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The drinks came in a acceptable time, I ordered a Reuben and received that in a semi soggy condition, The bottom was all wet but the top was dry. At about 9:45 Nicole started passing out checks and she did have a few wrong. She added an extra beer on to my bill whereas the gentleman next to me was missing a beer on his bill. We told her that was alright since the gentleman next to me just gave me the money for one beer.

At 10:45 PM we were still sitting there waiting for our bill. I went to look for the Manager and found him at the register together with the waitress and a pile of tickets. When I told him that this borders on Hostage taking he told me that they could not handle "so many credit cards" I don't know why 9 credit cards over a one hour period is "so many". My complain ended in a somewhat louder argument since the manager did not have the courtesy to let me finish what I had to say. He finally asked me for my name and then gave me a ticket that was wrong. I told them that the amount was wrong and I would like to pay for the items I consumed when Nicole said, in a very sarcastic tone that since the bill was too low that would be alright with me. The manager told me then that I was no longer welcome there and asked me to leave. That is what I wanted for the past hour anyway and I do not plan on going back there!

The beer isn't bad, but it isn't anything special either. No better than Judge Baldwins and not as good as Bristol, Rockbottom, or Phantom Canyon. The food is cheap--but it is cheap food. You aren't paying much but you aren't getting anything worth going out of your way for (and you certainly aren't getting anything worth the wait!). The salad was quite good but the entrees quite ordinary--slightly better than the Air Force Academy chow hall, but not a lot.

On a Friday evening, we waited for over 35 minutes for a table, while there were over a dozen tables empty and just sitting there. No explanation, nothing. People who arrived latter were waiting longer, and they never filled the tables. Talked to the manager after dinner, and his explanation that the kitchen was backed up might have been true, but no explanation that they were working to improve things or anything (this guy really seemed more interested in justifying himself than customer service, I was trying to explain that it was unacceptable and he seemed more interested in explaining why what they were doing was correct). They haven't been open long and what is supposed to be one of there best beers was not available (and apparently they had been out last weekend also as the people next to use said "again this week" when they found out--they haven't been open that long!). Also, a glass of wine arrived with a huge amount of lipstick on the glass--it obviously had never seen the inside of a sink since its last use let alone a dishwasher. The server said "sorry" but I still paid for the glass of (replacement) wine; this is very low rent behavior on the part of the management. Any reasonably decent restaurant would have comp'd the glass of wine(yeah, I know this is a beer pub--but my date wanted wine with her entree and she should get a clean glass; she did have the Heffeweizen as a starter). And that makes you wonder about the over all sanitary conditions of the kitchen and bar.

I'm sad to say you should go somewhere else. I do hope they get a new, more experienced manager who can actually get things under control. But given that on a Friday night, when I asked to see the manager and got the manager and not the owner, I doubt they will.

XMTI

We look forward to popping open the new growler of Brunette and look to the scale-up of the Toasted Coconut so we can bring some home. It is the best German-Chocolate-Cake-in-a-Glass we've ever had - My (Chris) new all time favorite.

We will proudly wear the T-Shirts and be your walking billboards.

Thanks again from your fans in MN, Chris, Paul and Erin

Sorry if I take your unsigned review with a pinch of salt, but I'll listen to all the people who voted us the Favorite Brewery at the All Colorado Beerfest and Summit Brewfest & BBQ. That's the way I see it. I've never done anything so so or pedestrian in my life. Duane Lujan Duane Lujan

I'm still waiting for the big beers on tap instead of the same nut brown, red, fruit and blond you can get anywhere else.

Sorry, Duane. That's just how I see it.