Have you been waiting all summer for The Hog’s Apothecary to fill the gaping beer hole that radiates out from Macarthur BART? Yeah, me too.
The place is now in its soft opening, which means give the brand-new staff a break while they figure things out and maybe call to confirm hours before you make a trip, though it sounds like Wednesday-Monday 5-10pm is a safe-ish bet. The grand opening is definitely September 25.
Beer director Sayre Piotrkowski approved me posting the preliminary draft list, but stressed that this is only some of the 33 taps that will be in use soon and he’s saving some great stuff for the grand opening. So if you don’t see your favorite local brewery, don’t freak out yet.
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Beer! We like beer.
As you can see, the current focus is local and other California beers, mostly under $7 a glass. You may see some beers from the Pacific Northwest later but you’re not going to find imports or East Coast breweries. The emphasis is on freshness. I heard a couple people say “Why’s there so much Craftsman?” Because Craftsman (my favorite LA-area brewery when I lived in LA) is awesome, duh 😉
I didn’t eat anything, but early reports are that the food is delicious. I hear there’s a whole pig in the walk-in. I’ll report back in a few weeks. Side note for old-time Beer Revolution regulars who remember Nick & Jen’s weekend BBQ’s on the patio: Nick is in the kitchen at Hog’s now.
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Thanks for the update Jen..sounds great and it will be good to see Nick again.
Doug
I am hoping to get over there next week. thanks for the head’s up!