San Antonio has more than doubled their microbreweries with the opening of BJ's at The Rim. Granted the other two are also BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse and they're all out to hell and gone, so we're still stuck with the one (Blue Star) in San Antonio proper (that is, inside 410 -- though this definition, with outward expansion still at big bang speeds, is beginning to look more optimistic and naive rather than real). Obviously, with three locations around San Antonio, this is a chain, but at least they're brewing their beer on site (I'm not sure, now that I think about it, why that makes it O.K.). My brother who I admire, especially in the realm of beer and food, has been out to the location on 151 and 1604 and said that the open, light interior and went well with the craft beer and food. Gordon Biersch, after all, is a chain, and their dunkel still sits up in my favorite beers. The more microbrews we have in the area, the more likely there will be more independents opening up in the area. Always a good way to mark the worth of a city.
A short article about BJ's at The Rim from San Antonio Business Journal.
I hope to have a chance soon write a short review of one of them (as well as updated info for Blue Star).
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