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Frommer's Guide
INTRODUCTION
GETTING TO KNOW
DINING
ATTRACTIONS
NIGHTLIFE
Cafes
Film
Gay & Lesbian Clubs
The Bar Scene
The Club & Music Scene
The Performing Arts
SHOPPING
WALKING TOURS
ACTIVE PURSUITS
SPECTATOR SPORTS
FEATURES AND EVENTS
NIGHTLIFE: BARS & PUBS Frommer
San Francisco Brewing Company

Surprisingly low-key for an alehouse, this cozy brewpub serves its creations with burgers, fries, grilled chicken breast, and the like. The bar is one of the city's few remaining old saloons (ca. 1907), aglow with stained-glass windows, tile floors, skylit ceiling, beveled glass, and mahogany bar. A massive overhead fan runs the full length of the bar -- a bizarre contraption crafted from brass and palm fronds. The handmade copper brew kettle is visible from the street. Most evenings the place is packed with everyday folks enjoying music or comedy, darts, chess, backgammon, cards, dice and, of course, beer. Menu items range from $3.70 -- curiously, for edamame (soybeans) -- to $20 for a full rack of baby back ribs with all the fixings. The happy-hour special, a 10-ounce microbrew beer for a dollar (or a pint for $2), is offered daily from 4 to 6pm and midnight to 1am.

155 Columbus Ave.Phone: 415/434-3344.


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