Cumberland Brews

8/4/2008 11:11:36 AM, monday, august 04, 2008
Cumberland has the best Pale Ale in town. The selection is large enough because all of the beers are of exceptional quality. Food is outstanding and flavorful.

7/31/2008 5:52:52 PM, thursday, july 31, 2008
If you find a better bison burger in the Highlands, please let me know. Cumberland does not have a great number of craft beers available, but every single one is more than worth drinking.

6/15/2008 1:30:14 PM, sunday, june 15, 2008
Ambiance and service are great. The selection is okay (really good when you consider how small they are), and the Celtic Stout I tried was excellent. Only had a cup of soup, so I won’t try and rate the food, but it was a little on the pricy side.

6/10/2008 7:37:51 PM, tuesday, june 10, 2008
Was so glad to find this place in the little directory from the hotel. they had a surprisingly large selection (all their own) given the size of the place. A bit of a hippy vibe going on (widespread panic & grateful dead posters galore) but it was a great time. service was great and the fried green tomatoes were awesome once they cooled down a bit. And the beers were really tasty.

6/10/2008 9:32:54 AM, tuesday, june 10, 2008
Me and my girlfriend wanted to get away from Downtown Louisville and found this hole in the wall brewery. Smallest brewing kit I’ve seen in a bar but they did some very nice things. We only had nachos and the fried green tomatoes and sampled some beers. Was a very cool little place, a little on the hippy side, but still rockin’. Had about 10 beers or so on tap, which was impressive for the size of the brewery. Nothing over the top, but a very nice bunch of beers and excellent service.

6/5/2008 5:34:14 PM, thursday, june 05, 2008
Great buffalo burgers. I prefer the milk stout brew. It’s always pretty busy, so parking and seats are always at a premium. Friendly staff and good service.

5/23/2008 9:26:27 AM, friday, may 23, 2008
Decent bar in a nice part of town. Purchased a sampler – most of the beers had a lot more character and flavor than the BBC sampler beers I had with dinner. Bartender was friendly, even gave us a free sampler glass of a beer that had just run out. The mens bathroom was interesting with an old beer can collection. I didn’t eat food but it looked pretty good while passing by me. I went here on a whim after going to BBC, glad I did.

4/16/2008 9:06:31 PM, wednesday, april 16, 2008
I respect this place and visit often. Small brewery that isn’t super interesting but provides great beer. Nice cozy bar atmosphere with a consistently nice crowd in a nice area of town. They have mostly consistent beers on tap but will occasionally hook up a temporary brew. I love the nitro porter here and always start off (and usually end) the night with one. It is a simple, very descent brewpub. Check it out.

1/9/2008 1:18:06 PM, wednesday, january 09, 2008
Came to me with a bad recommendation from a friend, but I decided to try it out anyways. Pros: Really tasty beers for such a small operation, great food, located in a fun part of town. Cons: Small space, wait, parking, traffic, etc. All in all, a must see in Louisville, in my opinion. Great food and surprisingly good beers. Grab a sampler, then decide on your poison.

11/4/2007 8:16:48 PM, sunday, november 04, 2007 [ Updated sunday, november 04, 2007 ]
Well appointed brewpub on a bustling street south of the center of the city. It’s a small place with a very hip feel. The bartenders were very nice and fairly knowledgeable about the beer. The beer itself was surprisingly good. I had expected less given the small size of the operation. They had 7 on tap the day I visited and they offer a sampler of 5 for $4.25. You can also buy by the pint or half pint and they have growlers. The food was good. I nearly skipped this place, but I’m glad I didn’t.