Gold Crown Brewery

August 25, 2008
Basic beers, samples are actual bottles/ Essentially the same beers used next door at the hotel. Some extract brewing.

April 20, 2008 [ Updated September 3, 2008 ]
good place to stop by and get a few ratings. their beers are pretty good and well priced but the retail store sucks and is often staffed by some shadey people. all their offerings are availible in singles o thats a plus. again i must stress that if in the area please stop by and pick up their brews but then flee as soon as possible.

March 22, 2008 [ Updated September 26, 2008 ]
Located in the heart of Uptown Waterloo. Very nice old building, shared with the Huether Hotel, and the Princess theatre. The place smells amazing, like boiling mash/wort. Delicious. Their 3 solid German-style all-malt lagers are always available in the retail store, and it’s impossible for them not to be fresh. The stuff tends to sell, and they don’t bottle a new batch until the old one is gone. The service is alright, not unfriendly, but sometimes it takes a while for someone to show up and cash you out (which means it’d be incredibly easy for someone to steal their products). The beers are delicious. But I wouldn’t say going there is all that much of an experience. Decent place though. They’ve been renovating like crazy, so it’s getting a lot nicer looking than used to be.

February 13, 2008
This brewery owned and operated by the same people who own the Lion Brewpub, Heuther Hotel, Barley works, etc. But the beers are different than what is sold in the other establishments, and you can only get them in bottle form here. Three regular beer plus the occasional seasonal. Prices are good (like $9.00) for a six pack, and the Premium Lager is a damn fine helles when fresh. The ambiance sucks as it is just one room with no decor and there is dry wall dust everywhere, and a lone barren counter with a cash register on it. You can buy singles of each beer for those who just want to try. Service the first time was unfriendly, but the second time I was met with a friendly face. I wouldn’t travel here just to swing by this place, but if you’re in the area, it’s worth picking up a 6 pack of one of their beers.