December 27, 2008
Dive bar with a ton of taps - peanut shells and sawdust on the floor. It is right across the street from a Tap House, although the Goat has been there for at least 20 years longer. Unfortunately, they do not seem to keep their tap lines clean. I have been by several times in the past year to be served very off flavor beers: Ruination & Racer5 come to mind. Prices are low and they sure sell a lot of pitchers of domestic pilsners...

July 30, 2008
Has an amazingly HUGE list of beers on tap and what is better is there seasonal beers are up-to-date with new releases of Stone and other local breweries. If the plastic mug bothers you, order an imperial pint of beer for a larger serving in a real glass. Fun place to chill during the afternoon when empty or at night in the puke room, smoke room or sweat room. A truly fun experience from the typical Newport bar scene.

May 2, 2008
What a funky place! Peanut shells on the ground, a knowledgable, yet gruff bartender, a HUGE tap list, but only a handful were really good. Open air pool room in the back. They had no food except hot dogs, so we got some microwave popcorn that was quite chewy. Don’t have the popcorn.

November 11, 2007
Went on my birthday. Bartender gave me a couple of shots and recommended a very good beer. Uptempo atmosphere, young crowd, full of life. Lots of great beers to choose from, a great place to hang out with friends or meet new people.

August 17, 2007
This is a crazy place. It has really turned into a hang for the College kids. Good selection of beer, best selection of Scotch. The only reason the service rating is not so good is because it’s 4-5 deep at the bar --- nothing they can do. The Harp, down the street, is OC’s best beer bar. (www.harpinn.com)

April 27, 2007
I love this place. It was the first mega-tap house that I ever visited (early 90’s). At that time, they were at around 100 beers. Life just keeps getting better and better.

April 4, 2006
Went for St. Patrick’s Day evening, had to wait in line for two hours (WTF?). Quite busy, but not two hour wait busy. Oh well, selection was outstanding, college ambiance, loud, somewhat smoky, and overall a very fun place. Only shots for last call, WTF again, I wanted, but probably did not need, an Arrogant Bastard to finish the night, oh well.

January 12, 2006
It is hard to verbalize why I like this place. Perhaps my scores reflect that. As long as you aren’t expecting something fancy, the Goat is worth checking out. Mass quantities of brews on tap, but nothing all that interesting. Hard to verbalize why I like it. It’s kind of a wild place. A place where people come to have fun and let it loose. It ain’t clean. It ain’t pretty. But it most certainly is the Goat Hill. Although they have a plethoric milieu of beers on tap, the sheer quantity isn’t what my rating is based on. Hmmm, they got Theakston’s Old Peculiar on tap. Wonder how old that keg is? Wonder how long it’s been since that line was cleaned? Order a Bud Light to be safe. And try not to get your arse kicked.

November 17, 2004
I finally went, and while it was ok, it didn’t blow me away like the hype led me to believe. Lots of taps, but not that many interesting ones. The decor is entertainingly kitschy.

October 16, 2004
I thought this place seemed pretty interesting, until I ordered a beer and it had a dirty rubber band floating in the head. The bartender just laughed at it, then finally took the beer back and got me another one. No apology. That really pissed me off.