Large place with a ton of beers, some if which are not found anywhere else. Selection of special stuff is heavy on locals and regionals. Live music was playing when I was there. The cooling strip running the length of the bar is an interesting gimmick I only tried the fries, but they didn’t taste like potatos. Hmmmm...

August 2007 - Enjoyed appetizers and a couple beers here after the Shockoe Craft Beer Festival. Nice place with a classic upscale tavern feel, dark wood and big windows up front. The food we did have was pretty good and the menu looked like it had a nice array. The huge beer menu is well put together with short descriptions for those who may not know their beers. On the day I went, the offerings included two regionals on cask, and about 40 draughts ... Allagash, Bells, Blue & Gray, DFH, Lagunitas, Legend, North Coast, Rogue, Smuttynose, Starr Hill, Stone, Stoudts, Troegs and a range of imports from German hefeweizens to a Flemish Sour. Impressive indeed. Well worth a visit if you find yourself in downtown Richmond! Update 2011: still a quality selection here, but the service is iffy, unless you sit at the bar.

These places tend to be really massive although under stocked with bathrooms. They have a ton of taps with a lot f regional stuff available. They typically serve their whole menu until late which is awesome. I was fortunate to find street parking but theres also a parking garage nearby. The only thing that ruined night a bit were the loud assholes at the bar bragging about what giant douches the are., but surely they’ve gone by now.

Busy place. Had to eat outside in the rain, and while I like that, it’s not everybody’s thing. Limited menu and beerlist in the outdoor seating area, but the burger was good. Have to go upstairs to the bar to get anything from the full beerlist. It’s worth it though, as the full beer list is amazing. Service is OK, thoughy one of our party wasn’t served until the rest of us were finished. Not cool.

Update: I’ve been here several times since my initial review. While the service sucked the first time, generally it’s very good, so that score has been upgraded, as has the food score a tiny bit, and the overall score to compensate.

Huge selections of terrific beers, and a great meal as well. More of a restaurant atmosphere. Give yourself plenty of time here - the beer menu takes a while to read through and get your head around (which is what makes it fun).

Visited November 2011. One-off visits obviously only offer a snapshot of a place, but I was reasonably impressed during mine. The beer selection was wide and the cask ale on offer was served in good condition. The waitress was friendly and served up a burger and fries of decent quality. Prices weren’t bad with as I took advantage of the midweek deal on Virginian beers. Worth a visit.

Great place in downtown Richmond. Long bar with many unique tap selections and lots of bottles displayed in huge coolers behind the bar. They also had 2 cask ales the day I visited. Food was excellent and the staff were very nice.

Plenty of great beers on draft, and the bottles include the latest of what’s available in Virginia. The ice rail was interesting, though it didn’t really add to my experience. Service was good, even though the friend I was with said that’s not always the case. Regardless, good experience, and I’ll go again the next time I swing through the area.

This is definitely my favorite beer bar in Richmond. Everyone else’s descriptions seem to do this place justice so I’ll just have to agree! Only downside is the price. This place is a must for anyone traveling through richmond. This place has just gone downhill over the years. Still a good beer selection, but prices and worsening service make it avoidable.

I actually prefer the West End location (but that may be a personal bias since I’ve spent a lot more time at that one). This one still gets the same level of quality beers, but it just isn’t quite as well set-up or as much fun to visit. Still, a really solid place though.