The best beer bars in the Mission
The 9 best beer bars in the Mission, hand-picked from barfly.life's Mission list. Rotating taps, brewpubs, taprooms, and the odd beer hall. Strictly the places that take draft seriously — not cocktail spots with one token IPA. Bring your hops.
9 spots in Mission.
Hop Oast Pub & Brewery
a corner neighborhood brewpub, German-style beers from a 23-year brewmaster
Woods Cervecería
Argentine brewery — beers brewed with yerba mate, sweet and savory empanadas
Southern Pacific Brewing
two-level warehouse taproom, big indoor-outdoor beer garden
Zeitgeist
massive beer garden since 1977, 64 beers on tap
Kilowatt
former 1994 firehouse music venue, 21 beers on tap
The Crafty Fox Ale House
rotating tap list of 36 craft beers, laidback
Standard Deviant Mission
the 9-year-old original taproom on 14th Street, clean pilsners, hoppy pales
Shotwell's
the corner of Shotwell and 20th has been a bar since 1891 (originally Schlichtmann & Bredhofy Grocery Saloon), current building dates from 1906 — bullet holes from long-forgotten scuffles are still in the walls
The Valencia Room
occupies the iconic Elbo Room space — 30-year history preserved (closed Dec 2018 as Elbo Room, reopened as Valencia Room), kept the original church-pew booth seating and pinball machines
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