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Wood Fired Food & Ale
The Hop House was "The Idlewood Inn" when my adventure in PHX began 2 years ago. Personally, I like The Hop House better. It's a place with a Brick-Oven behind the bar and over 20 Drafts, good stuff. If you like tasty beer, then The Hop House should be a stop for you. They have sampler racks that are $5 for 6-3 oz. samples of your choice or theirs. My Favs there: Dogfish 60 min IPA, Magic Hat #9 and of course, Yuengling :D The bartenders are knowledgeable about the ales and lagers being served, which is nice considering the broad selection available. Darts, a pool table and plenty of big screen TV's are abound. Occasional Live Bands, Happy Hour Specials, Texas Hold'em Night, Free Pizza and other goodies are normal here. The food here is of so-so quality, nothing too grand, even though there is a wood fired oven. I went here recently with a friend that totally hated her dinner, I wish I could recall what she had, but mine was fine(I had $8 Small Buffalo Chicken Pizza,SuPrIsE). I can't decide if they are slightly over-priced or if their portions are too small (-1). I mean, you expect to pay more at a place like this, right?
It seemed like The Idlewood was more of a Workingman's-T-Shirt and Jeans kinda place when I stopped the few times before, whereas it's definitely an office crowd now mostly everyone seems to be wearing a collar. I like it, I have a collar, I'm going back.
I Added a pic above of a great bargain and way to find new brews: Sampler Rack, get one!
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