<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[albion_castle - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports]]></title><description><![CDATA[SFist is San Francisco's source for fun, witty, & serious news. With updates about restaurants, events, sports, politics & more, SFist reaches millions of users in California.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/</link><image><url>https://sfist.com/favicon.png</url><title>albion_castle - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, &amp; Sports</title><link>https://sfist.com/</link></image><generator>Ghost 2.12</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:34:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sfist.com/albion_castle/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Someone Please Buy the Albion Castle and Rent it Out for Cool Parties]]></title><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2009/09/16/former_castle_of_beer_in_hunters_point_for_sale.php">Curbed reports</a>, via <a href="http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2009/09/care_to_get_your_cast...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2009/09/16/someone_please_buy_the_albion_castl/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c24260044ad066cdcf3ac21</guid><category><![CDATA[misc]]></category><category><![CDATA[albion_castle]]></category><category><![CDATA[hunters_point]]></category><category><![CDATA[real_estate]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Leanne Maxwell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:00:46 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/09/albioncastle-thumb-640xauto-440402.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/09/albioncastle-thumb-640xauto-440402.jpg" alt="Someone Please Buy the Albion Castle and Rent it Out for Cool Parties"><p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;">  </span><a href="http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2009/09/16/former_castle_of_beer_in_hunters_point_for_sale.php">Curbed reports</a>, via <a href="http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2009/09/care_to_get_your_castle_on_a_restored_albion_castle_ret.html">SocketSite</a>, that <a href="http://albioncastle.us/">Albion Castle</a>, the former <a href="http://www.sfcityguides.org/public_guidelines.html?article=373&amp;submitted=TRUE&amp;srch_text=&amp;submitted2=&amp;topic=Food">Albion Porter Ale Brewery</a> in Hunters Point, is <a href="http://sfarmls.rapmls.com/scripts/mgrqispi.dll?APPNAME=Sanfrancisco&amp;PRGNAME=MLSPropertyDetail&amp;ARGUMENTS=-N178656167,-N239271,-N,-A,-N20332603">up for sale again</a>. The castle is a <a href="http://www.noehill.com/sf/landmarks/sf060.asp">historic building</a> featuring <a href="http://www.pauldejong.com/~castle/imagesPage_L.cgi?images/castle/Albion_Castle_0290_L.jpg">200-foot deep caverns</a> that lead to a natural springs next door. It used to be the home of Laughing Squid’s <a href="http://laughingsquid.us/">web hosting</a> tech support center and was host to their <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/blog-launch-party-photos/">blog launch party</a> in 2005 (which we still kick ourselves for not attending), soon before it <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/albion-castle-news/">sold for $2.1 million</a>. The castle has been restored, and the current asking price is $2.9 million. The newest owner had planned on <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/restored-albion-castle-back-on-the-market/">bringing back the brewery and opening a restaurant</a>, which probably would have been a feat in this economy. Check out Scott Beale's <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/laughingsquid/sets/257207/">photos of the castle</a> before the restoration.</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>