Ellicottville Brewing Company

Beautiful touristy destination. Great food, not the greatest beer. Liked the beer better at the nearby place.

Storefront location in down Ellicottville. Old school bar & grille feel. Long bar, booths, tables. Not crowded, but steady flow of customers. Food, Caesar salad hit the spot. Good service, flights of 6 available.

Very nice looking place with a great view of the lake and the historic Bemus Pt. ferry (which is how we arrived...only operates on weekends and limited hours at that). Seems like a very popular place for eating and imbibing in this little town. Nice little diversion on beautiful Chautauqua Lake off I86. A lot of bucks went into this place...and if I lived in the area I'd frequent it often. There were 14 beers when I visited (along with 2 Southern Tier guest taps). I tried 8 via 2 flights. The Juicy Juice NEIPA was decent...as well as the Black Jack Oatmeal Stout...but overall...nothing was exceptionally good or memorable. Nice stop if passing thru...especially if combined with the ferry. And let's not forget that adjacent Chautauqua is exceptionally beautiful and destination of its own.

My only complaint was that it was really pricey. The sampler was something crazy like $13 or something like that. The food and beer were solid, the waitstaff was friendly, and the patio was lovely on a summer day. I just wish the bill wasn’t so high when it came.

Had to stay the night here in town for business which made for a place tick. Pretty large open room, old ski lodge feel. I sat at the bar for a few beers and dinner. Service was decent. I had a soup which was okay, the burger I got was pretty good though. I thought food prices where high. They had about 14 beers on tap but I could not see a list, and was tired so I only had a few IPAs which were fairly solid. Would I come back? Yes.... But I would not go out of my way for.

Visited: 12-14-11 A: The atmosphere of the place is decent, somewhat rustic look but not dumpy. The place has a feel more of a gastropub than your typical bar atmosphere. Q: The beers on tap are mostly decent, nothing that will bore you or disappoint, especially after hitting the slopes. S: The service in EBC was decent, they didnt cater to my every need but didnt ignore either. On this day, the ski slopes have only been open for two days and it is raining outside, so the place was slow. S: The selection is really good, they had 15 different in house beers on tap and a wide array of styles from their Pale, Winter White, Rye PA, Black IPA, Belgian Abbey, 2 Cuvee Styles, Nut Brown, Imperial IPA, Stout, Blueberry, Chocolate Cherry Stout, etc. I did not try any food this time. The value is decent as two pints cost me 10 bucks for two seasonals. Ellicottville is a small ski resort town with 2 ski resorts, located about an hour south of Buffalo

stopped by on the way when driving through. really nice pizza .. lots of house beers on tap! really good quality beers .. nice lady bartender but not overly bubbly .. lots of locals! .. a great little brewpub!

3rd stop on ’Brew Tours 2012’. Nice bar atmosphere. The sampler had 6 oz samples. Food was good. Friends talked me into buying a glass and t-shirt. (had to buy a long sleeve shirt since they were out of LG short sleeve)

Not a bad place to grab some food at and a beer. Their beer offerings to me are a bit hit and miss.

Located right next to Holiday Valley Ski Resort, this place obviously gets pretty bumping during the winter. I stopped by after a hike right at the beginning of the ski season, so it was predictably busy. However, an hour wait for a table is not a big deal when you can saddle up to the bar and warm up while having a beer or two. Plus, everyone is there on vacation so the vibe is very friendly and upbeat. There were maybe 10 or 12 of the house brewed beers on tap, ranging from the typical Blueberry and Pale Ale, to a barrel aged imperial stout, to a Belgian Strong aged in Cabernet barrels (which was phenomenal). Two flights are available, the "regular" one and the "imperial" one. Both come with 5 or 6 beers, I think the regular one was $10 and the imperial maybe 14 or so. Great food, good portions, priced typically for the area. Obviously a bit out of the way for most, but if you’re in the area it’s certainly worth stopping in.