Michele L.
Yelp
What a cool and interesting concept where the restaurant hosts different breweries to rotate every month. We were excited to finally make some time to visit on a Wednesday night for dinner and drinks with some friends. We parked in the paid meter spots behind the building of the restaurant (the pay station was a bit hard to find though as it is tucked away!). Parking was limited for a Wednesday but we lucked out as someone happened to be pulling out.
We were pleasantly surprised by the experience overall. These are the foods we tried:
Beer Flight: Select 5 beers to choose from with nice healthy pours (some beers are extra, larger pours for extra as well). When the flight is delivered to your table, the glasses come hanging in a hook stand and are placed in front of you and the stand is taken away. I though this was fun and different from other places as there is usually some sort of tray underneath left behind. There is a paper given to you to remind you of which beers you selected (since not all restaurants do this, I appreciated getting the reminder). I also ordered a glass of malbec which was tasty as well! Many of the beers were hoppy/IPAs but I did find one that I liked very much, the Galacto, and ordered another full glass.
Duck Fat Fries: These were SOOOOO delicious. Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside; these are my kind of fries. We actually ordered a second round of these at the end of the meal. For $7 a pop I do wish the portion size was a bit bigger.
House Chips: Definitely taste house made and fresh. I wouldn't necessarily say that these were anything other than just chips. For $4 its a nice small snack if you are just enjoying a beer and want something to nosh on (see my pics for portion size).
Meatballs: These were tasty. I can't remember what exactly they are made with but the waiter mentioned something about bacon making them amazing. I was a bit surprised because the meatballs were a bit pink in the middle. Not sure if it was due to a sauce or seasoning added but regardless, they were moist and tasted good.
Pork Belly Beer Mac & Cheese served with Kale: The mac and cheese itself was delicious. We opted to pay the extra $$ for the pork belly but unfortunately the pork belly on this dish was a bit dry. This was weird because the pork belly and polenta was AMAZING. Next time, I would just order the mac and cheese and leave out the pork belly.
Pork Belly & Polenta: This was the STAR of the show for me. WOW. The pork belly was crispy and fatty at the same time. The right parts melted in my mouth just right. The polenta is actually polenta CAKES. I tend to prefer creamy polenta without being baked and cut into pieces but, despite this, it worked on this dish.
Charcuterie Board: This was probably my 2nd favorite dish of the savories. The price tag seemed steep but when the platter arrived I was satisfied with the selection and quantity that arrived. You get cheeses, meats, fruits, picked things, nuts, etc. I don't think the menu read that there were nuts and my husband has a slight nut allergy. It wasn't a big deal because he was able to eat around it.
Beer infused ice creams: these were DELICIOUS. I really enjoyed the fact that they were able to do a sweet application with the beers that they were currently serving. The cookie that we added extra $$ for was disappointing. I was expecting way more but they were hard....very difficult to even break in half. I would not recommend the cookie. Beer ice cream, however, is a definite yes with a nice portion of three scoops.
I'll definitely be coming back to try the rotating beer and food menus again!
P.S. I was pleased to notice an accessible chair lift on my way around the building so that you can enter the building from the side rather than from the front steps.