South Street Brewery

Visited in Oct 2020. Fun brewpub - more sports bar in style, but solid beers and comfortable.

Bring change for the meter!! I didn't, but was lucky enough not to get towed. The service was great and they had a large flight, which I love. The food was great and it was very spacious.

Just realized my review for South Street was for the old ownership - time to do some updating. Ambiance is nice - I preferred the look of the old place, but the fireplace is still there. Service has improved quite a bit from the old days - all of the bartenders have been quite friendly without being too involved. Food has taken a step up - Cheese Curds are great - if they cook them long enough (ask them to leave them in the deep fryer for an extra minute or two). Selection... this is where I sometimes have an issue. Because I stop by on a regular basis (2-4 times a month or so), there’s frequently nothing I haven’t had before... so the rotation is not that great, but the beer itself is generally average+ to good. ______________ Review of the old place below: Nice atmosphere. Service can be either good or bad, usually not in-between, and usually not good. Burgers are great, the pizza is not. PLEASE stay away from it... I’m not sure how they can call it pizza anyway. Beer selection is good, and all of their own brews (once when I was there they had a guest tap), and their brews are usually pretty tasty.

Saturday afternoon visit. Pretty busy with various college football on the many tv screens. Decent music playing. Attentive service. Mostly so-so beers and decent food. Me notable but would not go too far out of my way for this one.

First time for lunch. Nice! Amanda greeted us and I had a beer waiting for me at the table. Great service. The fish taco was good. The purchase by Blue Mountain was an excellent decision. The South Street beers for distribution will be produced at the barrel house near Lovingston,. This should help keep brewery at capacity. Great layout with large bar and a large fireplace as you enter. The Virginia Lager is in the Richmond market and Barhopper (IPA) will be coming soon.

South Street Brewery is a bit of an enigma. While none of the beers are extraordinary they also sell them during Happy Hours for prices that make even average beers a great option. Even the flights are worthwhile with the four ounce pours manageable as you work your way through the entire tap list.

When I visited the place was bustling because all taps under 7% ABV were $2.00. If I’d had more time I may have tried the food. As it was the price for a six beer flight enabled me to try a number of their beers for about $1.50 each. Two will let you cover most of the available beers at any given time.

Don’t expect anything too amazing. However as a local place to hangout I can imagine worse options. If this was my local I might swing by to get a few rates or just drink some fresh local beers every week or two. Make it a fourth or fifth option on a tour of the Charlottesville area.

Went to c’ville to see Monticello and wanted to lunch before going up the hill.... Found South Street here on rate beer. Frankly I was a little worried after reading the reviews. Tried 4 beers and all were excellent. I’m a hop head and my wife loves saisons. the Fruit Lups hoppy saison rocked!!! They had a $10 lunch pick 2 deal. Also excellent.... Go there!

Combination warehouse and modern setting, with the building being an old brick factory, and the furnishings having an almost Art Deco look. They feature their own brews, available in flights. Drinkable, not memorable. Service is so attentive, it seems they may fear you won’t like the brews.

Okay brewpub, parking in the open lots across the street and a parking garage nearby. Pretty standard brewpub atmosphere. Friendly service, slowed a bit towards the end of our visit. 11 house beers on draft and one from Blue Mountain. They have a shandy available year-round, who knows why. Didn’t try the food but it sounded like average pub fare. Okay beers, nothing really stood out to me. Okay stop if you’re place ticking nearby but I wouldn’t go out of my way just for this.

This is a modernly renovated restaurant/bar/brewery pouring twelve of the South Street brews on tap. The beers are not the most exciting by any means but brewed OK. Stock standard brewpub fare like burgers, sandwiches and salads etc. Staff were fine.