged Orval tribute. More for me!

 

[BrandoSF]

T30 itself doesn't have a ton of hype, though, given it's a non-Barrel-aged Orval tribute. More for me!

It's in your wheelhouse for sure, which means new $ won't give a ****
No fruit
No haze
No vanilla
No care

 

[litheum94]

figured i'd help you out...

this is me - i won't be there. i have to watch my kid like an adult...

...so i'm gonna go pick up my club beers at sante

Of course he's a Penguins fan.

 

[stupac2]

For T25 I was able to show up around 3pm once the early crowd left and easily purchase bottles. In today's beer climate I'm not sure that will be possible.

That might be what I try to do. I really want to try the tap stuff but don't want to be in a packed Toronado to do it...