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    3.9 (7 reviews)
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    1 month ago

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    1 year ago

    Staff is very friendly, great atmosphere, beer is delicious! Nice local place, would definitely recommend!

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    1 year ago

    Great beer selection great atmosphere and friendly service! They have dozens of different beers. Definitely will be back!

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    1 year ago

    Sadly, the beer is not good. Second time I have been here when I just could not finish my beer. The pizza from Pafumi's is fantastic!

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    Rustic Brewing Company - Golden citrado

    Rustic Brewing Company

    4.4(7 reviews)
    4.7 mi

    I made a surprise stop here when the pike turned into a parking lot on my trip back from Albany…read more Rustic had been on my radar for a few years and it was a good excuse to stop. Tucked in the basement of a historic mill, it's clear how rustic is a fitting name. Thankfully there is ample signage to direct you to the libations as it could be challenging to find without it. There's plenty of parking and multiple lots to choose from. It was eerily quiet for a Friday night at 6pm as I was 1 of maybe 3 or 4 patrons. The beer tender greeted me with a quick smile and description of their serving styles. Due to my short stop I only had 1 draft and grabbed a few treats to go. I didn't notice any food trucks, but I also wasn't looking for any. Although it's in the basement, it's quite warm, bright, clean and inviting. There was plenty of entertainment available from board games and televisions to gaming systems and pinball machines. Well-behaved, potty trained children and dogs are both welcome. The beer was tasty and made me wish I had more time to try some of their different styles. If I'm ever up that way again I will definitely drop in and try a few more while taking a turn on the pinball machines.

    Just opened! They have a limited selections but what they have is excellent. No food but they did…read morehave Chicken Man's Chicken Shack food truck parked outside. They have a fruited sour, two IPAs, and a porter. The brewery is located in the Indian Orchard Mill, really cool to get to go in such an old place! It has a great vibe and I can absolutely recommend.

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    Rustic Brewing Company - Smothered in Hops, Johnny #5, Citra Blind and Watermelon lucid dreams.

    Smothered in Hops, Johnny #5, Citra Blind and Watermelon lucid dreams.

    Rustic Brewing Company - Entrance to the brewery

    Entrance to the brewery

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    Really cool being in the old mill

    Bright Ideas Brewing Westfield - Bright Ideas Brewing, Westfield

    Bright Ideas Brewing Westfield

    5.0(8 reviews)
    15.1 mi

    An amazingly fun place. So vast and something great for everyone. An excellent spot for a little…read moreone to run around inside and out (which was our reason for going). The beer was really wonderful. Great variety. Great flavor. Very very good. Food was surprisingly fantastic. Pizza was wood fired and met every expectation. The smash burger was amazing and very tasty, def stepped up flavor. Team here was great and actually learned my name. Everyone was friendly and interested in helping. Great place. Strongly recommended.

    I had a very pleasant evening at Bright Ideas, enjoying a few of their delightful beers before…read morereturning to the RV for the night. Bright Ideas is part of an RV hospitality program that let us stay here in their parking lot, which was pretty darned awesome. It also meant that I didn't have to count beers and be concerned about driving. This is a massive space with lots of interesting side rooms and special places, which was helpful as I could concentrate on writing Yelp reviews and not be distracted by singing of the evening's entertainer. The bartender was friendly and helpful - Eric? - in giving me a tour and ensuring that the camper van was parked in the right spot. It was a surprisingly quiet evening considering it is adjacent to the airport. [Review 1140 of 2025 - 1281 in Massachusetts - 24693 overall]

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    Bright Ideas Brewing Westfield - Main area picture from the far end where the door to the food truck was..

    Main area picture from the far end where the door to the food truck was..

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    Back Hall

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    Separate room near the back

    Tree House Brewing Company - Juice box brawler

    Tree House Brewing Company

    4.1(520 reviews)
    21.5 mi
    $$
    Free WiFi
    Pet friendly

    They say don't meet your heroes, but sometimes that statement doesn't follow through. Also, when…read moreyou're talking about a brewery, perhaps the statement doesn't match up correctly. What I'm trying to get at here is Tree House Brewing Company, for any avid beer drinker who knows their stuff, lives up to all the hype and wonder that it is. My wife and I visited Tree House last weekend and had a fantastic time. I'm just sad it's over. Can we go back? Now? First, I gotta give the wife a shoutout because it was her idea to swing up to the OG spot of Tree House in Charlton, MA when we were going to be near-ish by. Between not being a beer drinker and also being currently pregnant, my wife normally has minimal drink options at a place that makes its name in alcohol, but Tree House is all encompassing when it comes to liquid love. Beer, spirits, seltzers, sodas, and coffee can be found here all under the moniker of Tree House. Plus this place is so massively wonderful in seating indoors and outside that it can be a place to take a few small cherubs as you partake in the wonder of it all. Something to note for the future. The true wonder for me comes in two waves. Wave 1 is just the sheer amount of beers available from Tree House right on tap. Two bars split you up between the go-to IPAs and stouts while the other bar has more traditional lager and beer options. There aren't flights at Tree House, but no staff member (all were so friendly and welcoming) will stop you from tasting a whole bunch of brews before landing on your full pour. Wave 2 is the can ordering and pick-up. If you're like me, when you catch Tree House cans around the area at a beer distributor, it can be like seeing a unicorn. You grab them and you'll pay any price to obtain a few because you know how coveted they are and how tasty they're going to be. If you're not aware of this, it might amaze you to watch people take handcarts full of beer off to their car. For the selection and price, this is a must...well, I got 20 cans (and some coffee cans too) so maybe not a full handcart for me, but it's so tempting to not want to. Beyond those waves of wonder you'll just find everything you want at a brewery and more. Tree House swag runs rampant and you could easily walk out with Tree House garb from head to toe via shirts, stickers, keychains and stemware. As mentioned, the setup is so stellar with Adirondack chairs spread around overlooking the whole Tree House campus. Nothin' is better than that, except maybe their pizza. Come during the week and you can experience some really stellar slices at their slice shop. This is apparently closed on the weekends, but food trucks take their place so you'll definitely still find some grub to offset the hops. You'll win at Tree House no matter what. Overall, Tree House Brewing Company is everything you hope to get from a brewery with aspects you might not even expect. I mean, I probably should mention I came on a Friday right at opening and experienced all of this wonderment early on so perhaps, as some report, later on a Friday evening or a weekend day might result in a more crowded feel, but I'll vouch for a during the week trip if you can make it happen. Because once you stroll up and get a whiff of what is being brewed inside of Tree House, you'll know it truly is your beer hero...even if it's not a person.

    5 - I'd try to convince my wife to drive an hour just to come here. Skip to the end to see my…read morerating scale. This is a simple one for me to rate. My big three for breweries are dog friendly outdoor seating, availability of good food, and high quality beers. Tree House is easily three for three. Let me put it to you this way - if you're a dog lover and beer enthusiast, this place is like Disney World. They even have maps of the hiking trails available on the property. Have a beer, take a hike, have a beer, get dinner from one of the several food trucks, have a beer, be happy. I'd literally try to convince my wife to plan a vacation around Tree House in Charlton even though it's an 8 hour drive from my home. My rating scale: 1 - Just don't 2 - You'll survive, but there are better choices close by 3 - Good choice if you're in the area 4 - I'd drive 30 minutes out of my way just to come here 5 - I'd try to convince my wife to drive an hour just to come here

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    Brings a tear to your eye.

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    Maple praline stout

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    Timberyard Brewing Co - Cornhole boards

    Timberyard Brewing Co

    4.3(60 reviews)
    21.9 mi
    $$

    Food was ready quickly. Smoked BBQ was great! Wings were amazing! Sour was spot on! Great music and…read morea beautiful night after a quick storm. Would highly recommend!

    Full honesty: *noticed people were leaving 1/2 or more of…read morefood on their plates. Thought it was just big portions. No. It's just meh tasting. I had three teenagers with me. We got flatbreads, nachos, Mac and cheese, wings and an order of hush puppies. They left more than half of everything and said it was just ok. I spent $120 between food and drinks.. but the real kicker is *it's not a real restaurant* you go up and order like a Burger King and then you go up and pick up like Burger King but they still want a 20% tip. so I don't know what they want their 20% tip for when no one comes to you, no one checks on you. No one to ask you how it is. they don't care. also, they only sell single serve bottles of soda so there's no refills. We ended up spending like $22 on soda alone. * I noticed on their Facebook that they were complaining that people who were doing cornhole tournaments were bringing outside food and instead of reassessing their situation and what they're serving, they threatened to cancel the cornhole. If you served better food, people would buy it. It's not rocket science. Yours is 5/10 and there's other options out there that are cheaper and better than what you're currently offering. You don't take away the cornhole from people who are giving you any bit of business, you make it better for them.. so they want to buy it and they want to spend money and they want to eat your food. *since my teens aren't old enough to drink, there really isn't much to offer there in the way of food so we won't be coming back because there's no reason to.

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    Timberyard Brewing Co - Left 1/2 the bbq and almost all the hush puppies. Such a waste but it wasn't good.

    Left 1/2 the bbq and almost all the hush puppies. Such a waste but it wasn't good.

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