November 20, 2009
Swung by on my way back from New Hampshire. The place has a huge bar with a nice tap selection. Curretly, they have a Tripel, Saison, Belgian IPA, Scotch Ale, and several of their flagship brews on tap. Staff is friendly, prices are reasonable, typical pub feel to it. I didn’t have a chance to try the food, but will definitely be back.

November 5, 2009 [ Updated November 12, 2009 ]
Pleasant, long-established downtown brewpub. Looks like it may have been converted from a shop. Island bar with seating areas either side. Efficient staff. Decent pub food (half price appetizers 4-6 weekdays). Beers were generally solid but unspectacular. Not helped by the fact that, with 8 beers on tap, not one was an IPA or a stout/porter. Also, unfortunately the cask stout had finished and the cask IPA, which was next up, had not yet been out on. I know they do a very wide range of beers so I was probably just unlucky with timing.

July 14, 2009
Solid brewpub, away from Boston and near a major highway. Attractive medium sized place, staff knowledge of the beers was passable. I would not call this a friendly place, but people were relaxed and staff was on top of it. In a word, good beer is the reason to be here. Nothing floored me, but it was a solid lineup between the stout, scotch, and IPA, and a totally different stout was on cask. It is also a short drive to two Gordon Liquor locations, another plus if you are just passing through, like us. Must stop if you are in the area.

March 11, 2009
Arrived there at closing time, but they let us in for a pint, or, in this case, the sample, which was 7$ for 4 samples (I got an extra one for free). Place is quite nice, designed around the bar (which did look a bit grubby, but thats OK). The selection is interesting, with half regulars (4) and half seasonals (4). Havent tried the food, which was pub grub oriented. A nice place to go when in Waltham.

June 18, 2008
Decent beer. Lots of specials - half of the taps were specials/seasonals, the other five were their regular beers. We just ordered appetizers and samplers of beer. The food we had was tasty. The best part about the place was that it was so kid friendly - they even have a play area and toys in the back, towards the restrooms. This was a nice compared to some other kid-unfriendly brewpubs I’ve been to.

May 23, 2007
Good beer, lots of different things on taps, their hoppy stuff is good as well as their non-hoppy stuff. THe inside is roomy but loud (am I gettting to be an old man). I came in on a Saturday evening and it was pretty empty. I got one food item a hummus platter which was really tasty. Good beer, fair price, a bit loud, good food, service was fine.

July 11, 2006
One of my favorite places to visit. However, the last couple of times there, the service was suffering. (Busy rainy Saturday afternoon crowd). Food is decent. Love the horseshoe bar, although the stools aren’t the most comfy.

July 5, 2006 [ Updated July 12, 2006 ]
Geez, how hadn’t I rated Watch City, well here goes. Busy Moody st location. Parking lots behind it off of Pine St. .25cents an hour. Fairly large bar and dining area, Bar is oval shaped with a granite, I think, countertop. Wood booths and table on either side. Kind of art decoish, high ceilings. Big windows looking out onto Moody st. Service has always been good when I’ve been there, though I usually go to the bar and usually am there for lunch. usually a good mix of beer available You can see into the kitchen, I always like that. Beers on this visit were a saison, summer ale, IPA, stout, California common, Irish red, golden & a scottish ale. Usual pub grub with a few twist. Not crazy about the onion rings, but otherwise has been good. Brewer, Aaron, is always doing something creative. Nice brewpub, good to see it make the 10 year mark. Easy to get to from Boston by car or train from North station. Short walk from the Waltham stop on the Fitchburgh line of the MBTA’s commuter rail

February 12, 2006 [ Updated April 8, 2007 ]
I was there on a weekday for a late lunch. The food selection was good, and the burgers, sandwiches, and fries were great. I’m going to ding them because they didn’t have their stout. The service was good. Overall, an enjoyable place to have a lunch. Re-rate, April, 2007. I was there for dinner with friends on a Saturday night. They had their full selection of beers, and the salamon I had was well prepared with a very good mango sauce. As one in our group was vegetarian, they also proved to be vegetarian friendly. Our waitress told us that they have a new chef who is planning on adding 4 or 5 new vegitarian dishes to the menu.

January 31, 2006
When I lived in Waltham this was the spot, love the beer and the food. I went there on a saturday afternoon, not very busy just some people eating on the floor and about 3 people at the bar. The service was great as usual, the beer selection was nice as well. They had three seasonals (Busta Nut, Winter, and burleywhine) plus the usually Moody Street Stout, Hop Explosion, etc) The food is classic pub fare with some specials to take it up a notch, plenty for pairing options besides burgers and fries which is key. Overall very much recommended took home a growler of the Busta Nut Brown ale at 12.95/growler not bad. --