Brewery / taproom
Unclaimed profileThe Crafty Fox Ale House
San Francisco, CA · $$
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Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
The Crafty Fox Ale House runs 36 rotating handles with a stated focus on locally and nationally sourced brews. The tap list moves across lambics, geuze, sour beers, IPAs, and stouts, and customers consistently praise the range. Allagash has been noted on tap, and HenHouse Brewing Company IPA branding appears on site. Small bites come from an eclectic kitchen. For a beer-first stop, the rotating structure and the breadth of styles are the draw, and the named pours give you a clear place to start.
- What should I order?
- Start with the HenHouse Brewing Company IPA, a Petaluma, California label represented on site. If you prefer a Belgian-style pour, Allagash has been highlighted on tap. With 36 rotating handles, the lineup shifts, so ask what is currently pouring from the sour, lambic, geuze, IPA, and stout options.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Anyone who wants a broad, rotating tap list rather than a fixed lineup. The mix of lambics, geuze, sour beers, IPAs, and stouts gives drinkers with different preferences a reason to order side by side. Small bites from the kitchen make it workable for a casual stop.
- When should I go?
- When you want to compare several beer styles in one visit, or when a group needs a tap list broad enough to satisfy mixed preferences. The rotating handles mean the specific lineup changes, so the styles available depend on what is currently on.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- Thirty-six rotating handles is the core fact here. The program is built around change rather than a fixed core lineup, and the range reaches from lambics and geuze to sour beers, IPAs, and stouts. Local and national sourcing, plus a Petaluma IPA presence, keeps the list from being one-note.
Beverage categories
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Beer
Thirty-six rotating handles with locally and nationally sourced brews. The range covers lambics, geuze, sour beers, IPAs, and stouts, and customers consistently praise the breadth. Allagash has been noted on tap, and HenHouse Brewing Company IPA branding appears on site. Small bites come from an eclectic kitchen.
Menu strengths
- — Thirty-six rotating handles give the list real turnover and variety.
- — The style range spans lambics, geuze, sour beers, IPAs, and stouts.
- — Locally and nationally sourced brews are both represented.
Standout selections
- — HenHouse Brewing Company IPA, a Petaluma, California label represented on site.
- — Allagash, highlighted by a reviewer as a favorite available on tap.
How it sits with the food
Small bites come from an eclectic kitchen, which gives the beer list a food component without turning the visit into a full meal. The kitchen is a supporting detail rather than the focus.
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