D.wight L.
Yelp
Solid Sacto beer hall (makes their own brews) with a bbq swag. When this hit my search feed, I knew it was going to be a good match. Big open space, warehouse-y feel with high ceilings. Lots of communal bench seating, outdoor patio with a good amount of seating as well. Order up front and food gets brought out. 2 different areas/lines which is annoying, and if you want to get another drink/food item, get back in line...even more annoying. A positive is if you put a card down, they can run a tab, so you don't have to pay each time, which would have been a deal breaker for me.
EZPZ Lager ($7/4.5*) It was warm that day and we had just came back from a baseball game in the sun, so could not do anything heavy. This was perfect as it was a crisp Pils style with a sturdier hop finish. I easily gobbled up 2 monster mugs, like how their mugs are .5 litres Euro-style.
Pasta Salad ($7/3*) This was a side special for that day. It was penne pasta tossed in a pesto with chunks of summer squash and maybe another veg or 2. Just meh, pasta kinda gummy and the sauce was kinda bland, thought it would be more fresh and vibrant. Think it needs some acid to brighten it and more salt/seasoning.
Hot Link ($8/3.5*) Good looking sausage with a firm chewy casing. May be house made as I've never had a hot link with stronger cumin note which gave it southwest vibes. Leaner than I wanted also as it had no pops, just dryish spicy lean sausage grind in the middle. Better when dipped into one of their hot and tangy bbq sauces.
Brisket Plate ($29/4*) Half pound of brisket, we chose both lean and fatty cuts. Solid Q as it was tender but still in sliceable form. Good detectable smoke flavor and good on its own. Though a little sauce won't hurt it. We liked the fatty much more than the lean, so next time one hundo fatty.
We turned this into a 'meal' so it added a piece of corn bread which was small but awesome, great texture and flavor. Get a side and chose their Collard Greens with Pork. It was nice and juicy and the greens were cooked properly. Just a tad salty, and glad it was a small portion, cuz any bigger I couldn't have took any more bites.
But a pretty solid bbq out and with the cold homemade brews, just elevated this to a solid 4*.