I had already got a bit of a nosh at Casey Moore's before I decided to go and check out Dave's electric brew when I have been waiting to open like..forever you know dude? (thus ends my valley girl impression). They seemed to have a decent enough menu, the highlight of which for me will be the grilled German Sausages with mustard and dark bread. Dave (the owner) was there and said that he also intends to offer sausage with cooked cabbage and applesauce as well, which I'm all for!
As someone else mentioned, even though I was inside the smoke from those on the patio did tend to drift in but that was the price I paid for a beautiful view of the ASU stadium with the occasional light rail train sliding by (feels very euro) so thumbs up on one of the best sunset patio views of any patio restaurant near ASU.
As for the beers, since I'm recovering this weekend from a week-long trip to Tokyo for business (kampai everyone!) I choose the lowest alcohol beer, the oatmeal stout. Dave said it had a chocolate finish and boy, it was very chocolate and not as smooth as I expected but...it was a hand crafted beer. I hope to try the IPA next time and Dave also noted that as soon as they could get an electrician in to finish up the connections in the brewing area he would start brewing beer on the premises.
The most promising thing was that Dave said his place would support the art of local home-brewing. As soon as things get settled he will be holding regular home brew competitions and the homebrewer who wins the taste competition will get to brew that beer using the brew systems at Dave's Electric Brewpub. As the occasional practitioner of the brewing arts I have to admit..I'm a bit excited to have a reason to brew some beer.
So, for now, 3 stars, since I was not all that crazy about the beer I tried and did not get a chance to try the food. However, service was pretty decent and one thing that Dave's does that I've never seen anywhere else is provide the IBU or bitterness units for each beer so it let's you know the general hoppy bitterness of the brew. I intend to ride the rail there from work for happy hour at least every other week so hope to be able to improve my rating after a few more visits.