Stories of beer and sandwich in the San Francisco Bay Area. Notes by Alex Loddengaard. var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1607186-9"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Tumblr (3.0; @beerandsandwich)http://beerandsandwich.com/<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxn8jkorWk1qzeol1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Magnolia promised land IPA. 10% and 150 ibus. Bitter. Proving ground ipa also good. Not my favorite ipas (Pliny of Russian River), but good.</p>http://beerandsandwich.com/post/382366644http://beerandsandwich.com/post/382366644Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:48:46 -0800<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxebt3aLQp1qzeol1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pliny the Younger from Russian River. Available once a year. Good. Came in a growler strait from the source.</p>http://beerandsandwich.com/post/373196577http://beerandsandwich.com/post/373196577Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:20:06 -0800<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwzrwfPY4C1qzeol1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Refuge Reuben. St bernardus abt 12. Yes!!!!!</p>http://beerandsandwich.com/post/359089893http://beerandsandwich.com/post/359089893Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:45:03 -0800<p>Beer tastes better in Europe.</p>http://beerandsandwich.com/post/229600204http://beerandsandwich.com/post/229600204Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:09:26 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kow920Clga1qzeol1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>CJ’s Gourmet Deli, Burlingame, CA: California Girl on a wheat roll. Turkey, cranberry, and cream cheese. Would be good on better bread. On wheat it’s rather bland.</p>http://beerandsandwich.com/post/170607945http://beerandsandwich.com/post/170607945Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:37:03 -0700<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kow8ywoSlm1qzeol1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Trappistes Rochefort, Belgium: 8 or “green cap.”. 9.2%. Smooth, sweet, strong, delicious. One of my favorite Belgium darks.</p>http://beerandsandwich.com/post/170606624http://beerandsandwich.com/post/170606624Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:35:09 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kon00dRWOl1qzeol1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>CJ’s Gourmet Deli, Burlingame, CA: Mexicali on a wheat roll. Salsa and turkey and cheese and everything. I dig!</p>http://beerandsandwich.com/post/166677128http://beerandsandwich.com/post/166677128Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:43:13 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_komzxhquGI1qzeol1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>King Foot Subs, Lower Haight, San Francisco, CA: turkey bacon. One of my local favorites. Simple and good.</p>http://beerandsandwich.com/post/166676095http://beerandsandwich.com/post/166676095Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:41:30 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/EBCP3kCjsqz49kru0QTRYhnno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Roland’s Bakery, Lower Haight, San Francisco, CA: onion bagel with tomatoes, sprouts, and cream cheese. Good. Fresh bagels mmmmm.</p>http://beerandsandwich.com/post/159966637http://beerandsandwich.com/post/159966637Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:03:30 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/EBCP3kCjsqz44gbhtBSA4VXYo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>CJ’s Gourmet Deli, Burlingame, CA: CBC on wheat roll. Chicken, bacon, cheddar cheese is good.</p>http://beerandsandwich.com/post/159964424http://beerandsandwich.com/post/159964424Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:59:28 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/EBCP3kCjsqtmln7mn2kwtDtOo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Piazza Italia Cafe, Burlingame, CA: Turkey pesto panini with roasted tomatoes. Mmmmmmm.</p>http://beerandsandwich.com/post/157467621http://beerandsandwich.com/post/157467621Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:50:09 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/EBCP3kCjsqs3l3tbBoEQVv59o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Copenhagen, Burlingame, CA: Pastrami on light rye. Delicious Jewish classic. Simple and good.</p>http://beerandsandwich.com/post/156648446http://beerandsandwich.com/post/156648446Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:10:06 -0700<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/EBCP3kCjsqp6eayrc8OyaHW0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>CJ’s Gourmet Deli, Burlingame, CA: Love of Greece on a wheat roll. Olive, feta, chicken, sun dried tomatoes. Awesome.</p>http://beerandsandwich.com/post/155099651http://beerandsandwich.com/post/155099651Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:05:29 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/EBCP3kCjspl5o5i3IsXFJUNto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Russian River, Santa Rosa, CA: Sanctification (blonde ale). A really smooth, good Belgium-style blonde. A little sweet. 6%.</p>http://beerandsandwich.com/post/136595795http://beerandsandwich.com/post/136595795Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:54:23 -0700<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/EBCP3kCjspl5i3b369Gj5y2po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Spaten Optimator, Germany: German Dark Ale. Bavarians don’t really drink Spaten. They drink Augustiner. It’s always confused me why Spaten is so popular in the US. That said, this is a delicious 7% dark beer. Full bodied, tasty, and flavorful.</p>http://beerandsandwich.com/post/136593693http://beerandsandwich.com/post/136593693Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:49:39 -0700<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/EBCP3kCjsp77zcynUapkLSEQo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>La Chouffe, Belgium: Golden Strong Ale. A pretty traditional golden strong. I like Piraat better, but this was good. Smooth, yet strong and flavorful. 8%.</p>http://beerandsandwich.com/post/130936876http://beerandsandwich.com/post/130936876Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:50:17 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/EBCP3kCjsosm569fsFmJcMEto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>CJ’s Gourmet Deli, Burlingame, CA: Turkey in the Middle on a wheat roll. Turkey, marinara sauce, American cheese, and cheddar, everything else. One of my favorites at CJ’s. Lots of taste, fairly original, not as unhealthy as others, but still unhealthy. Great sandwich.</p>http://beerandsandwich.com/post/124770068http://beerandsandwich.com/post/124770068Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:30:08 -0700<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/EBCP3kCjsodihc0eLySLv3Jdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Redondo Beach Brewing Co., Redondo Beach, CA: Blueberry Wheat. Really interesting. Was skeptical, but I enjoy the blueberry twist to the wheat.</p>http://beerandsandwich.com/post/118849122http://beerandsandwich.com/post/118849122Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:51:00 -0700<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/EBCP3kCjsobe6t8gqtboBeuRo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>CJ’s Gourmet Deli, Burlingame, CA: Smokey Joe on toasted ciabatta. Italian sausage, grilled onions, marinara sauce, everything. One of my favorite CJ sandwiches. Rich, messy, and wonderful.</p>http://beerandsandwich.com/post/118028846http://beerandsandwich.com/post/118028846Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:15:23 -0700<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/EBCP3kCjsoakdgy1SU1RddQpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Russian River Consecration. 10%. Awesome sour beer. If you’ve never had a sour, you should try one. It’s like a warhead candy in a glass. Delicious.</p>http://beerandsandwich.com/post/117743307http://beerandsandwich.com/post/117743307Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:20:21 -0700