SF Beer Week starts Friday Feb. 10, and with it come countless parties, tap takeovers and other over-the-top events. Here’s what we think is the best of what’s on tap.
The Rare Barrel
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Butcher’s Son to University, Gather’s new chef
Vegan butcher shop and deli The Butcher’s Son has found a new location on University Avenue, and the owners hope to open by the end of the year. This news and more in this week’s Bites.
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Alcohol-free bar set for Berkeley (say what?)
While an “alcohol-alternative” bar is coming to Berkeley, a straight-up speakeasy has opened in Alameda.
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Sierra Nevada to open beer tasting room on Fourth Street
The Sierra Nevada brewery in Chico. Photo: Sierra Nevada Sierra Nevada, the craft brewing company known for its pale ale, is planning to open a tasting room on Fourth Street by the end of the year. The Chico-based company will serve around 16 different types of beer in a 1,700-square-foot space in the Read Building […]
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City approves sour-beer brewery for ‘beer geeks’
The Rare Barrel in west Berkeley hopes to be a gathering place for artisanal brewers, home brewers, beer enthusiasts and food lovers in general.
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Shop Talk: The ins and outs of Berkeley businesses
Discount designer store Thread Lounge has opened as a pop-up on Shattuck Ave. in downtown Berkeley. Photo: Tracey Taylor THREAD LOUNGE Opening today in downtown Berkeley: Thread Lounge, an upscale fashion store offering discounted designer clothing for women, men, and children, as well as limited home furnishings. Owner Colleen Schmidt, a former buyer for Ralph Lauren and Donna Karan […]
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What’s new, what’s hot, what’s happening, VII
Ethiopian coffee shop Anfilo has opened in Oakland, and sour beer brewery The Rare Barrel is on its way to Berkeley. This and more food news in Bites.
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Shop Talk: The ins and outs of Berkeley businesses
TART, BUT TASTY The Rare Barrel, a new endeavor that plans to make hand-crafted sour beer aged in barrels, is coming to Berkeley, according to a posting on the group’s website (and first spotted by Diablo Magazine). The father and son brewing team of Brad and Jay Goodwin and sales and marketing director Alex Wallash will begin […]
