E-Malt.com News article: USA, CA: Black Hammer Brewing to open in San Francisco on August 14

San Francisco has been a hotspot for craft brewery openings. Black Hammer Brewing will be joining the slew of neighbourhood breweries. Founder Jim Furman is targeting an August 14th opening in the former Tin Shing Printing space at 544 Bryant in San Francisco, Hoodline reported on August 4.

"San Francisco not only has a huge craft beer culture and a growing population of younger professionals that crave craft beer and want to drink it at the source, but it's also the best city in the world to live in, hands down," said Jim Furman the brewmaster. "We are seriously in love with San Francisco, and can't wait to give back."

Black Hammer Brewing's primary focus are English ales and German lagers, according to Furman. In a counterpoint to the hop-crazed culture of many craft breweries, he's aiming to create malt-forward beers "where your palate is not wrecked, it's enhanced."

Other beers on tap include Jaded Raver (an English bitter), Marteau Blanc et Bleu (a blueberry wit), and a kolsch.

Furman originally founded the brewery in July 2012 as Hammer Brewing Company, but found out last year that he wouldn't be able to trademark the name without amending it. "I added 'Black' as a reference to [Burning Man's] Black Rock City, where I got my nickname, 'Hammer,'" Furman said, adding that last year's Burning Man event is when he began to work on Black Hammer Brewing full time. He and his co-owner, K. Albert Jackey, met at a family reunion.

If the brewery is a success, Furman is interested in potentially expanding beyond San Francisco. "We have our eyes on Oakland and Lake Tahoe for future tasting room locations."


05 August, 2015