Hapa’s Brewing Company Signs Lease
It's official! Hapa's Brewing Company has a home (Kinda. More on that later)! Earlier this week we signed the lease for our space in San Jose. After a long [...]
A Look Back on SF Beer Week
It's been a week since the tap lines have gone dry for San Francisco Beer Week. The Hapa's crew has finally recovered enough to write about it even though [...]
SF Beer Week!
It's that time of year again. No we're not talking about the February 14th holiday to honor the early Christian martyr named St. Valentine. We're talking about San Francisco [...]
Congrats to Local Breweries
The Great American Beer Festival was held last weekend in Denver, Colorado. Hundreds of craft breweries from around the country came to strut their stuff and compete for medals in [...]
Here’s to the Next 15 Years
Thanks to all who came out to last night's Thirsty Bear 15th anniversary celebration; a great crowd, great food, and of course great beer. On tap for the first time was [...]
Brews On the Bay
Before 1920 San Francisco had a strong beer culture. Like many places elsewhere in the country, the Golden Gate City saw its thriving brewing tradition crippled by Prohibition. The [...]
Thirsty Bear 15th Anniversary Celebration
A little over a week ago we brewed a special batch of beer with the Thirsty Bear crew. This batch has a higher calling than just being delicious. The brew, [...]
Brew Day at Thirsty Bear Brewing Co.
San Francisco is home to a thriving beer culture. Between specialty stores, beer tours, and craft breweries, the city has plenty to offer the beer aficionado. One of our [...]
Don Sam Adams
The Rose Bowl, Plato, James Brown, and Don Vito Corleone. What do all these have in common? They are all the grandfather of their respective field. Whether their purview [...]
San Francisco Beer Tour
Benjamin Franklin isn't just the portly old gentleman with the receding hairline on the hundred dollar bill. He also was also an inventor, politician, author, diplomat, and beer lover. [...]