February 5, 2012
A nice, open brewpub adorned with historic brewery memorabilia, reliving brewers of yesteryear. We entered within 30 minutes of closing, but were treated as if we had all night to drink our beers. It seems the bar area stays open a bit longer than the restaurant, and so there is no kitchen service in the bar. There were a dozen house beers on and a Stoudts. Jolly Roger was on the beer engine, and was sublime as always.

April 10, 2011
They did a great job of making it not feel like the a Quaker Steak that used to be there. The bar was in a snake design which is conducive for conversations. Lots of tvs turned to various games although I saw a couple enjoying the Sunday paper as well. The service was fantastic. The bartender brought me water with the tasting platter without me having to ask for it and kept filling it up. They had 7 different things on tap 2 on cask and a cider. I think their pale ales and their ipa’s are the best of the bunch. I had a pizza which was flavor and used fresh ingredients but the weight of the toppings overpowered the crust. I will definitely come back if I’m in the area.

March 25, 2011
this place is a must stop if you are in the state college area for a football game or just visiting. I attending Penn State for 4 years and once I turned 21 I went an d bought a growler and filled it up on a bi weekly basis. The food is good upscale and the beer is delicious. The beer selection is great if you can go on a weekly basis to try there different selections, otherwise they have there normal one on tap and one or two other seasonals.

February 7, 2011
Good pub grub and good beer selection. The Double D IPA is delicious, and the Slab Cabin IPA is always consistent. If you’re in Happy Valley, Ottos is worth the side trip.

December 23, 2010
Visited here on a Saturday night in late August. This brewpub/restaurant/college bar is located in collegetown and attracts a college-type crowd. It is dimly lit with plenty of TVs showing sports games. The beer list is small (and most of the regular items had run out when we were there, so we only ended up ordering a few items before resorting to the local cider) and none of the beers are particularly interesting or very tasty. The food is nothing special either. Based on earlier reviews, this seemed like it would be a cool place with good beer, but that was not the case. If you’re in the area, feel free to stop by, but don’t go out of your way for this place.

December 19, 2010
Finally got to this place just after they moved buildings. The new place is a good atmosphere, but isn’t really pub feeling. It’s more of a big restaurant with plenty of TVs and beer. Our service wasn’t spectacular, but I can’t complain. The beer itself is decent, but they only had 3 beer types available when I went. I know they normally have a larger selection, but to only have 3 is extremely disappointing. However, the burgers are surprisingly good. Overall I would definitely come back again. It’s a nice, reasonable place to go, but I only hope they don’t have a lack of beer again.

November 27, 2010
Visited while on business and had a nice experience. Did the beer tasting and enjoyed all the beers. Food was good pub food. The wings were fine, but nothing earth shattering. Service was excellent.

October 3, 2010
Parking is very tight. We ended up having to park behind the place at Wegman’s - this ends up being a hike because there is a cliff in the way. Hey we are in PA. Rustic look on the inside, cabin style, but nice. Service is good, attentive, know the product. Was disappointed they didn’t have a lot of choices on tap and nothing out of the ordinary at all. Usually at a brew pub, expect something intriguing. Food was decent, wide variety, cooked as ordered, no complaints. We’ll be back, nice place.

September 3, 2010
Stop two on day one of our RBSG trip. Stopped in for dinner and a sampler. I’m fairly certain I had a salad and a quesadilla, and I know my wife got the pasta special which she said was excellent. As good as all of those were, the dessert was just phenomenal - a local mixed berry cobbler with ice cream from the college. Service started off a bit spotty, but picked up quickly. Beers were all fairly good, ranging from typical brewpub beers to a few that were outstanding. For a place that seems to have to perform a balancing act with locals not overly interested in beer, college kids, and beer geeks, they do a good job with all three. Nice that they had a few bottles to go that were different from the taps, which isn’t always the case.

August 30, 2010
Visited on a Saturday evening. Busy-ish but certainly not packed, especially considering the time. Paltry selection of beers on tap compared to what was listed in the menu and seemingly what was supposed to be on. Tried an IPA, a pale, and a pils, and each one was boring and nothing more than passable for me. Very dark interior and decor that felt like chain restaurant. Food menu has some vaguely unusual selections but is weighed down with grease. My supposedly homemade meatloaf was also lacking all homemade character that I would expect when labeled as such, and the mashed potatoes were over-beaten. Sub-par all the way around for me.