Latest reviews from Fredericksburg

“Came here for dinner, food was good , abot 10 beers on tap, had a wheaty flight for $20 , 4 beers“

blutt59 99 days ago

“We went to the brewery and to the associated winery over the weekend. Neither was bad but neither was typical. I understand that the winery bought out a nearby brewery that was struggling. The brewery facility is huge, even on a busy Saturday in Fredericksburg in October, it was far from filled up. But it was a nice reprieve from all the wineries in the area. I had a decent IPA and we moved on, no reason to return.“

KevinReddirt 194 days ago

“I have never seen a brewery as palatial as this one. What makes it also unusual is that it is located in a prolific area of Texas wineries. A nice retreat from the hordes of wineries, the beer they brew scores less than the surroundings it is served in. The emphasis is on German beers and really, those do not lend to being exciting. It took us a while to get our pours, there was one beertender behind the gorgeous bar and a long line of customers. Not his fault that he had it to himself, but still. I had one of their specialty beers, really nothing I could compare it to in my memory, and can say it was okay. They also have an interesting display of restored tractors, certainly worth checking out since it costs nothing extra, but this adds not much to the beer experience. A place this impressive, I expected more from the product they serve.“

KevinReddirt 195 days ago

“Quite busy during my short visit in the early afternoon. Had a flight right at the bar. Wasn't that thrilled with the beer quality since some of them were barely drinkable and had off-flavors. Wouldn't really recommend this one.“

Iznogud 667 days ago

“Nice big ale house in downtown Fredericksburg. Definitely a place to stop in for the huge selection of beer. The food ranges from okay to very good. The mussels are the latter. I wanted the beef ribs to be very good as well, but they could use some longer/slower cooking to render the fat better. The service is just okay, and the unavailable items on both food and beer menus attributed to a lower score. Still a nice experience overall.“

glennmastrange 713 days ago

“First stop coming into F'burg. A small strip mall storefront, with some large logos on the windows. Kind of tight and small inside with a large L shaped bar. A few scattered tables and some pinball machiines. Fire department theme throughout. Small outdoot seating area through the back door, has some natural shade.“

stevoj 965 days ago

“Located south of town in an industrial park area. Pretty non-descript exterior, and kind of shabby at that. Patio did not look very appealing, makeshift shades and some tables. Inside was a different story, neat and clean, new furniture. Big bar and a whole slew of taps. Even better, there was a bluegrass jam session going on which added a really nice vibe. Facility is a diamond in the rough, and the beer needs some work.“

stevoj 965 days ago

“Located just off the UMW campus, across King's Hwy. Small, strip mall storefront with a tiny pation. Inside is a medium sized bar and and a handful of tables. Service was good. Pretty quiet when I was there. Flights an option. Plenty of parking“

stevoj 965 days ago

“Love the place!! Great beer selection and food. Service is excellent. Parking can be difficult but not impossible.“

Janjack 1167 days ago

“Passed by in 2006, was the Biergarten, good times. I wasn’t into beer at the time.“

azzurro 1417 days ago

“Ambiance: HUGE (for a craft brewery) warehouse in an industrial park in Fredericksburg. Cavernous interior and tons of seating outside. This place feels like it could serve 500 people at once. Fun and quirky colors, seating, a kitschy stuff everywhere give the space a bit of character. Looked like some pinball machines in the corner, and they had old funky restaurant booths set up only feet away from the brewing equipment. Service: Perfectly fine. Selection: One of the larger lists I've ever seen at a craft brewery. Maybe 50 taps? There were a ton of things I wanted to try, and they seemed to touch on all styles. Lots of IPAs and sours. I tried 5, and they went 3.5, 4, 3.5, 3.5, 4. I'd call that good to very good. Food: The usual--no in-house food (although the flight came with complimentary peanuts!) except for a few little snacks, but plenty of space for food trucks. Value: Slightly pricier than the other two places we went, but in line with the normal range. Overall: My favorite by far of the places we tried on the day. Spacious, fun atmosphere, with tons of beers to choose from. Definitely a must-visit in Fredericksburg.“

JDBaker11058 1653 days ago

“Ambiance: Typical small brewery industrial strip setting. Small front room, maybe seating for 20-30 if you pack 'em in. All firefighter themed of course. Industrial, and slightly sticky feeling. They are able to use part of the parking lot for outside seating, and there's a large greensward in the front of the strip where they can set up fairs and activities. There was what appeared to be a flea market set up the day we went. Service: Friendly and prompt, happy to talk beer. Selection: About 20 beers on, ranging in styles but almost all in the ale family (one Helles). Had a sampler of six on a really cool maltese cross serving board. They went 3.5/5, 3.5/5, 3/5, 2/5, 3.5/5, and 3/5. So I'd call it average to good. Food: They had a food truck outside, and what looked like a local restaurant had set up a small catering-style food area. Price: Extremely reasonable. Overall: Probably worth checking out at least to try it.“

JDBaker11058 1653 days ago

“This is a great German restaurant with awesome food and awesome beer and plenty of parking!“

Emeister84 1688 days ago

“A hot August day in the Hill Country. Cool inside, yes, but strangely dark for a bright day outside. All tourists for clientele that we could determine. An okay beer, an okay sandwich. We left slightly underwhelmed with the pint of amber ale being the highlight of the visit.“

KevinReddirt 1716 days ago

“Great place with great owners. I got the full tour, and these guys love to do what they do. The bar area and tables are both a nice place to be. The beers are either traditional styles or super creative. They are big on the sours, and they're willing to experiment in any direction. The one suggestion I'd have is to find a better way to get food in the place. Definitely stop in when you're in Fredericksburg. Congratulations on 3 years!“

glennmastrange 1730 days ago

“Nice big place with some tasty beers. Staff is real friendly and attentive. I hear the food is pretty good too, but we wound up hear too late...next time“

glennmastrange 1730 days ago

“Just a restaurant now, but serving some excellent, creative cocktails, with a good wine selection and a decent beer selection. Food is also very good and creative, with some really good choices for your vegetarian friends. Great service and nice atmosphere pulls it all together.“

glennmastrange 1734 days ago

“Reminded me of Von Trapp brewery in style. It was really slow when I was there, yet the staff seemed uninterested in the customers. Weird. Good beers but they all looked and tasted very similar and a little generic. Might be a lot more fun with more people around. A little more expensive than other local options.“

Kleg 1792 days ago

“Nice escape from the Texas heat. Really good beer and great sausages and pretzels. Flites are a great value too.“

Kleg 1792 days ago

“Have never been to a bar with such horrible service. And usually I don't really care, but the female bartender here basically acted like "why are you here" from the moment we walked in last night. Ordered a flight with all the beers on tap and she literally rolled her eyes. OK. Clientele was at least friendly, sharing shots during the Caps game. Beer was mostly not great, with a couple of above average brews. I really can't recommend this place, especially with Spencer Devon and Red Dragon so close by. Had some mozza sticks which were alright“

solidfunk 1841 days ago

“Cool little place in Fredericksburg with some surprisingly good beer. The stouts, fruit gose and IPAs were all very good. Friendly service. Only drawback is they don't do flights, though half pints are on sale. Prices average.“

solidfunk 1841 days ago

“Cool shop with friendly staff. Lots of cans of good NE style IPAs from Commonwealth, Aslin, etc. Growlers ffrom them and the same. Some foreign stuff but mostly local. Almost no bottles, just cans. Prices better than D.C. shops for the most part.“

solidfunk 1841 days ago

“Nice place to quaff a couple German beers with food to match. They had a couple altstadt beer and then well distributed German beers. Nice stop in for lunch cool place in the middle of hill country,“

KPD 1932 days ago

“Right in downtown Frederiksburg, this is a logical stop between DC and Richmond. There is street parking, but might be difficult to find a spot. A dozen taps, with flights of 4 x 6 oz pours available for $11, or 6 x 6 oz pours for $15 - too much. Beer quality was subpar, with a couple drinkable ones and some infected ones. Friendly but inattentive service. Nothing special here.“

mcberko 2090 days ago

“Cool brewpub in downtown Fredericksburg. Had about 10-15 taps when I visited. Stuff was brewed to style, with no major flaws and a couple of good entries. Friendly staff and cool vibe with local art hanging on the walls and such. I think they have live music here sometimes. They do flights as well.“

solidfunk 2119 days ago

“Visit Date: 11/10/17
Nice spot right in the main historic part of town. We came by for lunch and the food was pretty good. Place was fairly crowded considering the time of day. Beers were pretty good too. Service was fine. Definitely a nice spot, exceeded my expectations.“

ben4321 2319 days ago

“Visit Date: 11/10/17
Pretty huge spot in a warehouse district / office building type area. Big bar all the way in the back for the beer service. Closer to the entrance they had a permanent version of what I assume is a local food truck in there for food, looked solid, but we didn't try the food, so I cannot comment on the quality. In fairly early on a weekday, so the places was fairly uncrowded. Tried 6 beers, all were okay, none were too exciting. Wouldn't call this a destination by any means, but it could be a fun place to hangout and grab a few beers and a bite if you are already in the area.“

ben4321 2320 days ago

“Pretty standard, large busy brewpub in a good location on Main. Oddly, though we were initially directed out back because we weren’t ordering food, we ended up squeezing in at the bar because we were told they didn’t want the glassware going back there. Then I noticed a lot of plastic cups. The seasonal was nice. The other 5 were generally below average.“

rougeau13 2332 days ago

“Restaurant in a tourist town; the live musician was nice. The pork shank was excellent. Lots of Texas beers on tap with a good selection of bottles from elsewhere. Other than a couple of locals, however, they didn’t have anything I couldn’t get pretty much anywhere else. Service was good.“

rougeau13 2332 days ago

“This store is cleaner than some, but not as nice as others. Lots of holes in the singles area, and it seemed somewhat disorganized. However, they have a shitload of single beers, so I can’t imagine not giving the selection rating a high mark. Service was nothing... I didn’t see anyone until I was checking out, and I was shopping for an hour. I found some stuff I don’t see in Charlottesville, and the same chain didn’t have at two of their Richmond locations, so that’s a plus.“

hershiser2 2471 days ago

“NOTE: Google Maps took me to the shopping center past this place and then couldn’t come up with a new route, so I did a u-turn and pulled into the shopping center before. I don’t think there was a sign on the road. Anyway, from the outside in the shopping center, I wasn’t expecting much. However, inside is a nice large room with a decent sized bar (cement top, which I have been considering doing in my kitchen as a side note). They also sell cigars. Busy for a Saturday afternoon and people were friendly (both the bartenders and clientele). Because they were busy, I didn’t get much chit-chart about the beers or the place - which is fine - I didn’t mind it. Now if they were standing around texting or doing nothing,t his would have been an issue. Anyway, beers were all solid. Food truck available, and it smelled good, but I didn’t have any. The bartender had no problem with me asking to sample all, rather than stick to a traditional flight. Edited to add: February 4, 2017 was their grand opening.“

hershiser2 2471 days ago

“Neat second floor location that was quite busy for a Saturday afternoon. Did not try the food, though was asked twice if I was ready to order. The good: nice looking place - large bar both in front and on the side, clean, modern. The beer is all solid + - they know what they’re doing there. 10 on tap. The bad: the service absolutely sucked... and I hate that, especially in a place where the beer turns out to be quite good. I sat at the bar and was approached by a rather attractive bartender a few minutes in asking if I was "still doing ok?" Well, I just sat down and I didn’t have anything, so I guess I need a menu. I explained I’d like to try 9 of the 10 (as I’d had the pils before), and she explained to me that the largest flight was 6, but I could purchase both the flight of four and the flight of six if I wanted to try all 9. I mentioned that I was hitting a bunch of breweries and I wasn’t looking to get drunk - I wasn’t even going to drink the full flight pours - I was really more interesting in tasting (similar to wine tasting but for beer). Made no difference. So flight of six it is: "which 6 do you want?" I chose, thinking, hoping, she’d see what I was doing and offer me little samples of the last three. No. With a couple sips of each of the 6, I paid $16.20 before tip for the flight. That’s a bit on the high side for a flight of 6 anyway, in my opinion. One of the few places not willing to work with me too... I’ll stop back and hope for better service if I’m ever in the area. EDITED TO ADD: she saw me taking notes and still no room for anything. I wrote "service is lacking" on the top of the page as she was delivering my flight.“

hershiser2 2471 days ago

“Nice, good-sized taproom, and busy for early afternoon (I thought. - though I heard one of the bartenders talk about how slow it’d been today, so perhaps this place is usually packed?). I asked to sample all 6 on tap, though the flight was officially 4, and that was no problem. Most of the beers were fine, but nothing stood out. One, the cream ale, I didn’t care for. Service was friendly, but they were busy and I didn’t get a chance to chit chat with anyone or find out more about the brewery from the folks that worked there. The printed menu was a bit outdated. I think this place has potential and I’ll have no problem stopping back in (though I’m going to try not to park right next to the building... I knew going in it was going to be tough getting out).“

hershiser2 2471 days ago

“If you want good beer and are really hungry- this is the place in the Texas Hill Country.This place reminds me of an old, royal German hunting club. Order the Roulander (thin roast beef) with the German Potato salad and the red cabbage. For dessert, the Apple Strudel is marvelous. They have about 12 beers on draft (11 European), and 44 other varieties in bottles. We got these big glasses of German beer for only $4 and $5. I am glad that our son brought us here“

Cakes 2494 days ago

“I visited for Sunday brunch ... all good! Some quality brews in a wide variety available, and all 5 I sampled were good to very good. The brunch was ample, farm-to-table, and delicious. The staff was a bit aloof, but took good care of me. Interesting space in a historic area of Fredericksburg. I’d definitely be hitting this place frequently if I was closer. Brewery #802.“

Braudog 2499 days ago

“Just happened to be randomly driving by this place a few weeks ago, and thought I spotted a brewery. When driving by the same stretch of road again this past weekend, I saw the brewery again. It’s been open since February of this year. Place is decently sized, standard large warehouse brewery. Staff was really nice. I got there about 30 minutes after they opened and there were a few tables filled up, with people constantly coming in and out with growlers. Beer was really well put together, properly to style, which was nice. They appear to usually have 8 beers on tap, but they were sold out of one of their core beers at the time of visiting. One specialty beer was surprisingly good. I’ll have to stop on by here again.“

radagast83 2512 days ago

“nice taproom in an old warehouse in Fredericksburg. stopped in on an afternoon that wasn’t that busy. staff was very friendly and talked a lot about their beer. they serve their own small batch microbrews (nano-brew?) and had a wide variety on tap the day we went. the owner has plans for some outdoor seating, and they even allow you to bring your own food. worth stopping in.“

strap 2585 days ago

“A tight spot in a funky location. The taps consisted of mostly local craft beer, with a couple of understandable exceptions. The sandwich I ate was remarkable! A pretty cool spot.“

Emeister84 2649 days ago

“Visited on a Monday afternoon around 4 PM. From the outside, you get a strong German feel to the place, and that flows through to the inside as well. Our waitress had a thick German accent as well, so I felt this place might be an authentic German restaurant. The food was all German with schnitzels, sauerkraut, and various other sausages. The food was great! The beer selection was all german aside from Shiner Bock, which I think is just something you about have to carry in Texas. My only complaint is that the beer was outrageously priced. Usually $8-10 per beer. Service was very good. I would come back here again, but like this time, I would not plan to get a beer unless they came down on their prices.“

JStax 2662 days ago

“Amazing selection and a nice ambiance. They were incredibly busy when we got there at 9:00PM on a Friday. The service despite this was excellent, the food very good and the selection impressive.“

Luvystypotables 2837 days ago

“In a small light industrial commercial center, a bit south of downtown. It’s small, at least the front of the house is. Room with games and extra seating in the back with the fermenters. Staff was very nice.

Beer ranged from pretty good to okay. Perhaps a touch refinement needed, but they seem to be into experimenting, so even with a few of them needing some tweaking, they were definitely worth drinking. Personally, they seemed to have a good handle on their hopped beers, and their porters and stouts.“

radagast83 2994 days ago

“This is a very cool, relatively new place that is located in downtown Fredericksburg. Surrounding area is quite nice. Restaurant and bar wrap around the brewery equipment, separated by glass.

Beers were good, a few tasty hop beers. Nothing too out of the ordinary. Food looked good, but we didn’t eat when we went there. Taster flights came in sets of pick-your-own 4 or 6.“

radagast83 2994 days ago

“This is new brewey just outside of Fredericksburg, near the airport. They had a food truck available for food on our visit. Local people have found this small brewer. This is worth a stop and relax and enjoy a good selection of beers. A firefighter family has started this brewery. The Maltese Cross has an association with firefighters across the US.“

Foxbush 3043 days ago

“Visited here in early December ’15 on a Tuesday evening while in the area for business. Casual atmosphere, kind of adobe like building. 44 beers on tap - mostly common Texas craft, a few surprises such as some from Alaskan Brewing. Pretty decent selection. Three types of food - American, German and Mexican - I chose German and had Schnitzel - very tasty. Service was prompt and friendly and the food came out very quickly. Pretty solid place.“

PorterPounder 3075 days ago

“Visited here in late November ’15 while in the area on a business trip. Decent mix of Texas craft in the six packs and bombers, somewhat limited number of singles unlike other H.E.B.s I have visited recently. Several aisles and coolers of craft to choose from in six packs. Decently priced. Served my needs to provide me with some Texas ticks while in town.“

PorterPounder 3076 days ago

“Visited on a trip back to town on the day before Thanksgiving. The space is beautiful. Before the brewery the building was a frat-boy dive bar, then sat vacant. They’ve done wonderful things with the interior. Rustic yet modern. Fits the downtown vibe well. Spacious bar area along with booths and tables. Great variety on draft, plus wine and spirits/cocktails. I had a flight of four 6 oz. pours. The flight pours are quite large, which ups the price of a flight compared to many other breweries that typically do a 4 oz. pour. Beers were very solid. We didn’t have food, but the menu looks great. Lots of local products offered. Can’t wait for a chance to visit again.“

RABinCO 3082 days ago

“This location was recommended by a co-worker. The food was excellent. The restaurant is located in a former JC Penny retail store on George St downtown. Nice interior with a large bar in the center of the restaurant. There is a basement for future plans. The beers were good and there are others planned for the future. They have been opened for four months. This is worth a visit.“

Foxbush 3163 days ago

“This is a new place, sparse modern design with a large characterful wooden L-shaped bar with the brewhouse visible behind the bar. It’s located just off the touristy center, so street parking was easy on a Sunday at lunchtime. You could also park near the park, on your right as you approach the town from I-95, and walk along the river for twenty minutes - that gives you an idea of what things must have looked like during the Civil War battle. The beers, by the way, are solid, and the food is tasty and creative. Service was good, and most clientele were local. Worth the quick and easy detour off I-95.“

Travlr 3206 days ago

“Very good beer selection and very modern and clean. Almost too much so, especially considering the quaintness of the surrounding neighborhood. Tried some great beers on the suggestion of knowledgeable staff.“

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