Ben S.
Yelp
Good variety
Great space
Most of all, fun
Open 9 weeks when I visited, I was impressed with the selection and friendly, helpful staff when a friend of mine and I walked in 12/1. Catering a little to the popular, the seasonal, and the local style flavor, the seven available drafts were tasty. We had missed out on the cans - good for the proprietors on that.
Music was fun (90s rap, Black Sheep & Tribe repped hard, plus some Chubb Rock - shout-out B-Boy Stance), a game was on big n' silent (Saturday college football Bama/Georgia), all drinking places were full, and parking among the boats outta water was cozy.
Portuguese and US flags wave proudly in the mega-mural over the bar. The Canned Heat mascot looms large, too - the hop dude logo is bedecked much here, and it locks in much of the character the place's beer is pushing on. Not just hops...but certainly hop-friendly.
Got my butt handed to me in darts, drank some nice beers, loved the music, and enjoyed the company. Probably even headroom for more stars here. I'll be back.
(Pro tip - don't wait politely by the outer restroom door. It simply leads to hallways for the real restrooms.)
Great start, Canned Heat!