Latest reviews from Lodi

“This is a fun place. Wagner Valley Brewing Company currently has 12 draft lines with styles rotating often and ranging from light to dark, bitter to sweet. Dogs are allowed on the deck. I enjoyed the "Sled Dog" beer very much.“

Cakes 2042 days ago

“Pretty fun spot. Huge multi-section venue with a winery, brewery, store, restaurant, etc. all on one site. Off the brewery there is a huge partially covered patio overlooking the lake. Had about 10 of their beers on, with maybe 7 of them available in bottles as well. Growler (and crowler I believe) fills available too. Amazed at how much outdoor seating they had between the patio and the lawn below. They could probably have 500 + people drinking here comfortably (though they would need a lot more bars to handle that volume). On our visit there were maybe 25 people here, so it was no issue. Plenty of places to spread out too. Beers are solid, not outstanding, but pretty good. Would love to be a regular just because it would mean I’d be drinking beer by that lake view regularly. If you are anywhere in the general area, it is close to a must stop just for the combo of craft beer and views. “

ben4321 2524 days ago

“Over the years have been here about 5 times. Great view off the large deck. They have some nice house beers, but not many on tap. The food was good in the restaurant. My biggest complaint in the past was that it was too crowded and too awhile to get more beer to bring on the deck. Last time there they did have another bar area added.“

Ron 3452 days ago

“Pretty cool place. One of the early adopters of beer along alongside wine. Nice standard selection. I’m particularly found of their 2x and 3x bocks. A deck with music in season. Nice prices and vibe.“

jb 3452 days ago

“Predominantly a gift shop with a cafe next door. Tons of wine selections. If you go back to the brewery you can get a tasting going. Three bucks gets you a sample of seven of their beers, and you can try the trippelbock for an extra dollar. Very friendly staff.“

zach8270 3816 days ago

“An average brewery, their beers were OK, but it is a cool place with a nice view of the lake. It would be a nice place to drink if it is a nice day they have a huge deck area. They only had a couple beers on tap and unfortunately we go there just before closing so we tried some beers and left quickly.“

machfive55 3856 days ago

“Wow what a view and some really nice rustic buildings. Great food and wines as well. Its open some weird hours so check the website.“

Bierkrug 3953 days ago

“A winery that also makes beer. I wasn’t impressed with their wine, and the beer was pretty mediocre. Seems like they would have been relevant several years ago as the craft trend was taking off, but they have done little to stay up with beer trends. Their big beer was their Tripplebock, which wasn’t great. The staff was friendly but bland, and the people sampling the beer were NOT beer people.“

can8ianben 4368 days ago

“This was an unexpected find on a wine tour. I remember a pretty good stout there and the rest was alright. Nothing terribly special. The staff was pretty average. It was a good break from drinking wine.“

Photog 4935 days ago

“Part of the winery, which is the bigger draw. Nice place. Sampler staff just poured the beer-no conversation. A bit pricy for the quality of many of their beers.“

alobar 5048 days ago

“Unexpected stop on the way back from hiking in the Finger Lakes National Park. They were providing tastings of 6-8 of their beers for $1 per person. I was pleasantly surprised by several of their beers fresh on tap and will be looking for some in the stores to compare. Beautiful location among the other wineries of the area.“

shadey 5101 days ago

“Stopped by while at a wedding in Waterloo. I didn’t sample any wines or beers, just picked up some of their beer to bring back to NC to try. Place seemed nice. My uncle did the tour and ate at the restaurant on site. Said that the food was excellent as was the tour.“

arventresca 5722 days ago

“Stopped here during a wine tour. This really wasn’t my kind of place at all. Very touristy, which I expected as it is primarily a winery. However, service was very slow. They only had one guy pouring samples- I would have to say it took almost a half an hour to sample their five regular beers. Beer was average to above average on a couple, but for the average beers I didn’t any flaws in them and weren’t unenjoyable to drink. On a plus side, they have a very nice deck with a great view of the vineyards and the lake below. I would say worthy of a stop if you happen to be in the area already- but I wouldn’t go out of my way if I wasn’t. Their beer is easy enough to find in bottles in upstate NY.“

hophead75 6096 days ago

“The wine server blew me away and I was let down by the brewery server. The samples were kind of small and the server wasn’t very in to talking about the beers other than filling the glass and citing the name. I paid $2 to have all the beers. There is a cooler where you can buy Trippelbock bombers for $9.99. The beers seem to have an extreme variance as Trippelbock (which wasn’t available on tap), doppelbock and the IPA are tasty and the hard lemonade, the lager and honey wheat are hard to drink. The setting is nice. A cafe, winery section and brewery section overlook Seneca Lake and parking was ample. This is not the only brewery in the area. Rooster Fish is in Watkins and there are two mead producers on the other side of the lake (Lakewood and Earle Estates). Ithaca Brewing is 20-30 minutes away. I would have enjoyed the brewery if it was as welcoming as the winery and not jusy an area stuck to the side. The gift shop is huge and has discounted clothing. My daughter enjoyed feeding the fish in a small pond. Wagners is fun!“

JFURYCAT 6469 days ago

“Stopped by whilst wine tasting in the Finger Lakes. Beer tasting is $1-2, for about five or six beers. Beer is just ’ok.’ Everything they make was available in growlers or 12ozs, though, and they did have plenty of stock.“

linc33 6510 days ago

“Overlooks the Seneca lake area. Great views from the deck. Beer tasting costs $1 0r 2, depending on how much you wish to taste. Beer overall is good, the pick of the bunch being the Belgian Wit. They have mixed some of their own champagne in with this beer which gives it a wonderful appearance. This also smoothes out the coriander, giving this beer an overall pleasant taste.“

bandit1200 6872 days ago