Barely a 3-star. This place disappointed on a multitude of levels. First of all, it's way too close to the Mason to be inflicting it's particular brand of mediocrity Madison. If it weren't in such close proximity, it could get away more easily. The first impression was of how cold it was. It was about 85 degrees okay but it was actually cold in this place. It totally looks legit, but it totally looks too legit. It's exactly what you've come to expect from our times (reclaimed looking wood, artisanal lights [thanks Portlandia]) only corporate-ized and without any of the jagged edges or awkward quirks. It be easy to get over its lack of soul if the beer was better. The blonde ale tasted like not much, I didn't want to try the Hefe because of how cloudy it was, the porter was actually really good though and they had a lot of guest taps on. The menu was over priced but the food was good. On the other hand, the veggie pie wasn't a pie, it was a thick stew with a piece of puff pastry on top. Yea...