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| - When people say that the place is packed at all times, they were not kidding. I had been here in the past in another life, student life that is, and looking forward to a return visit. Our first visit had the whole group of 4 coming in mid afternoon on a Sunday and we basically got the last available table at the time. They have about 20 beers on tap and pretty much cover all types of beer. I really like their smoked or rauch beer, as well as their ESB. The wife felt like trying absinthe and was not a fan, but she was in luck and they have bourbon as well. A little too much black licorice and anise flavors for me as well with the absinthe.
We did not have any food, but whenever the heater above our table came on, we could smell some pretty sweet smoked pork, so I am assuming the food is good here too. The service was the only drawback, which can be described somewhere between apathetic and rude. I guess they pegged us for tourist or non locals, but I am not sure.
My buddy and I returned for a beer event later in the week, without the wives. It was the 20th anniversary Montreal beer fest at the downtown convention center and Dieu du Ciel was having a bunch of French and Belgium beers on tap, including Cantillon. Cantillion is a must try for anyone who loves sour beers like lambics, krieks and geuzes. Since it's basically impossible to find in Charlotte, we had to check out the event. Again, it was crowded, but this time service was a little better, so we may have just got a bad, disgruntled server on our first visit.
All in all a great place for great beers with the service being inconsistent.
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