The first offsite taproom for the South Bay brewery is going into the recently vacated La Botella Republic space downtown.
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6 friendly food and drink spots for East Bay dogs
The East Bay is chock-full of prime dog-friendly eating and drinking destinations. Here are our picks for the best of the best.
Enjoying summer at the Westbrae Biergarten
Come along with Benjamin Seto of the food blog Focus:Snap:Eat on a visual tour of the Westbrae Biergarten.
Developers hope to keep Pyramid a beer destination
Retail West hopes to develop the recently vacated Pyramid building on Gilman into a “campus” of small-scale breweries, distilleries and food businesses.
Berkeley’s Pyramid Alehouse abruptly closes
West Berkeley’s Pyramid Alehouse has permanently closed in order for the Seattle-based brewery to focus on its Pacific Northwest operations.
21st Amendment to San Leandro, more
There’s plenty of food news in this week’s Bites, including an update on 21st Amendment’s San Leandro brewery (opening soon!) and Elmwood’s The Advocate.
The best bets for SF Beer Week in the East Bay
We’ve done the hard work for you and picked out our best bets for SF Beer Week events in the East Bay, including three Pliny the Younger sightings and an array of events for Valentine’s Day.
Cleophus Quealy: A tech start-up approach to beer
What happens when two dudes who met while working at Google decide to open a beer business together? Well, the brewery’s name alone is a story.
Op-ed: Cal should take down beer and athletics billboard
Has anyone been in the Alta Bates ER on a UC Berkeley football game night? I have, and it is an eye-opening experience of drunkenness and bloody injuries. I was astonished this week as I headed home from work to see a billboard next to the freeway in Emeryville advertising beer with the Cal Athletics […]
The Half Orange: A great new destination in Fruitvale
Refreshing ceviche, delicious fried bites, an excellent burger and great beers to pair the food with: Fruitvale should be happy to welcome The Half Orange.
9 new Berkeley, Oakland spots to eat and drink beer
We are totally spoilt for choice these days when it comes to places to head for a good beer and a bite. Here’s a pick of some great new spots.
Cask, Café Underwood, Fieldwork Brewing Co.
A new café/co-working spot in Oakland, new details on a forthcoming brewery in West Berkeley, and more hot food news.