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craftbeer.com visits 21st amendment

another best of list this time from draftmag the best beers of 2011 only one of my faves made the top 25 cut: Hop Crisis - 21st Amendment Brewery

this is the lovely 21st amendment brewery t-shirt i brought back from san francisco for bridget: hop crisis - front of shirt hop crisis - back of shirt

finally, post #2 about my afternoon at 21st amendment brewery in san francisco i mean, it was only two weeks ago now... let's talk about the beers! they have a couple of different menus within the restaurant, one for the beer garden (all cans and kegs served into plastic cups) the main bar, and one for the loft bar main bar menu loft menu beer garden menu i began with a wee taster of the hell or high watermelon wheat ale (4.9%, 17 ibus) as i am not a big wheat fan in fact i think like most of us i am somewhat wheat intolerant crisp, watermelon notes are right on... not too much but definitely enough there to make you feel like summer i can see why this one is such a huge seller for them i also had a taster of my server's favourite, the old glory red ale (7.3%, 70 ibus) made me want a pint of it though, it is a total pleaser hoppy, just dark enough to keep it interesting my plan of attack though was to work my way through the ipas so i decided that ...

while i was in s.f. i didn't have time to get to all the lovely beer places i had dreamed of but i did get some lovely beers to go which i enjoyed at various events i went to i mean if there's a budweiser beer garden why wouldn't i bring my own alternative beer to it??? on friday i imbibed the stone double bastard which may have been a little too much for me after the excesses of thursday i shall have to revisit this one another time overwhelmingly hoppy, quite boozey it kicked my ass and my taste buds! then on satuday i enjoyed my four-pack of hop crisis from 21st amendment hoppy, surprisingly refreshing and so conveniently sized in a four pack as six would have knocked me on my ass again! sunday we actually had to purchase a budweiser in the beer garden in order to get a cup good thing it was hot and anything beerish was refreshing! once i had choked down the budweiser, i poured me a dogfish head midas touch i had been wanting to try this one for a...

ooooh, this sounds like the beer store i need to visit in san francisco this coming weekend city beer store on folsom street check out that beer list! and it looks like i might get a brewery tour at 21st amendment i'll be at the pub/brewery on thursday afternoon! (thought i'd kill the bit of time i have been arriving and my friend getting off work imbibing the back in black, hop crisis and over hopulation, all of which are on tap today... hopefully still on thursday!) "Hi Rebecca, Thanks for your note. Because we are a full service restaurant, there is always a brewer or a manger available that can potentially give small groups brewery tours. We often do impromptu tours provided we are not too busy--mid-afternoon is a good time for this. I recommend you call ahead to the pub to set up a time for a guaranteed tour. Their phone number is (415) 369-0900 Thanks for thinking of us and Cheers! Craft Beer in a can. Better for the beer. Better for the environment...

just in time for my san francisco trip 21st amendment releases hop crisis imperial ipa aged in oak barrels! gonna find me some and bring it home to canadia, yes i am! please, please, please have some on draft in a drinking establishment i frequent and please, please, please let me find some at the store! 21st amendment ... DBI Beverage 2225 Jerrold Ave. San Francisco CA 94124 (415) 643-9900 i hope i can find this place... gah - its in south san francisco dagnabbit, that doesn't work bah - and california isn't getting any dogfish head 120 minute ipa either this is not going as well as i had hoped... hopefully my hop in dark has made it to canadia and i will be tasting that delicious nectar friday evening...