British gastropubModern craft, sours and IPAs$$Wed to Sun 14:00-22:00
Barebottle Brewing in San Francisco is the Bernal Heights craft brewery, with rotating sours, a long IPA list and a back patio for dog-friendly afternoons.
Tip: The Black Currant Sour is the dark-horse summer order; ask if a fresh keg is on draught.
British gastropubModern California craft lagers and pales$$Daily 11:00-22:00
Fort Point Beer Company in San Francisco is the Presidio-born brewery with a Valencia Street beer hall, a strong KSA Kolsch and a sharp west-coast pilsner.
Tip: Order the KSA Kolsch on draught; the wood-fired pizza kitchen runs from 17:00 nightly.
British gastropubBritish-leaning ales$$Wed to Sun 16:00-22:00
Magnolia Brewing in San Francisco is the Haight-Ashbury brewpub since 1997, with a British-leaning ale lineup and the city's longest-running cask programme.
Tip: The Smokestack Lightning porter on cask is the order; ask at the bar about real-ale Thursdays.