Yet another new opening of a craft beer bar here in the 'hood. This one's been in the works for…read moreawhile and finally opened recently. Boasting a solid 30 taps, from somewhere between 15-20 different breweries, it's one of the better stocked places around. There's a certain staid formality to the service, the barmen in leather aprons and offering up an amiable, though short of friendly greeting and serving of beer. There's even a doorman with a clipboard, deciding if you can come in or not, despite the fact that the place has far fewer attendees (at least so far) than the other beer spots within a block or so. It has less of a feel of a trendy, hopping place to hang out and more of a place for serious beer drinkers to come and sample.
The selection of beers doesn't list a size, and different beers get different glassware - just eyeballing it, I'd say that you're getting anywhere from a half to a full pint, depending on which beer, you just don't know in advance. And, it's a little pricey, with about 2/3 of the list coming in at 90 pesos and the remainder at 100. There is a happy hour during early evening, from 6:30 to 8:30, but rather than a flat reduced price, the offering is any of the 90 peso priced beers, a second one for only 30 pesos more, i.e., 120 pesos for two beers. They don't have to be the same, but they are limited to the "lower" priced beers. You do get a little board with some cheese and cold cuts on it to accompany your beer.
The menu specialty is pizza - with a dozen varieties available by the slice. It's not the best pizza I've ever had, it's not the worst. The crust is a little chewy, and not in a good way - I think it simply needed to have been left to rise a bit longer and get a lighter texture. The cheese is a bit oily, but flavorful. The "pepperoni", which I tried with great hopes, was, as is so typical here, not pepperoni, but just some sort of mildly spicy salami. Ah well. They do have a combo price of a beer and a slice for 130 pesos, which saves you a whopping 10 pesos over the two ordered separately (again, 90 peso beers only) - as slices come in at a hefty 50 pesos apiece. Considering that the 10 peso difference between the two "levels" of beer amounts to a whole 55 cents U.S., personally, I think they should just price them all the same and be done with it. Would I go back? Yes, mostly just because of the beer selection over the other spots in the area, as well as, I tend to like a quieter bar.
