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| - I've rarely had such a hard time figuring out how to review a place. In pretty much every way, this place was the opposite of what we expected.
BEER - 2 stars. I've only been here once, so maybe I had bad luck with the beers they had on tap at that time. There was a chocolate peppermint, an orange spice, a bourbon old ale and a citra hop on tap. The citra was great, but unfortunately the others were not. We talked to the brewer, who explained that they use a special yeast that gives the beer a very tart flavor, something we could not warm up to at all. We left half a beer, something we've never done before.
They also seem to be a little on the expensive side compared to other microbreweries, since their five dollar pours come in a snifter (less than a pint).
LOCATION - 4 stars. Although the taproom is very hard to find (go into the back of the lot, keep going even when you think you've stumbled into the loading zone of some obscure business, and there you are), it was really pleasant inside. Much more cozy by far than any brewery taproom I've seen. The people there that night looked to be mostly 35 to 50, no younger people, which surprised me. Decoration is awesome, pleasant lighting.
BOTTOM LINE... Before I came, I had misgivings about the name of this place, somehow I doubted the seriousness of a business named Ass Clown. I still don't like the name. But after going there it seems they are very serious about what they do, but they may be going a little too crazy with their beer experiments.
I really want to give them a second chance, but since this place is all the way out in Cornelius, I'm not sure if I'll risk driving that far when I'm not sure if I'll like the beer at all. If you're closer, definitely give them a shot.
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