The Brass Taps is a pub that has the good luck is being far enough away from the sketchiness of Sherbourne that it's in pleasant cabbagetown. However, for business purposes, it has the bad luck of being on the otherside of sketchy Sherbourne for all the Ryerson and UofT kids.
The Brass Taps is just like any other pubbish place, with sports and fried pub food and the usual beers you'll find anywhere. The times I've been there, it's been emptier than full, but there's usually some people there. The staff is friendly and pretty quick on service.