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November 14, 2004
Magnolia
One of the great things about traveling is that you get to taste a lot of good stuff that you would not normally have access to. Beer, mostly. Magnolia is a great little brewpub up in the Haight, close to Ashbury. Yeah, that selfsame Haight/Ashubry that was once the mecca of the counter culture but now has a GAP and a brew pub. Go figure.
I stopped into Magnolia after my little walkabout Golden Gate Park on Friday. I was thirsty and hungry. The other good thing about traveling is that you meet the nicest people. The bartender here, just as at Toronado, was most helpful in picking out food and drink.
First up was a nice cask conditioned bitter. This was the first time they had brewed the Pearly Baker's Best Bitter, and it was really nice. Resiny, with a noticeable hop aroma and profile, this dark straw colored beer was very smooth and enjoyable. Quite the thirst quencher.
I followed it up with the Cole Porter, a very dry, quite roasty porter that was very enjoyable after lunch. Lunch was an excellent beef brisket sandwich with horseradish mayonnaise. Another great suggestion from the bartender.
I managed to get Ben the brewer to show me around the very small brewery underground. The pictures, when they get posted, will show you just how tiny the place is. He had just finished wrapping up the third brew that week.
Ben also gave me a taste of the 7% abv Proving Ground. This beer has a 100 IBUs and is pretty well balanced for having so much hops in it. Shame it was only mid-day and I had an entire afternoon and evening ahead of me, as I'd have liked a pint or two of that.
Posted by Samer at November 14, 2004 02:22 AM
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