The Best Beer in Bay Area

101 North Brewery and Tap Room

101 North Brewing Co. is a Sonoma County craft brewery and tasting room located in Petaluma. We produce quality ales using inventive interpretations of traditional styles, creating distinct flavor profiles that have earned our brand special recogniti... more

21st Amendment - San Francisco

21st Amendment Brewery celebrates the right to be original as it marks its 20th Anniversary as a beloved San Francisco brewery. In 2000, 21st Amendment co-founders Nico Freccia and Shaun O'Sullivan's love for homebrewing took flight with the opening... more

21st Amendment Brewery - San Leandro

Join us for experimental brews, seasonal drafts and collaboration brews. Take a tour, play corn hole, or just hang out and enjoy some food and beer. Bring your own food or enjoy a bite from the La Poblana food truck which offers authentic Poblano... more

3rd Street Tap Room

Craft beer tap room located across from the Moscone Center with 14 craft beers on tap. more

47 Hills Brewing Company

John Tucci, President & Founder, started his brewing career in Munich, Germany in 1992 where he lived and worked for six years. There, he studied brewing and malting science and worked at Paulaner Brewery, Bavaria's largest brewery. Upon return t... more

Aisle 5

Aisle 5 is a brewery, craft beer pub, and eatery in the historic Grand Lake district.  Our mission is to provide a comfortable pub experience through a curated selection of outstanding craft beers, a sharable, beer-paired food menu, knowledgeabl... more

Alameda Island Brewing Company

Alameda Island Brewing Company is a microbrewery meaning the primary focus of our business is distribution. We have a beautiful and inviting tasting room and patio, we offer tours of the facility and have created a welcoming space for families (kids... more

Ale Arsenal

Ale Arsenal features a rotating menu of craft beers and 100 bottles that you can enjoy at the bar or take home. Fresh local IPAs, barrel aged stouts, sours, ciders & more! ~~~~~~~~ Great read: https://www.sfgate.com/bars/article/Ale-Arsenal-San-Car... more

Ale Industries

Oakland based, environmentally conscious brewery crafting #BioEnergyBeer.  more

Almanac Taproom

Farm-to-barrel brewing is about selecting the best in locally sourced fruit and blending it into beers inspired by the great brewing traditions of the world. We aim to create something special and uniquely Northern Californian. Jesse and Damian colla... more

Altamont Beer Works

Altamont Beer Works is Livermore's first local brewery since the prohibition! more

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Alvarado Street Brewery - Salinas Brewery

Our Salinas Production Brewery opened in April of 2016 to supplement house offerings at the Brewery & Grill in Monterey, and allow us to supply draft beer to quality minded local establishments. The tasting room is set smack dab in the middle of... more

Alvarado Street Brewery and Grill

Located in a historically registered building in Old Monterey, the Alvarado Street Brewery & Grill serves locally sourced, gastropub-influenced fare built around it's beers that are produced on-site. The Brewpub contains 140 seats, including a sh... more

Amsterdam Cafe

At Amsterdam Cafe be ready to order a beer and a little something to eat. Their menu features many dishes; some of them are even made from scratch. more

Anchor Public Taps

San Francisco's Anchor Brewing Company expands in San Francisco with Anchor Public Taps, focusing on experimental, small-batch beers. Anchor Public Taps, (next to Jackson Playground in the Potrero District and across from the Anchor Brewery), is a... more

Anina

Hayes Valley's Anina is an exotic paradise in the center of everything. The floral wallpaper and the gallery wall are the main stunners here, but take an ornamental menu and place a couple of inventive color-pop cocktails near it. - Flora Tsapovsky... more

Baby Blues BBQ

Baby Blues BBQ features Southern-inspired BBQ. Baby Blues is known for unique sauces, juicy brisket and craft beer. Loosen your belts: We're here to stuff you silly with true BBQ deliciousness. Enjoy some good ol' Southern hospitality from our cr... more

Bar CC

HAPPY HOUR: 5pm-7pm Daily more

Barebottle Brewery - San Francisco

A San Francisco-Inspired, Competition Based, Production Brewery and Tap Room located in Bernal Heights. more

Barebottle Brewery - Santa Clara

Our philosophy and process are simple.... 1. Use the things that inspire us every day from the Bay Area as the foundation for each new beer we make. 2. Inspire our merry band of super talented brewing comrades (head brewer, the founders, and th... more

Barley

Barley is a craft beer & wine bar with casual dining. Our mission is to bring to the community great local food and ingredients, paired with the best beverages from Bay Area breweries & wineries, at affordable prices in a fun, comfy space. more

Barrel Head Brewhouse

The Barrel Head Brewhouse is a NOPA Brewery and Restaurant now open 7 days a week for dinner and brunch on Saturdays and Sundays. HOPPY HOUR Monday – Friday  4 – 6 pm   Thursday Late Nite  10 pm – close $2 off House... more

Bartlett Hall

Bartlett Hall captures the essence of San Francisco in the form of food, drink and good times. Situated amid the hustle and bustle of San Francisco's Union Square, the gastropub and brewery fuses the city's historic elements with its present day live... more

Beach Chalet Brewery & Restaurant

The Beach Chalet is a unique gem located on the Western edge of San Francisco where Golden Gate Park meets the Pacific Ocean. Serving a modern American menu with seaside accents along with a great selection of handcrafted beers this is not a restaura... more

Bear Republic Brewing Co. - Healdsburg

Located in the heart of Wine Country, on the corner of Healdsburg's historic downtown square, Bear Republic Brewing Company offers award-winning food and world class, handcrafted ales. Established in 1995 by third and fourth generation Sonoma County... more

Bear Republic Brewing Co. - Lakeside

Located in Rohnert Park, Bear Republic Brewing Company offers award-winning food and world class, handcrafted ales. more

Bear Republic Factory 5 Brewery

In 2006, we opened our Factory Five Brewery in Cloverdale, just 15 miles North of our original brewpub in Healdsburg. Bear Republic beers are brewed and aged following our time tested and proven methods. We hand select only the choicest ingredients... more

Bear's Lair

The Bear's Lair Brewpub is the center of campus social life on the UC Berkeley Campus. It is where the campus community gathers to celebrate sporting events, to hear great music, to see entertaining acts and to get the best food and beverages around... more

Beer Nerds

A bar where the servers and are excited about beer.  They love talking about it, sharing stories about it in a casual environment. Various pizzas and a decent selection of wines by the glass are also on the menu. more

Beer Revolution

A great variety of beer served - so many beers on tap - and for purchase.   A wonderful place to sample new, highly crafted brews, meet up with friends to do tasting experiments.   Here's your chance to taste what beer should be.  Yum. more

Biergarten

Biergarten is a small (Bavarian style) neighborhood beer garden in the heart of Hayes Valley. more

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse

BJ's Brewhouse, since it opened in 2007, has quickly become a brewery institution in Cupertino known for decent prices and awesome beers. While at first glance this place may seem like a brewpub version of an Applebee's, the quality of food and selec... more

Bodega

Everything we serve is carefully considered. Quality over quantity. Always. more

Brewsters Beer Garden

Brewsters Beer Garden is an open-aired restaurant and beer garden located in the historic district of downtown Petaluma. Our cuisine is focused on technique driven dishes influenced by Southern Carolina BBQ and a smattering of locally sourced and sus... more

BrewVino

Restaurant & Retail Spot in the historic Mission District in San Francisco. Serving up pizza, salads, soup and sides! BrewVino's mission is to provide a space where all feel welcomed. As a women-owned business in the heart of The Mission's Latino Cul... more

Buzzworks

Host to 150+ beers, featuring 40 beers on tap. 30 screens of entertainment! Pinball, Pool, & Foosball! A craft beer haven. more

Cafe Zoe

Cafe Zoe is a place for peace hope and community. Located in the heart of the Willows neighborhood of Menlo Park, Cafe Zoe aims to be your local community coffee shop and music venue where you can rely on a good cup of coffee, glass of wine or beer,... more

Calicraft

Calicraft brews beer with a sense of place. We take unexpected, California-grown ingredients, like starthistle honey, Cluster hops, and anise hyssop, and use them as our point of inspiration. We like to think of our beer as the best of California, in... more

Camino Brewing Company & Beer Garden

Camino Brewing specializes in delicious craft beers inspired by Allen & Nathan's pilgrimage along the historic Camino de Santiago trail. The taproom and beer garden is located in downtown San Jose. Core Craft Beers & Styles: Cafe con Leche, Coffee St... more

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