Irish style lager and Irish stout wort spun sorbet. Paired with SOMA coffee porter. Restaurant week dinner $40
Thirsty Bear, San Francisco CA
These sorbet were super bitter, especially the darker one which I could not enjoy. The lighter sorbet was bearable, but not by much. I like the coffee porter though.
Shaved marinated brussels sprouts, braising liquid broth. Restaurant week dinner $40
Thirsty Bear, San Francisco CA
This wasn’t my favorite. It was pretty bland overall, and it just wasn’t fulfilling. The dish never came together for me.
Paired with Hopsmeister CA Wheat.
Smoked over fig wood, fresh hops, malted barley, paired with Grizzly Bear Red Ale. Restaurant week dinner $40
Thirsty Bear, San Francisco CA
These were randomly cut and presented, but I liked the flavor of the cured pork. The fig wood smoke gave it a nice flavor and it paired well with the red ale.
Monkfish tail, Cascade hop cure, Calabrian chiles, toasted garlic, olives. Paired with Howard St. IPA. Restaurant week dinner $40
Thirsty Bear, San Francisco CA
This wasn’t my favorite. The cured monkfish was too dry and salty for my taste. Add the olives and things just got even saltier. Thank goodness for the beer to help wash it down!
Kettle corn style, dried malt extract, nobel hops. Restaurant week dinner $40
Thirsty Bear, San Francisco CA
This popcorn was good. It was sticky, salty and slightly bitter from the hops. Because of the stickiness, it became chewier as it sat there which I didn’t much like.
Polar Bear Pils.
Vittle Monster 