Decided to try this place out after work for happy hour with a few work buds... I really wasn't impressed. First off, Parking was a bit scarce.. the place was packed. Had to circle a few times to find a parking pace. Got in and we were lucky to get a couple of spots at the bar as some other people were just leaving. The first beers came fairly quickly - I tried the red Rock Secret for my first... I wasn't particularly impressed. A bit too hoppy for me.. Granted I'm not big on hoppy beers in general so lets just say it wasn't for me.. Perhaps it was good for a hoppy beer. The second beer I tried was The Bear Wallow Berliner Weisse (Grapefruit version). The best way I could describe this was that it tasted like vomit. I did choke it all down though as I was paying for it and I'm not big on complaining. Ugh. The 3rd beer I tried was the Santa Teresa Enkel.. Which I didn't hate. It was OK. I'd drink it again.. But I felt like I could get some other beer just like it at any other bar.
So I wasn't all that impressed with the beer.
Like I said earlier.. this place was packed. It was LOUD inside. I think there was music playing softly, but over the roar of the people crammed in there.. who could tell. I'm also not a big fan of a super loud bar. Couldn't really have much of a conversation with the people I was with without really yelling at each other.
The service was hit and miss.. Good at times.. Other times the bartender would ask if we wanted another round and we'd tell her what we wanted and then she'd serve about 50 other people before she came back and asked us again if we wanted anything. It was busy.. So I get that.. They try hard.. It just seemed unnecessarily chaotic in there.
Can't say much about the food as I didn't have anything.. It smelled good though. Bar food.. $10-12 for a burger.. Other interesting looking things on the menu.. Not really a huge selection though... Which isn't necessarily a bad thing.. I'd just hope the things they do have stand out. I'd say if you're looking for a huge menu with options for kids, head over to Chili's or something.
One thing I observed while we spent a couple of hours there is how we mostly talked (yelled at each other) about great beers from other breweries, not the ones we were drinking.
Anyway.. I get how people may really like this place.. It just wasn't for me. Wasn't impressed with the beer. Not a big fan of loud crowded places anymore..