My first thoughts when I walked in were "wow this a nice big attractive place". The large bar is right in front and has seating and TVs all around which I like. There are plenty of high and low tables and a nice outside patio. With the doors rolled up you get a lot of fresh air when you're sitting inside and I love the big glass windows that look into the brewing area.
I sat at the bar and didn't see a list of beers anywhere and a lot of the taps aren't marked even if you can see that far. The waitress rattled off the beers but c'mon a real beer geek wants to see the details on the brewer, style, abv and ibu's. It wasn't until later in the evening when they printed up a list that I could see everything they carried including a couple that the bartender didn't mention.
I tried their pale ale and thought it was just Ok. The flavors were a little muted and I'd love a little more citrus and pine flavor. I ended up drinking an Avery Dugana and a Bell's Two-hearted which were great.
For happy hour my friend and I shared the hummus plate and a burger. The white bean hummus was good but the flatbread was really tough to chew. The burger was OK as was the mac and cheese side. The mac and cheese would have been better if they added something like bread crumbs on top and then browned it to give it some crunch.
I'll be interested to try some of their other beers. Arizona Wilderness and Fate Brewing down the road are doing a great job with their own creations. It will be interesting to see if SBC can gather a following for their beers or just be another place to grab a craft beer on a rotating handle with average food.