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The Growler Guys

4.5 (25 reviews)
ModerateBeer Bar
Open • 11:00 am - 1:00 AM (Next day)

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Moderate noise
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Joshua D.

Review Visit: November 12th, 2024 The place to go if your stomach is growling for beer and food. 7 hour shift. 1 hour work meeting. 6 hour drive. I was in dire need of beer/food and sleep once I arrived in Eau Claire to hang with my friend Tim for a few days. It was close to 9:30pm when I arrived and our choice of places was pretty limited. Luckily The Growler Guys was still open. Upon entering a completely empty bar, the bartender greeted us and got us up-to-date on their beer offerings and a contest among local breweries they were having. Tim and I tried a few different samples before settling on a drink and some food. The contest intrigued me so I took a flight of the contestants. Tim grabbed a cider and we sat and caught up on life and nerdy things. While I was sipping my samples and Tim was enjoying his cider, our food came out. I got their Pizza Hero sub and Tim got a Calzone. The sub was okay at best. It could've been cooked a bit longer as it came out lukewarm and was floppy. For it being a 'toasted sub', it was lacking the toasting for sure. It wasn't the fullest of flavor either but I wasn't in a time and place to be needy about food. Tim said he enjoyed his calzone but it wasn't anything to rave over. The samples I had ranged from great to not good. I don't remember which ones I got but two of them were cream ales and one of those was a coconut one and that was just not my jam. The lager was decent as well as the other non-cream but overall, not typically beers I would order (aside from the lager). I cast my vote for the lager as I turned in my glasses. Any who, we sat there for about an hour and had the whole place to ourselves. A few people popped in and left but none really stuck around. I really enjoyed the vibe of the place. The bartender was fantastic at entertaining us for the little bit we were at the bar. I am addicted to milkcap pull tabs and he helped fix the machine so I could buy a few and share them with Tim. There is also a giant pile of board games to play if you come here with a group of people. Speaking of that... if I lived in the area, this is definitely a place I would push my friends to come to for hanging out. Plenty of space for drinking and board gaming with 40+ beers on tap. This was definitely a good stop for the night and a good start to a short trip to Eau Claire.

Lynn L.

Lots of different beers on tap here and the bartender was very happy to make recommendations and let us taste different brews. So, 5 stars for staff and beer selection! Food options are limited to mostly sandwiches and pizza, although they do come out really fast. There's not much atmosphere or character to the place. I would definitely recommend if you're just looking to have a quick beer or two. It just isn't a place I'd spend a lot of time.

Love this place! Tons of beers on tap. Service very good even when short staffed. Pizza was super good. Fun atmosphere.

Um... pizza with curds and jalapeños on cheese sauce topped with bacon!? Take all my money and calories!

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It's great to go with family and friends get together. I had single glass of beer but I saw that many people ordered flights.

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Fun atmosphere. Indoor and outdoor seating. Pizza and beer are phenomenal! Would highly recommend!

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Great pizza and selection of beer and other drinks. Very friendly place to kick back - just wish they had a better outdoor place.

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Great beverage selection. Terrible snacks. Boneless wings freezer burnt and only breading. Fried Ravioli mostly puffed bread over cooked.

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Good pizza, large selection of beer on tap lots of people playing games. Even kombucha on tap

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Great service and selection. The staff was very helpful and gave good recommendations.

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Great beer the service was just not what I would expect I love micro brews and they have some delicious ones but I also need hood service

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The Phoenix Taproom & Kitchen - : Visit Eau Claire

The Phoenix Taproom & Kitchen

4.3(24 reviews)
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Guess I didn't read the description before I came out to this place because I was very surprised…read morewhen I entered and the host wanted our credit card instead of seating us at a table first. You get a beer card which is linked to the credit card you provided upon check in and then you go to the wide range of taps on the wall and fill up your glass. There's a little variety in the sizes and types of glassware to choose from. You are charged by oz, and the price is clearly displayed on the signage. I thought it was going to cost us much more to do it this way instead of sitting down and ordering a drink but we think it actually ended up being cheaper to drink this way. We decided to take a seat outside on the patio. It's a large area with games and plenty of different types of seating. You order through the QR code on the menu and your food gets delivered to your table. It came out fairly quick and we were hungry so we ordered way too much food. We tried the Mediterranean Chicken Flatbread which was really good and I highly recommend just getting that! Had the Mediterranean Salad. A nice sized portion and very fresh. Tried the 12 pc boneless wings. I don't normally like boneless wings but that is all they had. So we tried them. Not impressed. Very thick breading, no outstanding flavor. These felt like bar food, which is okay. It is a bar but in comparison to our delicious flatbread I was disappointed. Lastly we tried the Garlic Parmesan Cheese Curds. These were unlike any cheese curd I've had before. They were huge squares which felt like hunks of bread. I though they were too big and too cheesy for my tastebuds. It was a nice place to stop in while we were traveling through and a great day to sit out on the patio.

Great place downtown Eau Claire! Indoor and outdoor seating both very nice - outdoor seating…read moresometimes has live music and there are outdoor fire pits! 72 beers on tap and it includes seltzers and wines! You get a card to take to self pour and use it per ounce. Appetizers we had - onion rings & cheese curd flight and were great! Margarita flatbread was also so good! Definitely will be back!

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