May 6, 2012
A pleasant brewpub, newer interior we sat outside on a beautiful day. Pub brews were ok to good, I liked the ipa best. Food was pretty good

May 27, 2011
Looked newly renovated, very clean and nice inside. Service was excellent. Not much of a selection but there are a few gems. Large food portions at a reasonable price. I will be returning for a growler of chokeslam!

April 4, 2011
Wow what a surprise great tap selection some of the best food I’ve eaten and the cheapest prices I’ve found from any Ontario location. This place is a treasure. Outstanding.

March 29, 2011
Strange location, I think they would do better a little closer to the heart of Nia falls, but wasn’t hard to find, nice big building, first think you notice is the tall ceiling, Dining room and Bar spilt by the brewing tanks, I think the dining room atmosphere would just be that much better if they put glass plating behind the booths that face the bar, and the tanks, it just felt weird so open, we really liked the food and it was pretty reasonable priced, I will be going back one day

February 8, 2011
Niagara Falls, a police state. Cruise the town in a car or truck to find it, but beware as it is heavily policed.Visited here with Cratez on a Monday afternoon. We were greeted with a very large and well lit warehouse that seated a bar to sit at, a brew house, a dining room, and an open concept kitchen. One can see what is going on in every corner of the restaurant at any time. We sat at the bar, where we noticed a new addition to the scene here, a cask engine. They were waiting for their next cask to be ready, so it was not available. Service was fairly standard. Not poor, not great. The basic meet and greet, "what can I get for you?" was about it. We tried to strike up chat with the barkeep but he was more interested with his co-workers and other patrons. Can’t say I blame him really, we weren’t that interesting. One thing I can say is that the service was attentive at the very least. There were 10 taps to choose from. I went with the Taps Chuck Norris, Hefe, and 80/-. All were well made and worth ordering again. There were also guest taps from Niagara’s best. One thing I must say about this place is that the value here is unmatched. $3.50 pints on Sunday. $10 burger and 20 oz pint.$19.80 3 LITER "pitchers". It goes on and on. Based on this aspect, the place is a repeat visit for me. Growlers are available to go. Good overall.

December 17, 2010
Great place. Very interesting specials on tap, tasty food, and friendly staff. We went there at a quiet time, and it was relaxing and fun.

October 28, 2010 [ Updated December 30, 2011 ]
I came here in June 2010 after spending a weekend in Niagara On The Lake for a friend’s wedding. My primary objective was to grab a couple growlers of the brewpub’s best beers since I was on my way home and short on time. Despite being in a rush, I took a few minutes to wander around the attractive, sparkling interior. The ten-seater bar overlooks a large and beautiful outdoor patio. There’s a sizable dining area behind the bar and the chefs are all decked out in professional garb, so on the surface it appears they take their food seriously. I was extremely satisfied with the quick and friendly service as the waitress gave me a 4oz sample of the Rye Knot before I purchased a growler of it. I also bought a six pack of the Premium (Dortmunder) Lager. Both were good if unspectacular beers. They didn’t have the Chuck Norris IPA ready yet, which was very disappointing, but whatever. Other draughts were the Vanilla Wheat, Charleston Lager, and Rauchbier, with Neustadt 10w30 and Flying Monkeys Hoptical Illusion serving as the two guest taps. The vibe seems welcoming and unpretentious, as even the patrons were all smiles on my visit. In addition to the quality service, the head brewer was out on the floor chatting it up with some tourists. Certainly a place that I would frequent if I lived in the area. Basically this brewpub is an up-and-comer in the Ontario beer scene, and if I had more time I would have sat down and ran through every one of their offerings. A great spot that’s doing rare yet traditional styles, and I was really impressed with the inviting, professional layout inside.

October 4, 2010
Nice building, the food was decent but nothing to write home about. The beer selection was disapointing, only 3 beers on tap, and all of them were available in the LCBO. They said on their website that they were tapping a pumpkin beer the day i was going, but the staff looked at me like i had 3 heads when i mentionned it. The staff was not the friendliest ’ve ever met. All in all, i dont see myself going back.

July 4, 2010
the remaking of the Taps Virgil brewing operation as a brew pub has produced some wonderful revolving offerings I feel I can recommend to everyone. Yes they’re mostly German styles but they are made well in small batches, they’re fresh, on style, clean and very very drinkable. So far the new head brewer (who has an impressive CV for such a young guy) includes a Dortmunder, Munich Dunkel, Bamberg Rauchbier, Roggenbier, Bockbier, Vanilla weissbier and an intense micro IPA. They also have the commercial Taps beers on tap as well as Flying Monkeys Hoptical and Newstadt !0/30. There is also a hand pulled cask engine for special casks they crack on invitation. http://tapsbeer.com/taps-brewing-company/taps-beer-selection/ The ambiance at Taps is pretty spartan but it’s all sparkling new interior furnishings and the theme is unpretentious....like a block party in a small neighborhood brewery with live music and solid (good) unpretentious pub fare...I tried the Buffalo Style Chicken Sandwich on sourdough Focaccia...ample portion, fresh, well made, tasty, reasonable price. http://tapsbeer.com/taps-on-queen-menu-items/ I was pleasantly surprised to discover Taps has mutated into a comfy decent little local brew pub with some decent on-tap offerings and good pub grub. Worth a destination crawl or a definite must stop in Niagara Falls.

December 12, 2009
Sort of an industrial feel to the place. Service was above avg. OK selection. they could do better. A lot of tap handles with the same beers on them, come on! multiple handles for the same beer? They had some boring lagers and a kick ass pumpkin ale, a porter that was so-so, a really nice rye pale ale (the best they’ve got). Food is always good. I think they have more of a restaurant style menue than a pub menue. Value is ridiculous! They have $0.20 wings and the beer is sold for almost half of what other places of similar caliber do. I don’t know how they’re going to survive with such low prices. Overall, it’s a pretty nice place.