May 5, 2012
Large place located in a shopping center. The bar area is massive as is the bar itself. I went on a Friday and was impressed by how many people they had behind the bar. They had 11 of their beers on tap 1 on cask plus 10 guest taps. The beers ranged from bland to sold with nothing either outstanding or terrible. the food was very flavorful and everything was very reaonably priced especially after spending a couple of days in Boston.

September 12, 2010
My favorite watering hole in Amherst. Well crafted and full bodied home brewed beer. Always sample a few before taking a growler home.

September 11, 2010
Good food and good beer with an old style pub feel. A great stop for food for a beer geek before heading to the Ale House.

July 20, 2009
Upstairs was closed when I popped in recently, but the downstairs consists of a large but dark interior space. Lots of smallish rooms, each with their own feel... kind of like a British pub. Pretty reasonable prices, although the sliders I had were pretty crappy. The beers are decent, if not outstanding. The staff were very friendly and quite attentive. Kind of a typical brewpub lineup, but most are well-made. Their IPA and ESB were the best of the lineup. Worth checking out if you’re in the area.

March 6, 2009
We really enjoy Amherst Brewing Company. The atmosphere is comfortable and social. We always sit at the bar and appreciate that it is set up so that you are sitting directly across from other patrons. This arrangement has led to many great conversations with other beer enthusiasts. They recently added an addition to the existing dining room and have a second floor lounge and game room. The quality and consistency of the brews is top notch. We make a point to try all of their specialty brews which allow brewmaster Mike Yates to show his creative side. We recently enjoyed the Amherst Gold 250 an Imperial IPA and the Super Stout (an Oatmeal Stout) on cask. The service is consistently friendly and the selection is great with about 8-10 beers on draft, one on cask and a lager of some variety. The food is quite good, and consists of mainly traditional pub fare. Including soups, salads, sandwiches, burgers and a pretty nice vegetarian menu. Check out our most recent experience and interview with

September 24, 2008
beer tour, 09/22/08. stopped by in the late morning and were seated pretty quickly. Waitress took order, sampler for myself, icd tea for wife. We also ordered food, bean and chicken soup for Kadie, Irish stew for myself. Beers arrived after a bit, and I thought they all had a very odd tase to them. It was as if the sample glasses had been washed and inadequately rinsed, a very odd taste. The food on the other hand, was excellent, both my stew and my wife’s soup were well prepared, hot, and served in a decent portion size. If my experience concerning the beer is not typical, well sorry, they were bad. The food was definitely worth the trip and I reccomend stopping by for that.

April 16, 2008
I had fun here. The two beers I had were quite good (I had the Cascade IPA and ESB) and they had 15 beers to select from at the time. Service and menu was alright, you can pretty much do whatever you want to a burger or Chicken sandwich. They’ve got full dinner meals as well. Definitely a college place. I’d go back.

January 18, 2008
Did lunch in here after running the sampler. Service was a little slow and aloof. Food was more than adequate, but not outstanding. Parking was the main issue, meters everywhere in this college town. Seating outside would probably have been more fun. Don’t look for any outstanding beers here, but I can’t pass up a brewpub when travelling, so....

January 8, 2008
This is a very typical brewpub, however, by sticking it in a college town it somehow seemed a litle more fun.. They had an alright selection of their beers and the food was pretty good for the usual pub grub they offered.

July 11, 2007
A very nice place to hang out, with an outdoor patio on the little main street in a college down, and the busiest of the several places we visited in the area. Much more blue collar and typical good beer atmosphere relative to the others. Mixed reviews on the beer, some were above average, some quite poor. Excellent service, a welcoming as well as the service. My buddy was satisfied with the food he had, though it was not a full meal.