They just celebrated their 18th anniversary where they launched their first beer in a can, Baby Daddy Session IPA. Speakeasy distributes throughout California and has distribution lines in New York and Boston, unfortunately there are no current plans to expand to Texas. Until then they are brewing 24/7 on the current system “in the shadow of its awesomeness” according to assistant brewer Cat Wiest. The new system will go on line this summer. The brewery is currently undergoing a large expansion from a 20 barrel system to a 60 barrel system featuring two side by side 30bbl mash tuns and kettles and their own bottling and canning line. When I mentioned that I was a blogger for Craft Beer Austin, the bar manager immediately asked my group to stay after closing and offered to give us a tour of the brewery. The staff was incredibly friendly and definitely passionate about their beer. The brewery features 12 taps from the new Vendetta IPA to the Old Godfather Barleywine. I have had the Prohibition Ale on several of my trips to California, but I haven’t had much else from the brewery. Aside from the impressive digs, the tap lineup is truly spectacular. The tap room has been transformed into an old world style speakeasy on par with any bar that you would find in the city.
The area feels a lot like the industrial complexes that many Austin breweries occupy however, once you walk through the door you are instantly transported to a real Speakeasy. Speakeasy is a large production brewery that is located in an industrial complex on the south east side of town. Impromptu stop: Speakeasy BreweryĪ great deal on Uber rides facilitated more stops than I originally anticipated and therefore, day one ended with an impromptu trip to Speakeasy Brewery. They don’t have a kitchen, but you are welcome to bring your own food, or order from a nearby restaurant and have it delivered. Even though there is a brewery in the back, it’s definitely a bar, so leave the kiddos at home.
The only way to enjoy their frothy goodness at home is if you fill a growler to go (California has some strange growler laws, so make sure your are compliant). With beers like taco hands and coffee and cigarettes, you will kick yourself if you don’t get your hands on one of their one-of-a-kind brews during your trip.Ī few things to note: you can find their beers on tap locally, but they do not bottle or can. We all take these rankings lightly however, I think this one is spot on and it’s one of my top picks in the city. To us, making the same 3-4 beers all the time would be boring in many ways.” If that’s not enough to get you over there, a few San Fran beer experts rate them pretty high up there with breweries like Russian River, Sainte Adairius and Sierra Nevada. It is our goal to keep your taste buds intrigued by constantly producing different flavors. Cellarmaker is different though, not only are they not a production brewery, they have no interest in ever becoming one “we are a San Francisco brewery producing small batches of experimental beers. As you can imagine, anyone that wants to mass produce beer needs to do so outside of the city. Not far from Mikkeller in the South of Market (SoMa) district you will find the small batch Cellarmaker Brewing Co. Regardless, this is a must do addition to your list. The Tenderloin late at night can get a little sketchy. I recommend you make this your first stop of the evening, especially given this bar’s location. We were able to safely get in and grab a spot in the bar early in the evening, so I’m not sure what the late night crowd might be like. You can expect to spend no less than $6.50 a pint, but that is in line with most of the bars and pubs in the city. The menu was crafted to pair well with the beer and is on par with a high end gastropub. The bar also features The Tivoli sour room (I didn’t make it down there) in a hidden cellar space that exclusively serves lambics and sour beers. The bottle list is meticulously hand-picked to delight beer geeks of all levels. The bar features 40 taps and 2 cask handles with each beer cooled and served at its ideal temperature. It opened in 2013 on the edge of the Tenderloin district. First stop: Mikkeller BarĪny beer geek is going to put this bar at the top of their list. Here is my take on a few of the must do craft beer spots in this beer-lovin city. But thanks to a great Uber deal and dumb luck, I ended up with a few extra impromptu visits. Since I was in the city for about a day and a half, I only sketched out a few key places that I wanted to check out. Like many of you, my vacations always include some type of beer haul or brewery visit. However, I was recently able to squeeze in a quick trip to San Francisco. I travel to California quite a bit for work and I don’t normally have much time for anything else.
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