Let’s talk Giants…and beer! Despite being born and raised in New York I never felt a close relationship to our resident major league baseball teams. Although my mother was in love with pinstripes, Jeter, and the YES channel, I could never really share her enthusiasm. I’ve searched and searched for a team I could get excited about and recently after stumbling upon a random baseball game on TV, I found my team. I have decided to switch coasts and am now a San Francisco Giants enthusiast. For last Saturday’s game against the Phillies, a close friend who is also a Giants fan brought me to a “California-themed” bar to watch the game. This bar was the Pacific Standard.
Despite having to push my way through the crowd of California transplants, Pacific Standard (82 Fourth Ave) is a great place to watch to the game and have a beer. The On-Tap selections are all microbrews, over half of which hail from the Golden State. I should admit that when I was there I wasn’t fully in the California spirit. I got a Founder’s Harvest Ale from MI but next time I’m planning on trying a new addition and rare find, the Bear Republic’s Ryevalry.
The two cozy rooms that make up the bar boast plenty of seating for those who want to stay awhile and indulge on a pint and an Its-Its. They also have something that I think all bars should take feature, a Frequent Drinker Program. For $10 dollars you become a full-fledged member with ID card and benefits. Benefits include Monday-Wednesday all night Happy Hour, book-lending privileges from the bar’s library and VIP status entrance on crowded nights when the bar has a line. You also have the opportunity to earn reward points. Rewards vary from a goldfish to a BAM membership…sign me up please and thank you.
Beers are $5 or $6. Tuesday night’s happy hour prices all pints at a cheerful $3. I’m excited about Pacific Standard. Not only because it satisfies my dreams of one day moving to California but it feels like a vacation from my usual Williamsburg bubble.
*They also currently feature two beers from Long Island REPRESENT.
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