This place does beer right! Super friendly staff, and great music. Perfect local spot with awesome vibes. We will be back again to try some of the new brews.

A nice replacement for a beloved neighborhood spot. Solid beer list and a super-friendly staff. And, personally, it's nice to hear music that's varied -- I like a little bit of everything!

My favorite local beer spot! Delicious beer. Friendly staff. And that's it!

Great selection of beer across many styles.

Amazing beers, and some of the best lagers west of the Atlantic. Great staff, brewers, and clientele, too.

Great beer, great staff, great vibes!

Great beer, super friendly owners. Wonderful place to throw back a few beers.

Really enjoyed the red ale and dunkel, can’t wait to come back and try the IPAs!

Cute spot, nice people, great beer. Dog friendly :) cant wait for them to open up the outside!

Great variety of beers. The dunkel in particular is delicious!

Hate google but love this place.

Great beer and kind, knowledgeable owners & employees

Good vibes and tasty brews!

Awesome brewery with really good beer. Check it out

Awesome place with nice ambiance and crisp beer.

Great new spot! Beer is BOMB

The best brewery in town

Friendly. Great beer.

Delicious. Nutritious. Delightful.

Great beer. Lots of style variety. Good prices. I keep coming back Last visit had two tasters 'slow decay'(dunkel) and 'the path of ancient light'(doppelbock) with the plan to follow up with some more normal size pours. They were excellent, so I left content on beer for the rest of the day, not wanting to spoil the experience. Keep up the solid beers 🙏🏼

Stopped in Saturday night to grab some freshies and check out the brewery for the first time. Ended up having an amazing conversation with Brennan about beer, music, and community — exactly why I love beer and what the industry should feel like for patrons. And most importantly: the beer is outstanding. This pils is everything I look for — depth, balance, and character that only comes from time, care, and quality ingredients. By far the best lager in the bay- yeah I said it! Consider me a future repeat customer 🙌

My favorite local brewery. And my husband’s, friends’, dog’s, and even my baby’s favorite place to hang out any day of the week. Why? The staff is friendly and always open to a good conversation. There are great spaces to sit at the bar or grab a table to play a game with a group of people. And of course, the beer is amazing. I’m a sucker for their pilsners, pale ales, and trying out whatever they have newly available. Go with friends, on a date, for their trivia nights, or just by yourself with a good book on a Sunday. You won’t regret it.

I've just returned to New Zealand and took one of these beers back with me from a bay area visit. OMG I'm the biggest fan of WCIPA style and the sphere of eternity is up there with Pliny the elder as the best in class. So impressed and if I could find a way of importing I would happily pay anything for more of it. I need to find an excuse to come back. Love and respect. Kevin

Quality craft brewery with a variety of tasty beverages. I really enjoyed the pale ale, the IPA, and the dunkel. This spot is just getting started but so far the quality is there and I’m excited to see what the future brings. Tenma is pouring more challenging and less forgiving brews that pair very nicely with the sushi from across the street. They’ve got a hazy, 3 west coasts and double IPA on tap plus a few lagers, pale ales and red ale. Every beer I’ve had has been above average. They’ve got some pretty sweet tunes and I asked the staff if they’d play a few favorites for me - wasn’t an issue.

4.5 but a rounding error yields 5. New owners and all new brews and the loc is at the previous Novel Brewery facility. 7 fermenters and 7 brews-which is great utilization! 3 are IPAs I enjoyed the Finally Found a Place IPA with Pineapple Hops. This is a block from my apartment so I got that going for me-ref. CaddyShack.

Excellent beer!

Great beer and a super cool place!

High quality place to drink high quality beer. Dana would a great server, enjoy my time here.

Excellent beer and lots of board games to play while you drink

seth f

Stopped in Saturday night to grab some freshies and check out the brewery for the first time. Ended up having an amazing conversation with Brennan about beer, music, and community — exactly why I love beer and what the industry should feel like for patrons. And most importantly: the beer is outstanding. This pils is everything I look for — depth, balance, and character that only comes from time, care, and quality ingredients. By far the best lager in the bay- yeah I said it! Consider me a future repeat customer 🙌

Amanda Oleson

My favorite local brewery. And my husband’s, friends’, dog’s, and even my baby’s favorite place to hang out any day of the week. Why? The staff is friendly and always open to a good conversation. There are great spaces to sit at the bar or grab a table to play a game with a group of people. And of course, the beer is amazing. I’m a sucker for their pilsners, pale ales, and trying out whatever they have newly available. Go with friends, on a date, for their trivia nights, or just by yourself with a good book on a Sunday. You won’t regret it.

Kevin Downie

I've just returned to New Zealand and took one of these beers back with me from a bay area visit. OMG I'm the biggest fan of WCIPA style and the sphere of eternity is up there with Pliny the elder as the best in class. So impressed and if I could find a way of importing I would happily pay anything for more of it. I need to find an excuse to come back. Love and respect. Kevin

Dean M

Quality craft brewery with a variety of tasty beverages. I really enjoyed the pale ale, the IPA, and the dunkel. This spot is just getting started but so far the quality is there and I’m excited to see what the future brings. Tenma is pouring more challenging and less forgiving brews that pair very nicely with the sushi from across the street. They’ve got a hazy, 3 west coasts and double IPA on tap plus a few lagers, pale ales and red ale. Every beer I’ve had has been above average. They’ve got some pretty sweet tunes and I asked the staff if they’d play a few favorites for me - wasn’t an issue.

Larry Ladd

4.5 but a rounding error yields 5. New owners and all new brews and the loc is at the previous Novel Brewery facility. 7 fermenters and 7 brews-which is great utilization! 3 are IPAs I enjoyed the Finally Found a Place IPA with Pineapple Hops. This is a block from my apartment so I got that going for me-ref. CaddyShack.

Michael Kwasny

Great beer and a super cool place!

M Wong

High quality place to drink high quality beer. Dana would a great server, enjoy my time here.

Alexandria Maisoka

Excellent beer and lots of board games to play while you drink

Warm, pet-friendly bar with amicable staff and some of the best bar trivia in the east bay. Even after moving out of the neighborhood, I go out of my way to go back here and try whatever new is on tap—I don’t think I’ve ever been disappointed by one of their brews.

Chill Friday with great staff and patrons. I love a Pilsner on a warmer day and they had five on tap!! I was hella excited because it’s rare for a brewery to have so many pilsners on tap. Really great options all around. Dana was very warm and welcoming.

Great vibe, nice assortment of beer, look forward to coming back here whenever I’m in Berkeley!

Tasty beer and cozy vibes, PLUS, you won't find a brewery with a kinder/ better informed bar staff. Their beer is always interesting, thoughtfully crafted and they have a GREAT lager selection in addition to their good IPAs. A very pleasant experience, I always end up staying for longer than I expect because I'm enjoying chatting. They have board games, lots of seating, and wifi too.

Hey, kids, The owners are nice, the staff is nice the clientele is nice, and the beer is good. What's not to like?

Best beer in the bay right now

As someone who has had a lot of beer in my life, the beer here is incredible quality. Especially right after opening. And as a DJ, I really enjoy the music selection. House music at a brewery is unheard of and amazing! Great vibe and great beer. What more could you ask for?

Really awesome beer in a cool brewery! I had a small flight of beers that consisted of a few different lagers and pilsners and enjoyed every one of them. I liked the rice lager so much that I got a 4 pack to bring home! I'm really happy my girlfriend and I decided to stop in on a whim because I really enjoyed my stop at Tenma... The music was also great!

This is such a great place! I met some people named “tsukasa tenma” and “Saki tenma” and they were really cool! Tsukasa kept talking about being a star and someone called “rui” though, but overall a great place! (Pjsk has infected my brain please help)

My favorite bar in all of Oakland! In addition to the fantastic beer (shoutout Subvert the Hierarchy – West Coast IPA), the great music playlists, comfortable seating, and genuinely welcoming vibes have made a lifetime customer out of me.

yinyang

This is such a great place! I met some people named “tsukasa tenma” and “Saki tenma” and they were really cool! Tsukasa kept talking about being a star and someone called “rui” though, but overall a great place! (Pjsk has infected my brain please help)

Olivia Arballo-Saenz

My favorite bar in all of Oakland! In addition to the fantastic beer (shoutout Subvert the Hierarchy – West Coast IPA), the great music playlists, comfortable seating, and genuinely welcoming vibes have made a lifetime customer out of me.

Robert Waller

Hey, kids, The owners are nice, the staff is nice the clientele is nice, and the beer is good. What's not to like?

John

Great vibe, nice assortment of beer, look forward to coming back here whenever I’m in Berkeley!

Cam W

Really awesome beer in a cool brewery! I had a small flight of beers that consisted of a few different lagers and pilsners and enjoyed every one of them. I liked the rice lager so much that I got a 4 pack to bring home! I'm really happy my girlfriend and I decided to stop in on a whim because I really enjoyed my stop at Tenma... The music was also great!

Alina

Chill Friday with great staff and patrons. I love a Pilsner on a warmer day and they had five on tap!! I was hella excited because it’s rare for a brewery to have so many pilsners on tap. Really great options all around. Dana was very warm and welcoming.

Julian Szieff

Tasty beer and cozy vibes, PLUS, you won't find a brewery with a kinder/ better informed bar staff. Their beer is always interesting, thoughtfully crafted and they have a GREAT lager selection in addition to their good IPAs. A very pleasant experience, I always end up staying for longer than I expect because I'm enjoying chatting. They have board games, lots of seating, and wifi too.

MacKenzie Hridel

Warm, pet-friendly bar with amicable staff and some of the best bar trivia in the east bay. Even after moving out of the neighborhood, I go out of my way to go back here and try whatever new is on tap—I don’t think I’ve ever been disappointed by one of their brews.

Matt Whitlock

This place does beer right! Super friendly staff, and great music. Perfect local spot with awesome vibes. We will be back again to try some of the new brews.

Justin Hartung

A nice replacement for a beloved neighborhood spot. Solid beer list and a super-friendly staff. And, personally, it's nice to hear music that's varied -- I like a little bit of everything!

Ciera Autumn

As someone who has had a lot of beer in my life, the beer here is incredible quality. Especially right after opening. And as a DJ, I really enjoy the music selection. House music at a brewery is unheard of and amazing! Great vibe and great beer. What more could you ask for?

Solid beer but still trying to figure out who their target audience is. The only reason why I am giving a 3-star review is because I really dislike the choice of music that is constantly playing in the background. Can we have a bit of variety please?

I was craving some craft beer and decided to give this place a try. Most of the on-tap draft beer they were serving was pilsner, hoppy IPA, and lager. I got a flight of four beers, and they tasted alright.

Alice Hou

I was craving some craft beer and decided to give this place a try. Most of the on-tap draft beer they were serving was pilsner, hoppy IPA, and lager. I got a flight of four beers, and they tasted alright.

lol i was told to leave. Was FaceTimeing at a normal volume and girl told me if i could turn it down 😂. M