ThirstyBear (Montgomery)
ThirstyBear is a brew pub and restaurant in downtown San Francisco. They make their own beers, keeping seven on tap and rotating in one or two seasonals. In 2009 they embarked on a modest barrel-aging program and periodically put one on tap. Tapas are the popular lunch or dinner fare.
From their site: ThirstyBear taps a fresh cask conditioned beer every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. from a traditional “firkin” keg… We usually run the keg dry the same night we tap it, so come early!
Extras: ThirstyBear’s brewery was certified organic in January, 2008. A lot of the food is organic or sustainable too. There is room upstairs for private parties, and at some time during the evening they may turn down the lights and bring in the DJs on the main floor, too.
661 Howard St. (at 3rd St.), S.F., 415 974-0905
Map to Thirsty Bear
Walk down New Montgomery Street to Howard Street, turn right for one block, then look for ThirstyBear on the left, directly across from the fire station.
Official Montgomery Station connections and Info
January 25, 2009 at 8:35 pm
The SF Beer Week event looks like fun: “Cask & Quesos” night, an evening of the finest cask conditioned ales in the Bay Area with wonderful cheese pairings. Listed in the Events column on the middle of their site at http://www.thirstybear.com/
December 11, 2011 at 12:12 pm
[...] He’s brewed at Social Kitchen since it opened in May, 2010. Previously he brewed downtown at Thirsty Bear. Rich is also, at this point in time, one of three beer professionals in the world to have [...]
December 12, 2011 at 2:46 pm
I had the chorizo stuffed squid as an afternoon snack. A great way to tour San Francisco via BART.