Magnolia Brewing

Mmm... bbq and beer. That's the focus of Smokestack at Magnolia Brewing in San Francisco, along with cocktails and fine whiskey. It's a concept and project brought to the food and drink obsessed by Dave McLean. Back in May of [...]

When Dave McLean was building out his brewery in San Francisco's Haight Street neighborhood sixteen years ago, he had to use a shoehorn to fit brewing equipment into the basement. Most of the well-known manufacturers refused to even work with [...]

Last week I was fortunate to document a very important, and dare I say historical moment, that took place in the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco. Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery is building a brewery in the city and the first [...]