Boogie Beer with Boba at Ken Ken Ramen in San Francisco

If you want to enjoy a boba cocktail, head on over to Boba Guys' pop up location at Ken Ken Ramen in the Mission. I had a hard time deciding which boba cocktail to enjoy at brunch time. The server suggested I give the Boogie Beer cocktail a try. I have to admit, I'm not a big beer drinker, but decided to give it a try, the Boogie in the name convinced me. It's similar to a Michelada and the guava juice is a nice touch. 

The Drink - Boogie Beer with Boba, $6
Guava juice, Premium Asahi Beer, Boba

The Place - Boba Guys pop up at Ken Ken Ramen
San Francisco, Mission
Snack Bar at  and other pop up locations
Monday to Friday 11:30am - 2pm, Sat/Sun12pm to 4pm
http://bobaguys.com/

Other Drinks from Ken Ken Ramen and Boba Guys
Milk Tea

Other pictures from the visit

Love the lanterns above the bar

Salmon Bento Brunch Box

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Twisted Thistle IPA at The Cavalier in San Francisco

One of my research companions for the evening was excited to see an IPA on The Cavalier's drink menu that they haven't tried yet. The Twisted Thistle IPA is brewed by Belhaven in Scotland. I love the description on this 5.3% abv IPA on their website, "A stunning India Pale Ale (IPA), don't think that Belhaven's Twisted Thistle has anything jaggy, spikey, prickly or otherwise pain-inflicting in its nature. Quite the opposite. Your taste buds will tingle with pleasure after a sip or two of this golden nectar. A real treat from our master brewers in Dunbar."

The Drink - Twisted Thistle IPA

The Place - The Cavalier
San Francisco, South of Market (SOMA)
Restaurant
Dinner daily, full bar
http://www.thecavaliersf.com/

Other drinks from The Cavalier
The White Lady
Rum Punch

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Colt 45 with a Bullet, Floyd

Floyd  located at  131 Atlantic Ave. (between Henry St & Clinton St) in Brooklyn, NY gives you everything you love about a great dive bar plus a full size Bocce Ball court. Drinks are made from bottles of booze not chemistry sets.  A friendly and lively local scene with bar coasters that say "We're Glad You're Here!". A can of Colt 45 with a bullet $6 and a side of Beer Cheese. Say no more.

The Drink - Colt 45 with a Bullet, $6

The Place - Floyd
131 Atlantic Ave.
Brooklyn Heights, NY
718-858-5810
www.floydny.com
Mon-Fri 5 pm - 4 am
Sat-Sun 1 pm - 4 am

*Written by Drinks in the City San Francisco correspondent, Steven Ballinger.

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Yerba Buena, Two Sisters

Two Sisters is located in the Hayes Valley neighborhood of San Francisco. As frequent readers of the site may know, I am definitely not a beer drinker. However, I do enjoy a beer cocktail. Yerba Buena translates from Spanish to English as good herb. I love the refreshing pop of spice from the ginger and gin and the fizz from the beer.

The Drink - Yerba Buena, $10Ginger infused gin, lime, beer

The Place - Two Sisters
San Francisco, Hayes Valley
Bar
http://www.2sistersbarandbooks.com/

Other Two Sisters drinks

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Singha Slushie, Pok Pok

 

Pok Pok is a Southeastern Asian street food restaurant located in Brooklyn, NY. The beer slushie caught our eyes wondering what that would mean...beer(in this case Singha) semi-frozen in a bottle. It "explodes" when opened. Perfect way to relieve the heat from a spicy Thai meal on a hot summer night.

The Drink - Singha Slushie
Singha Beer frozen in the bottle

The Place - Pok Pok
New York City, Brooklyn
Southeast Asian street food
http://www.pokpokny.com

Other Pok Pok drinks
Rhubarb Blush
NY Thai

*Written in collaboration with Elaine Chin, Drinks in the City NY correspondent

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Desperado, Dosa Valencia

Dosa serves Southern Indian cuisine at two locations in San Francisco (Mission District and Fillmore District. The food, cocktail program and service is consistently good at both locations. I love the pop of fizz from the Allagash White beer in the Desperado cocktail. Oh my chai! Each ingredient complements each other in this fantastic cocktail. In the past year, I've seen a few places incorporate beer into their cocktails. Should these places be considered outlaws by making beer cocktails? Absolutely not when they are as good as the Desperado.

Happy National Drink Beer Day!

The Drink Desperado, $10
Espolon Blanco Tequila, chai, maraschino, allspice, ginger, Allagash White, lemon

The Place - Dosa Valencia
San Francisco, Mission
South Indian Cuisine
Dinner nightly, weekend brunch, full bar
http://dosasf.com/valencia_home.htm

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Happy National Drink Beer Day!

Today is National Drink Beer Day! What beer will you be drinking to celebrate? We drank The Brooklyn Pennant Ale at New York City's Employees Only when we were in New York for a short 3 day visit in August. There were lots of these bottles at dinner tables the night we dined there.

The Drink - Brooklyn Pennant Ale

The Place - Employee's Only
New York City, West Village

Dinner nightly, late night (until 3:30AM), full bar

http://employeesonlynyc.com/

Other Employees Only drinks 
Lazy Lover
Ready Fire Aim

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Cask Ale Beer Flight, La Birreria

Eataly is Mario Batali's destination food hall for all things Italian under one retractable roof in the Flatiron neighborhood of New York City. La Birreria is located at the rooftop of Eataly. What else is there to do at a Birerria (beer in Italian) except to order beer. There were so many choices that we thought the Cask Ale beer flight was the place to start. Per the menu, "Cask-conditioned ale is beer that is served from the same cask in which it is conditioned. It is naturally carbonated, unfiltered and served at traditional cellar temperature of 50-55 degrees F. The ales are also fermented in casks and then served through hand-pumps in order to offer you a product that is naturally carbonated and incredibly good." From left to right the Wanda (chesnut mild ale), Nigella (seasonal IPA) and the Barista (brewed with Guatemalan coffee).

The Skinny
Open daily from 11:30 to 10:30
http://eatalyny.com/eat/birreria
Cask Ale Beer Flight, $12

Written in collaboration with Elaine Chin, Drinks in the City NY correspondent.

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Jean Michel-ada, 25 Lusk

25 Lusk is located in the SOMA district of San Francisco. Known in Mexico as a hangover cure, most Micheladas are made with beer, lime juice, tomato or clamato juice with a salt rim.  I love the twist on the classic Michelada in 25 Lusks's Jean Michel-ada. This updated version is made with stella artois, pueblo viejo blanco tequila, lime juice, agave, and a cucumber-lime-salt.

The brunch cocktails at 25 Lusk are an international array of hangover cures with this Michelada, Bloody Mary and the SF Yacht Club.

Happy National Beer Day!


The Skinny

Dinner 7 nights a week, Sunday brunch, full bar

http://www.25lusk.com/

Jean Michel-ada, $11

Other Drinks in the City pictures from 25 Lusk:

Peaches and Herb

Diego Rivera's Mistress #2

SF Yacht Club

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