Since Half Acre Tap Room debuted two weeks ago, weekends have brought wall-to-wall beer geeks and neighborhood folks, all clamoring for tastes of Half Acre faves such as Daisy Cutter, as well as less familiar brews including Alpenglow Winter Dark Ale, Ouija Pilz, and Vallejo IPA. So instead of thrusting our photographer into the crowd (and risking an unfortunate beer-camera meeting), we headed in on Sunday afternoon, and found a low-key group of tipplers playing chess and enjoying beer flights in the cozy, lodge-like space.

Photography: James Trevenen