Top draught choices: Two Pitchers founders left baseball behind and hit home runs with their Oakland brewery
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By Kate Bradshaw
Published on March 27, 2026.
Two Pitchers Brewing Co. is expanding to a new taproom in San Francisco later this spring. The Oakland-based brewery was founded by Tommy Hester and Wilson Barr, two aspiring college baseball pitchers who met at Division III Williams College. They decided to enter the craft beer industry after their baseball careers ended. The pair quickly found their stride in the brewing game, focusing on offering different types of radlers and shandies. Their creations include their flagship grapefruit blood orange radler, a lager base mixed with red and white grapefruit juice and blood orange juice, and a lime-and-sea salt beer blend. The brewery's base beer, Baseline Lager, is available at their taproom for $3 a pint.
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