Fort Point Valencia nuts & beers. (Photo: Courtesy of Virginia Miller) From the beginning of its launch amid the Presidio’s idyllic woods and Bay views, Fort Point Beer Company nailed crowd-pleasing beers. They focused on quality kolsch, IPAs, pilsner and the like, quickly becoming a beloved local beer. They moved on to broader popularity, now at the likes of Target and… Read more →
My bottle column covers trends and reviews international spirits and RTDs, with taste ratings:
At Distiller Magazine, my bottle column covers trends and reviews international spirits and RTDs, with taste ratings for my top 12 bottles of the month here:
My dining column in print and online magazine, Bob Cut (column details and my philosophy here; last month’s column here) covers standout (delicious) newcomers and longtimers worth supporting. I’m covering outdoor and indoor dining, takeout and delivery restaurants, all of which I’ve vetted, visited or ordered from, choosing the standouts:
My dining column at print and online magazine, Bob Cut — column details and my philosophy here; last month’s column here — covers standout newcomers and longtimers we want to keep supporting. During pandemic, I’m covering outdoor dining, takeout and delivery restaurants, all of which I’ve vetted, visited or ordered from, choosing the standouts: Read more →
In my latest Time Out column, covering the opening of the new Magnolia. Dave McLean is a beer pioneer and SF trailblazer, from launching Magnolia Brewing Company in the Haight-Ashbury in 1997 to his trendsetting work with Admiral Maltings in Alameda, SF Beer Week and Beer Lands at Outside Lands (our interview with him last year here). So it is not… Read more →
In my latest Time Out column, 10 of the Bay Area’s best breweries, from iconic pioneers to more recent trailblazers (article here). Almanac Beer Co., The Rare Barrel, Fieldwork Brewing Co., Fort Point Beer, Seven Stills, Anchor Brewing Company, Ale Industries, Russian River Brewing, HenHouse Brewing Co., Temescal Brewing Read more →
In my latest Time Out column, merely 10 — in a town where I could easily name a top 100 bars — of our city’s essential, iconic bars from dives to legends, beer to cocktail bars (article here): www.timeout.com/san-francisco/bars/best-bars-in-san-francisco ABV, Benjamin Cooper, Club Deluxe, 15 Romolo, Fat Angel, Monk’s Kettle, Smuggler’s Cove, Tommy’s, True Laurel, Zam Zam Read more →
In my latest feature at Blackboard Eats where I cover dining and drink, here is my latest feature on 6 of the top brewery and distillery tours in the Bay Area: Going back to the great Anchor Brewing in SF in the 1960s and distilling groundbreakers, St. George Spirits, Germain-Robin and Charbay in the early 1980s, the Bay Area has… Read more →
Published in the November print issue of both Oakland and Alameda Magazines, my feature on highlights around Willamette Valley beyond wineries, including breweries and distilleries, food and dining, mead and cider producers, as well as a resort hotel — article here [**since Oakland Magazine went out of business, my article is noted below]. My other Oakland and Alameda Magazine articles… Read more →