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First Look: Von Trapp's Temple of Beer and Bocce

February 7, 2013

Willkommen. Come sample our 25 beer taps.

The fireside "bier den." For people seeking more intimate drinking quarters. The massive fireplace hails from Austria. The elk heads are local.

Metis Construction added two mezzanines to the soaring space.

Photography by Morgen Schuler

The chandeliers are also from Austria, one of the five countries Deming Maclise and James Weimann visited to source items for the interior.

Photography by Morgen Schuler

Indoor bocce courts dominate the center area.

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Can somebody please have an ironic wedding here?

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One of the three bars at Von Trapp's, dispensing a mix of German and West Coast beers, and beer-based cocktails.

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Chef Pete Fjosne came over from Bastille to captain a serious housemade sausage (and sauerkraut) program.

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This is how you keep score in bocce.

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The Von Trapp's logo

Not into bocce? There's shuffleboard, too.

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Have no idea how to play bocce? The staff received some training from a local expert, so feel free to ask for pointers.

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This vintage stove should not be confused with the kitchen's mighty Buffalo Chopper machine or dedicated smoking cabinet used to make sausage.

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More amazing light fixtures.

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Dig the uniforms. At this time there are no plans to create busty beer lass versions for Oktoberfest, but it doesn't hurt to ask.

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Housemade pretzels and candied nuts.

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The hills are alive...

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A former furniture shop (and hookah lounge) is now a massive beer hall.

Photography by Morgen Schuler

The new 12th Avenue beer hall is downright dazzling.

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