2.5 stars
This was one of the many brew pubs I visited on my last trip to Montreal. Unfortunately, it was probably my least favourite. I generally love all beer pubs and appreciate local craft beers but the overall experience resulted in fewer stars.
We had a table towards the back of the pub and it got so crowded. Every two seconds someone bumped into me, backpacks and purses hit me in the back of the head and I could barely hear my friends talking. The overcrowding also made the pub very hot and uncomfortable. The worst thing was the music - some crazy industrial music that sounded like someone scratching their nails on a blackboard - just painful (and this is coming from heavy metal music fan for almost 30 years).
Given the above, it would be hard to enjoy any beer. My friends ordered a sampler of 8 beers so I tried a few including: Blonde, Imperial stout, Triple IPA, Export Porter, cream ale and Amber. My favourite was the triple so I proceeded to order two pints. I found the other beers to be in the "average range". They had roughly 10 brews on tap which rotate.
The next problem was ordering the beer. Not sure they have enough staff here as it was rather painful to wave someone down (and I have a friend who is very good at this). Once we got someone, the were friendly and language was not an issue - they spoke English. Tourists should feel comfortable here.
Also odd was paying for every drink right away but I found this to be a common practice at other pubs in Montreal.
Not sure I would return but if I did, I would arrive earlier in the evening when its not so crowded.
BK