monk's kettle

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the third stop on my mini san francisco pub crawl was monk's kettle
on 16th between valencia and guerrero
its a narrow bar featuring a great beer list and a tasty food menu
(soon to be followed by a brewery in the neighbourhood)


check out the beer list, the menu and the bar!




i had me a retribution imperial ipa, 9.5% and only $4.75 for a pint
i love the united states of hoperica!
found it to be a bitter little number and guess the ibus must be pushing 100 on this one

stacey tried the redor pilsner (brasserie dupont, 5.0%, $11.00)
alex tried the grand saison farmhouse ale (grand teton brewing, 7.5%, $5.25)
and alison tried the reality czeck (moonlight brewing, 4.8%, $5.75)


frankly by this point in the crawl i am amazed that i was still keeping notes at all
and here they are:
far too small for its own popularity, no wonder they want to expand. but i like it - pretty taps, nice bar, booths to sit in, very pretty bathroom, even though its just a onesy, divine beer list.  wish i had more time to decimate the list! the picked beans, pickles and onions were amazing.  yes, i had an onion.  i may live to regret it, along with all who are with me... but i did and i looooved it.

definitely somewhere i would happily visit again!

The Monk's Kettle
3141 16th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: 415.865.9523
Fax: 415.865.9763

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