April 18, 2009
Disappointing. Visit only if there’s nothing else to do in Reno. Location is right off I-80, with limited parking, and plenty of outdoor seating. Atmosphere is more like a run down old house than a normal building structure, with a warehouse feel to it on parts within. Seems to have a local alcoholic following. My visit was on a weekday afternoon, with nearly every patron on a first name basis with the bartender (who was otherwise rather rude to be honest). Most beers are average, with perhaps just the Icky IPA and Saison worth trying. Chili beers and raspberry beers doused with orange wedges just isn’t for me. Prices are high for a place of this quality. They’re pretending to be a more upscale place I suppose, especially with some of the menu items, but you feel like you’re paying premium for dive bar food, beer, and atmosphere.

October 25, 2008
Dropped in on a Saturday night (9/20/08), and it was about 9:05, which is when they started charging cover for some random bandrockabilly white trashy stuff (I think that is actually how the band explains their musicthey’re very popular around the area), so the gf was already annoyed. This place was a clusterfuck, but it was a Saturday and again, the band has a local following. I think they had a 13 beers on tap. Beer wasn’t too bad, but nothing to write home about. Most of the crowd was friendly enough, and ranged from drunk college kids to goth to bikers to middle-aged folks for a night on the town. We never had any trouble getting a beer. They tried to give my gf and me a pitcher of their blonde (it was named after the band that was playing that night), and it tasted like soda water. They couldn’t give it away to me or anybody. I dunno what was up with that. I echo Ken’s statement that I would like to come here when it wasn’t so damn loud and busy.

October 15, 2008
Stopped by on a Tuesday night to find this place full of casino families, in all their noisy splendor. Unpleasantly loud and hard to talk, though the bar area would have been a better bet. Generally, not my scene. Some beers lined up on the wall, basic restaurant decor, with a bar area about as large as the dining area itself. Some outdoor seating, but the evening temperatures drop like a brick. Their beers, I thought, tended to be better than the averages on RB, and it looks like a lot of the ratings are reasonably outdated, so who knows if things have changed. The porter and IPA were solid, as was the smoked beer. There were over a dozen things on tap when we stopped by, though I’m not sure I would have braved the casino crowd if I’d known ahead of time. Stop by during a quiet hour and it would be worth it. $2.50 pints on Tightwad Tuesdays.

August 1, 2008
Visited summer 2004. The beer was good, the food was ok.

July 14, 2008
Recent visit, was here in the afternoon on a weekday. The location is large and wide open. the menu had some neat comfort food and I was happy, especially with the vinegar based cucumber salad. They had a large selection of decent brews, but nothing I tried stood out. I guess it’s worth a stop if you are in Sparks, but not worth going out of your way to try.

April 5, 2008
Visited on a Wednesday night. Had to wait for a table but decent service despite the crowd. Beer selection as good, food was excellent (fish & chips). Seemed like a local crowd mostly. I’d definitely go back.

March 14, 2008
Large place with a good sized bar area. All of the brewery is in plain view with large windows. They brew a lot here and try to keep different things on tap. One of the brewers came out and talked to me and was friendly offering me a couple samples for free that weren’t on the menu and about to be on tap. The server was friendly and had actually taken some beer classes so she knew what she was talking about. They also teach beer classes at the brewery. We happened to be there on a night when they were doing it. I thought it was a great idea. The food is also pretty good. I had the fish and chips. Pretty good portion size for the price. A definite must visit when driving on the I-80 through Reno. Right off the exit by the Nugget and In-N-Out Burger.

December 2, 2007
Pretty nice pub. Plenty of indoor and outdoor seating. A band playing on certain nights. Good service, and pretty decent beer, the selection is okay. Overall a nice place to drink a pint and relax.

September 6, 2007
Good sellection of there own stuff. 9 on tap. But they were out of there own Jackpot porter so they had Deschutes black butt on. $1 for each sample. No food for me. I sat at the bar and the service was good.

June 4, 2007
Good size pub with a fair amount of outdoor seating. A little dark inside though. The service was good and the waitress was very friendly. The beer selection was good at 7 selections but the waitress apoligized as they usually have 13 she said. The food was good pub grub, nothig too foo foo. The Barleywine was exceptional! I even picked up a growler. The best brewpub in the Reno/ Sparks area in my opinion!