January 30, 2012
Bowery-esque appearance inside - an older bar, very little seats, but some great music and cult movies being projected. Fred makes time for EVERYONE - the place was jam packed and he still took time to talk, serve, etc. The locals are pretty friendly even if most had a bit of trouble with my English., Only HOST beer on tap, but a good number of them including some rarer samples. Bring your own food - Fred doesn’t cook. I enjoyed a few servings of what was on tap and took away many bottles for a very manageble dollar amount.

August 27, 2011
Sublime place for real beer lovers. Ambiance is ok. World class liquids are brewed there. You sometimes feel like disturbing the brewmaster (That prevent me to give a higher score for Service) but when you have a chance to talk brew with that guy. Wow. He knows...

July 30, 2011
Bâtiment commercial ayant, semble-t-il, servi à plusieurs commerces avant que la brasserie ne s’y installe. L’endroit est petit, mais son aménagement fait en sorte qu’il fait bon y prendre une bière. Ambiance musicale assumée. Bières servies par le brasseur lui-même et bues en compagnie de quelques habitués de l’endroit. Bières offertes en fût ou en bouteilles, pour consommation sur place ou pour emporter. Endroit sympathique.

May 2, 2011
La brasserie était fermée mais le proprio m’a montré la place et j’ai pu acheter quelques beer en bouteilles qui sont franchement excellente...à retourner quand c’est ouvert !!

May 1, 2011
Un samedi en début d’après-midi, nous avons téléphoner à la brasserie Hopfenstark pour avonr de l’information sur les heures d’ouverture et la nourriture accessible. Enthousiastes, nous sommes partis pour notre 1iere visite dans un micro-brasserie! À notre arrivée à la brasserie, nous avons eu l’impression de dérranger le propriétaire qui ne semblait pas vraiment vouloir arrêter son occupation présente, qui était celle de démonter son vélo à l’extérieur, pour venir nous servir. Nous étions les seuls client à ce moment. Il a démontré aucun interet, nous a rien suggéré, nous a donné aucune information sur ses bière.... Nous avons dû lui demander si nous le dérrangions... d’un sourir narcoit, il a répondu "non"....sans rien ajouter...Bref, nous avons pris la bière take-out (celles qui étaient disponible!) et nous l’avons bû ailleurs en meilleur compagnie. Comme première visite dans une micro-brasserie locale, nous avons étés très très très décus. Nos plans étaient d’y passer la fin de l’après-midi et la soirée, tout en discutant avec le proprio. Grosse déception!!!!

March 22, 2011
Very nice place, ambiance is incredible, the service was very good with a good selection of beers. Beer quality was good and inspired great beersin the future. Food was delicious and not too expensive.

February 5, 2011
Le brasseur est toujours intéressé à nous faire découvrir ses bières, il nous conseil bien et la place est chaleureuse. On peut apporter notre nourriture, faire de la fondue et même commander... J’adore!

February 5, 2011
Un endroit parfaitement charmant, au personnel abgréable et aux bières extraordinaires. Chaque visite est un plaisir, et je ne me lasse pas d’y retourner!

July 19, 2009 [ Updated August 26, 2010 ]
Strange looking building, white with blue shady windows. Nobody should care about that as it is like a beer Mekka in Québec’s imaginary country, with unique and well-crafted beers. Hopefully the green Ostalgia character on the side of the street tells you you’re finally there, at the regional paradise of beers. Some paintings of obviously the same portraitist offer artistic life and quality elements of decoration, but the overall set up, with old couches and the dinner room set is quite awkward but their utility and the amazing beers help to deal with that. The service is most of the time done by the brewer so any question will have a precise answer. Some locals and various beer freaks are usually not in sufficient numbers to make the place look crowded A tremendous place for beer lovers because these beers are world class for many and they are hardly available anywhere else. Reminders from august 2010: opened 16h to 22h (or later) thursday, friday and saturday, and some 750 ml bottle are sold to take home.

July 6, 2009
Easy access from highway 40, this brewpub is actually just a little saloon like place attached to the brewery. No food is served but you can order anything you like from neighboring restaurants. The barmaid and master brewer were there during our visit. They had a good selection of beers on tap (12) and all but one were available. Also available were 4 oak aged bottled beers for consumption at the bar. The place only loses selection points because of the many advertised take home bottles that were unavailable. The prices were very decent. If you visit the place you and the master brewer is in the mood you might get a vintage alice in wonderland movie and a bit of classic music as he talks about all of his work.