Touring Local Microbreweries
It’s no accident that if you travel beyond the taprooms and brewpubs to local microbreweries you get into industrial neighborhoods. Usually breweries without restaurants have less public transit access. These brewers did not meet our original guidelines of being less than a mile’s walk from a station and open for dropping in during regular afternoon and evening hours, so we couldn’t include them in our list of good beer destinations close to the BART system.
However, our local SF Bay Area breweries host amazing tours and gatherings, so it’s worth cobbling together a no-driving trip to your favorites on this list via BART plus local busses or even taxis.
The brewers on this list distribute to stores and bars in the area, but there’s nothing quite like visiting. Their websites usually include up to date information, but we recommend confirming the times with a phone call before you go.
Microbreweries you can visit in the San Francisco Bay Area.
(One shoe 
is up to a Quarter Mile walking, one way from the nearest BART, CalTrain or bus stop):
- Anchor Brewing (weekday tours, reserve ahead)
- Devil’s Canyon (monthly open house)
- Speakeasy Brewery (each Friday)
