Brewery · San Francisco
Standard Deviant Brewing
A Mission brewery since 2016 that makes beer true to style, from a State Fair gold-medal kölsch to nitro beers, now with a second taproom in a 1941 shipyard building at Pier 70.
First stop off the bridge
Standard Deviant's original taproom on 14th Street is about a mile from the Bay Bridge ramps, which makes it the natural first stop in San Francisco. It's been there since 2016. There's a parklet that catches the afternoon sun, shuffleboard, and four TVs inside.
What's on tap
The brewery's line is simple: 'We focus on making diverse types of beers true to style.' The SF Standard singles out their kölsch, a California State Fair gold medalist, along with Tree People IPA, Helmet Head (a low-alcohol blond) and Hop on Muni, an IPA brewed with the SFMTA. They also keep several nitro beers going. The house slogan is 'The Coldest Tasting Beer in SF', and they trademarked it.
The Pier 70 taproom
In June 2025 Standard Deviant opened a second brewery and taproom at Pier 70 in Dogpatch, at 1070 Maryland Street. It's in Building 12, a 1941 shipyard building used for World War II shipbuilding, and the brewery built it out with reclaimed steel from the yard. Accordion doors open the room to the waterfront. Pier 70 is open every day, so it's the one to choose on a Monday. It's about three miles from I-80.
Before you go
Food at 14th Street comes from rotating pop-ups, Thursday through Sunday. Check their Instagram for the week. Friday and Saturday nights run to midnight.
Sources
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