Latest reviews from Mount Vernon
| 62 /100 404 SOUTH THIRD STREET “Eh. Decent outdoor patio and good service (although the train going by was unbelievably loud as it goes by right behind the patio) but the beer was pretty mediocre.“ |
| 86 /100 404 SOUTH THIRD STREET “Have to say I’m a little biased, as this has been one of my local watering holes for many years. The food is great, as pub fare goes, and if you make it in on Monday during happy hour, the prices are ridiculously cheap. Their best beers - Sculler’s IPA, Jenny’s Scotch Ale, Trumpeter Stout - definitely compete with what’s available up I-5 in Bellingham. They also brew some decent-to-OK selections, but nothing they serve won’t wet your whistle. Nice atmosphere too.“ |
| 74 /100 110 STEWART RD “A dark and wooden bar with a darts area that can get a bit too noisy. Dark, but comfortable. Nice spot with lots of beers and samplers. A great local with decent beers. Worth a stop.“ |
| 68 /100 17406 STATE ROUTE 536 UNIT A “A weird warehouse like structure with a nice outdoor area and compartmentalized interior. Service is weird, with the bartender being a bit sloppy, bored, annoyed and not knowing much about beer. Flights and prices were OK. More of a local where everyone seems to know everyone, beer quality was just OK though.“ |
| 64 /100 110 STEWART RD “Conveniently located just a couple of minutes off the I5, this is a darkly lit place that has an old-time tavern feel. 11 house beers on tap when we visited with a good range of styles. Wasn’t a huge fan of the quality, but there were a couple of standouts. Good prices for flights ($6 for 4 beers) and the service is very friendly. Worth a stop to see how these guys progress.“ |
| 62 /100 404 SOUTH THIRD STREET “Visited December 28, 2015 Monday after Christmas
Place is full, parking available at the back
Cozy place
Nice food selection
Bar is full
Pricey beer for the quality
Overall: Good place, but not something to look forward to“ |
| 70 /100 17406 STATE ROUTE 536 UNIT A “Really nice taproom in an industrial area right off the highway. The main part is pretty limited with seating options, but there is a pretty expansive beer garden which is great to sit in during the warmer months. About 10 beers on tap, plus a couple of casks, when I was there. Sampler trays are dirt cheap, at $6.25 (incl. tax) for 4 beers. Beer quality is pretty average, with a couple of standouts. Very friendly service. Worth a stop if you can make it during their rather limited opening hours.“ |
| 44 /100 Haggen’s Grocery (Grocery Store) 2601 E. DIVISION “Massive place, open 24 hours, with everything a grocery store generally has, plus ready-made food to go and a pharmacy. Beer selection isn’t anything special, with very standard stuff. I wasn’t even inclined to buy anything. Prices seemed decent. If you’re looking for anything new and interesting, you probably won’t find a whole lot else if you’re a seasoned rater, but there are still some good classics. Worth a stop in Mt. Vernon if you’re in need of some bottles.“ |
| 64 /100 Trumpeter Public House (Bar) 416 MYRTLE ST. “Very nice place just a block from The Porterhouse in "downtown" Mt. Vernon. Lovely warm, cozy, darkly lit place with a reasonable beer selection. Half our common imports from Belgium, Germany and Ireland, and the rest are locals, including the specially-brewed-for-Trumpeter Boundary Bay Double Dry-Hopped IPA. Friendly service and very reasonable prices. Worth a stop on a Mt. Vernon beer crawl.“ |
| 72 /100 The Porterhouse (Bar) 416 GATES “Lovely place in "downtown" Mt. Vernon, just a block away from Empire Ale House and two blocks from Skagit River. Interior is very warm, darkly lit and cozy. Beer list is average, but quite good for a small city. Service is extremely friendly. I wasn’t looking for big pours of anything, so the server was extremely generous with sample pours. My favourite stop on our Mt. Vernon pub crawl.“ |
| 68 /100 404 SOUTH THIRD STREET “A very cozy, warm brewpub that is somewhat reminiscent of an English pub. Beer quality is average to above average, with very affordable prices. Service is very attentive and friendly, and quite generous with the free samples. Definitely worth a stop on a Mt. Vernon pub crawl.“ |
| 74 /100 17406 STATE ROUTE 536 UNIT A “The brewery is located in a warehouse just on the side of the State road. They worked out a nice taproom here, modern, neat, with about 22 seats indoor, and even more on the patio. Nice service, friendly, and giving details about each beer. They have 9 taps, and occasionally a cask; growlers available too. North Sound is all about the hops, all their beers are very bitter and PNW hopped, all of them are good and I didn’t get any bad one, but they may serve a couple of them with nitro, which is like murder. No food (just snacks; wifi available; clean toilets. Check for the metal puzzles on the wall and get busy with them! I recommend this place.“ |
| 56 /100 Haggen’s Grocery (Grocery Store) 2601 E. DIVISION “I tried to hit the Haggen in Burlington, and instead I ened up here. The thing about Haggen is that they try hard to have look-alike branches. I always have helpful service. Yet I had the feeling that the beer selection here was slightly worse, maybe the fridge was a bit empty; and don’t expect much rotation; still, and even more if you buy 6 bottles, prices are very good.“ |
| 76 /100 404 SOUTH THIRD STREET “Right downtown with lots of parking, a wooden lodge like atmosphere. Service was great, with Brewers and staff all drinking and enjoying with me. Food menu looked good, but I didn’t eat. Beer was decent, but nothing to wow me. Cheap flights. That being said, I had fun and so close off the highway would be back. Bring the brewer a sour and he will be your best friend.“ |
| 72 /100 17406 STATE ROUTE 536 UNIT A “This is a legit local brewery. No food, just beer. They’ve got a nice mix of styles on tap, including a cask option, and enough of a sampler tray option that you can easily try them all. Really solid options, and a couple that I was really excited to drink. The folks working seemed to be interested in and really know their stuff. This spot is way out of the way, but worth a trip.“ |
| 66 /100 404 SOUTH THIRD STREET “All around, this place seems solid, though nothing particularly special. ~10 taps, and while there was a diverse set of styles, there wasn’t anything particularly dark (though it was summer). Some decent options, some not, but nothing stood out as being amazing. The service was OK - while relatively attentive, my waitress seemed just a bit disinterested. Food was also decent, but nothing spectacular. Generally, I find this place to be worth a stop, but not anything that would draw be back regularly.“ |
| 92 /100 17406 STATE ROUTE 536 UNIT A “This is probably the best local brewery in the area. Very friendly staff. Excellent selection with two beers usually on nitro. occasionally they have an experimental batch or a barrel aged offering and every Thursday is cask night with something interesting.“ |
| 62 /100 The Porterhouse (Bar) 416 GATES “I hate giving bad reviews, but I hate glossing over the truth even more. Finally made it to this place after hearing about its tap list. Ambiance is great -- comfortable and bright. Beer selection is nice; I forgot to count, but they probably have at least 15 taps. Pretty good stuff, too. They even had Green Flash IPA on, which is one of my favorites. Only problem: They use chilled beer glasses. What kind of craft beer taphouse does this? Not surprisingly, the bartender was dealing with over-foaming issues ... and I had to deal with an excessively cold and watery version of a Green Flash IPA. Fail. Then, even though the place wasn’t very busy during our visit, our service was still horrible. Our server was friendly, but she was so flighty and infrequent that I ended up ordering my beers at the bar. Then, after she delivered our beers to us (with our menus closed in front of us, signaling that we were ready to order), she quickly turned and walked away. I had to stop her to tell her we were ready to order. Our food, when it finally came, was OK, but I expected a little more for $13 entrees. And it’s a steak place, but the "marinated" steak on the salad was completely bland, as if they marinated it in plain water. After eating I wanted to order another beer, but our server never came by to check on us, ever. So when she finally came by, well after I finished my first beer, I just asked for the check. If I decide to go back someday and I have a better experience, I will update this rating.“ |
| 78 /100 17406 STATE ROUTE 536 UNIT A “If you’re in Mt Vernon you gotta try this place. Friendly staff, customers are all legitimate beer drinkers. No food - just the best beer in town. I think they have between 5 and 10 taps, but my memory was a little fuzzy by the time I left.“ |
| 76 /100 404 SOUTH THIRD STREET “Eleven active taps of solid true-to-style beers. Decent basic pub fare food at reasonable prices. Decor & atmosphere is appropriate for a comfortable neighborhood pub. My server was able to describe the differences between the "standard" IPA and the seasonal IPA. Yeah, it’s not a pretentious yuppie meat-market, but it is a good place to enjoy some good beer, fill your belly with food, and have a good time with some friends.
Monday is $3 pint night; a pretty good bargain!“ |
| 30 /100 404 SOUTH THIRD STREET “Made a big mistake stopping here near the end of a long weekend daytrip. One of the hottest days of the year and a place serving a bunch of crappy lagers doesnt have the A/C turned on. The brewery is in a cool old building but they clearly have not put much effort into sprucing up the interior - its not a dive but it just seems like minimal effort was put into modernization and styling and even less is put into the day-to-day cleaning and maintenance. Our waitress did not know what beers they had on tap despite there being less than what I can count on two hands being available. There were only two beers above 5% abv, one of which was their highly over-rated, uber-unbalanced IPA. The food was very expensive for both its casual fare and the frightening view of the kitchen that you get when walking to the entrance from the street. There was very little about this place as a restaurant or a brewpub that I enjoyed and am glad that I do not live close by.“ |
| 74 /100 404 SOUTH THIRD STREET “I loved the look of this location. Neat old building, family friendly. Occasionally a train will go right by the window and shake things up. The pizza I had there was pretty top notch, with a well made chewy, thin crust, nice sauces. The beers vary in quality, but everything I had on my visit was solid at the least. I really like their IPA on tap. Service was fast and friendly. It’s very easy to get to, right off the highway, which makes this place worth a stop if you’re passing through.“ |
| 74 /100 404 SOUTH THIRD STREET “4th stop for the day I found Skagit River Brewing in Mt Vernon WA and this being my first time it was a pretty neat small town. Not far from I-5 and easy to find this was an old farming type ban that had been many other businesses over the years. They finally got the brewery in there and it was perfect. Lots of parking out front and you will find they have tons of room inside. The old wooden floors and great brew pub feel. I was greeted with a cavalcade of beers to choose from. I was able to order a sampler tray of some great beers. I started out with the Del Rio Lager next the English Best Bitter, Washington Wheat, the Shiver Me Liver Barley wine which had some wonderful flavors. I finished my tasting with the Sullivans Stout which was wonderful nectar for the stout gods. This was a great place to stop. They are close to the tulip festival also so there can be several things to do in the area also. I did not have any food but it was that of the pub faire.“ |
| 56 /100 404 SOUTH THIRD STREET “Visited March 2006. Did not eat any food, just stopped for a beer. The beer was good but nothing really stood out in my mind. Will definitely stop by next time through the area.“ |
| 76 /100 404 SOUTH THIRD STREET “Cool refurbed warehouse set right by the train tracks in an old warehouse district. Pretty beautiful setting. Plenty of room, and can get pretty busy at the typical times restaurants get busy. Decent food. The beer’s all over the map, with a few true gems, so it’s worth a visit...especially since it’s literally 90 seconds from I-5. The staff is solid but not ultra-informed about beer, mostly cute college kids hustling tips. You can find more compelling brewpubs in this state, but if you’re not super-pressed for time, this one’s worth a visit.“ |
| 62 /100 404 SOUTH THIRD STREET “Lots of noise from the I-5 and trains gives it some personality, or possibly really annoys you. Everything was wood, mostly tables with a few booths. Our table had a flower on it with a beer bottle as a vase. Service was better then average although the server was rather weird. I had tasters of every beer and they were all at least ok.
With my dinner I got a white bun with a one of those peel open butter patties and a salad composed of head lettuce and grated carrot and red cabbage. I felt like I was in a cafeteria or on a ferry. The mashed potatoes weren’t very good either and my Salmon was overcooked. The food is definitely below average and rather dissapointing considering the beer is good.
Good beer, decent service, but eat somewhere else first.“ |
| 70 /100 404 SOUTH THIRD STREET “Tough to miss this place since it about 100 ft from the freeway. Cool space, lot of wood and a semi-open kitchen. The kitchen is small but the food is pretty tasty and comes out fast. Lots of locals and seems like a nice hang-out kind of spot. Friendly service and if you just want to drink, they’ve got no problem with that. Beers range from average to quite good. Worth checking out.“ |
| 60 /100 404 SOUTH THIRD STREET “You can see this place from I-5. We actually came into town from La Conner, so we got a good look at the river, bridges and surroundings. This place has a slight British pub feel to it, located at the boder between the downtown shop area and the freeway onramps and such. There’s a large outdoor seating area, and the inside is dark, moody, confined and resembling a large log cabin. The bar is set away in a dark spot near the entrance, but the mood is sleepy and pleasent.“ |
| 50 /100 404 SOUTH THIRD STREET “Took a coulple friends here during our mini BrewPub marathon Saturday. Good sized place with a nice outdoor seating area. They a nice selection on tap but found the beers to be just OK. For some reasonI was realy hoping to sample the YellowJacket Pale but they were out. Had the german saussage platter for a snack and it was quite tasy and was a nice compliment tothe beverages. I found the service to be not particularly friendly, lots of Tshirt type merchandise avalible(including 55$ basball shirts) . looked like pretty big brewery facility inthe back.“ |
| 80 /100 404 SOUTH THIRD STREET “Went the for their Oktoberfest and it was my Birthday, what a treat. Nice looking building inside and out. Has an upstairs and downstairs dining area. The german music was downstairs so that is were i sat. Got a sampler that had everything they had on tap ~10 beers, for the price of the 6 beer sampler. Very good food, and excellent service. I recommend the ribs.“ |
| 72 /100 404 SOUTH THIRD STREET “Wood-decor lends a cozy feel to this brewpub. The bar area is tiny and takes a backseat to the picnic tables in the restaurant section. About 8 beers on at any one time, occasionally a gravity cask. Trains run right by the building, making the place shake and if they blast their horn it’s kind of freaky. Friendly staff...comped me an IPA when the cask IPA was a little too yeasty. Typical pub grub menu.“ |
