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There are usually 7 or 8 beers on tap at 21-A, and also a few
bottled guest beer selections. The
styles range from a light cream ale to stout and barley wine. Beers are
all very clean and typically pretty dry, leaving nice hop aromas.
Most of the beers are named after retired San Francisco
breweries or for San Francisco neighborhoods.
Here are some beer offered:
Amendment Pale - Good California style pale ale.
Moderate bitterness is well balanced with a nice body.
North star Red - One of the best red's available in San
Francisco. It has a great balance between the malt and hop
character. Not at all fruity or estery like many reds/ambers can be.
U.S. IPA - One of the great IPA's this city has to
offer. Tomahawk hops add
to the distinctive aroma. Very bitter, but not at all overwhelming like a
lot of IPA's can be. It has a great flavor that can be enjoyed all day.
(for beeraholics like me at least)
Shot Tower Stout - A foreign style stout that rotates
between being served on nitrogen and on CO2 (currently on CO2). It is a
wonderful example of a foreign stout, with some very nice sweetness. It
reminds me a lot of the Old Scout Stout from 20 Tank.
Watermelon Wheat - Fermented with 500 pounds of
seedless watermelon. A very drinkable, light and refreshing beer that is
surprisingly dry.
Mission Bay Maibock - A very good example of a blonde
German style bock beer. It has a good wetness factor and is very easy to
drink. It has some good bitterness from a generous dose of Hallertauers.
South Park Blonde - Very light, refreshing, and
effervescent. A cream ale by style. Low bitterness with a mild Saaz
aroma.
Second Street Cut Pilsener - This is a very nice pils.
I gave it my toughest tests and it passed all of them. It has a very nice
bitterness to it, and it has a nice Saaz aroma too.
Oyster Point Stout - Brewed with actual oyster shells in the
boil to give it a slightly salty taste. It's not very noticeable, but it
does add to the flavor. It's an awesome stout once you get past the oyster
shells. Check out some pictures from the oyster
eating part of the brew.
O'Sullivan's Irish Ale - A red ale served on the
nitrogen faucet. It has a lot of dark caramel malts that lend highly to
the slightly burnt malty taste. The nitrogen provides for a very smooth
drinkable taste.
Wheat - American style wheat. Very dry and
not overly cloudy. Also refreshing. Served with lemon, so if you
don't want one, make sure you ask when you order.
Pippo's Porter - Very clean, smooth, kind of light
tasting porter. Not very robust like some porters can be. This one
is on the lighter side. Nice color and mouth feel. It gets most of
its taste from chocolate malt.
Old Cornelius Barley Wine - The hoppiest barley wine
ever. Several dry hop additions give this one a huge hop nose. Aged
for over six months, this barley wine is very smooth. |