Beer Revolution

Bar, Beer-to-go

464 3rd St
Oakland, California, 94607-3834
United States

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PLACE STATS
Average:
4.39
Reviews:
55
Ratings:
113
pDev:
11.39%
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Ratings by CopeTech:
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Reviewed by CopeTech from California

3.28/5  rDev -25.3%
vibe: 2.75 | quality: 3.25 | service: 3 | selection: 4.5 | food: 1.5
Atmosphere - Interior is dark and dank, the new space is more open but flavorless. The exterior is more fun but picnic tables with an occasional umbrella forces you to sit too close to people you probably don't want to. But on a sunny weekday afternoon it can be pretty nice.
Quality - Pretty good, I think the owners carea nad are involved, I disgree with many of their choices but ok.
Service - rough, we were turned away from the bar since we also wanted to order food, then the waitress kept routing away from us.
The bottle list here is very good, if you don't like the extensive tap list, the wall of coolers are very good. Teh tap list tends to have 3-6 beers I want, and the taps vary greatly on style and quality.
the new food is weak, poorly cooked and vegan. No stars.
May 01, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.21 by slasich from Pennsylvania

May 17, 2020
 
Rated: 4.48 by BerryKumquat from California

Mar 26, 2019
 
Rated: 4.57 by mattmarka1 from Minnesota

Sep 25, 2018
 
Rated: 4.19 by BarrelAgedG from California

Jun 10, 2018
 
Rated: 5 by mnine from California

Dec 31, 2017
 
Rated: 4.07 by 22Blue from Kansas

Feb 01, 2017
 
Rated: 4.74 by Mikey440 from California

Jan 10, 2017
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Reviewed by heymikew from California

4.38/5  rDev -0.2%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5
Beer geek refill stop

A must do, major beer place if you're anywhere near 12th Street Bart or Jack London Square.

Great, ever changing selection both on tap and for takeout.
Oct 15, 2016
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Reviewed by mactrail from Washington

2.99/5  rDev -31.9%
vibe: 1.5 | quality: 2.5 | service: 3.75 | selection: 3.5
I liked this place the first couple of years but they seem intent on re-creating yet another Toronado toilet kind of place. It's dark, odiferous, and the bathroom is apparently a playground for unpleasant nine year olds. The sound system is cranked up to painful volume but I couldn't say if it was actually music or something gone wrong with the espresso machine. Only place I have been carded in the Bay Area in thirty years. The deck on the sunny west side is at least a decent place to enjoy a beer if the weather cooperates.

I used to make a special trip here to buy beer, but I keep seeing the same bottles, and the selection seems to get more and more random. You can't read labels without opening the cooler doors and crouching down while people try to get past you. It doesn't look like they've checked on what's on some of those shelves lately. I think I'm done with this place as Oakland is incubating some new brewpubs.
Feb 06, 2016
 
Rated: 4.45 by frasergrove from California

Jan 24, 2016
 
Rated: 4.42 by Claytonis from California

Dec 15, 2015
 
Rated: 4.13 by kbuzz from North Carolina

Dec 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.9 by Cynic-ale from Texas

Oct 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4.86 by barleywin from Missouri

Oct 10, 2015
 
Rated: 4.49 by StoutSnob40 from California

Sep 12, 2015
 
Rated: 4.22 by bumchilly25 from Canada (BC)

Jul 31, 2015
 
Rated: 4.67 by SFCraft from California

Jul 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.9 by adamfaustbailey from California

Jul 20, 2015
 
Rated: 4.04 by AgentMunky from New York

Jun 11, 2015
 
Rated: 5 by snuffy707 from California

Mar 24, 2015
 
Rated: 4.64 by leprakhan from California

Feb 21, 2015
 
Rated: 4.09 by ironchefkook from California

Feb 17, 2015
 
Rated: 4.33 by Spaceman_Jer from Colorado

Feb 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.99 by define333 from California

Feb 08, 2015
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Reviewed by mxchap from California

4.43/5  rDev +0.9%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 5 | service: 3.5 | selection: 5
One of the best places to grab a beer in the entire bay area.
On the short list of places you should check out if you are visiting the east bay

Vibe: Small and not a whole lot of seating. Not a looker, per se. Lots of great people there though. The hops growing outside and hanging on the ceiling are a nice touch [3.75]
Quality: Seems like the taps are always rotating. Fresh IPAs abound. Never an issue with a bad pour or stale beer. The pricing is pretty fair as well (most beers $6-7, and smaller pours on special releases). [5]
Service: This is a bit variable. I've had some incredible service here, and some terrible. For the most part it has been improving though. Everyone knows their beer [3.5]
Selection: 99% of the time I am really pleased here. Always something new or just an incredibly diverse selection of beers on tap. And don't forget about the bottles! There are some gems in there, and they are affordably priced to drink there ($1 corkage) or to go. [5.0]
Feb 04, 2015
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Rated by alexander_ostrofsky from California

4.3/5  rDev -2.1%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4
Excellent selection of bay area brews and knowledgeable friendly staff.
Jan 26, 2015
 
Rated: 4.66 by Beer_Hunter from California

Jan 17, 2015
 
 
Rated: 4.5 by Kishanti from California

Nov 29, 2014
 
Rated: 4.56 by fureousangel from California

Nov 24, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by GRG1313 from California

Nov 19, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by spycow from Illinois

Nov 08, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by hopazoid from Minnesota

Oct 24, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by HaoleToYouToo from Hawaii

Oct 10, 2014
 
Rated: 4.4 by wethorseblanket from California

Sep 23, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by Xfse71 from Arizona

Sep 17, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by comand from California

Sep 06, 2014
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Rated by mike312 from New York

5/5  rDev +13.9%
Pliney commonly available by the bottle, including to-go (limit 2/per, "unlimited" in-house)
Aug 28, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by Nbdreher

Aug 19, 2014
Beer Revolution in Oakland, CA
Place rating: 4.39 out of 5 with 113 ratings