McKenzie Brew House

8/15/2008 11:32:12 PM, friday, august 15, 2008
Small selection, to me. I am not a fan of their standard beers, and usually only go to try new brews. Parking can be very hard as they do not have enough spaces. Smoking sucks. All of the food I have had has been tasty, well prepared, and presented hot. Service is average. As with many places I feel like they are always around when you don’t need anything, and MIA when you do. Nice TVs.

3/26/2008 1:39:14 PM, wednesday, march 26, 2008
We stumbled on this place while doing a NJ/PA brewery tour and went in and had a beer a piece, late on a Sunday night (which was nice to see them open). The ambiance at night is kinda clubbish, nice bar, and a nice vodka selection. Definitely a place I could hang out at.

1/17/2008 7:47:43 PM, thursday, january 17, 2008
Good food to accompany decent and very drinkable beer (although certainly not extraordinary beer). The service was excellent and the selection pretty good (5 standards with 2 more specials). The staff (bar and waitress) was pretty knowledgeable. Atmosphere was a bit young and loud as we got to the 6PM hour. Worth a stop, but not the FIRST to hit in the area. Smokey environment, expensive pricing.

4/10/2007 10:18:31 PM, tuesday, april 10, 2007
Finally made it here a month or two ago - after hearing their beloved former brewmaster Scott Morrison was fired - just as I was getting psyched about trying some of his inspired and unique brews. This place looks like your basic American food restaurant. Not as nicely decorated or brew-themed as Sly Fox, Iron Hill, Victory, Triumph, etc. but OK. Brews were pretty good, sampler decent enough, and the food was above average. This place could be a standout, but sinks into mediocrity. Nice to try, but with Victory and others near by, its tough to make this one my first pick. Oh - and bartenders at brewpubs who are lazy and don’t care really suck - Get some better bartenders!!! Wait staff was decent

2/4/2007 7:14:51 AM, sunday, february 04, 2007
A very American brewpub, only accesible by car, very modern decoration, and lots of sports on tv. The bar is very large, so lots of seating at the bar. Very loud music on a friday mid-afternood - anoys me. The brewpub seems very oriented towards art and tv. Good service. 8 beers on draft from boring to good. Too bad they’ve stopped the really good bottled stuff.

1/10/2006 11:02:13 AM, tuesday, january 10, 2006
Not bad for a college bar/brewpub. Beer selection was average at best. Porter could not hold a head. Asked bartender for a sample of the stout & I got the amber. Very loud and raucous late night.

12/13/2005 10:39:48 PM, tuesday, december 13, 2005
Good seasonal selection, but I would skip the regular roatation as there is nothing special here. Freindly staff and lots of big screens in the bar area to watch the game.

10/31/2005 12:32:27 PM, monday, october 31, 2005
Middling beers but the food was decent and portions huge. Too loud. TVs above the bar, a band crammed into a too-small space, and too many parties of hip chicks and dudes talking too loudly. If you’re in the are head to Victory instead.

10/7/2005 6:26:51 PM, friday, october 07, 2005 [ Updated sunday, october 16, 2005 ]
It was okay, I guess, but nothing I’d go out of the way for. Too bad I missed the bottled beers; the stuff they had was decent but that’s all. Food just like any other pub. Pretty much all of their beers are woefully average, seemingly catered to the BMC drinker who thinks they are adventurous.

6/12/2005 10:52:23 PM, sunday, june 12, 2005 [ Updated tuesday, june 14, 2005 ]
Well this seemed more like a sports bar than anything. Lots of sports on big screen TVs and noise. A few pretty good beers on tap but alot of session stuff. I didnt eat there so I have no idea about the food. This would be ok to hang out for game day. Otherwise I could pass.