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| - With a prime location in Old Town, we thought we couldn't go wrong with this Illinois-based brewery. Although being able to sit out on the patio with temperatures pushing 70 was relaxing and allowed us to people watch, we weren't impressed with the beer or the food. We arrived on an early Sunday afternoon with the first of two NFL divisional playoff games coming to end. But looking inside, the open two level space was clean with a horseshoe bar on the lower level and large metal brewing tanks dominating the upper level.
There was about a ten minute greet after being sat and given menus and the seasonal beer list. We found it odd that our server had asked us if we were drinking beer and after we said yes, she said that she asks because she has a whole spiel about the brewery, then proceeded not to give it to us? I'm sure she would have informed us in addition to their brews, that they have a list of interesting beer cocktails, or that they roast their own coffee, or maybe that you can take a growler to go? We'll never know.
I ordered the Two Brother AZ Milk Stout which has IBU score of 12, which for some reason, I felt that score was way off, it should have been two to three times higher. It had a very dry, bitter finish for a stout which was too much for me and that's saying a lot. My brother had the Imperial Cane and Ebel which he thought was OK.
For food, we started off with some cheese curds and beef nachos. And for entrees, I had the Southwest Short rib Sandwich with other entrees including the Frizzle Dizzle Burger, Fish and Chips, Waffle BLT, and a Grilled Cheese. Not too get complicated in describing the food, but greasy and old would be good terms. All of the food looked like it had been sitting out a while and maybe the fryer oil needed changed. The fish and chips, cheese curds (which were over fried), and nachos were the only dishes that were finished and that I would consider ordering again. With only two beers ordered, our bill worked to $20/person which I thought was pretty high given the food quality.
With a strong history and following, I probably picked the wrong beer and should have ordered a flight. But if I were to come back, I would just stick to the beer and eat elsewhere. We started off on the wrong foot here and never really got on track.
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