Barrington Brewery and Restaurant

6/23/2008 5:47:37 PM, monday, june 23, 2008
Nice little pub in a nice little area. Loved the rustic look of this pub, converted barn. Felt right at home when i walked in, family did too. The service was very good as was the food and of course the beers. Hell, went back for dinner the next day. If yer in the area it,s definately worth stopping in for a bite and a pint.

3/20/2008 10:13:07 PM, thursday, march 20, 2008 [ Updated sunday, march 23, 2008 ]
Stopped here earlier today for an early lunch. A true gem of a place. Inside looks like a converted barn with a restaurant on one side and pub in the other. Not much to look at, but welcoming. Food is great and the brewer knows what he’s doing as every beer I had was very well done. They offer growlers as well as bombers to go. Worth visiting if in the area.

2/10/2008 3:45:40 PM, sunday, february 10, 2008
We stopped in for dinner, after not having been there in a few years. I still like the ambiance here, being constructed in an old barn. Many exposed beams, and a few free-standing fireplaces make this place quite cozy. The beer selection is good, with the typical cross section of offerings in a good brewpub. The beer itself is OK: the few I’ve had won’t win any awards, but they won’t turn you off either. The food was good on this trip, as both my wife and myself had the prime rib. They have a decent children’s menu also. We’ve had good lunches there in the past. Worth a stop.

11/2/2007 1:04:19 PM, friday, november 02, 2007
I agree with Glouglouburp, this pub was a real surprise. I looks like a regular yocal pub that serves home beer. We’ve been to places like this a lot of times. But the quality of the beers was very surprising, they have a tipycal beer menu, blonde ale, APA, Brown Ale, Stout and such, nothing original there but just, good solid beer.

9/12/2007 10:06:25 PM, wednesday, september 12, 2007 [ Updated wednesday, september 12, 2007 ]
What an unexpected nice surprise. The biggest room is more dedicated to the restaurant aspect and the smallest room is more a pub. I like when resto-pubs provides both atmospheres like that. Although I must say that overall the place feels like a redneck hangout. Very country-ish. We were 5 and the waiter got 2 or 3 orders totally wrong (wrong beer, wrong size, or both). Large amount of personalized mugs hang on top of the bar for their regular customers. Who drinks good beer in a mug? 6 taps when I was there. The nice surprise was how good the beers were. The beers ranged from good to excellent. Truly unexpected in a place like that. Didn’t try the food. Worth the detour for the beer quality alone.

11/13/2006 6:16:48 PM, monday, november 13, 2006
I liked all of the antique bottles and beer trays. IMpatient waitress who didn’t really pay attention. She seemed harried and frazzled even though the restaurant wasn’t busy. I ordered a reuben and it was pretty good. I wasn’t crazy about their beer. It was interesting to try, but it’s not worth going back for.

11/13/2006 1:57:35 PM, monday, november 13, 2006 [ Updated monday, november 13, 2006 ]
I was very excited to finally go here and was looking forward to having a cool brewpub closeby. Sadly, I was sorely let down in every aspect by the Barrington Brewery. The ambiance of the restaurant part seemed more fitting to a waffle-type restaurant as opposed to a brewery. Yeah, they had cool old beer trays on the walls and old beer cans on shelves, but it still seemed more like Der Waffle Haus on "Dead Like Me". The bar area looked cooler with every surface being covered with coasters from other brew pubs. The selection was ok. I ordered the beer sampler, but the server wouldn’t let me choose which beers I wanted. (WTF?) The food sounded good on the menu, but I was a little put off by their charging an extra $4 for a small order of fries, which do not come with the $8 burgers. The burger I ordered should have been in that "Where’s the beef?" commerical from the 80’s because it was very small compared to the much larger bun. Also no lettuce, tomatoes or anything else. Just a meat patty on a huge bun. The beers themselves were average at best. Service was below average as the waitress spent more time talking to someone she knew at a nearby table than taking our order, and she was nowhere to be found when we wanted to pay our bill. A stunningly sub-par experience all around. Stay away!

12/17/2005 4:01:55 PM, saturday, december 17, 2005
Located in the heart of the southern Berkshires, right on Route 7, the Barrington Brewery makes a very pleasant stop for lunch and a beer or two. The quality of their brews is quite good. Try their cheddar soup.

10/24/2005 8:42:52 PM, monday, october 24, 2005
Nice place, country barn thing going on. Service was good. Well made beers. Food was good, I had a keilbasa sandwich, others had the brewers pocket and roast beef sandwich. Good time.

2/20/2005 3:28:14 PM, sunday, february 20, 2005
the beers here are well made. 8 taps. Food is ok. Decent pub fare to have while sampling beers. Cozy bar in the back, with pool tables upstairs. Good size dining area. Bartender was not the most attentive, but OK. Good place to visit for some good beers.