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| - If I could rate State 48 based on potential, this review would be much higher. This restaurant calls itself a brewery but unfortunately did not have any house brews on hand. The selection of beer on tap was ok, but nothing amazing. A gose or sour beer would have been nice to see, and perhaps a true blonde or something else light.
We began by drinking. We sat at the bar and the bartenders were attentive. We sampled quite a few beers before deciding. I had the Pedal Haus witbier, $3 (normally $5), which was good. My husband had the BRI Danger Noodle Belgian ($5, normally $7), which was VERY good. It was 110 outside and I wanted a light beer, so the wit was a good choice.
We ordered the Chefs Board, the charcuterie plate($16- extraordinarily overpriced for what we received, but not for what was advertised). This was a huge disappointment. It was advertised as a selection of meats, cheeses, nuts, vegetables, jams and mustards. What we received was essentially a salad on a board. The meat was fine- some salami, a prosciutto, something that resembled pork belly perhaps. Our server should have reviewed the items on the board, but they did not, which was a disappointment. There were only 2 cheeses- a bleu and a Romano. There were no nuts. No olives. No mustard. The one jam was probably apricot, and was not that great. There was a giant pile of arugula in the middle of the board, which made no sense. In this pile were some tomatoes and a few grapes that tasted like they had been soaked in cider. There were also some soggy strips of red bell pepper on top. They could take some ideas from The Arrogant Butcher's charcuterie board for some ideas on how to make this a good option.
At this point we decided we had tried enough. Since it was happy hour, our drinks were $2 off (hence the pricing above), making this a place I would return to in the future. Hopefully they will have house brew on tap somewhat soon and maybe I'll try some more of the food at that point.
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