October 26, 2009
I sat at an old fold out card table. I guess that’s what the throw out when they are expecting a big crowd. It was Darkness Eve. The girl that waited on us was pretty good. My only complaint was the bill didn’t list what I actually ordered. The prices were all correct, but I have to go verify it against the menu. Selection was as good as any place. Had an awesome Cuban sandwich. I thought the food prices were high, but the beer was very fairly priced. Overall, a very good place to visit.

July 30, 2009
Absolutely fantastic place if you want to try a wide selection of craft beers. Great service from the bartenders and a cool part about this place is that you can try a 7 oz serving of a beer and not have to pay too much more per ounce ($5 per pint, $2.50 per 7oz). I’ll be back often.

January 26, 2009
Great place - tons of great beers with a lot of support for local/regional brewers. Still have a pinball machine, which is great. Food is just okay - pretty good selection, but the quality is just average. On-campus location attracts the party and pre/post game crowd.

January 18, 2009
This place has improved drastically since I went to school down there. Awesome place to hit up if you’re attending a Gopher basketball, hockey and soon to be football game. It’s already a great bar and seems to be improving constantly. Can’t wait to see what happens as they get some more of the micros on tap.

November 27, 2008
Stopped here the night before Darkness Day. The crowd was the strangest mix of people I had ever seen. Half the patrons were college tards, and the other half were people there to drink quality beer. The tap list was very good, with numerous local beers from Minnesota and Wisconsin. The beer prices were also very reasonable. The bartenders were also very friendly. The patio was huge, and had numerous tables. This place loses points because of the pee trough...Seriously, that was uncool...Good taps, good people, and a nice friendly atmosphere.

November 21, 2008
John has done a hell of a job of turning a serious college sports bar into one of the best craft beer bars in the entire state. Tons of taps... tons of bottles. Constantly changing. Keeps his lines clean. Rotates through the bottles so you know you are always getting a fresh product. Hardly a macro anywhere on the menu. Awesomely cheap happy hours. Can get a tad packed on weekends and for Gopher sports games, but hell... it’s smack in the middle of campus. Awesome special events and tastings. Only drawback is the sub-par bar food. Oh well. Guess I’ll was down this crappy burger with a cheap ass pint of Un*Earthly! Well done John!

October 28, 2008
This place ROCKS! 32 draft beers all great and delicious. The staff is super friendly. I really like the availability of half pint pours. I’m guessing glassware is tough due to the fact that this is a college town and the good glassed would have legs. I was there for the Pre-Darkness Party and met a ton of great folks. John the Manager cares and reads these forums. On the bad side…the chicken wings sucked and I did not finish them. I was still hungry. The great beer made up for the bad meal.

October 10, 2008
This place is great. Great food, great beer, board games and good service. One of the few places where I can still get a bottle of Dark Horse Blueberry Stout (which I love). Monthly tap parties and other events. The patio is also wonderful.

August 14, 2008
This place... oh man, what a place! Lots of great beers on tap and bottles, very helpful and knowledgeable staff, great deck (when it’s not snowing outside). Excellent place all around.

June 8, 2008
It’s been a while since I’ve been to Stub & Herbs. Before ratebeer, I was here a few times and the only thing that stuck out was the outdated bathrooms. This didn’t bother me because I was used to this in college. Bad bathrooms, but accompanied with cheap beer/drinks. The tap list since the last time I was here has exponentially grown. Very nice list including Leinie’s Big Eddy Impy Stout on tap, which surprised me since I haven’t seen this beer anywhere in a while. Nice college ambiance, and good food. Price is excellent for craft beer offerings. A bacon cheeseburger meal for $7.50 with a special $3 pint price for any Surly offering with the order. Good, if not great place that I will probably be visiting in the future when my tennis matches are scheduled at the Baseline center which is within walking distance.