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31
Jan

The Trappist in Oakland

Author: kris, Category: Bars and Clubs, Oakland

I don’t know how you feel about Belgian beers, but if you like things that are good then you probably like them. Imagine your excitement, then, to hear that a new bar has opened in downtown Oakland devoted almost entirely to Belgian brews. Called The Trappist, it’s tucked very snugly indeed into a small space on 8th Street. The bar is all lovely dark wood and exposed brick. Get there when they open at 4:00 Wednesday through Friday and ensure you get seats, or show up around 6:00 for the post-work rush. With 15 rotating beers on tap and tons and tons of bottled beers — none from a giant corporation — you can drink here every night and never get bored. Added bonus: the owners, who tend the bar themselves, are both knowledgeable and handsome.

Photo from the Trappist website.