Craft Brewery Tours, Tastings & Classes in San Francisco – Updated with New Breweries Opening this Fall

We’re in a golden age for craft beer in San Francisco Bay Area –and many of our established and new brewers are leading the way to inspire a national passion for artisan craft beers – be they kegged, bottled, growlered or casked. There’s so many ways to learn about beer around here — so get out and take a tour, visit one of the 25+ new breweries opening this fall, take a class or get a home brewing kit. We’d love to know if you have any favorite breweries or classes, or tours you think Epicurators should know about.  Cheers! / Laiko

NEW BREWERIES

Eater SF mapped out the 27 new breweries opening in the Bay Area this Fall. Proust!

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 2013 BEER EVENTS, CLASSES & TOURS

February is SF Beer Week

Upcoming Brewer’s Guild Events, including Bacon & Beer Fest, Brew’s on the Bay and tours.

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA BREWING CLASSES

UC Davis has short programs for home brewers as well as a diploma program in beer mastery.

Beer Making Materials: SF Brewing Craft.

Online classes via Home Brew School

“How to get started home brewing” story from 7×7 magazine.

SAN FRANCISCO & BAY AREA BREWERY TOURS

SF Brewer’s Guild site has a build your own tour app

Speakeasy Ales & Lagers Weekly Free Tour and Tasting. Friday at 4:30pm weekly. Free. Just Show up no reservations needed.

Anchor Steam, the grandaddy of tours. Sign up six months in advance.

Beer By BART, a guide via public transport to breweries and pubs around the Bay.

Yelp‘s list of Brewery Tour Companies if you want to just buy a ticket and leave the driving and planning to a company.

7×7 Magazine featured a story on DIY beer hopping up North from Sonoma to Mendocino.