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| - I misjudged the place. It is not a beer swilling bar atmosphere at all, which if I'm being honest, is what I was looking for this evening. I was alone, so wanted to drink some quality beers and carry on a bit, and I was bored. That having been said, I will be back with the proper mind set. The food being cooked smelled great, and I will go there when I am looking for a food and drink establishment rather than a "night out", and meet with friends. There is no smoking, indoors or out, which will be a positive for most.
Some of their beers are a bit lofty and pretentious. I made the mistake of ordering the flyer. It is 6 beers served in 5 ounce glasses, and they were not the kind I care for, with meads and wine barley and all kinds of silly stuff that I don't like. They were 4 dollars a piece, so the flyer came in at 24 dollars for 30 ounces of beer. Expensive for someone who balked at the 7.99 burger price, which in hindsight would have been the smart choice. It's what I'll do next time. Then I ordered the signal mountain stout and it made the tab worthwhile. This is in the top 5 beers I've ever had, and trust me, that's a lot. It is far more interesting than a Guiness or a Murphys irish, equally as complex as a sam smith's oatmeal, and approaching the divinity of North Coasts Russian Imperial stout, the mecca when it comes to flavor complexity and character. They need to continue making this, and they will receive notice from me to that end.
I'm guessing the froofy sniffer it was served in was 12 or 14 ounces. It was 5.50. The flavors are layered and change from first approach to final swallow, even to the aftertaste. First rate premium stuff.
Next time I will go and, eat, order two well chosen pints, and get out of there for twenty bucks and a full tummy. Understand this is not a bad review, just a fool admitting his mistakes and level of unpreparedness.
Now you are smarter. Go have fun. This would be a great place to "pregame" for a more raucous event. Also a fine place for daddy to take the wife and kids and enjoy dinner and a couple beers, in Mesa no less.
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