Shmaltz Brewing was born inside a San Francisco apartment in 1996. Back then it was just like many new breweries opening today, very small and without brewing equipment. Founder Jeremy Cowan embraced the contract brewing business model and directed other breweries to make his successful line of He’Brew and Coney Island Craft Lagers over the …Read More

The San Francisco Brewers Guild is very happy to co-host Hops & History with FlipSide at the Old Mint in San Francisco on Thursday, May 23rd. It will be a special evening filled with beer, brewing history, historical memorabilia, and more. Event proceeds will help establish a San Francisco Museum at the Mint. 21+ admission …Read More

Since the doors opened at Cevercería de MateVeza a year ago, partners Jim Woods and Matt Coelho have been creating a steady lineup of beers on their 20-gallon system. They’ve made over fifty batches to date and many are wildly creative. Their small system allows for affordable experimentation. If a beer doesn’t turn out as …Read More

The San Francisco Brewers Guild is very happy to welcome Pine Street Brewery as a new member of the rapidly growing organization. Founded by Jay Holliday and Dave Alexander in San Francisco, Pine Street Brewery started selling beer at the beginning of February, and will appear as the 16th member of the Guild at tonight’s …Read More

In celebration of SF Beer Week, the San Francisco Brewers Guild is proud to announce the release of their new collaboration beer called Green Death. It’s a modern interpretation of a historic West Coast ale once produced in San Francisco, that beer fans have enjoyed in green bottles and cans since Prohibition ended. Green Death …Read More