Diamond Bear Brewing Company (Arkansas Ale House)

Redone industrial vibe with patio seating as well as indoor taproom. 12 tap lines with different varieties. Service was so-so, but food was good.

Visited here in late February 2019 early on a Saturday night, kind of subdued. Nice setup, bar seating, tables, patio, separate rooms - they have it all. Nice view of the brewing equipment a few TVs for sports. Have about seven or eight of their regulars on tap and a few rotating seasonals. The Pig Trail Porter was great, Quick menu, sandwiches and such, I had a Cuban and it was very tasty, Friendly staff decent prices, Will be on the rotation while in Little Rock for the foreseeable future,

The beer was great. Really cool place. Nice shop in the front, great food and beer in the main part.

A converted garage with lots of energy on a trivia night. Service was good, food was good, beers were good, all good. Flights were $8 for 4 6 oz’ers.

top notch tasting bar with excellent food... beer, swag available in the retail store... great medal winning Diamond Bear beer plus select non-DB brews on tap. Staff is very knowledgeable and friendly... same folks that have been there for years... always the sign of a well run org. Best porter on the planet, great pale ale that I could drink every day, IPA is fragrant and wonderful... Southern Blonde lager is a 98, Strawberry Blonde variation of the same is great

Got done with work early on my last day before traveling out. This was stop #1. Had a sampler of four beers and picked up a sticker for the beer fridge. The place it’s self was nice, open, cool patio. The server was extremely friendly. Beer was pretty much buttermess bombs, but heh, a place tick is a place tick.

New location at 600 N Broadway in North LR is a bigger facility that includes a restaurant. It’s convenient to go there have a few, get a bite to eat and grab some beer to go. Open every day except Monday. Tours on Saturday and Sunday. Retail sales of beer on Sunday and branded merchandise (hats, glasses, t-shirts, etc.). Last visited at the end of August 2014. Their usual five or six house beers were on tap, so that problem cleared up as expected.

Expansive spot out in a quiet part of North Little Rock. You have to literally enter and exit through a giftshop, which in my opinion is a pretty tacky move on the brewery’s part. The restaurant/bar is tastefully done. It’s pretty cool to be able to see the brewing operation from your barstool. The food looked great too. As for beer, the selection was unfortunately really lacking during my visit. There’s space for 12 beers on tap. Only 2 house beers were available, both of them widely available in the state. Apart from a guest from Saddlebock, the rest of the beer was the kind of ubiquitous mega craft that you can find anywhere (core stuff from New Belgium, Abita etc). In short, the draft list was a lazy afterthought. Hopefully these guys will raise their game a bit as they get up and running at full speed, but I can only rate based on my experience, not my expectations. As of right now, this isn’t a place for beer enthusiasts as much as it’s a spot for unconverted locals to dine and maybe try a house beer or two.

This place is a big warehouse just across the bridge in North Little Rock, their new location. You have to enter through the gift shop, which has lots of swag but only two beers. The main bar is straight ahead, a large L shaped affair with tables surrounding, and a porch. The brewery is visible through glass. There’s another smaller bar in the back, closed when we stopped by on a Sunday, that looked like it would be perfect for private events. The pizza oven looks wood fired, but it really just has a flickering light bulb inside, how cheesy is that? No pun intended. Ten of twelve taps were functional, but they only had two of their own beers on draft, with a third one in cans. The rest were pretty average guests, one Saddlebock being the only other Arkansas beer. Service was prompt and friendly enough. Food looked decent enough but we had just eaten. Six bucks for a pint of their double IPA seemed a bit pricey for the area. Hopefully they’ll have more of their own beers available as they settle in to this location, in which case my selection score will rise.

Small brewery but with super friendly staff. 5 brews on tap, all very drinkable. Tours on the weekend. Good luck with the new brewery.