The Back 100: Other Beer Bars Need Not Apply

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If it’s excellent beer you seek, it’s excellent beer you’ll find at these taprooms, breweries and beer bars scattered throughout the city for your general amusement.

Church Key

North Beach · Bar

Intimate pub with a loungey vibe and a focus on Belgian beers. A respite from North Beach's typically touristy scene.

Toronado

Haight · Food

Beer, beer and more beer. One of the best selections in the city, in a lively, no-frills tavern setting.

Zeitgeist

The Mission · Food

Mission-ites mingle with bikers at the picnic tables in the outdoor patio. Decent beer selection and bbq on weekends.

Almanac Taproom

The Mission · Restaurant

A restaurant, bar and overall good-timery from one of the city's finest breweries.

Woods Outbound

Outer Sunset · Nightlife

Woods Beer has quietly been opening some of the best beer bars all around the Bay Area. But Outbound, their newest and most under-the-radar, has quietly become our favorite. The pocket-sized Outer Sunset bar resembles a sleek bar car, at first glance. Grab a pair of stools or head out to their cozy back patio when whether permits. They've got their staple brews on tap here (including the MateVeza IPA and Morpho), plus rotating seasonal brews and a Thursday-only IPA. Definitely opt for a couple of hot El Porteno empanadas to go with your beer.