Food: 2
Beer: 5 +
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 5
Culture: 5
Distance from my apartment for a great drinkery: -1000
4.5 stars
The bar runs almost the entire length of this rather large restaurant. And taps are placed every foot or so along the entire stretch.
Intrigued? If not, don't attend.
One thing keeps the Saucer from being tops in Charlotte: the menu. After having eaten here 3-4 times, the only edible I'd return for is the soft pretzels, (which are orgasmic after a couple brews.) They offer stereotypical beer accoutrement like sausage and cheese. But the fried foods lack in number for a bar-eatery. And damn it, if I'm drinking beer I want more than one or two burgers to choose from.
The wait staff is knowledgeable enough to recommend a malty beverage for the less-than-beer-literate. And pint-nights offer a bartender selected brew for under $3. Which means that $3 can buy you anything from a summer swill to a Belgian Framboise brewed by monks in a slate tub, (worth more than $3.)
It's a beer-venture!