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Bars to visit

1. Toronado

8.7
547 Haight St (btwn Steiner St & Fillmore St), San Francisco, CA
Dive Bar · Lower Haight · 292 tips and reviews

tina h.tina huang: LOVE the beer selection. consistently have stuff from Almanac (some of my favorite sour beers) and Russian River (blind pig IPA is my go-to) on rotation. also one of the few places w/ Pliny on tap

21st Amendment Brewery & Restaurant is one of Bars to visit.

2. 21st Amendment Brewery & Restaurant

8.6
563 2nd St (at De Boom St), San Francisco, CA
Brewery · South Beach · 373 tips and reviews

Kiki J.Kiki Jones: I love 21st!! One of my fave breweries. If you haven't tried their watermelon wheat you aren't LIVING.

3. Southern Pacific Brewing

8.3
620 Treat Ave (at 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Brewery · Mission District · 289 tips and reviews

Dakota A.Dakota Arkin: This huge loft space has 21 beers on tap and a food menu that you can’t go wrong with. It's a great working space with a pint earlier on and fun and jovial as the day turns to night.

Beer Revolution is one of Bars to visit.

4. Beer Revolution

464 3rd St (at Broadway), Oakland, CA
Beer Garden · Produce and Waterfront · 99 tips and reviews
Rogue Ales Public House is one of Bars to visit.

5. Rogue Ales Public House

673 Union St (at Powell St), San Francisco, CA
Beer Bar · North Beach · 148 tips and reviews

Colin S.Colin Seymour: Make all of your rounds samplers and get Rogue's full range.

Cellarmaker Brewing Company is one of Bars to visit.

6. Cellarmaker Brewing Company

1150 Howard St (btwn 7th & 8th St), San Francisco, CA
Brewery · SoMa · 104 tips and reviews

Untapped CitiesUntapped Cities: Cellarmaker has no food but its beer offerings are no less interesting for it and they change all the time. Beer aficionados can order 5 oz glasses at about $2.50 a pop and sample the entire menu. Read more.

7. Biergarten

8.8
424 Octavia St (btwn Linden & Fell St), San Francisco, CA
Beer Garden · Hayes Valley · 157 tips and reviews

Lears F.Lears Fool: Legit German options, and served in appropriate vessels. (The liter is just double the cost of a liter, so get 2 half liters to try something different.)

Woods Cervecería is one of Bars to visit.

8. Woods Cervecería

8.7
3801 18th St (at Church St), San Francisco, CA
Brewery · Dolores Heights · 85 tips and reviews

BommyBommy: The one event i look forward to all year: girl scout cookie beer flight. Peanut butter cream ale paired with a do-si-dos is phenomenal. Don't miss it.

9. Drake's Dealership

9.3
2325 Broadway (at 23rd St), Oakland, CA
Beer Garden · Central Oakland · 95 tips and reviews

Darren Q.Darren Quinn: Great selection of Drake's beers. Duck gravy poutine. Pizzas. Fantastic outdoor beer garden.

Anchor Brewing Company is one of Bars to visit.

10. Anchor Brewing Company

1705 Mariposa St (at De Haro St), San Francisco, CA
Brewery · Potrero Hill · 83 tips and reviews

James P.James Panther: I didn't know much about Anchor Brewing but the tour fixed that very quickly. Highly recommended that you take the afternoon tour so you can enjoy the tasting, but make sure you book early.

11. Zeitgeist

8.9
199 Valencia St (at Duboce Ave), San Francisco, CA
Beer Garden · SoMa · 387 tips and reviews

Roshan S.Roshan Sadanani: Divey bar with an awesome patio out back and games indoors. Cash only. They sell pitchers of all of the numerous beers on tap.

12. Lucky 13

2140 Market St (btwn Church & Sanchez St), San Francisco, CA
Dive Bar · Duboce Triangle · 92 tips and reviews

Brian L.Brian L: Secretly my favorite go-to bar in SF. Right combo of divey, chill, good beer selection and punk rock music. Love it.