Monday, November 11, 2013

Steelhead Brewing Company

Type: Brewpub
Location:  333 California Drive, Burlingame CA 94010
Cost: Reasonably priced Menu
Visit Date: 11/09/2013
Beers: Hazy Hefeweizen
           Broadway Blonde
           Raging Rhino Red
           Bombay Bomber APA
           Double Play APA
           Pumpkin Pie Ale
           McFaddens Oatmeal Stout
Nearby: San Francisco, SFO
Notes: Damn, after the terrible pizza I had the previous night at Sequoia Brewing, I really, really wanted to order the vegetarian pizza.  Artichokes, mushrooms, eggplant, omg pesto.  It sounded damn good, but I was afraid it would take too long.  It needed to be a quick stop since I had a flight to catch.  
I was killing time, taking photos, walking around bay front parks, when I changed my mind.  I *should* visit that nearby brewery, what the heck is wrong with me?!  So with an hour and a half until I needed to be at the airport, I rushed over to steelhead....only to drive around looking for parking for 20 minutes.  They even have a (small, full) lot!  AND there are two municipal lots nearby, it was still tough to find a spot.  Hopping town.  
Finally found a spot, fed the meter and darted across the street.
I liked this place.  Grabbed a cozy table and sat in an armchair! Ordered my sampler, and hmmm quesadilla will probably be quick.  Quick it was and super-duper cheesy.  Not bad but not great.  White people mexican.  Adequate.  


The beers were pretty average.   Overall the light ones were better than the dark ones.  Which is unusual.  The stout was too sweet, but the blonde was pretty good.  The Pumpkin had WAY too much spice.  The Red, APA, and the Hefeweizen were ok too.  So, the top row.They were out of the seasonal so they mixed the APA and the Red.  It was ok.
Finished up pretty quickly, and caught my flight with no issues.  Don't think I've ever made it through airport security so quickly!

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