"With an extensive list of beers and a staff with a mountain's worth of knowledge, Platypus Brewing is where true beer aficionados go. The Australian brewery in the First Ward is mostly a space to sprawl out with friends. And with all-day Happy Hours with brisket flatbreads and weekly steak nights, the restaurant portion of Platypus has just as much to offer as the brewery does. Come here if you take your hops seriously or want a brewery that won’t leave you shoulder-to-shoulder with a bunch of strangers." - gianni greene, chelsea thomas, julie takahashi