Beer Revolution

Last night I tried out a new place in Oakland called Beer Revolution. From what I was told, the place was started by a member of the East Bay Rats motorcycle club, which is a punk rock sort of motorcycle club and that is apparent when you go inside the place. We showed up around 7pm and the place was packed. The front of the bar has a pretty large patio with picnic tables, like a mini beer garden, and it can accommodate probably 30 people. The inside of the bar has a few tables and lots of barrels that are used for tables to sit around. One side of the wall has 3 large refrigerators full of uncommon beers, and basically one was for stouts, one for Belgians, and the other for IPAs.

The bar had about 15 beers on tap, and about ten of those were stouts, which is not my favorite style. If you're a big fan of stouts then this place is great, because of the stouts for imperials and various specials. The bartenders there are very knowledgeable and friendly. I had a beer called Full Boar, which is a scotch ale, and Barbed Wire, which was a pretty pleasant pale ale. None of the two very great, but definitely worth trying.

I'm not sure I would make plans to go back there, but I would gladly go along if somebody else wanted to. Overall the place just wasn't quite up my alley but I probably would love it if I were a bigger stout guy. Luckily The Trappist is four blocks away...