Shoreline Brewery

November 27, 2008
This is worth the trip for me because i can get dropped off here while the little lady will go shopping at the Lighthouse mall down the street,a very friendly place with good beer and i am hoping they come out with their Bourbon series soon.CHEERS!

October 30, 2008
This building is not much to look at on the outside, but clean and simple on the inside. Did not order food, but a decent selection. Nikki was the server and she was pleasant, courteous, attentive, and she obtained the ABV’s upon request. Thanks, Nikki! A nice selection of beers were available during this visit and most ended up with an overall average of between 13-15 and were average to above average. I will definitely revisit this establishment to see what’s new on the beer list.

July 14, 2008
Visited July 11th 2008. This place was disappointing. The place was hard to find, the building needs to be fixed up a bit on the outside, and some signage near the road, especially to inform about the parking lot in behind the building would be nice. Inside looked nice enough. Food was overpriced and not so great. The beer was a lot of copies of macros. I wouldn’t go again, even if in the area.

May 15, 2008
Visited 4/27/08. Late Sunday evening. Another unimposing brewpub. Good looking brewpub. Long bar with about 14 beers on tap. Behind the bar was all glass with the brewing equipment on the other side. The service was great. The twins Jessie and Sara were knowledgeable and friendly. Late night munchies and I had the buffalo calamari, which was pretty good. There was a decent sized crowd at the time. One of my favorite aspects was the collection of steins for regular patrons. Glassblower Devin Somerville is apparently very talented for the glassware was ornate and beautifully visceral. It was a long day, but this place was great.

May 6, 2008 [ Updated January 5, 2009 ]
I wasn’t planning on stopping here, but I saw some highway signs while on a trip. So advertising really does work! The neighborhood is industrial and I wasn’t expecting much looking at the buliding on the outside. Inside, the place is very clean and looked brand new to me. Lots of cement and wood with glass between you and the brewing equipment. I had some great pasta while tasting. The beers were solid and above average, especially their pale ales. A pleasant surprise and I will deifnitely return if I am anywhere in the area again.

April 26, 2008 [ Updated May 10, 2008 ]
Went here after I was essentially turned away by the impossibly long line at Dark Lord Day, and was not disappointed. The ambience was like most every other brewpub, with large windows to look upon the kettles, and lots of great period photos on the walls. Do not be disturbed by the outward appearance and its relative proximity to not one, but two power plants. The place is cool, even if it looks like a dump on the outside. What I mean is: if this was anywhere else other than in a depressed industrial area it would be seen as gentrified and upscale. Service was prompt and friendly, and the selection was great 11 pulls of great stuff. The food was also good, although it’s hard to screw up a reuben. Overall, if it wasn’t so bloody far away, I’d make it a regular stop.

April 13, 2008
This brewpub is fairly small and cozy. They always have a large selection of their beers on tap and the food is above average. The beer is hit or miss at times, but I still enjoy stoping in for lunch on occasion.

October 21, 2007 [ Updated September 7, 2008 ]
kind of a knotty pine place to drink and eat. friendly staff and customers are a plus. a very entertaining place, but their menu is slightly hoity-toity forme.

June 20, 2007
Visited fairly late on a Monday night in June, 2007; despite the somewhat out-of-the-way location (for non-locals anyway) it’s not really hard to find. High-ceilinged with light pine walls and a long bar, the first thing I noticed was that everyone seemed to be smoking. No non-smoking section? Actually it turned out that a small room is sectioned off for that purpose, and given that nobody was in it and the prevalence of tobacco use amongst the patrons who were there, I guess they don’t need any more. Reluctantly I sat amongst the cancer lovers so as not to feel too alone, but the place was fairly well-ventialate and the very high ceiling helped. Service was very friendly though not super-knowledgeable; the food I had was exceptional, a beautifully-done and too-large lamb shank and solid garlic mashed potatoes with a salad that didn’t seem perfunctory. So....the beer. Umm, hate to be a naysayer here, but I found the 6 samples and the full glass of Kolsch I had to be all pretty watery, weak on malt and overly dry. They weren’t terrible by any means, but if not for the food, I don’t think I’d revisit. So...mixed rating from me; perhaps I’ll try the bottles.

May 21, 2007
Converted old warehouse into a brewpub. Close to the outlets and Blue Chip Casino. Barmaid was very friendly, and efficient. Out of nine beers on tap three were hoppy (IPA, APA). Clientle were definitely locals on a Sunday night enjoying themselves. Nice place to sit have a couple of beers and grab some appetizers. There is also live music on the weekends.