November 6, 2009
Cleveland must have the worst airport for people flying in (allow an extra hour if you are renting a car), but the best collection of brewpubs to make up for it. If you have a hotel near the airport, you will be blessed with Fatheads, Cornerstone, and Brew Kettle within three miles or so of each other. I’m a North Carolina style BBQ fan, and these guys serve up some wonderful pulled pork. Bartender staff is VERY good - probably as knowledgeable a group as I’ve encountered. Sat at the bar between two national beer judges - great education. First night I was there, they had their 4C’s ale (named for four varietals of hops) served up on cask. That was about as good as it gets for me, so I went back a couple days later only to find that they only do that once a month. Bummer. Anyhow, this is a must-visit stop for any beer lover. A few house brews plus great selection of guests. Bottom line is that if you have to endure the Cleveland airport, all will be forgiven after a week of alternate dinners at Brew Kettle and Fatheads.

August 21, 2009
The brew kettle is a great place to go for a good beer and dinner. The BBQ Spaghetti is amazing, and the homemade chili is the best I’ve had.

August 16, 2009
A gret beer stop for just about anyone from the beginner beer hobbyist to the homebrewer.Not only can you eat fantastic BBQ here, they also have there own beers on tap plus guest taps.They also have brew on premise which is a whole other expieience.The waitress we had knew her beers and which ones changed off the menu.Samples start at .85! Are you kidding me.The beers were good and the food was awesome.A definate must stop if your in the Cleveland area.

July 20, 2009
I am a Brew Kettle veteran going several times a month. The brew selection has a nice variety to it although it seems to have fallen off a little the past year. The food on the other hand, is still outstanding. The BBQ is irresistable. I highly recommend the sampler. The service is always great with knowledgeable and friendly staff. OLD 21 is a very good house beer and I also really liked the barrel aged Dark Helmet. Lucky to have this place nearby.....

July 8, 2009
Good time, good beer, good food. Interesting to see the back area where the "self-brew" is going on, months out for a reservation to brew though.

May 24, 2009
Friendly staff and good service. Long bar, booths, tables and an outdoor patio (sadly looks out onto a back parking lot). They do samples of 5 or more beers at a decent price and decent size. Hilarious deer ass mounted over the bar for some added character. Went on a Sunday afternoon and there were 2 guys at the bar and 3 booths full. Great thing about Sundays at The Brew Kettle is the $2.50 pints of anything they have to offer and $7 pitchers. Good nachos and other things of the like on offer with plenty of screens to watch from any angle - on this day they were showing baseball, Indy 500 and NHL so there was a good mix. $9 to refill your own growler and $15 to buy one there. Family friendly at least on Sunday, not sure about the other days/nights. Brewing is in the back and open to the public, about the same size as the bar/restaurant section of the building. Same strange location as Fathead’s in Cleveland -- nestled between some storefronts in a small strip mall off Pearl Road.

May 23, 2009
The Brew Kettle I just heard about this place from a co-worker so he met me there for a beer and a bite after work. As I drove up to The Brew Kettle, I was thinking to myself - "What kind of place is this? Considering that its wedged in this small strip mall looking building" but as I walked inside - I was convinced this was a pretty good place indeed. The concept of being able to go in the back and brew up your own batch is a great idea. You work with some sort of "brew helper" and they make sure that you don’t create some undrinkable monster. It is all extract brewing and steeping grains with palletized hops - so if you’re already a "bungalow brewmaster" in your own right doing partial to full mash brewing - this is not the place for you - to brew that is. But come on down and drink!!! They have 20+ taps and half of them are their own brews - with the other half being a pretty good variety of other regional and national craft brew. Last

May 8, 2009
Been here numerous times and each time I go it gets less and less adventurious with the beer list. Their beer menu is seriously declining, the house beers are ok to good, but nothing ever really stands out. The food is pretty good and around lunch time it can be a good value, but otherwise some things are overpriced. Used to be an awesome place but seems to be slowly going down hill, but thats ok b/c newer places on the westside have opened that are taking its place.

April 14, 2009
Had the pooled pork sandwich. it was good. smoother hoperator and some other beers on draft. The food and beer were both fresh and good. enjoyed my stay

April 10, 2009
Stopped in today to consider having dinner with the family. It was pretty crowded, so we moved on, but I picked up a bomber on the way out the door. Pretty cool concept of a brewery/pub/bar/restaurant/do it yourself homebrew help place. It doesn’t look like much... a strip mall location with a long run between tables and the bar that leads to a back room where you can brew or buy some bombers. Still, service was friendly, menu looked good, prices were reasonable. Can’t wait to come back.