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| - I'm a brewpub lover so, when I randomly drove by this place on my first night in Cleveland, I decided to try it, even though I had other stuff to do.
This place is very large, apparently inside of an old market. You're greeted by the brewing facilities behind glass and a very long bar, which leads to the table seating in a raised area.
I sat at the bar and was quickly greeted and gave my requisite shpiel: water, your food menu and do you do a tasting a tray? They had eight of their own beers on tap, and that's what came in the tray. I think it ran about $9.50, which is good relative to other brewpubs.
While he poured, I looked over and saw their guest taps. Wow! It's like a who's who of regional micros and, not being regional, I had never tried the majority of them. They also had an Avalanche and a Stone (a very good Stone) on tap, which was a total surprise. Altogether, the guest taps numbered at least 15, putting the total at about 25. But wait, there's more: They had two more cask taps, featuring two more guest micros. Wow, again!
When the bartender returned (he poured quickly), I got the skinny on the place. Fat Head's is a relatively famous Pittsburgh restaurant on that city's south side. Strangely enough, I had walked by the place the previous night but didn't go in because it was packed (this was during a Penguins' Eastern Conference playoff game). That location and this were their only two though, and this was the only one that brewed beer.
The food menu yielded a plethora of fabulousness. Something that says "brewpub" to me is a reuben, and they had two, including what I can only call "a reuben on steroids" called the "brewben" (cute).
A lot of the menu was Pittsburgh-related, with lots of sausage, a couple of perogi dishes, and lots of burgers and pizza. It was really quite extensive, but all looked really good.
But they also had a definite Cleveland twist on things. For instance, the "brewben" (which I ordered because it looked too damn good) came with Cleveland's famous Stadium mustard and hot peppers. Sounded weird, but, I have to say that it was one of the best reubens I've ever had. None of the various ingredients were overwhelming, the meat was nice, and the bread was just awesome. The sandwich was served with a side of "fries," which were actually thick, lightly fried potato pieces (chips, essentially). This all ran about $9, and I had about half a sandwich to take home (a lot of food).
Per the beer, I can't say that it's the greatest I've ever had. I did like a few. The lager was really nice (even though I don't usually like lagers) and the heff was smooth and very drinkable (even though I don't usually like heffs, although this was definitely filtered).
The bartender was really, really nice and quick, my food came out very quickly (5-10 minutes after the order was placed) and it's kind of a fun place. Weird location, but I couldn't help but share the bartender's enthusiasm, as he optimistically discussed potential plans to extend to Columbus and ship the beer brewed there down to their Pittsburgh location.
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