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| - headed up to stamper's last night for the first time. i had heard that this neighborhood joint had a pretty decent beer list, and i wanted to see (taste) it for myself. i wanted to sit on a patio, i heard they had one, and i was not in the mood to fight for a spot at the beer engine, or drive to tremont/ohio city to our normal spots. in fact, stamper's was pretty conveniently placed for those who live in cleveland (far west side) and don't want to deal with the BS of going to ohio city or tremont or the DB'ery of hanging out at the lakewood bars.
i'd have to say that stamper's was pretty solid! probably the best beer list this side of rocky river drive, with MAYBE the exception of fatheads, but they're brewing their own beer, so that's a whole different ballgame. plus i have absolutely no interest in hanging out in north olmsted. who wants to go that far west, anyway??? the beer list is pretty extensive and mostly craft beer with a heavy emphasis on belgians. everything we drank was amazing including the la chouffe, old rasputin, and the konig ludwig hefeweizen. there are options for ordering flights and in some cases liters (das boot, yes!!) personally, i am looking forward to the impending tripel karmeliet on draught (one of my faves), and will be back soon to taste it! they could probably round out the draught list with a couple additional IPAs. all the beers we had were on draught and all reasonably priced in line with typical pricing for these types of beers at comparable establishments. most importantly, all the beers arrived in their appropriate drinking vessels, each one more beautiful than the next. i cannot tell you how pissed i get when my beer arrives in the wrong glass (TTH, i'm looking at you, you know better!).
food-wise, everything was pretty good. we had the special sushi roll, tuna something or other, and it was pretty delicious and reasonably priced for a huge roll. i had sliders and the pomme frites off the app menu, and my companion had the short ribs with potatoes and brussel sprouts (it was huge!). we both enjoyed our dinners and were very pleasantly surprised by the extensive menu. the tater tots i stole from my pal were also delicious, and i will definitely order those next time i am there. the kitchen grinds their own beef for the burgers, and i thought that was pretty cool. the food did take a bit to come out, but the kitchen is very small, and when you're there to drink, who cares anyway? have another amazing beer! we had 3-4 beers, a large sushi specialty roll, sliders, a giant bowl of pomme frites, the main course, and the sponge cake dessert, and our bill was around $65. this was comparable to what we would spend for two people at any other pub like taphouse, beer engine, xyz, ballantine, etc.
service wise, we were taken care of immediately, and were well-attended by a very pleasant young woman. young stamper visited our table to check in on us a few times, and we appreciated that. he obviously really cares about his family's business and wants it to be successful by making old & new customers feel welcome. that was a nice touch. the interior may have somewhat of an identity crisis (irish pub? tiki bar? diner?), but we hung out on the patio, and the patio was fantastic. OH and the giant red FAIRVIEW bike rack (custom made by ohio city's rustbelt welding) is pretty effing sweet. we will definitely be biking it up there sometime this summer.
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