Sean Edgley
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Microbrewery meets fine dining? I'm new to the neighborhood and moved to the area feeling confident that I'd chosen an apartment near a quality craft brewery. My first visit went really poorly.
First of all, there's no outside food allowed, which is totally fine, but I couldn't find this info out online before I arrived. So I arrived with some takeout, ordered some beer (served in a plastic cup), and was asked to sit outside. I went outside to a type of foyer area with high table and proceeded to have dinner. Soon after, the proprietor came out and asked me to move even further away, to the picnic tables. This seemed silly and unnecessary, as there weren't many customers around and no one seemed to notice. It was an unusually chilly night and I had just a long sleeve shirt on, so it was doubly callous.
I finished my food and beer in the car before leaving.
Overall, for a brewery, it's focused more on the food it serves. That's fine, but it's unusual, as most craft breweries allow you to bring food in or have a food truck outside.
Most importantly, the proprietor seems to lack some basic social skills and tact. He could've had a loyal local customer for the next year. Instead, I'll just stick to Miel or Second Line.
Bonus info: they only seem to serve light beers (under 5%). That's also odd. I've only come across that in England where lower ABV beers are taxed less...