Kitava - at Buck Wild

I had an amazing first experience at Buckwild/Kitava in Oakland! After frequenting Kitava's original location in SF, I already knew the food was going to be amazing. Everything came out hot, fresh, and delicious. It was my birthday so I went a little hard on the menu items-we tried the loaded fries, chicken nuggets, Brussels sprouts, and the fish and chips. Shared with my SO, this was a perfect accompaniment to the beer of Buck Wild.

We ended up tasting all of the beers plus the guest taps. To get the negative out of the way first, I wasn't a big fan of the guest taps! Now on to the good stuff, that would be ALL of Buck Wild beers. The server even fulfilled my request for the tasting notes on the beer which I really appreciated (I'm from wine country, what can I say)! Each beer had amazing distinct flavor notes which I really appreciated. My "regular" beer drinking boyfriend said they weren't just good gluten free beers, they were good beers. He's never said this about any other GF beer.

As a ten year celiac I can say these are the best gluten free beers I've ever tried. Typically GF beers can read sweet and one note, which was absolutely not the case at Buck Wild. I cannot wait to return to this location. I highly recommend this place whether or not you're gluten free. Thank you Kitava for a great experience, I can't wait until y'all have your own growlers so I can take home the 002 IPA and the Belgian beer!