John L.
Yelp
Steel String Craft Brewery brings something to Carrboro that it surprisingly it has not had to this point: a craft brewery! Durham has a bunch of these (Fullsteam, Triangle, etc.), Chapel Hill has TopO and Carolina Brewery, Pittsboro has another Carolina Brewery, and Hillsborough has Mystery Brewing. Carrboro, the cool city (to borrow from Richard Florida) mecca of the South, has not had a single craft brewery to my knowledge.
Steel String changes this, and they succeed overwhelmingly. Once you enter the bar, you are immediately hit with how well the space is used: there are multiple big tables, as well as a nice bar area. They also have games at the ready for people who are looking to play games. Furthermore, these are not the games you usually expect at a bar (Jenga, Apples to Apples, and I once saw Operation at a bar). No, they've got Settlers of Catan (Sheep!) and Munchkin (Also I'd assume sheep, which you can use to attack people I'd imagine). These are both games that take awhile, so it's a brilliant plan: get people in, get them playing for awhile, and they keep drinking and trying to defeat their friends with hilarious weapons (and sheep).
But really you're wondering about the beer. It is a brewery after all. The beer is excellent. I tried the saison and the Farmhouse Ale. Both were worth their $5 cost, with flavors that are perfect for a nice late Spring day. They also have many other beers on tap, both their own and other local breweries (I saw Fullsteam and Mystery both on tap, similar to Fullsteam's special guest taps). The bartenders are also incredibly knowledgeable about the beer and the general beer-making process, and are also really good at what they do.
They have both indoor and outdoor seating, and do offer sandwiches from Merritt's as well if you're hungry. Basically this is the exact place Carrboro has needed, and now that it's here, you should go. So go. Because I said so. And we all know that usually works (usually being the operative word here).