In the ever evolving NoDa neighborhood, the space that used to be Niche and was Mamalu's before that, Jeff and Paul bring you Growlers Pourhouse. On the corner and next to their other incarnation, the Crepe Cellar, GPH is a guy's bar that is girl friendly.
The old world charm starts as soon as you walk through the huge antique Chinese estate door and it continues as you belly up to the bar next to the 1936 beer engine tapping cellar temperature craft beers.
The chalkboard menu next to the bar lists the craft drafts by genre and it is hard to ignore the local staple, Pabst Blue Ribbon. Especially with it being $1 on weekdays and $2 on Friday and Saturday. That beer special alone should keep the lights on.
The other chalkboard on the wall boasts the origin of their oysters on the half shell. When you order food, they bring you an old spice (not the afters shave) box that houses your hot sauces, napkins, and crackers.
The menu starts with the lighter fare such as chips and dips, truffle popcorn, and a few salads and then takes a turn with the oysters and peel and eat PBR shrimp. The meat of the business seems to be the sausages and brats though. From the potentially gut ripping chili cheese dog with peppers and onions to the Veganator option there is something for everyone. I had the turkey apple sausage with the house mustard and it was quite tasty.
The dessert portion of the menu is just as fun with marshmallows made in house for smores and nanner puddin'.
The place is peppered with flat panel televisions and has the potential to be the place in NoDa to watch football on Sundays. If only Jeff weren't a Cleveland Browns fan...