This Saturday night will be the second appearance of the New Taste Marketplace at St. Gregory’s.The marketplace is a melange of homemade specialties, both to go and to be eaten hot, on site. Homemade tofu, bacon chocolate, SF’s own BBQ sauce or pickled grapes – this market is overflowing with culinary treats you never [...]

So, a funny thing happened on the way to opening our brewery. We found out, very late in the process, that our name — Old Oak Beer Co.— wasn’t quite as available as we thought.  After a lot of hand wringing, beer drinking, and careful consideration over how much legal risk we could bear, we [...]

Brrrrrr.  I know it’s cliche for San Franciscans to complain about the weather, but it’s mighty chilly out.  The good news is that it’s perfect weather for winter warmers, imperial stouts and spiced dark ales, poured around a raging winter fire.  Or in my case, huddled around a space heater sat next to a non-functional-but-still-leaks-cold-air-fireplace. [...]