Beer Report: Rosamunde's Minds Its Pints and Queues

Matt G./Yelp

Pint of Racer IPA at Rosamunde's.

​The lunchtime line is proof that if you grill them, they will come. In its first week of operation, Rosamunde's is already sporting a crowd, which, given its tasty lineup of 17 gourmet sausages, comes as no surprise. That most of the diners were quaffing pints at lunch (or probably breakfast) is what the Mission purveyor of sausages was likely relishing most.

No mere hot dog stand, not just a bar, and by no means a gastropub, Rosamunde's offers an alternative for when you need a break from Pi Bar's pizza'n'pints. The fun about deciding between tubesteaks of various animals -- pig, cow (or calf), chicken, duck, pheasant, lamb, or the token PETA-friendly vegetarian offering -- is playing mix-n-match with available drafts. On first visit, we paired the pheasant with pork and cranberry sausage with an Allagash White. Yesterday, to soak up the beers enjoyed during football conference championships, we celebrated with a spicy pork andouille.

Sure, Rosamunde's has a list of 30 bottles that is more extensive than its 22 taps, but the same five bucks that gets you an Abita Turbodog (geaux Saints!) also gets you Russian River Damnation on draft, which is a better call than Favre's career-ending intercepted pass.

Rosamunde Sausage Grill 2832 Mission (at 24th St.), 970-9015