June 30, 2009
A pretty great place if you’re looking for a beer in Canton, OH. Value is great during Happy Hour, as it’s a dollar off all drafts. This month, Goose Island Matilda was on draft (surprising), and I was able to get a pint of that for $4.50, along with a grilled cheese for $3.50. All in all, a great beer with a nice, greasy meal for $10 with the tip. They also have beers from Chimay, Founders, Dogfish Head, Duval, Jolly Pumpkin, etc. Service was nice and quick, but the servers didn’t talk much about the beer. Recommended if you find yourself, for whatever reason, in Canton.

June 15, 2009
The Winking Lizard Franchise is a well-known operation in Northeast Ohio. This was my first time at the Canton outpost and on a Sunday at last call (9:15pm). The staff is friendly and eager to help. Didn’t try the food but did as a kid going to the other ones, it’s mostly wings, wraps, burgers and nachos. There are 17 flat screens that hog all the space above the long curving bar and even around it. There’s ample seating at the bar and around the bar with bar tables and regular tables throughout the building. You can either sample the bottles in their medium sized cooler (North Coast Old Rasputin, Thirsty Dog Siberian Night, Founders Breakfast Stout, Samuel Smith’s Oatmeal Stout, Great Lakes Nosferatu, Founders Dirty Bastard Scotch Ale, Jolly Pumpkin, Jefferson’s Reserve Bourbon Barrel Stout, Left Hand Milk Stout, Chimay, Orval, etc.) I could be wrong but I believe these bottles are solely there for their "World Beer Tour" promotion: for $10 you get a card and they track your progression through the beers online and offer prizes for the number of countries tasted. On tap they have Goose Island Matilda, Bells Oberon, Stone IPA and some others I can’t remember. According to their website they offer free wifi at all there locals, I didn’t have my ipod with me but if you have some sort of device with you that would be a nice set up to rate beers on the spot on RB. Probably the best place to stop in Canton if you want good beer but not much else going on there or the city.

July 30, 2008
Visited here while on vacation in late July ’08. My 1st visit to this chain - came away impressed. Sports bar theme with a solid beer selection. Counted at least 100 bottles and about 40 taps. Beer menu laid out well - even had the light beers and macros broken out separately and called them diet beers and something else kind of tongue in cheek for the macros...can’t recall at the moment. Had a seasonal special, a local special, a cheap bottle special (Black Label this week) and an import special. Have a beer tour - specifics can be found on the website. Good pub grub, burgers, pizzas, wings etc and friendly, knowledgeable waitresses. Only complaint - did not have more Ohio micros represented.