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    Nostalgia Brewing

    3.6 (54 reviews)
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    NOSTALGIA BREWING ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Happy hour specials
    Outdoor seating

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    a pint of beer on a table
    Valerie W.

    Nice brewery, tons of choices, great setting... Perfect!! I wandered in waaaaay off hours (2 pm on a Saturday afternoon) but think the relaxed, multiple-options for indoor/outdoor seating, cool, industrial feel, and friendly/knowledgeable people at the bar will be great any time, day or night!! Make sure you look over all their tempting offerings carefully... I picked my perfectly acceptable choice (peanut butter porter?) and then proceeded to see about 3 or 4 that would have been equally good/better? Not sure when/if I'm ever going to venture into another brewery w/out my favorite export beer connoisseur (impossibly hard...too much NOSTALGIA, even in a brewery we never visited) but it's a nice spot!!

    Baked chicken wings. Jamaican Jerk and Spicy Cinnamon Chipotle.
    Susan S.

    Nice, informal place. Lots of beer. Not much wine, which I drink. Baked chicken wings. DELICIOUS!!

    Alexa N.

    I have been passing Nostalgia Brewing for half a year and have been meaning to try it. The outside is so welcoming with their sign. When I walked in, I felt very comfortable because of the environment they have set. It's very casual and has a lot of space and seating. There was a retirement party happening when I was there so that just tells you how much space they have! I appreciated that they have a variety of games for you to play while you are there having some drinks and food (Battleship, Guess Who, Apples to Apples - to name a few). I am actually not a beer drinker, but their beer list isn't too overwhelming. They have enough options for all types of beer drinkers and some crafty names for the beer, such as Marty McFly. It just makes you want to drink it! They also have cocktails and wine for anyone who is not a beer drinker. My friend and I got two flights and they are $10 each. Not badly priced at all. The mead is NOT a part of the flight. The beer and cider is okay. Nothing stood out to me, but nothing was terrible. We also ordered some food; tater tots, buffalo wings, and an Italian sub. For what we ordered, we waited a long time for it. Probably 30 minutes. The food was average. The tots were not really crunchy. The wings were okay - it had a quality of frozen wings you'd buy at the store. I appreciated the baguette they used for the sub. I think that was my favorite part. I just thought the food was expensive compared to the quality. Overall, it's a good place to come play some games with friends and have a drink.

    The Creekside
    Steve A.

    A new brewery. Nostalgia has a good selection. The owners had run Multiple Brewing in Nelsonville. It takes the place of Pigskin Brewing. Still new but they have a good variety. Bar is long and has many places you can sit at it. Patio is another nice area. The tables all are outside. It may be new but they have several of their selections already. My favorite was the Creekside. It's about $5.50 for a pint. This is crispy and smooth. They do have lots of beer on tap. It's some of their own along with many guest beers. They could make more of their own and do good.

    Flight of Beer (4 for $8)
    Stephanie L.

    Finally got to try some real food here tonight from their expanded menu! In addition the patio is open so come out and enjoy the nice weather with their new full menu! The prices are surprisingly low. We each got a sandwich + a side for about 8-9 dollars. Granted the sandwiches were arguably small-ish (for Americas ha) but still an amazing value for what you get. ITALIAN SUB - This was good, spicy to me, but good. The perfect amount of tangy. Only problem with this was that I ordered it without onions and there they were. I think this had to do with the servers working the floor but I'll get to that in a minute. As a side I got their soup of the week -- beef and barley. Yum! The beef was high quality but could have stood to be drained better before being added to the soup -- there was a lot of grease floating on top. POT ROAST SANDWICH - Yum, just as good as the mini slider. Amazing quality meat. My partner got mac and cheese as his side... not bad by any means but nothing to crave. As for the service comment I made, this is the third time I've been here and the third time I've felt like they were understaffed. For the entire inside, the bar, the entire covered patio, AND the uncovered patio there were 2 people on the floor. I have no beef with either of the employees working tonight -- it was very clear they were in high gear. Management should definitely add some staff to the floor though earlier on in the night (we saw one additional staff member come in at 8pm)... for the sake of the customers and their employees. My request for no onion on my sandwich fell through the cracks, I saw many people wait for a long time to be approached with menus or to order.

    Very very themed
    Kayla B.

    Nostalgia was super cute. I loved their old-school "theme", and the seating was really comfortable. It was a bit hot with all of the windows and walls open mid-summer heat-wave, but the Mac & Cheese was delicious, and they had a great variety of beer types to suit most beer drinkers' needs. NOTES: -Located in a Designated Outdoor Recreation Area - so you can take your beers outside and enjoy a little bit of sunshine if that's your jam! -There's a huge parking gargage about a block and a half's walk away. You'll walk through the middle of the outdoor area (and it's cute fountain and bridge), and it looks adorable. -Most of the available walls were open for air flow when we were here. -Good variety of different types of seating. There's bar seating next to the taps, picnic table seating, and some tables with four armless chairs indoors. All of the outdoor chairs have arms. -They have cans to-go too. Smaller selection than what they have available, but it exists. -QR codes available on tables to view the menu up-close if you're not in easy viewing of the menus. -Nostalgia Brewing has themed cocktails, their own beers, and a selection of wine too. It isn't just beers here! PROS: -The "old school gamer" theme here is adorable and nerdy. There are Pac Mac draft handles, giant Star Wars character cut-outs, Tetris bricks on the walls, and the entire place uses a "pixel" font. -We both really, really liked the Pretzel Bites. Their beer cheese is SO good. I highly recommend planning to eat these while they're still fresh and delivered to your table. As soon as they get cold, they get rock hard, but while they're still warm, they're amazing. -I was super, super, duper excited to have a Mac and Cheese Skillet. SUPER excited. I got the Mac & Cheese Skillet with Chicken, Bacon, and Ranch (with a request to hold the Bacon). It was just as delicious as expected, and it had a nice, smokey flavor that was a great addition. So creamy and delicious, and I only finished about half of it. My tablemate didn't finish all their food either. Those are some big portion sizes! -Service was very, very friendly and attentive. Our server stopped in constantly, was happy to refill my soda and our waters, and was very friendly. They knew a lot about the offerings - which was helpful because we hadn't been here before. CONS: -The beer flight plate/container feels a bit cheap. (Well, it is. It's just PVC piping put together.) This doesn't necessarily affect my experience, but I hope Nostalgia ends up getting the funds to be able to upgrade these. A flight board can really be a defining characteristic of a brewery, and theirs is okay and functional - but I hope to see it looking more on-brand someday. -All of their beer has a slight metallic taste. We both think it's likely just Gahanna's natural water taste. It doesn't affect the beers too much, but it's definitely something you can taste. -We weren't super impressed by any of the beers. None of them were bad that we tried (none at all!) and they were totally worth trying, but when we were walking out and trying to decide which cans of beer we wanted to take home, we couldn't really find one that seemed worth having more cans of. Hopefully we'll fall in love with more things on their next rotation. (The ones we were really excited for were tapped out this time around.)

    Salad with chicken
    Liz A.

    This place was perfect for what we needed - a convenient place to gather near the yoga studio which could accommodate a group for lunch on a Sunday morning. The owner was nice enough to let our group in before their actual opening time. It took a while for guests to arrive - and we had the whole "patio" (temporary walls put up with heating lamps - did a great job for December!) to ourselves. Casual picnic table seating with a water station available to get some self-serve while we gathered. The menu was very limited. But apparently it had enough so that everyone had something they could eat. For me - who only eats salads - I was pleased they had a simple salad which I could get chicken added to. Hubby got the Italian sub. They were clearly not equipped for a group our size - but everyone got a drink and everyone got food. My salad was fresh and the chicken breast was moist and flavorful. Hubby's sub was fine. Pricing was fair - given the type of food they serve. I think the location, overall, is great. The Creekside parking garage is close by - as is street parking and the city lot. I'm sure it's nice on a summer evening. Will I be back? Nope. I don't drink. And even though I was told they are adding another salad to the menu, I think the draw is more for the drinking crowd - and not people like me. That being said, I had a nice time celebrating with our group there and appreciate them having us.

    Braised BBQ Beef Mash Bowl
    Keenan T.

    Great parking. Fast service for carry out. The Buffalo Mac and cheese was quite spicy. The beer cheese and the melted cheese on top was an odd combination. The braised beef was comfort food at it's finest. The Reese's s'mores were very smooth and came with a lot of gram crackers to dip.

    Drew B.

    Great open air brewery with food options in the Creekside area of Gahanna. We enjoyed the "We Made You A Mixtape" IPA that had a distinct color but was simply delicious! They needed an extra person behind the bar, as the line did get pretty long but the staff was very friendly!

    Oven baked wings were crispy and delicious!

    Oven baked wings were crispy and delicious! Enjoyed with a Marty mcfly pa (an ipa). Service was great.

    Hummus plate. Beautiful!
    Katherine N.

    Looks like this business is coming along after taking over from Pigskin! Tasty brews and yummy, well-plated food. Would love to see more beers on rotation but the ones in my flight were great. Friendly and prompt service, food came out quickly. Can't wait to see this business take off!

    Amy L.

    If you like craft beers you must stop here. The staff is super friendly and the beer selection is wide. I got the M.A.S.H make your own potato concoction. With potatoes 3 ways and tons of topics the combos are nearly endless. I got a mashed version and added my favorite toppings and a added sriracha to spice it up. Comfort food with beer a dynamite combo! I did 2 flights of beers to try as many as i could. The buckeye grove was a delightful surprise for my tastebuds. Cheers!

    Kentucky Burboun BBQ Beef Grilled Cheese and tomato soup
    Caroline S.

    Came here on a Friday afternoon. It wasn't crowded at all and we went to the bar to be served. I ordered Kentucky Bourbon BBQ grilled cheese with gouda and cheddar and it was sooo delicious my mom had chicken wings, jerk and cinnamon chipotle, and she liked both of them. We also had a very tasty glass of sangria. No complaints at all!

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