after being told we would have an hour wait at Great Lakes Brewery, we decided to kill some time here...after all, as Mr. Jeff Spicoli might say, there's certainly nothing wrong with a little barhopping on our time, is there?
I tried a Viking pale ale. fresh, hoppy, sweet, and only 5 dollars! the front bar was packed, so we went to one further back and got our beers immediately. aww yeah! I sampled the radler (beer/lemonade mix) and the IPA from my cousins. both were solid.
atmosphere was...interesting. normally I expect a more laid-back crowd at a brewpub but the guys in the crowd seemed a bit bro-tastic while the chicks were dolled up...meanwhile I roll in with camo shorts and a faded t-shirt showing microbrew beer on it.
there was a huge patio section as well as a lot of seating indoors. Friday night it was crowded but you could move around.
as it turned out, within about 15 minutes we got the call for our table at Great Lakes so we headed back there. I chugged down the rest of the beers two of my cousins had ordered since they thought we'd be waiting longer...ah well.
thoroughly solid joint.