Finally made another field trip out to Cornelius. The bad news is, that the more breweries I visit and the more beers I taste, the more critical I get. There is a lot of average beer out there with few good ones in between. It's a joy when you find a good one and a chore when you have to slog through the others.
My flight of four consisted of the Breakfast Porter, the Irish Red, Pale Ale and Double IPA. I was pretty surprised that there was no Standard IPA on tap. Surprisingly I enjoyed the Porter (as I'm in the tail end of an IPA phase) - it was smooth and smoky - pleasant to the palate. I was also pleasantly surprised by the double IPA - not a total hop bomb and no high alcohol taste from the higher ABV. The Red and Pale just didn't do it for me - chalk it up to personal tastes. So two outta four ain't bad. If you are a Porter fan definitely make a pit stop here for that one.
Small family friendly tap room - odd outdoor seating cordoned off in the parking lot - but if you're drinking , who cares?!