Winking Lizard Tavern

5/16/2008 1:10:28 PM, friday, may 16, 2008
Large pub with too much of a franchise atmosphere. Atmosphere is between family friendly and sports-bar. Something like 15 big tv screens. About 20 taps, 1/3 were half interesting (entry level beers from Great Lakes, Sierra Nevada and such) and the other 2/3 was truly pathetic with classics such as Miller Lite, Labatt Blue, Newcastle and such. The bottle selection however is pretty cool. About 100 bottles Americans and import with a few not-so-common ones on the import side. I got myself a Traquair 900 reasonably priced at $.7.75. Standard American beers such as 60 minutes and Dirty Bastard were in the $3.50 to $4.00 range. Also had Signature Ale in small 12oz bottles which I had never seen before.

4/21/2008 12:50:19 PM, monday, april 21, 2008
I go to the Winking Lizard when I want a better-than-average beer that most bars don’t carry and I want to people watch. This bar has a lot to offer beer geeks: a World of Beers Tour (with incentives), a very extensive bottled beer list, and a Glass of the Month with beer inclusive for about 5-7 bucks. 50% of the time you will get someone who is well-versed in beer. My fave picks here are the wings, and the White Bread Pizza. This location has the better food and specials of the two Columbus WL locations, in my opinion.

1/19/2008 3:34:16 PM, saturday, january 19, 2008
They had Chimaywhite on tap, old leg humper and the Hoe... They used the proper glasses for serving and the food was not bad. Very good selection I will return for sure.

2/23/2007 9:25:49 PM, friday, february 23, 2007
Pretty good food as it was in downtown Cleveland. Service wasn’t as good, I had to correct the waitress over a comment she made about a beer. Great selection. I hope that someday they’ll have one in Dayton.

1/14/2007 10:16:44 AM, sunday, january 14, 2007
Visited location at 23. Very nice place. Huge selection of beer. Food was good, however, they did mess up my friends order so had to deduct points for that. Service was otherwise good, fast and friendly. Neat place. Will definitely return.

8/5/2006 4:39:40 PM, saturday, august 05, 2006 [ Updated saturday, august 05, 2006 ]
Usually has about 18 beers on draught, some rotate monthly including the "Beer of the Month ("Keep the Glass Special"), "Hoppy, Hoppy", Belgian, and Seasonal handles. Also has over 100 bottles, some of which rotate yearly. Good drink and food specials every day for happy hour. A great place to drink and eat. Fodd selection is typical, but their wings and burgers are quite tasty! !!!Achtung!!! - The bottle prices are pretty high (sometimes 300% or more of bottleshop prices!).

3/18/2006 1:59:15 PM, saturday, march 18, 2006
Visited here during a business trip. Standard bar food, nice selection of beers, nothing too heavy due to Ohio’s 12% ABV cap. Berliner Kindl Weisse was a nice find, complete with syrup, not my cup of tea but different none the less.

2/6/2006 1:20:27 PM, monday, february 06, 2006
Great atmosphere if you’re into the sports bar feel. Incredible selection of beers available, although I wish they had more Lagers available. The list is dominated by ales. The food is good too.

1/22/2006 10:29:33 PM, sunday, january 22, 2006
Great BBQ. A very nice selection of beers for a sports bar type establishment. Many micorbrews as well as imports. Also a very nice array of beers on tap.

8/12/2005 7:18:44 AM, friday, august 12, 2005
I have yet to find another bar in the central Ohio area that has such a wide selection of beers. But watch what you get, there is such a wide variety that you can rest assured that many of the beers there are quite horrible. Overall though it’s a great place to get a great variety of beers.