Thirsty Scholar

3.5, rounded up. Large, relatively cheap drinks. That’s nice. The food is hit or miss... nachos are weak, but the hot fries were very good. The wings looked good, but I didn’t eat any. The bartenders in the back room for private events are slow, and seem pretty inexperienced, but if it isn’t too crowded this isn’t too much of a problem. I like the idea of the build-a-bucket, but for a place called “The Thirsty Scholar” they get points deducted for spelling errors (column is not spelled “columb”).

Good lunch special of a burger and fries for $6. The burger is hand made and the bun was good. Blue moon pints were the special of the day for $3. I had a good lunch with a beer for under $10. They have a few beers on tap and a bunch in bottles. Service has always been good when I visit. I work across the street so this is the go to spot for happy hour with coworkers.

This is one of the best new bars in Oakland! The staff is very helpful and knowledgeable. The appetizers we got were enormous and exceptional! I was also very very impressed at how reasonable the prices were for food and especially drinks! They have a huge selection of different rums, specifically for very very cheap. I've told all of my friends about this place. Can't praise it enough!

This place is both a bottle shop and restaurant. I can't speak to the restaurant's food but their tap list is packed with fairly priced craft beers and their other drinks are solid. They seem to be running specials every day so look into them when you first get there. Atmosphere is great: not as noisy as smaller bars. Their bottle shop has a good craft beer selection, but I wouldn't recommend it since most of the six packs are quite overpriced. Their create your own six pack thing is not worth it since you pay per bottle (which are ~3/4 bucks each)