May 21, 2012
Odd concept - a beer nightclub. I can’t knock the sheer volume of taps, but at least half of it is filler. Still, that leaves a lot of good taps, even if none of it is rare/amazing. The atmosphere is obnoxious. Ropes, bouncers, drunks on the sidewalk outside, music so loud it’s hard to talk. The people here don’t seem interested in the beer really. Regardless, it’s probably worth visiting in Calgary just for the sheer volume of taps.

March 28, 2012
Great space, always fun atmosphere and plenty of serious beers.

March 27, 2012
So much potential gone to waste. A beautiful venue that ’tries’ to be an actual craft beer bar. First the extensive collection of beer includes macro breweries or things I would not truly consider craft brew, so the selection although large is not as good as it could be. Second the service is horrible and wait staff now very little about their products. The food was average. The prices for beer were very high and the clientèle was the frat crowd. It seems they cater not to the beer crowd but to the crowd that thinks beer is trendy, I will not likely be back.

March 25, 2012
This is a YardHouse clone, which is not necessarily a bad thing, depending on what you are looking for. I like the feel of enormous spaciousness, I like a bunch of flat panels scattered around the room playing sports, I like an army of sexy tap handles on display, and I like having 100+ beers on tap with good local representation. I don’t like that it’s pints only (my wife wanted a half pint because she was driving-- no deal), I don’t like that you can’t build your own tasting tray (what am I, a fucking child that I can’t pick what beers I wish to taste?). Even though there is a good breadth of choice, they could beef up the quality of some styles for sure.I do appreciate that the Canadian craft scene is quite well represented though. Overall it’s a nice entry point into the realm of craft beer, but seasoned beer geeks looking for "that special place" will find that it has a pretty commercial feel and lacks character. We were here on a Sunday afternoon and had very attentive service (almost overly attentive). Didn’t try the food.

November 30, 2011 [ Updated January 27, 2012 ]
Had dinner a a few beers, including the beer flight. The beer flight was enjoyable but they ought to consider allowing you to specify the beers you would like included as a beer geek may have already tried 3 of their preselected beers. The service was actually the best part. I sat at the bar and was travelling by myself for work. The bartender was conversational, knowledgeable, and pretty astute to when he should check up on me for another beer or let me be. 2ND VISIT UPDATE: Worst service I have received in years. Huge difference when it’s busy on a Friday. I was served appropriate glassware although. Some of the staff were offering some fairly pointed opinions on specific beers to me and those around me that I adamantly disagreed with. Seemed a bit harsh to deter people from some brews that are not to be missed. Hating on Tree Hop Head? What gives? Enjoyed the place though, I would go back. 2ND VISIT UPDATE: This place really really pissed me off. I would ONLY go here again when it is far from peak hours. Even remotely busy and I’d pass.

November 20, 2011
I was here on a Saturday night. This place has a bit of an identity crisis: is it a pub? A restaurant? A dance club? I haven’t been to many craft beer bars with aggressive bouncers before. The selection is ok, but there’s nothing too special here. Lots of choices but not too many that impress. Food was really good, I bet this place would be much more enjoyable for lunch.

October 23, 2011
I decided to check this place out on a Saturday night, huge lineup down the street, so I went to worst instead & had a 1-Ltr mug of La Trapp Triple, very nice. went back to Craft a few hours later, Huge bar full of young drunken 20 something’s slamming shooters and constantly bumping in to you. At the bar i was given a very sticky beer list that needed some cleaning, I asked the bartender if they had any Lambic or sour beers and I don’t think he knew what I was talking about. The beer list did have some good ones like Chimay, St. Bernardus & La Trappe but It would have been nice if they had a selection of bottles, (Give me something unique or seasonal or different please!) The one thing I did like was the music, it was great. In the end I was not overly impressed with the beer list or the atmosphere of this place & I whon’t feel the need for a return visit to this place any time soon.

October 21, 2011
When you walk into this place you immediately get the feeling someone was in the Yardhouse in the States and needed to copy it. Same circular bar with the taps and the keg room. Its a very nice space, with high vaulted ceilings and brick walls. The criticism about it being overpriced is fair. Top notch beer product will run you about $9 a glass. Alot of the product is crap, but its Calgary. If they could get Stone they probably would. Had a Hopworks IPA which was nice. Give them credit for focusing on beer. Its the new kid in town and seems to be popular with the under 30 crowd - Friday and Saturday nights there are usually line ups. Service is weak and the staff have a bad habit of charging extra drinks to your tab.

August 26, 2011
Went for lunch on my trip to Edmonton. The place is large, and quite well-lit, with that pseudo-industrial look that is becoming pretty much "Cookie Cutter Beer Bar/Brewpub" these days, but that’s a minor quibble. Taps were set up around a large oval bar, very sharp looking draft setup, I thought. Food was solid, had their Mac & Cheese, which was great for me, but too cheesy for my date. Had two beers, one was the Gouden Carolus Classic, which was served in the appropriate glassware, which was nice. The other was the "Chocolate Bunny Stout", and here is where we run into problems. Nowhere on their menu is it stated that this beer is brewed by Minhas, and if it were, I would not have ordered it. I understand that Minhas has done a few exclusive beers for this place, the Chocolate Bunny being one of them, but list the brewer on the menu, especially if it’s a somewhat suspect one like Minhas. If you’re too ashamed of who is brewing your House Exclusive beers to put it on the menu, then maybe someone else should be brewing your exclusives. However the bartender did admit that it was a Minhas product, though he did not know the alcohol percentage off the top of his head. Right now, it’s too new, great beer bars have a certain "worn in" feeling to them, and this is too new, as are all their staff. I think that this place could turn out to be great, but only time will tell. I know I’ll be checking in here regularly to see what happens.

July 12, 2011 [ Updated July 22, 2011 ]
DISAPPOINTING. Calgary finally gets a beer parlour, and (a) they serve 16 oz pints, (b) they charge $9 for said "pints" and (c) they’re often out of the good stuff. Most beers can be purchased locally in the bottle. Take that route, save yourself the 10h Ave experience. And the service is bottom rung. Our server couldn’t be bothered to remember what the seasonals were, let along find out from someone.