One evening in San Francisco, where to go?

I’ve got one night in San Francisco for work, staying near Union Square. Where should I go get dinner and beer? I haven’t been to SF since I was too young to drink. Now I’m kind of a beer snob, so what do you all think? Is there a can’t miss brewery that I can’t get their beer in Colorado and shouldn’t miss?

Definitely go to Cellarmaker. City Beer is nearby there are also.

Closer to Union Square, I would recommend eating at Hops & Hominy. The beer selection is generally good though small and the food is excellent. Other good beer places in that area: Hogwash, Hopwater Distribution, and Mikkeller. A little further away, but not much are Liquid Gold or Upcider (cider bar) in Nob Hill.

Seconded on Cellarmaker. I certainly am not an SF expert, but based on my limited experience Cellarmaker seems like the best choice. Excellent beers, and great selection.

Thanks. I’ll be much closer to Mikkeller, but usually like to try smaller local breweries. I was just looking on Google Maps and saw Cellarmaker, looked interesting. I was also looking at Thirsty Bear. I like the beer engines and cask/sour stuff they’ve got listed on their web site as being on tap, though I’m not sure I care much on the organic side.

If you only have one night in San Francisco and want to focus on beer, I wouldn’t bother with Thirsty Bear.

Cellarmaker is far and away the best brewery in the City. And it’s like a 15 minute walk from Mikkeller to Cellarmaker. If you wanted to be lazy you could take BART from Powell to Civic Center, you could save yourself 5 minutes. So yeah, just go there.

I forgot to mention Bartlett Hall. They’re right up the street from Mikkeller. I haven’t been there in awhile and I know their brewer left a few months back, but they were doing some good stuff. So might be worth checking out.

Originally posted by Leighton
Seconded on Cellarmaker. I certainly am not an SF expert, but based on my limited experience Cellarmaker seems like the best choice. Excellent beers, and great selection.

and you can land a great meal at Mikkeller Bar and even more great beer.

Fifthed for cellarmaker/city/mikkeller

Originally posted by Homer321
Fifthed for cellarmaker/city/mikkeller

Cellarmaker, City Beer, and Toronado (and the BBQ joint across the street).