It’s a pipefitter’s paradise.

Plus there’s beer and food.

Boiler Maker is now open in downtown Campbell, its owners having transformed their previous space here, Liquid Bread, from a sit-down cafe to a casual hangout with communal seating.

The target audience? It’s for folks who “just want to get a beer and some fries after work and watch the game,” said owner Jordan Trigg, CEO of Dipsomania.

And the atmosphere — created by Trigg and partner Charlie Mann — reflects that. Call it industrial chic, with architectural salvage as well as new pipes forming legs for tables, racks for liquor bottles, even a front door that looks like it was ripped from its hinges at an abandoned factory. Gauges, dials, tool handles and doohickeys serve as tap handles.

That’s not to say customers will be eating like Joe Six-Pack here. The Boiler Maker’s menu will feature “all fresh ingredients, but in much more shareable, approachable” dishes, Trigg said.

Chef Ian Taylor’s menu will change seasonally and maybe more frequently. An East Coast transplant, he’s a gastropub veteran (Firehouse No. 1 in San Jose). On his inaugural menu are a Short Rib Philly with housemade beer cheese sauce; a Chicken Milanese Sandwich with roasted tomato and mozzarella; a grass-fed burger; grilled cod tacos; plus fries, chips, chili, nachos, mac & cheese and salads.

And then there’s his Deep-Fried Bacon — if ever there was a snack destined to send you back for another beer, this is it — which has already found a big audience, with customers suggesting new ideas for the next menu update. (Right now those bacon strips come with a jalapeño aioli dipping sauce.)

At its core, the Boiler Maker is a shot-and-a-beer bar, with 20 beers rotating on the taps, and 24 whiskeys. Rough Ryder is a shot of Rough Rider Bull Moose Rye and a Calicraft Oak Town Brown. And if you do bring Joe Six-Pack along with you, there’s a PB&J — a shot of Jack’s and a Pabst Blue Ribbon.

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Details: Boiler Maker will be open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.Sunday through Thursday, until midnight on Thursday through Saturday at 379 E. Campbell Ave.; www.boilermakercampbell.com.