A brewery, like the beach, is a relaxing oasis that allows tired travelers to bask in golden hues, frolic in frothy spumes, and get in splash fights with siblings. Savor sudsy fun with today’s Groupon: for $12, you get $25 worth of pub fare and pours at Pyramid Brewery and Alehouse, located in Berkeley.

Pyramid Brewery and Alehouse tantalizes tongues with a malty medley of seasonal and year-round beers, which splash about beside no-nonsense, pub-raised plates. The bright, renovated warehouse space enhances the simplicity of any dish, from the robust bowl of spicy beef chorizo dip, blended with warm cream cheese, provolone, peppers, and bacon ($9), to the Haywire Hefeweisen-infused honey-cilantro chicken, which pairs well with the light body, full flavor, and unchecked telepathy of the Crystal Wheat Ale ($12). Likewise, the zesty aioli suffusing the spicy amber halibut answers the call of the wild by teaming up with the hulking hops and malty tones housed inside the MacTarnahan's Amber Ale ($15).

In the interest of transparency, Pyramid Brewery and Alehouse leads complimentary tours and tastings each day at 4 p.m., and also serves its handcrafted beer in glass cups, instead of lead buckets.

Reviews

More than 430 Yelpers give the Pyramid Brewery & Alehouse a three-star average. TripAdvisors give it a 3.5-owl-eye average, and seven CitySearchers give it a 3.5-star average.

• Looking for a tasty bite in a casual atmosphere? This is a great place. Good ambiance - high ceilings, clean and open. Yummy food. – Kat S., Yelp
• The food was great and the staff attentive. We eat at the Pyramid every time we go to the Bay Area. – hmcx2, TripAdvisor