In what may be a blueprint for the even more sprawling (especially in traffic) Los Angeles, the San Francisco Brewers Guild has made a change from city to regional organization.
The goal being to “evolve into a regional trade association devoted to promoting independent breweries across the greater Bay Area year-round.”
That means that some independent breweries throughout the SF region will be extended invitations to join the Guild and then get slotted into their appropriate chapter such as San Francisco, East Bay, North Bay and South Bay — as well as a possible fifth for Santa Cruz / Monterey area.
On a side note, SF Beer Week Dates have been set for 2018, February 9-18 for a week+ of Bay Area festivities.