Killer vibe and decor!! Super friendly staff and most importantly really cold beverages. If you're…read moreeven remotely in the area, well worth the trip 10/10. Will be back!!

Love the environment here It's a great set up we hope to…read moresee many years of fun here It's a beautiful place very wonderfully restored They have a menu and you can also bring your own food in which makes dealing with a toddler so much easier

I've enjoyed and been in love with Lucky Brewing's chocolate stout that they specifically made for…read moreThe Pub McDonough in Granbury for quite some time and been meaning to drive out to Dublin to check out whatever else they brew and bottle. So glad we finally made it out! The vibe and layout of the place was cool, very easy to just spend the whole day soaking in the views and meeting new people. We loved most everything we tried, especially their Vanilla Cream hard seltzer. I enjoyed their wine offerings too, as well as their charcuterie. Can't forget to mention... the service was top notch! We hope to return very soon :)

Nice. First off, I love the whole local brewery culture. 230+ visited so far. You guys do it well…read moreand in a unique way, with the winery/brewery combo. Good, solid beer menu, beautiful outdoor setting, warm friendly crowd of locals. A place worth returning over and over. Cheers!

The service and the beer were both fantastic. So much so that we even took a growler home! They…read morealso had a food truck visiting that day, which was delicious. Really great place to stop by for a drink.

Great everything, food, service, ambience. All around great experience. Can't wait to go back !!!!read more

My dad told me he was taking us to an "award winning" restaurant in Coleman. I kind of chuckled but…read morethen realized he was serious. The Pizzeria is adjacent to-- and runs in tandem with-- a smokehouse next door. Mh daughter and I don't eat meat, so pizza was the better choice for us. All the tables were full when we arrived, so they seated us at the bar but agreed to seat us at a table when one opened up. We were at a table before it was time to take our food orders. My dad had wedge salad, I had the fungi pizza (minus the cheese), and my daughter had the cheese pizza. --she said it was the best pizza she had ever had. The service was quick, the decor was very "Texas"-- kind of sparse with wooden planks and dim lighting, yet modern-- and the food was great. We would definitely eat here again.

Probably the best pizza in a 250 mile radius. Super high quality pizza. Cool vibe. Really nice…read moreservice. Required stop ever time we drive northwest from Austin. They can go toe-to-toe with any Austin pizza place and with plenty of NYC pizza places.

Cool lil spot with food trucks and great beers that we enjoyed for our lunch stop on a Saturday…read moreafter a long day of exploring Salado. There was ample seating and it was nice to walk to the nearby creek/river for some pics.

The outdoor ambience by the Salado creek is nice with many children playing around. This is a fun…read moreplace for a big group. You can order from a limited menu at the outdoor bar, or go inside for the full menu. I asked the bartender about the non-beer drinks they have, and he told me about the short list of options. I opted for the siren seltzer, which he said tastes exactly like a strawberry White Claw. It unfortunately tasted very bitter and did not taste like one at all. My friend who is very familiar with White Claws tried it and confirmed my findings.

My wife and I enjoyed our afternoon visit. This is a new location at 834 S 3rd street. They share…read moretheir taproom with Abilene axe, plus there's TVs and a pool table, We sat at the bar & enjoyed chatting with the owner. Loved my flight of 3 blondes and the peanut butter stout. What's pretty cool is that you can buy any tap at $5-$6 per 16oz can, canned while you drink. Primal rotates beers often. Stop by this place...

We had stopped by here for some beer. We found this place near by and it's really a great place…read more The owner Carl was really nice and Friendly. The beers were all good. We are not sure if we will ever make trip back to Abilene. If we do, we will definitely come back here.

Belton Texas treated me pretty well when I visited. Mostly because Nolan Creek Brewery served up a…read moregood time with their pints and fun stuff for my toddler to play with. You'll see a buncha wooden tables that gives this place an "off pub" look but still very nice and warm. Friendly staff recommended a few brews for me to try and the pricing was great. I got 2 beers, an IPA and a blonde to taste. Both were refreshing and delicious and I ordered a side of dill dip and pretzels (which i didn't really care for). Beers tasty, snacks are good, stuff for my toddler to do. I had a good time there. Thanks Nolan Creek Brewery!

When you're out in the middle of central Texas, full of BBQ, and time on your hands waiting for…read moreyour big brother's graduation (CONGRATULATIONS Bruh!!!!!), what do you do? You take a flight! Small towns make walking around easy. My family went antiquing, and I waltzed on over to the local brewery. Walking in, it was still early afternoon. There is a massive parking lot for retail outside. The brewery has a patio out front, and ample seating inside. I chatted up a local fella at the bar for a bit. He put me onto the Pioneer Porter, which was very tasty. My favorite was the Creekside Warmer, an 8.3% Winter brew. Very tasty. The ramblers Amber and the Coyotes Call were very good too. The place is very clean, the staff is friendly and chatty. They have events throughout the week, and Mimosas for those so inclined! There is a food menu, but I did not partake in the chewables. Pricing was good too, can't complain. If I find myself out in those parts again, I'd be back!

Service was great. The wait staff were very friendly and the food was good for an afternoon snackread more

This place is a great local hangout and really an awesome place in general! From the craft beers to…read morethe nice guy brothers, the books, the games (yes all kinds), the cool brewery stuff and even the tables outside. Just a great place for a break. Chill out on the nice big couches or outside in the open air, meet your friends for beers and games or chat away over a Elysian Fields cool one. A real open atmosphere and DOG FRIENDLY!!! Whoohooo! Sorry, love my dog...cough cough. I enjoyed myself and it's brother approved! Military are more than welcome here, weary travelers wet your whistle and enjoy the downtown atmosphere, a nice place to be and great beers!

I drive the Vegas - Austin commute at least once a year, and I've always dreaded the distance…read morebetween Albuquerque and Austin... a long boring stretch with no interesting stops in between to give my weary body a break. I usually avoid going through Abilene but when I saw Grain Theory pop up on an online search, I was sufficiently hungry and needing a rest so I decided to take a different route and headed to downtown Abilene. I was pleasantly surprised at the cute downtown, even more excited to find a fashionable brewery with good food and chill vibes after a long day of driving. I had dinner in the outdoor area as the sun set, and this was a lovely way wrap my day.

I will forever be amazed by cool places, especially when they appear in unexpected cities like…read moreAbilene. Located on the second story of a beautiful building in downtown Abilene sits Grain Theory, a brewpub and coffee shop towering over the city. It is a mixed indoor-outdoor space with plenty of shaded outdoor and cooled indoor seating. Looking at their tap list, my girlfriend and I were impressed by their unique beers to try. I started with the Strawberry Peach Tonic (Fruited Hard Seltzer) and she had a Bella Rose (Rosé IPA). Both were served in cool glasses, with mine being tall and skinny and hers being almost like a wine glass. Shocking to nobody, mine was quite fruity while her Rosé IPA was hoppy with an underlying rosé flavor. Next, I ordered their Oktoberfest (German Märzen) and she had their Season's End (Belgian Dubbel). She described her drink as tasting like a Biscoff cookie. My Oktoberfest was quite malty, and I was a big fan. To close, we both ordered their Luscent (Belgian Table Beer) because small beers are back in fashion and I wanted to try it. It was obviously very light but still had a good flavor that was very bready. Nice and easy to close out our drinks with. They also have food and coffee that we didn't try, but the food looked sensational from what we saw others eating. They also have plenty of board games and card games to play while you're at the brewery and many beers available to take to-go. My only minor complaint is the lack of TVs in the brewery. Maybe it's a purposeful decision, but Texas Tech was playing football, and it would be a great place to watch the game. The bartenders are very friendly and willing to let you try and sample as many beers as you need to make your decision. Grain Theory feels like the kind of place every small Texas city wishes it had. I am very excited to come back here and try more beers, especially with how excellent the space is. RIYL: Cool-shaped beer glasses or a rooftop bar