{"id":423785,"date":"2026-08-04T19:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T19:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/423785\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T19:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T19:24:10","slug":"golden-state-cider-opens-taproom-in-san-franciscos-chase-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/423785\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden State Cider opens taproom in San Francisco&#8217;s Chase Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drinkgoldenstate.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Golden State Cider<\/a> has bet on San Francisco with a new taproom at the Chase Center serving Sonoma County-made ciders.<\/p>\n<p>The Sebastopol-founded brewing company opened its new taproom July 31, offering a selection of year-round and rotating 100% fresh-pressed hard ciders on draft, including exclusive taproom-only releases.<\/p>\n<p>The taproom will also offer selections from Cessy Wines and Sun &amp; Shine Cocktails. Guests will also be able to enjoy Big Dub, Golden State Cider\u2019s collaboration cider with the Golden State Warriors, available at the taproom and throughout Chase Center.<\/p>\n<p>The taproom also offers a rotating food menu with items from neighboring restaurants at Chase Center\u2019s Thrive City. The taproom features indoor and outdoor seating, a dog-friendly patio and live entertainment throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.drinkgoldenstate.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Golden State Cider<\/a> is Sonoma County\u2019s known dry cider maker and says it has been the best-selling cider brand in the state since 2023.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Hard cider: Sebastopol is home to ACE Cider, Horse &amp; Plow and Golden State Cider, and Tilted Shed Ciderworks is based in Windsor. (Beth Schlanker \/ The Press Democrat)\" width=\"1200\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8763B227-A7F4-47E5-BBAC-15F278BA2CB0.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"598056\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Beth Schlanker \/ The Press Democrat<\/p>\n<p>Hard cider: Sebastopol is home to ACE Cider, Horse &amp; Plow and Golden State Cider, and Tilted Shed Ciderworks is based in Windsor. (Beth Schlanker \/ The Press Democrat)<\/p>\n<p>Chase Center\u2019s 11-acre<a href=\"http:\/\/thrivecity.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Thrive City<\/a> shopping and dining zone is already the home of about 15 other businesses, including the local company Harmonic Brewing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur fans have already embraced Big Dub, so bringing Golden State Cider\u2019s flagship taproom to Thrive City is a natural evolution of our partnership,\u201d said Chase Center General Manager Donna Daniels. \u201cAs our neighborhood continues to grow, we\u2019re focused on adding restaurants and bars that give our community even more ways to enjoy the year-round entertainment at Thrive City and Chase Center.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The expansion to the city comes as some beer breweries have shuttered their taprooms, some citing declining foot traffic and alcohol consumption (the number of American adults who say they consume alcohol fell to 54% according to an August 2025 Gallup poll). Another local <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/small-business\/articles\/popular-brewery-shutters-san-francisco-010658548.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAK0yaOi2ML-0LbRCq6SXrlkZoHRRkkLwerF4Fqm6j8nV55z0EHZwffY7OoWjNd06Mb_h_yuEgNZhOmtIiSfO6Z1TSNEQZ4Ty3OwKqsACOwvFP5GBWGNcK8rZ593dEr3bqcPNpwozxJtH5xST_IHBs-ahKlkmfewiqbHzPebmIB8P\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">taproom closure<\/a> was announced in June by Ballast Point Brewing after several years in its Mission Bay location.<\/p>\n<p>Other area brewing companies have merged to stay afloat, such as San Francisco\u2019s Fort Point Beer Co and Sonoma County-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressdemocrat.com\/2025\/04\/15\/fort-point-henhouse-breweries-merge-amid-challenges-for-craft-beer-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HenHouse brewing last year.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a Bay Area-born cider company, opening a taproom at Thrive City is a natural fit for Golden State Cider,\u201d said Golden State Cider CEO Chris Lacey. \u201cThrive City is a destination that celebrates the Golden State Warriors and Valkyries, bringing the San Francisco community together through shared experiences and connections. We look forward to welcoming longtime fans and first-time visitors alike with exceptional cider, warm hospitality, and a place to gather before and after the incredible events that make Thrive City so special.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Golden State Cider has bet on San Francisco with a new taproom at the Chase Center serving Sonoma&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":423786,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[8256,169099,101,103,102,104,106,105],"class_list":["post-423785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-francisco","tag-chase-center","tag-golden-state-cider","tag-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco-headlines","tag-san-francisco-news","tag-sf","tag-sf-headlines","tag-sf-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=423785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423785\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/423786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=423785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=423785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=423785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}