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They don't serve food. You can bring in your own or order in from a few local vendors.
It can get loud.
Their beer selection will blow your fu&#ing mind.
That's what I'm here to review, the beer. My advice to anyone considering a visit to World of Beer, don't come here expecting a restaurant experience. You won't get it. World of Beer is about the beer and that's pretty much it. Sure, they've got live entertainment but I doubt I'll ever experience that because I don't dig eardrum-bleedingly loud. I'm too old for that shit and besides, I did enough damage to my hearing when I was young and stupid. What you will get is probably one of the best beer selections in northeast Ohio if not the entire state.
50 draught selections. Boom. I know, how much is too much? If there's such a thing when it comes to beer I don't wanna know what it is. Besides, I won't worry about things like draught line cleanliness and stock rotation. That's what the highly-trained folks at WOB are there for and if my singular experience is any indication, they're doing it right. Clean glassware, proper pours, it was all there.
Hundreds of bottled selections. The beer menu at WOB is a stellar work of art. From the intro that walks you through nearly every beer style in the Brewer's Association list to the well-organized listing of beer sorted by country with helpful geekery like the beer's ABV%, serving size and style. I'd add IBUs to that, but that's just me.
The open-air front of the space is a great place to sit and enjoy your beer. On a perfect Cleveland spring day, the city nearly vacant because of the holiday, it was exactly as I would have wanted it. Slight breeze, fellow craft beer geeks and their others, the faint smell of cigarette smoke wafting in (damn I miss that smell when I'm in a bar). It was perfect.
We were there on a Memorial Day afternoon so it wasn't crowded to put it mildly. Perfect for me but probably not representative of their typical crowds, especially on the weekends. Our service was attentive and friendly, too. Would have been nice to have been served waters without having to ask (this should be beer bar 101) but that's nitpicking, I know. Also got to meet the GM Darell. Seemed like a great guy and he wears his passion for beer on his sleeve. He's also got the grip of a bear so if you ever shake his hand be forewarned.
We had a great time during our first visit to the World of Beer in Lakewood. Sure, I'd have loved to see more Ohio craft beer on those taps, but I bet they'll get more in time. This is a beer-lover's nirvana and if you're looking to expand your horizons libationally you can't do much better.
P.S.
Download the WOB app. It's always updated and pretty damn handy.
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