The Wicked Hop

January 8, 2008
I’ve been here a few times, and agree with Chuck.. it’s a fun place to hang out. The food is good, and the service is usually on the better end. They don’t usually have rare beers on tap, but they always have solid stuff... there was also the one time I found Leinies Big Eddy IIPA there! I’ve only been there during quieter hours.

October 16, 2007
Fun little bar, a touch on the small side so weekends and events get very overcrowded. Small number of taps but w/ some quality and decent food.

July 27, 2007
The name sets this place up for disappointment. While this place is immensely popular for some reason, it is far from being a good beer spot. There are some more expensive beers here, but nothing anyone on this site would be very excited about. "Oooh, Oberon on tap - I’m coming here everyday!" If this wouldn’t be your reaction, you could probably pass on this place and not miss much. There are a handful of taps, and while they don’t have Bud Light on tap, they also don’t have anything good or rare enough to get all excited about. The bottle list was larger but my reaction to it was much the same as it was to their tap list. The food here is decent for lunch (burgers and sandwiches), but it is a bit overpriced for what you get. Going here with friends and co-workers beats going to Chile’s (from a beer and social perspective), but I’m still not calling it a beer destination.

June 19, 2007
This place frustrates me. Every time I think they’re on the verge of becoming a decent beer bar, they backslide. The atmosphere is great, a loft-like space, lots of brick and exposed beams, bordering on pretentiously unpretentious, but I like it. (The Kobe beef hamburger is reason alone to come -- it’s incredible.) But the beer selection screams "craft beer bar wannabe" -- generally mediocre pale ales, a few passable lighter Belgian styles, and of course they had some of the limited but amazing run by Leinenkugel’s Big Eddy Imperial IPA. The only really above average beer they have on an on-going basis is Founder’s Dirty Bastard. None of the waitstaff is particularly knowledgable. I really want to like this place, and I keep hoping, but ... we’ll see.

June 13, 2007
Not a brewpub. Its a bar/restaurant with minimal taps and dome decent micros. The food is generally very good and the service is great. Just don’t go here looking for the rarities.