Latest reviews from Fresno
| 76 /100 3085 E CAMPUS POINTE DR “Large space with a sizable patio area. Located in a mall complex (but outside the main building) next to a highway and close to several hotels. Extra point for opening at 11 am for lunch which is nice compared to most other local breweries that open at 4 pm. 11 own beers on tap plus guests; full bar; decent burgers plus other food; seems popular with locals; decent beer; flights of 4 for $9 is a good deal even if the food is pricey; decor would be better without the sports garbage on large tvs plastered on the walls, but nobody seems to be paying attention to them and the noise level is not too bad
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| 80 /100 712 FULTON STREET “Quite spacious taproom. Huge band stand. 16 taps. Nice 2 cooler fridge with singles of all their beers. Food trucks outside. Plenty of street parking, if there is not a nearby event going on.“ |
| 80 /100 6585 N SANTA FE AVE “First review! nice spacious interior. Lots of seating, next to a half dozen large fermenters, cool. 19 taps including 2 ciders, one barrel aged beer. Several large screens. Recommended: 4/5“ |
| 76 /100 745 FULTON ST “This place is interesting. There was no sign out front on 6/18/2022. Location was called Tioga-Sierra Brewing company taproom. Was taken over during CoVid by 411 broadway spirits and ales. The 411 brewery used to be located on 411 broadway, but burnt down, but they kept the name. The have 8 solid taps, including 3 with expensive terpenes added. Super friendly brewer serving. Right across the street from full circle brewery.“ |
| 76 /100 1929 SANTA CLARA STREET “I love this small ubreweries bordering nano. They were still in construction in June 2022. The opened spring 2019, with bad CoVid luck. Great building. Isolated from other buildings. Plenty of parking. Some great beers: Hefeweizen and stout and some average. Recommend to visit.“ |
| 72 /100 352 W BEDFORD AVE, STE 111 “Location shifted a little from Google maps. In building 352, room 102. Dropped by on a Saturday. 12 taps. Nice space. Very quiet.“ |
| 60 /100 Beverages and More (BevMo!) - Fresno (Beer Store) 7639 N BLACKSTONE AVE “Typical BevMo: Lots of large micros, a few local microbrews, but unfortunately everything is in 4-6packs, which aren’t good for rating.“ |
| 100 /100 1929 SANTA CLARA STREET “This place has some of the most solid beers in town. Doesn’t matter what style of beer you get it will be good. It’s the hidden gem downtown.“ |
| 58 /100 2985 NORTH BURL AVE #102 “A bit out of the center of things. Street parking available. Smallish inside, doing a good business. 20 beers on tap with three flight sizes available. Hard to get served. I ordered a couple of halfs, not super great beer.“ |
| 62 /100 3085 E CAMPUS POINTE DR “Shopping center location and chain brewpub feel, right down to the cookie cutter service staff. The applebees of beer. Decor nicer than normal. Large bar, many tables. Mix of house beers and guest taps. Only one rotating house tap. Beers are clean but unimaginative. Solid food, ok beer. Really is like a BJ's in a lot of ways.“ |
| 66 /100 745 FULTON ST “Concrete patio. Some decent beers - I like the coffee stuff they’ve been doing lately - but nothing out of this world. Seemed to have 14 or so taps, ranging from mediocre to good. Service was alright. Worth a stop if you find yourself in Fresno.“ |
| 54 /100 1188 E CHAMPLAIN DR #107 “One word summary of this brewpub: meh. To its credit, there aren’t many great beer spots in Fresno, so this is going to be one of the better options for beer lovers. I had 2 of their house brews, a rye IPA and their Double IPA. Both were good and true to style, but there wasn’t anything unique about them to report. My colleagues tried their lagers, and had similar sentiments. The service was abysmal - our server was such a space cadet that I’d be surprised if he wasn’t high. He got our orders wrong, didn’t know anything about the beers, and wasn’t attentive. The food selection was broad, but tasted like frozen food that had been nuked in a microwave. Bland and unoriginal. Overall, this place wasn’t bad or offensive, but I don’t have many good things to say, either. It’s the Applebee’s of brewpubs.“ |
| 76 /100 3085 E CAMPUS POINTE DR “In a shopping center across the street from the Fresno State basketball arena, and therefore Fresno State itself. Construction is still on-going at this center with more buildings being finished when I visited in early August 2016.
The brewery has a very large location with a sizable outdoor (covered) patio and plenty of restaurant and bar seating inside. Despite being lunch time on a week day (before school is in session), the place was packed. I found a seat at the bar. Ordered a flight of four and a steak salad. They had a total of eight house beers on tap. In general, the beers were above average and the food was decent as well. Pricing was fair, too. Maybe the flight was a little expensive, but full pours were pretty average...maybe not for Fresno, though. They’re not doing anything groundbreaking here, but Fresno does not currently have a ton of good beer options, so it’s nice to see one.“ |
| 54 /100 777 E OLIVE AVE “Meh. It broke up the drive and my 12.99 chicken sandwhich was really good. Otherwise...so so service, snowshoe décor though Fresno is usually hot as hell (I know it’s the gateway, etc...).“ |
| 78 /100 745 FULTON ST “In downtown Fresno, right near the ballpark. Pretty close to the freeway (CA-99) as well. There is street parking available here but it’s metered. They have a parking lot on the same property, but apparently it’s for employees only. I parked a block or so away in an un-metered area. Suck it.
Open air beer garden...I guess. I mean, it’s pretty much all concrete and asphalt. Basically just an open air warehouse space with some tables and also some "patio" seating with tables and umbrellas to sit at and drink beer. Luckily big fans running because, let’s face it, it’s hot as shit in Fresno in the summer. And pretty much every other time of year. They had 16 draft offerings while I was there. Luckily a lot of them I had already tried on previous visits to the Sequoia Brewing brewpub in town. I’m still a bit unclear on the relationship between the two... Anyway, their standard drafts are offered as are a bunch of special releases and seasonals. Beers were actually pretty solid. Tasting flights available as are full pours. Flights are $8 for four, which is kind of the standard these days. They do say they charge extra for high gravity beers, but I didn’t get charged extra for anything. Service was pretty friendly and efficient. In all, it’s not a bad place to visit and try some beers as long as you can put up with the heat.“ |
| 60 /100 777 E OLIVE AVE “Over 10 brews on tap. Some good, some very typical for American brewpub. Overall good experience.“ |
| 46 /100 777 E OLIVE AVE “The food is below average dive bar quality, so really quite bad, and expensive. A side of fries was $8!! Plenty of TVs and a pretty decent selection of beers. Unfortunately, none of them are really good, and when I ordered the sampler the waitress argues with me over which beers I ordered. The beers are decent so better to try and find them outside of the brewery or stop by and get them to go.“ |
| 82 /100 Westwoods BBQ (Restaurant) 8042 N BLACKSTONE AVE “Visited July 19, 2014.
Stopped in for some lunch after visiting a client. Never really spent much time in Fresno before but according to the map there are a few beer places popping up around town. If they’re all like this I actually look forward to visiting Fresno again. Aside from the fact that this in a large shopping center where parking and driving are a pain this is a pretty nice place. It’s a large restaurant with a bar right in the middle. They’ve got about 30 or so taps which include both locals and more regional options. They had two beers by "559 Brewing" which is really W Brewing. They also had two beers from South Gate Brewing up the hill near the entrance to Yosemite as well as a Sequioa tap. I ended up going with an old standby, Drakes Denogginizer, but they also had Ballast Point, Green Flash, Firestone, 21st Amendment, Hanger, Stone, Anchor, Kist Ciastm North Coast, and even Sudwerk. They have a few bottles as well but not a lot. I saw some Anderson Valley, Ballast Point, Dust Bowl, and a few others on the list in addition to the likes of Stella, Corona, Bud Light, etc. In all honesty I might have ordered the 559 Raisin Farmer if it was still available, but in retrospect I’m glad I was forced to pick something else. The food was really quite good. I went with the pulled pork sandwich with some slaw on it as well as, of course, BBQ sauce. They have a couple of house sauces on the counter. Since they have fancy labels I’m guessing they’re not actually made here but that’s OK since the original was pretty good. The peppercorn sauce was kind of meh. I like the décor of the place. They’ve added a bunch of stuff to give it more of an old west look. The sink is kind of neat as it has a grille from a tractor and some exposed copper piping. Over all this is actually a place I’d go a bit out of my way to return to. I do need to make another trip up 99 at some point to check out the last couple of breweries on that stretch (the new Lengthwise, Pendragon, and 3 Monkeys).“ |
| 68 /100 Beverages and More (BevMo!) - Fresno (Beer Store) 7639 N BLACKSTONE AVE “Your standard BevMo. Nothing out of the ordinary here, but at least its here and at least it does have a lot of good beer at fair prices. Bought a Stone IRS and a Baltic Porter here on separate occasions.“ |
| 76 /100 777 E OLIVE AVE “Visited in December 2013. Pretty big and nice place located in a good neighborhood. Speciality burger I had was good. You get a t-shirt if you can eat it in under 5 minutes. Service was good also. Only tried the General Sherman IPA, which I did like.“ |
| 94 /100 Spokeasy (Bar) 1472 N VAN NESS AVE “Favorite pub in Fresno. Always friendly and great selection of beers on tap that change regularly.“ |
| 70 /100 777 E OLIVE AVE “Visited twice over the years. Went once on a Wednesday night (the day before Thanksgiving) and it was packed. Had to park down the street. There was some live music going which was cool but squeezing into the bar and getting a flight of 15 beers was not easy. Cool atmosphere and good service but the beer was meh. Might stop in again if I ever take 99 up to the bay area.“ |
| 62 /100 777 E OLIVE AVE “I went here pretty much just to try the Jacob Marleywine. It wasn’t all that good, unfortunately. I tried a couple other things, they were also meh. The service was at least friendly. Kind of a weird crowd, but I guess that’s Fresno for you. I wouldn’t really bother to come back here unless I just happened to be in the area.“ |
| 58 /100 777 E OLIVE AVE “Was pretty packed at 10 PM on Thursday night, mainly 20- and 30-somethings listening to a good local band. Disappointing stouts and porter, IPA was fair.“ |
| 52 /100 Beverages and More (BevMo!) - Fresno (Beer Store) 7639 N BLACKSTONE AVE “Pretty good selection. Worth the stop now and again. Nothing special. Service was lax and selection pretty standard.“ |
| 38 /100 777 E OLIVE AVE “just the norm.“ |
| 66 /100 777 E OLIVE AVE “This is yet another generic American brewpub which offers run-of-the-mill food, well-made but forgettable brews and a restaurant with tvs and families everywhere. Nothing bad per say, but nothing outstanding either. There is not much in the area in the way of craft beer, so if I were to drive through again, I would probably stop over for lunch once more.“ |
| 92 /100 Beverages and More (BevMo!) - Fresno (Beer Store) 7639 N BLACKSTONE AVE “If there is a better selection in the Central Valley, let me know where it is. Killer beers with with good prices. Beer Tastings on Friday also. WOW“ |
| 26 /100 Beverages and More (BevMo!) - Fresno (Beer Store) 7639 N BLACKSTONE AVE “Basically some guy says "every town needs a good selection of microbrew ect. and im gonna be that guy" well he employs kids that dont give a crap about his corporate motto or how fresh the beer is or why the hell a monk would even brew trappist ale. Hey if you want good beer and knowledge go to a local around the corner store that employs u.s. citizens.“ |
| 68 /100 Even You Can Brew (Homebrew Shop) 3402 N BLACKSTONE, STE 124 “Great kits, a one of a kind if your looking for a retail shop to provide some of your home brew needs. The wheat I made was great. I hate ordering stuff off the internet that has to do with food and beer!“ |
| 58 /100 Whole Foods Market - Fresno (Grocery Store) 650 W SHAW AVE “Have seen some decent beers go past this place over the years. Usually its the distributors passing it on or "testing" the waters. Hey who wants something different than Bud Light?“ |
| 82 /100 777 E OLIVE AVE “Went during happy hour, and the beer was a great value! Decent selection of tap beer. This place has a great atmoshere though.“ |
| 78 /100 BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse - Fresno (Restaurant) 715 E SHAW AVE “Bj’s has great beer. I cant say the entree’s are great but the appetizers are awesome. But I think their entree’s need some work. Service was good for most of my visits.“ |
| 80 /100 777 E OLIVE AVE “Like General McArthur ’I will return"“ |
| 66 /100 Whole Foods Market - Fresno (Grocery Store) 650 W SHAW AVE “Fair selection. The occasional surprise, but mostly the same offerings. Some Stone beers. Wish they had more though. I usually go to BevMo, but when I’m here for food, it’s nice to pick up something decent to drink.“ |
| 78 /100 BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse - Fresno (Restaurant) 715 E SHAW AVE “Beer is OK, nothing to write home about. Food is always decent. I don’t get out there that often, but when I do, it’s a nice meal and good beer.“ |
| 70 /100 Beverages and More (BevMo!) - Fresno (Beer Store) 7639 N BLACKSTONE AVE “Yeah, most employees don’t know much about craft brews. Generally a decent selection, but rarely get anything new and interesting.“ |
| 80 /100 Beverages and More (BevMo!) - Fresno (Beer Store) 7639 N BLACKSTONE AVE “I love this place! It’s not as big as my beloved Kappy’s Liquors in Falmouth, MA but Bev Mo in Fresno, CA has a VERY nice selection of alcohol to choose from. I stocked up well for my 3-week vacation here. The employees have some knowledge with beer, but not as well as other places I’ve been to. Still worth going to though!“ |
| 60 /100 777 E OLIVE AVE “This is an attractive brewpub and restaurant with a western decor, located in an upscale mall. There are about a dozen stools at the bar and a cpuple dozen tables scattered across the restaurant area. I counted 15 taps of brewery beer, representing a good cross-section of styles. There were several widescreen TVs with sporting events and some innocuous music in the background. The service was a bit slow slow, but friendly, and there was a decent bar food menu.“ |
| 74 /100 777 E OLIVE AVE “This place rocks. They have cheap beer during happy hour and the General Sherman IPA is amazing on tap. They have tons of food to choose from, and I believe around 10 beers to choose from. They offer the sample platter full of all their beers for you to try. Cool place if you are ever in the Tower District right down the street from Fatman’s Alley Smokeshop which is always a cool stop.“ |
| 48 /100 Beverages and More (BevMo!) - Fresno (Beer Store) 7639 N BLACKSTONE AVE “This place blows. Too corporate, they do not age their beer. The workers are very friendly, but not very knowledgable when it comes to craft beer. Wish this place had more too offer. The distribution to Fresno sucks too bad for this store to be any good.“ |
| 58 /100 Beverages and More (BevMo!) - Fresno (Beer Store) 7639 N BLACKSTONE AVE “It’s another BevMo. Some employees know beer, most don’t really care. The plus for this location is that it may stock "local" beers other BevMos don’t. For that reason it is worth a visit, if you aren’t too far away.“ |
| 72 /100 BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse - Fresno (Restaurant) 715 E SHAW AVE “This is pretty much like most BJ’s. And for Fresno, we will take what we can get! Before a big game at Fresno State University. Before a big Concert at the Safe Mart Center, this is a good place to go! The staff is sometimes very knowledgeable. The food can be better than OK, and for Fresno, we will take what we can get.
A small rack of taps of NO BMC! He** YEAAHH!!
They have the usual:
BJ’s beer and:
They often have a Sierra Nevada special of some sort
they sometimes have the wonderful Owens IPA [good stuff]
Not a bad place to have a meal, family friendly and decent Beer as well!“ |
| 84 /100 Moynihan’s (Bar) 7089 N MARKS AVE “Excellent Selection (over 140 beers available). Bar staff is friendly and knowledgeable. Bar is always full every day of the week. Early in the evening there is an older crowd of about 40’s and 50’s. Later in the night a younger crowd comes in. The place is open til 2. Overall a great laid back neighborhood bar.“ |
| 74 /100 Moynihan’s (Bar) 7089 N MARKS AVE “I was driving through Fresno, so I decided to visit this bar. The ownership and name changed a few months ago - it is now called Moynihan’s Pub. The former owner (John) was a customer on this night, and we chatted for a while over a beer. John, who is a very knowledgeable and pleasant beer guy, decided to retire. The new owner is trying to maintain the same stock of interesting beers, but was out of some of the best ones. Let’s hope he keeps it going. He seems to be focusing on British and Irish beers, but there are a few good Belgians and domestic microbrews. The bar has no food, but there is an excellent Italian restaurant in the same strip mall.“ |
| 76 /100 Even You Can Brew (Homebrew Shop) 3402 N BLACKSTONE, STE 124 “This Homebrew shop is inside a cigar and tobacco shop. To me that’s a little weird, but I suppose it keeps the hour open better. However, they do [very unusually, especially for California] allow smoking within the building.
The selection is pretty good, and i do believer they’d try to order anything you might wasn’t. I’ve bought several kits there, and have been happy with the ingredients and quality. They have a lot of equipment and "starter" kits as well, and they appear to be good for beginners.
Ambiance and Service depends on who’s working, and if you like smoke or not....“ |
| 72 /100 BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse - Fresno (Restaurant) 715 E SHAW AVE “beer is average, but i really enjoyed my visit here, great service, real good food.“ |
| 62 /100 Whole Foods Market - Fresno (Grocery Store) 650 W SHAW AVE “Had some nice ciders, but that is about all that I couldn’t get in town. but still being whole foods is a plus.“ |
| 100 /100 Moynihan’s (Bar) 7089 N MARKS AVE “Okay I am a little biased about the pub. It is overall my favorite place to have a good beer. I guess it is because John the bartender was the one person that got me started on drinking good beer. You cannot find a nicer guy in the world. This bar is what an old Irish pub is supposed to be like. A place to go and have a pint with friends, or a place to go and learn about beer from one of the most knowledgeable bartenders around. Had to put a 5 in the food category because of the pretzels! I feel proud to be Irish when I walk into this pub; it is a must if you are in Fresno. Thanks John!!“ |
| 56 /100 Beverages and More (BevMo!) - Fresno (Beer Store) 7639 N BLACKSTONE AVE “I agree with loweredsixth“ |
