San Francisco Adventure to the Rogue Pub

(Thanks to Bagelhot Photography for the photo edit of the photo immediately above.)

While in San Francisco last November, Bier Goddess had one afternoon to visit a beer establishment. She chose the Rogue Pub (673 Union Street at Columbus Avenue). This was such a monumentous beer adventure, it took some thoughtful writing to capture all the wonderful experiences in less than 1000 words.

The visit almost was denied before it got started. The pub was not open at 11am when Bier Goddess initially arrived hoping to grab some lovely beer & good pub grub for brunch. Utterly disappointed, she noticed a man walking up to the pub doors. He was the Rogue Regional Sales Manager. What a stoke of luck! He offered to call the General Manager, Conrad, to confirm that the pub would be open by 1pm if Bier Goddess could come back in a couple of hours. Of course she could return...nothing would keep her from it. And it was so worth the effort. The pub was empty except for four patrons and Conrad. This allowed a kind of 'private' visit - Bier Goddess could look around, take pictures, chat at length with Conrad who was a generous host. He let Bier Goddess behind the bar to look at the taps. He made a "Rogue Nation" membership card for her. He gave her goodies to take home. Then there was the business of tasting some delicious beer.

Included in the line up of 2oz. tasters were: Shakespear Stout, Imperial Stout, HazelNut Brown Nectar, Chocolate Stout, Mocha Porter, Best Bitter, Juniper Ale, Dead Guy Ale, Imperial IPA, Uberfest Pilsner and Half-E-Weizen...unfortunately Bier Goddess has lost an exact account of each beer due the lack of documentation (yes, she has to start writing stuff down). The excitement of the visit and mild inebreation also contributed to the loss of details. Oh the perils of beer drinking...


There were many bottled beers purchased to go home with Bier Goddess from the retail fridge (see left).
For details of one of the beers purchased, Santa's Private Reserve, see previous posting.



A few more beer offerings were also snatched up from Coit Liquour store a couple of doors down from the pub (585 Columbus Avenue).

Heart felt gratitude goes to Conrad for his exceptional hospitality. He certainly made Bier Goddess' first trip to San Fransisco one she'll never forget. Apologies for making Conrad open up the pub early (especially since he did the close the night before). Bier Goddess has been singing his praises since that visit in November. In fact she sent a Beer Friend there just the following week. Unfortunately, this Beer Friend could not meet Conrad since it was his day off but it was reported back that he was well looked after by the Rogue staff. Cheers & hope to be back again some day!