Best place in town!
Drinks and food: fantastic beers on a rotation that always keeps things fresh and interesting; always a variety of fruity/sour (but not too sour), malty, and hoppy offerings, plus a phenomenal root beer (option to make it a float!) and various fruit flavors that you can add to either alcoholic or non-alcoholic seltzers. Canned sodas and THC seltzers also sold. You can get piping hot pizza (with five topping varieties) from local company Great North, and there are several popcorn flavor options from a local business over in Perham, MN. I personally thought I hated sours but this brewery won me over and I loooove their sours! Jamaican Me Sour is my favorite with its pineapple juice base but the Rhuby Red (strawberry rhubarb) and the peach sour are also so yummy that I rotate which one I order. The employees are super nice and always offer to let you sample different beers in tiny sample size cups so I never feel pressured to order something I'm not sure if I'll like. I love that outside food is welcome so we can bring in a dairy free pizza for our family at the puzzles, pints, and pizza events in addition to the Great North pizza that Bucks Mill provides. The event drink tickets are also good for non alcoholic drinks including the canned sodas.
The space and clientele: Most welcoming, family friendly and gorgeous (and affordable) gathering place in town! Spacious, beautifully decorated, warm lighting, ample and varied seating (tall tables, high bar by taps and another in front of two TVs, picnic tables, and cozy alcove seating. Love the three options for space rentals including a side room (the grist), area by the mall entrance and pinball machines (slackwater area), and The Overlook upstairs (where the bean bag toss games and kids play area is located along with more high tables and picnic tables). Impressive board game zone has probably 100 games at least, and I love the C Puzzles Pints and Pizza events they hold over the fall/winter! Love to make it a family event. There's also trivia every Weds, cribbage tournaments every Monday, and occasional ax throwing events. Oh! And I love the painting events (canvas painting and pottery painting) events that they host in collaboration with local businesses!
Moving to a small town isn't bad when it's got such a community-centric and welcoming place like Bucks Mill! read more