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ThirstyBear Brewing

(Brewpub)

Last updated: September 10, 2000

661 Howard Street
San Francisco CA 94105

Phone: +1 415-974-0905
Fax: +1 415-974-0955

Opened September 13, 1996.
Brewer: Ron Silberstein.
2,500 bbl annual capacity.

Good beer and Spanish food on Howard Street between Second and Third.

My Opinion Of The Beers That I've Tried:
14.5 points overall

• Brown Bear Ale
  Style 4 - Mild / Brown Ale
  • 16 points - Beer #27-2205, at the brewery, September 5, 1997
    Red-brown, low carbonation, big head. Roasty hints in the nose. Smooth, sweet, just roasty enough. Sweet brown finish.

• Golden Vanilla Ale
  Style 23 - Specialty Beer
  • 14 points - Beer #27-2203, at the brewery, September 5, 1997
    Golden, very low carbonation, nice head. Lots of vanilla aroma. Sweet, huge vanilla flavor. Tasty with a white chocolate dessert, maybe.

• Kozlov Stout
  Style 11 - Stout
  • 13.5 points - Beer #27-2208, at the brewery, September 5, 1997
    Very very dark red. Thick tan head. Faint coffee aroma. Pretty thin, big coffee taste. Dry late.

• Meyer ESB
  Style 7 - English Bitter
  • 15.5 points - Beer #27-2206, at the brewery, September 5, 1997
    Amber-brown, flat, thick head. Very clean aroma. Thick, flat, fruity, with a nice malt balance. Served from a nitro-tap.

• Polar Ale
  Style 6 - American-style Pale Ale
  • 13.5 points - Beer #27-2204, at the brewery, September 5, 1997
    Golden, flat, OK head. Spicy, vegetal hop aroma. Light body, malty...green. Hmm. Billed as a "Pilsner-style Ale".

• Thirsty IPA
  Style 5 - English-style Pale Ale
  • 15.5 points - Beer #27-2207, at the brewery, September 5, 1997
    Golden, low carbonation, thick head. Citrusy aroma. Big body, sweet at first, with a nice blast of fresh fruity hops. Doesn't last long, though.

• Valencia Wheat
  Style 2 - Belgian / French Ale
  • 14 points - Beer #27-2202, at the brewery, September 5, 1997
    Yellow, very hazy, nice tight head. Some orange aroma, some spice. Smooth body, sweet. Spices are very subtle.

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