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Beer in Mill Valley
Posted by: | CommentsI’m so happy Mill Valley finally has a brewery! I used to drive all the way to Fairfax to have beer in an atmosphere I enjoyed, a clean well-lit place with relaxed cool people (not a dive bar and not a high-end snooty place).
Thanks to @SFDoug I got to try Mill Valley Beerworks. Last night Doug and I were talking tweeting about what to do for the next Marin TweetUp and Doug said, ‘we could do a TweetUp right now’ and I said, ‘I’ve been wanting to try Mill Valley Beerworks’ and Doug said, ‘see you in a half hour’. That is how my evening began. (I love my Twitter friends!)
I’ve been wanting to try Mill Valley Beerworks since I learned about it from Doug. Here is what he had to say about it on his blog:
Mill Valley Beerworks has opened up at 173 Throckmorton, almost hidden from view but well worth finding. The house brews won’t be ready for another month, but the really long beer list includes artisan brews — including a healthy selection of Belgian ales and lambics. The casual vibe gives me hope that Central or Southern Marin may finally have a civilized place where many of us can grab an excellent beer without feeling out of place.
Photo by Doug Levy
I ordered my usual favorite beer: a Hefeweizen. I can’t remember what Doug had but it was good… maybe he can comment here and let us know. 
We also shared a fresh hot pretzel with spicy sweet mustard made in-house.
After awhile our group grew and we all decided to head over to Small Shed Flat Bread – which I believe has the best Flat Bread in Marin County. We started with the Bolinas Beet Salad and a Ceasar Salad to share. They were both delicious! We then ordered 3 Flat Breads to share among the 5 of us. We ordered the special that had anchovies (because Doug loves anchovies). We also ordered The Q made with Golden Farms all natural, nitrate free pepperoni, pancetta, mushrooms, mozzarella and grana cheese, tomato sauce and herbs. I don’t remember what the 3rd one was… I was too busy enjoying my Hoegaarden White beer.
Fun was had by all!
Yardhouse – Costa Mesa
Posted by: | CommentsThis isn’t exactly a locally owned independent business (or the Bay Area) but I enjoy Yard House so much I decided to write about it. Every time I go to Orange County I make sure to stop by the Yard House in Triangle Square at least once. They have over 100 beers on tap. Despite all my beer choices I always order the same one – The Hoegaarden White.
I recommend going to Yard House during Happy Hour when you can get select appetizers for half off. Happy Hour is Monday – Friday from 3 – 6pm.
The food is delicious. My sister and I went for an early dinner the other night. We had the Blue Crab Cakes with mango papaya chutney.
The Moo Shoo Egge Rolls served with apple ginger plum sauce.
And the California Roll. The Yardhouse California Rolls are like no other Califronia Roll – it’s more like a California Cake.
This should be the last Orange County post for awhile. Now returning to the Bay Area. 
Toronado and Bratwurst in San Francisco
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So I actually left Marin County and drove over the Golden Gate Bridge last night. Can you believe it? I know… it has been awhile. We met up with a group of our guy friends at the bar Toronado in the Lower Haight neighborhood. (Why do guys always have to talk about sports?) Our friend suggested we try out this place because of their amazing selection of beer. My favorite beer of all time is a White beer. I was introduced to Hoegaarden White beer when I was visiting Orange County, California. My sister and brother-in-law took me to Yard House in Costa Mesa, which also has a wonderful selection of beer. That was years ago and ever since then I’ve been on the search for White beer in the Bay Area. I finally found it! Toronado actually had at least 2 selections of White beer. Woohoo! I started with the tried-and-true Hoegaarden and then decided to branch out and try something new. I ordered an Allagash White from Portland, Maine. YUMMY!
I found out Toronado regulars know about the sausage place next door. You can order a sausage and bring it to the bar to eat. Rosamunde Sausage Grill has everything from Bratwurst to Lamb to Duck to Vegan sausages and they are probably the best sausages I’ve ever had (and I’m not a big sausage fan) but these were tasty. And the sausage is served in an incredible tasting bun.
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The Bratwurst reminded me of the time I worked at the Orange County fair 
when I was 16 years old at the Bratwurst stand. I had to wear a little t-shirt with a big Bratwurst across my chest. Totally humiliating, yet memorable summer job. Yep that is me (the dork) with the big Bratwurst. —->
