In one corner, there are Deadheads with tie-dye T-shirts, mandala tapestries, and endless jam sessions. And in the other, long-haired headbangers with denim jackets, pentagram patches, and an encyclopedic knowledge of metal sub-genres. But what hippies and metalheads share is an appreciation for good craft beer (and also beards), and craft-beer drinkers of any musical leanings can appreciate what they’re putting out. Here are a few hippie- and metal-influenced breweries to seek out.
The Hippies
Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery
San Francisco, California
Magnolia’s brewpub is located at hippie ground zero, on Haight Street in San Francisco, where they’ve been serving traditional bitters and milds alongside American styles and cask ales for more than sixteen years. Uber chill vibes pervade throughout the pub; there’s a good chance some Grateful Dead tunes will come through the speakers; and the Slow Food-inspired menu features hearty, well-done fare. They have also expanded outside the Haight-Ashbury to the Dogpatch neighborhood with a new brewery and BBQ restaurant named Smokestack (partially as a Grateful Dead tribute to their song “Smokestack Lightning,” of course).