https://www.sfgate.com/restaurants/article/The-Brew-Coop-a-pour-it-yourself-beer-bar-opens-13536242.php?t=3219769f45
Want a beer without all that annoying bartender chit chat? Head on over to Valencia Street.
Now open in the former Osha Thai space is the Brew Coop, a “pour-it-yourself” bar. It’s the first such dedicated bar of its kind in San Francisco and comes from Gore Song, who modeled the bar after the self-pour beer systems Song experienced while visiting Prague in college.
It works like this: patrons pay for a drink card at the host stand. That’s where ID will be checked and given a glass. Then people head to the self-serve taps, which are fitted with radio-frequency identification (RFID) readers. Using the card keeps track of the pours and how much you’ve spent. Pours will range from 50 to 80 cents per ounce.
There will be about 26 taps for beer, wine and cider. The menu is broken up into several flavor profiles — hoppy, lighter, malty, tart and nitro, and includes a range of local brews like Standard Deviant’s kolsch and Fort Point Beer Co.’s smoked beer, Manzanita. There will also be kombucha on-tap.
Want a beer without all that annoying bartender chit chat? Head on over to Valencia Street.
Now open in the former Osha Thai space is the Brew Coop, a “pour-it-yourself” bar. It’s the first such dedicated bar of its kind in San Francisco and comes from Gore Song, who modeled the bar after the self-pour beer systems Song experienced while visiting Prague in college.
It works like this: patrons pay for a drink card at the host stand. That’s where ID will be checked and given a glass. Then people head to the self-serve taps, which are fitted with radio-frequency identification (RFID) readers. Using the card keeps track of the pours and how much you’ve spent. Pours will range from 50 to 80 cents per ounce.
There will be about 26 taps for beer, wine and cider. The menu is broken up into several flavor profiles — hoppy, lighter, malty, tart and nitro, and includes a range of local brews like Standard Deviant’s kolsch and Fort Point Beer Co.’s smoked beer, Manzanita. There will also be kombucha on-tap.
