Garbanzos are superior, but black are nice for a change

Man-oh-man, it heartens me to no end to find another! neighborhood shop with a great beer selection, presented to you, the shopper, as 6 packs of lovely local brews and oh-so-nice bombers. I mean, this place - Divisadero Health Haven - doesn't have anything totally out there or a huge selection, per se, but I think my perspective (and threshold for being impressed) is totally-skewed in San Francisco. And, again, this is a good thing! So much good beer in this city, and so accessible..

Yeah, I rarely pop into this place because it's fairly expensive - think about it: a "corner market" that's geared towards organic and "health" food - but did so this afternoon to pick up some pita; I was making some black bean hummus and needed a suitable and flavorful delivery mechanism. Wait! A quick glance around the refrigerator seemed to indicate some pretty good prices for the beer (ex. $8 or $9 for Chimay Red). So yeah, I'll be back (if only for the beer)..

In the meantime, check my favorite all-purpose beer sites; learn all 'bout it:

Beer Advocate (http://beeradvocate.com/)
Real Beer (http://www.realbeer.com/)

And maybe a few SF-specific ones:

Toronado (http://www.toronado.com/)
SF Brewers Guild (http://www.sfbrewersguild.org/)
Hedonist Beer Jive (http://hedonistbeerjive.blogspot.com/)

Whew! This is getting me thirsty.. but I'll abstain (I think?!). I have been rocking so much good beer with so many good peeps the past couple of weeks (as part of my enjoy-SF-to-the-fullest campaign before my sabbatical - as if I need an excuse - ha!); my liver needs ONE night off. That said, ask me to join you for a tipple whenever the mood strikes; how can I say no?