Last Best Brewing and Distilling is a warmly rustic and modern establishment in downtown Calgary. The historical significance of their name is an interesting story, so be sure to read it. My server was the fantastic Jackie. Down-to-earth friendliness, efficient and helpful. We got along very well. I opted for their Fortunella Gin with Tonic. Fantastic flavors and quite smooth. Two of those and I was feeling fine. For lunch I ordered the Steak Sandwich with a Caesar Salad. The salad was substantial and tasty. The steak sandwich had good flavor, but was tougher and fattier than I hoped for. Jackie also offered exceptional assistance with some merchandise I bought as well. My first visit to Last Best will not be my last. Thanks Jackie! read more

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This was our first stop after landing from San Diego and we both enjoyed our visit. It was a Tuesday evening, so the place was a little quiet, but it looked like there was plenty of room for big and small groups. Started with the gyoza and salt & pepper wings. The wings stole the show; they were crispy and flavorful. I asked for a side of their buffalo sauce and LOVED it. I got the chicken sandwich after that. I wish it had a little more sauce, but still enjoyed it. The side of fries were nicely crisped and tasty as well. My partner order the curry rice bowl with tofu. She enjoyed it, and appreciated how much tofu was in the dish. The beer was great too, which was a pleasant surprise coming from the San Diego beer scene. Finally, our waitress was super friendly and helpful. I'd definitely recommend stopping by. read more

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Found this place on our last night in Calgary and had a fun time as a family. Server was very attentive and food was great. I'd only give it four stars due to the noise and chaos, but I think that's the vibe they're going for. So if you're into that then it would be 5 stars for you! read more

This was a great find for the beer and the food. Our waitress was the best as was the hostess. If we lived in Calgary we'd be frequent customers. read more

I stopped by Last Best briefly for their burger. The food was decent but not memorable, the place had a decent vibe, so I'd give it 6.5/10. read more

Last Best Brewing & Distilling - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Good food. Lots of gin options of that's your thing. No complaints really just nothing amazing.

This place was SUPER cool. It's huge on the inside and has fantastic bar seating and an adorable patio. We were here on a weekday afternoon so service was fantastic, if we were local we would work from here on a regular basis. Card games at the bar and a beer for everyone. I did a flight and they had so many good options! If you're looking for a good craft beer stop, this is it. read more

Last Best Brewing & Distilling - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Wasn't too impressed with this brewery. Our first impression wasn't good. There's a sign that says to wait to be seated. We waited for about 5 minutes and nobody acknowledged us even though employees were walking by and some had made eye contact with us. We eventually sat ourselves at the bar due to the lack of service. We placed our order for some beers, (flight) which were ok. It took us some time to flag someone down to order some chicken wings, then took even longer to flag someone down to get the check. The bartenders stay busy but they have so many employees just walking around, it just seems like the bartenders are the only ones doing the work. I would skip this place if you visit Calgary. Food and beers aren't worth the wait. read more

Last Best Brewing & Distilling - a flight of beers - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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Typical pub fare, Beer flights were good price. Unique experience with their gin tasting flight. A very traditional gin flavor. Beer styles range from local and light to dark and European read more

Last Best Brewing & Distilling - Beer Flight - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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Great food, courteous, staff, and good food. Atmosphere in the restaurant was excellent and was kid friendly for my family just randomly walking in. Did I mention the staff was very friendly and helpful? read more

Food and drinks were great and Lina made our experience the best!! Nice bar restaurant ambiance

Lina is the greatest server in the game. Would come back just for her. Food and drinks great too. Visiting from CA

Great food, drink and exceptional service by our server, Lina! She made our experience outstanding.

Went in for the Bison burger but it's no longer on the menu, smash burger was lit but the Asian wings not so much. They have a good hazy brew, pizza, service and atmosphere. read more

Last Best Brewing & Distilling - Brew at the bar fam - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

I was there on Friday April the 11th in the evening for a Birthday party and the service was spectacular. Our server was Bianca, and she was very understanding as people were coming and leaving through out. The service was fast and she was amazingly friendly. She would certainly motivate us all to go back there very soon! Thank you Bianca for making my friends Birthday such a great evening ! Sean read more

Stopped by for lunch. Ordered a couple salads and chicken wings for our group. The salads (one with beets, one with quinoa) were fantastic. Delicious and healthy. My son liked his wings as well. As for drinks, my wife had a flight (6 beers) and I had a pint as well as a flight of gin. If you're a gin fan, definitely try them-they make their own and they are all quite good. Good service and nice eating area outside. Would def recommend. read more

Nice western themed brewery. Bartender was knowledgeable about the beer they served and attentive. Enjoyed the beer. The tortilla soup on special was really just spicy tomato. read more

Came here for a work get together after they catered the event I was coming from. Some of the best beer I've had in Canada, so good that after my first pint I got a flight like a tourist and whilst I didn't like everything it certainly went the gamut of flavors, beer types and hops strength. There's gotta be something here for everyone and I even bought a shirt for my wife. Sat at the bar and the bartender could not have been any friendlier, great experience and solid option for beer drinkers. read more

Last Best Brewing & Distilling - a flight of beers - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Awesome ambiance and a great location to start or finish your night. Happy Hour is full of great bar food and a healthy discount on their solid beers. Staff is happy to greet you and will keep your glasses full! The salt n vinegar chips are perfect as an afternoon bar snack while sipping their awesome ipa and planning your evening. read more

Great atmosphere and service! Thank you to Ben for making us feel so welcome in Canada!! Loved the Tokyo Drift and the awesome oh my that gin!!! read more

This is a hidden gem for sure! Spent one night in Calgary during Stampede and it was the highlight of our trip. The servers were great and helpful along with the patrons. From the outside it doesn't look like much but when you walk inside it's very nice and hip. The beers on tap are great as well. read more

I got the Korean fried chicken sandwich and it was amazing. One of the best chicken sandwiches I have ever had. Portion sizes were great and service was incredible. Would highly recommend read more

Last Best Brewing & Distilling - Korean fried chicken sandwich - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Last Best Brewing is the First and Best Brewery we visited during our Weekend in Calgary. An awesome beer list, a killer patio and delicious food. The place is huge! Outside, Inside, Upstairs. But on a nice sunny day, we decided to enjoy the last of the Patio season. Sampler of 6 the way to go as there are so many interesting beers available and how could I just pick one? And of course something to go with the beers. Smoked Lamb Ribs was fatty and tender with Spicy Korean BBQ Sauce! The plating was creative and artistic! I would never expect a brewery has this level of sophistication. Located right in Downtown area. Easily accessible by foot or public transit. Highly Recommended! read more

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We went in the middle of the day so it was a little slow but even then there was a great atmosphere. Great selection of beer at great prices, the food was delicious and our server was fantastic! We will be back next time we are in town for sure. read more

This is not the type of brewery I am usually drawn to. It's big and busy. We went in the frigid January timeframe in Calgary to meet some friends the night before a wedding. The food was quick and tasted fine-the typical pub food type of items. I liked the fries but I'm a fry snob. My friends enjoyed their pizzas! The service was okay -- like I said they were PACKED so I won't hold anything against them. They had quite a few beers of your usual tap list variety. Nothing was too unique or stand out, but they were good. Also the happy hour is pretty great. read more

The patio was packed but inside was fairly empty. We shared a picnic table with another couple. I wanted to order a sampler, and I tried but they ran out of 4 of the beers, so basically there wasn't anything to try. I ended up with an IPA but couldn't enjoy it because the server forgot my order while my friends went to the bar and order a cocktail. We tried to flag her down but she was fairly busy with an attitude and ignored us for awhile. The people next to us were frustrated as well. We did order poutine and it was a waste of money. It was so small and tasteless. Supposedly a popular item. We finished that and my friends finished their drinks and my beer finally came out, when we were able to flag down the waitress. I didn't get to enjoy it and chug it down since we were heading out. Note to self- next time order at bar or sit on the other servers side. read more

Last Best Brewing & Distilling - Poutine with pig ear - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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Downtown, usual young crowd. Nice clean establishment, including restrooms. Had Korean Chicken Wings. Which were just right spicy, crispy and delicious. Bought a growler of craft beer as a present after tasting it on tap. I'll be back for those wings next time! read more

Great place with lots of drink options and tasty food! Their fried pickle chips are really tasty! Definitely recommend stopping by this place for drinks or for a bite to eat. read more

Had 3 different IPAs and wife had the local lager and Mexican style lager. The Foradora gin cocktails for my daughter also very good. We sampled several appetizers also very good. The bar ambiance was great. Waitress was super friendly and fun read more

I only came here for drinks. Well they have pretty good happy hour deals. If you are looking for cheap beer, they have $2 beer if you come here before 6pm. I had a mojito. Not bad not bad. They brew they own beer and you could get a growler here if you like. I have to come back for food. When the server walked by with the food, it smelled good. Heard from colleague they have good beer and good food here. Guaranteed consistency. read more

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There are so many breweries in Calgary - how do you choose?? We had just passed two and my guy swore that we would find more if we just kept walking closer to our hotel. We ended up walking by this huge building and when we saw BEER, we immediately stopped and peeked in. I was freezing (def out of my element in Canadian winter) and just wanted to go somewhere, ANYWHERE warm. I was pretty surprised when we walked in and found a huge bar/restaurant filled with people. I mean...it was mid afternoon so I wasn't expecting a crowd but apparently happy hour was 2PM - 6PM. FOUR HOURS. Score! Their beer list is loooooong, as is their HH menu. They also specialize in gin which is pretty dang cool, coming from a former gin lover. I'm all whiskey now but would have been all over that gin menu. Nothing was over $5 on that drink HH menu. I mean, a 16 oz local craft beer for $5? Crazy. They had so many screens on and holiday decor still up...it was awesome. Just the place to kill a couple of hours while watching the game(s.) Only taking one star off because service could have been better. We were spoiled all over Calgary with the hospitality so we may have had high expectations, but seriously...the bartender probably only spoke ten words to us. Other than that, super solid place. read more

Relaxed atmosphere. Attentive service. Enjoyed our meal-roasted carrots so good. Tasty cocktails.

Good food with a nice outdoor seating area. The gin cocktails were very good and I'm not a gin drinker. Service was great.

We came in on a very chilly long weekend for some beers after dinner. The place wasn't too busy- we were able to have a booth to ourselves. This is a nice, big place with a large bar, plenty of seating, a kitchen, and a brewery in the back. There were a lot of tvs in view and the noise level wasn't too loud. We didn't order any food, but it looked like they have an awesome selection! We each got a beer flight, and I was pleasantly surprised to hear that if I didn't like one of the ones chosen for me that I could exchange it. The server understood my taste really well, though I did take her up on swiping a stout for the coffee flavoured beer. Delicious, and decently priced. My one complaint was the speed of service. I'm guessing they were short staffed, but we had to wait forever to order, to be checked on, to get our bill, and to pay. Otherwise this was a fantastic experience! read more

this place is the real deal. Large selection of food choices, great beer, and Gin cocktails. Service was top notch with our food coming out of a busy kitchen very quickly. You need to try the pizza!! we had a gluten free and it was amazing. Thank you for making our evening out a perfect 10. we will be back! read more

Good beer, excellent service and food was delivered in reasonable time with excellent quality. Highly recommend trying their Dill Pickle chips (If available). Would go back without question. read more

Hands down the best place for nachos in the entire world. Seriously recommend them to anyone!!! Staff are super friendly and love the vibe. Actually celebrated my 23rd birthday here in December (: 4 stars because they are never available on door dash or Togo!! EVER! And I've come here before to show my mom (whose from california) and the whole place was rented out... nothing online or Togo option. Sadly couldn't share one of my fav places with her. Would love to take my boyfriend here once this pandemic is over (: read more

Great atmosphere and decor. Good work on the beers, and killer happy hour deal. I accidentally find the place, and when noticed the happy hour is $2 half pint (what?!!), I need to stay. Tried their dark larger, porter, and summer ale. All delicious. read more

Last Best Brewing & Distilling - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Love their beers and the salad I had there was delicious! Music tends to be a bit loud but we asked to have music lowered a bit and no problem. read more

Fresh ingredients, fabulous taste, and fun vibe this one is a nice place to visit when in the city. Not a huge salad person but decided to give it a go as a side and I was so surprised. Filled with greens, pecans, feta, what I'm guessing is pickled radish topped with a sweet but tart dressing, it had my taste buds jumping with joy. The korean fried chicken sandwich was delicious, perfect amount of crisp to chicken ratio, but they put two pieces of chicken in there and they are quite big. Needless to say I had to take one out, but ended up eating it separately and that was just as good if not better. Overall a place I'd recommend! read more

Last Best Brewing & Distilling - Korean fried chicken sandwich - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta