The beers - great. Our waiter (Malik) - excellent. The food - meh.
If you've had Southern Tier's beers before, you know what to expect. The menu is IPA heavy, but there are still a lot of other options. I was happy to see a few sours available since those are harder to come by on the North Shore/in corporate brew pubs. As other reviewers mentioned, the flight of five 5oz beers is a good deal for $12.50.
The staff all seemed to have everything together. Our waiter was friendly, personable, knowable, and somehow managed to find the perfect balance of checking in just enough. That is so rare when a place is packed like it was during our visit.
Now the food... We only had apps but they were hit & miss. The shrimp was well cooked, large, and flavorful. I'd definitely order those again. The pulled pork nachos were pretty much a giant salt lick. The tortillas were coated in huge salt crystals. The sweetness of the BBQ pork was barely able to fight the intense saltiness of those chips.
I'd go back to try main dishes next time. I've heard good things about the sandwiches. Hopefully the nachos were a one time oops.