October 31, 2007
Cool downtown hangout-a real bar with good ambiance. I sat at the bar and the service was prompt. Good tap and bottle selection, including Ommegeddon on tap-sweet. The reuben was wonderful. I’ll take this place in again next time I’m in Wichita.

August 1, 2006
A bit of an unusual place to have in such a conservative area, but oh well. Next to Hell Bomb Tattoo Parlor, which is also a nice name for a rock band (Hell Bomb, that is.). Service at a table was terrible; the place was at about half-capacity and I saw 5 waitresses on duty. It took 15 minutes to get a Coors Lite bottle, and another five for the Free States on tap that we ordered. 20 minutes for 4 beers. Not good. I went back and bellied up to the bar, where I received much better service. Great selection, but using the same style glass for every beer isn’t good. Oh well.

March 20, 2006 [ Updated June 17, 2008 ]
Went here with a friend on St. Patrick’s Day 2006. The best selection of beer I have seen in Wichita. Almost all bottled, but they carry a few taps. Quality beer, but my Unibroue was served with a shaker glass! If you are going to have good beer, why not have good glasses? A nice clean atmosphere that seemed pretty hip (for Wichita anyway). I would visit again.

April 25, 2005 [ Updated February 21, 2007 ]
I now have no reason to ever go to Old Chicago again. They have all the good beer that Old Chicago, plus a little bit more good beer, and none of the crap. This place is exceptional in that they really try not to have any crap macros. They do have some Bud Light, but that’s really about the only macro. Draft beers are served only just a touch cooler than I’d like, but then a place that doesn’t serve ice cold in a frozen mug is a big step up from Old Chicago. Another huge plus: full espresso bar! The bar is located in Old Town, right next to a piercing place and a tattoo parlor, so the crowd here can tend towards that youngish hipster scene, pseudo-goth/punk. But its also somewhat artsy and there’s some aging hipsters too. In the middle of a warm afternoon, the place is calm, open and airy, a great place to drink a few good beers. No rarities but enough of a selection to please. Update: they do serve food here, and the fish n chips rocks! Its some of the best I’ve had!