October 12, 2009
Great place to visit if you’re in the area. I really like the English style IPA, which I believe is there classic IPA. The last time I stop by they had a great guest tap selection as well. Sweet place.

March 16, 2009
I was told they are in the process of moving (since I visited a month ago this may have already happened). Due to this the selection was reduced. They had three house brews on that I hadn’t had before. Also they have a wonderful guest tap list including RR Elder, RR Younger and Drake’s Denogginizer. I finished up my Denogginizerr and was asked if I wanted anything else and I replied I was done. It took another 40 minutes before anyone returned to my table. So it really sucked sitting there with an empty beer glass and actually ready to go for that long

January 7, 2009
Best brewpub for about a 20 mile radius. Staff is cool and the beer selection includes E.J. Phair’s own plus some really great guest beers. (Past examples I recall are Russian River and Green Flash.) Their Pale Ale is a perennial favorite (available in bottles) but all of their beers are worth trying. The Brewmaster Dinners and pairing events (i.e. Belgians and Cheese, Winter Brews and Chocolate) are intimate and fun. About a 10 minute walk from Concord BART.

December 2, 2008
Had some good beers but not a place worth going back to in my opinion unless I lived close.

February 5, 2008
My local... The food is great. The service rocks. Their beer is great and they always have awesome guest beers. It can get loud if it’s busy but I still love this place. The patio rocks in the summer.

November 11, 2007
NIce ale house. The brewing operation just moved to Pittsburg, CA where a new brewpub is to open. Meanwhile the old location is rather pubby in a spacious American way. Had the English IPA and the Schwarzbier. Both good. Had the El Diablo burger and that was very good indeed, as was the optional potato salad.

October 13, 2007
From notes 2006. Thankfully for these guys, BART (the Bay Area rapid transist system) did a Spare the Air day and I could ride anywhere for free. I randomly decided to stop at Concord and stumbled upon E.J.’s. The design of the place is nice, but nothing overly odd or unique. They had their own brews on tap and numerous other guest brews. I passed on the guest brews and went for the English IPA, which I thought was very good. And hey, for $3, it makes it even better. I didn’t eat anything off their menu, but it looked like they offered a basic fare.