In an economy where beer consumption is declining and breweries are going under, this gem of a…read morebusiness shines bright and is highly worthy of a visit! Woman owned, plenty of seating, quite the selection of board games to play while hanging out. The beer selection, I have not seen one that extensive in a while, including ones brewed in-house!!! And affordable pricing as well! And they sell pizza (looked and smelled incredible, but I did purchase any when I went since I was still full from dinner). They have live music sometimes with a clever indoor/outdoor stage, which is also a perk. It was a very cozy, comfortable, and safe vibe going there, especially since I was there enjoying my drinks solo. The staff were very friendly despite the crowd and long line, happy to explain their "on tap" selections with only one offering being unavailable that evening. I had a Nitro Stout and then later a Cherry Cheesecake Pie Hard Seltzer, both brewed by them, and both were delicious. The hard seltzer did have all those flavor notes and it wasn't overly chemical sweetened, which I greatly appreciated. And I was so happy to see a darker beer option on their menu as the current trends tend to heavily favor the IPA's. Please support this awesome business, I look forward to bringing my significant other soon to play a board game or two over some brews and pizza!

Came down with friends and Bridget is awesome beer ! Her dark beer was fantastic. Great pizza .read more

The atmosphere is cool, but the beers are terrible. Everything tastes watered down with no…read morecarbonation. Great setting. Bad beers.

I am surprised that I haven't reviewed this place before as I have been coming here for a few…read moreyears, almost always to attend some sort of meeting with friends and associates. The food is mixed, sometimes they have had a food truck with pizzas, sometimes nothing (back in the day) and most recently a hot dog cart inside. The dog was pretty good but limited in fixins (no sauerkraut? - See any local grocery store, they have it on the shelf in a jar, the nearest being less than a mile away). I don't drink beer but found something each time I have visited that filled the void, was tasty and served promptly with a smile. The ambiance is always enjoyable, as our group meets in the back room and we certainly appreciate the accommodation!

Very cool spot to do some beer tasting, watch sports on the big flat screen, play games, and just…read morehang out. Great selection of beer, just a couple of IPA's which was fine with my group since we aren't fans. Their Mexican lager and blonde were YUM and the others we tried were exceptional good. They had a plethora of games on hand for all ages and we met the owners and their cutest pooch ever! They are very welcoming, friendly, and their son is the brew master so it was fun to see him in action while he was tending to the tanks pfrom time to time. The only reason why I knocked off one star is and it just may be us be we love to eat while drinking. They did have a selection of chips and pretzels but it would be great to add peanuts, popcorn, and maybe even some candy but ultimately man if they had wings, fries, and veges with ranch dressing, BOMB!!!!! We will be back nevertheless.

This is an awesome brewery to come visit! Dog friendly, friendly owners and they offer free games,…read moretrivia nights and Bingo! And of course their craft beers and IPA's, as well as specialty seltzers and mocktails. Also, they can customize the seltzers to make them as sweet or not sweet as you want. This place has such a welcoming vibe and all the patrons inside were so friendly as well. I went for the free Bingo with my friend and she had the most delicious mocktail (it had pineapple in it) and the owners let me try their new orange IPA (yes...delicious as it sounds!!) and their apple pie seltzer (OMG like dessert in drink form) and their strawberry mint seltzer (light and refreshing). You can bring in food to eat while you drink, socialize and play games, and families are welcome. There were a couple little kids there with their parents. Perfect spot for parents looking to get out without having to get a baby sitter. Love this place!

Great service, fun atmosphere, wonderful selection of beers and drinks! Great staff. I would…read morerecommend it!!

Thursdays taco night was great! Food was fresh and good and bingo made it even better! Family…read morefriendly so was nice to be able to have my grand babies with us. Service was basically self service but taco peeps and bartender was great! Cool setup! Can't wait to hit that place in the warmer months! Great place :)

Stopped by for my Bachelorette, the bartenders were excellent and the vibes were great! 10/10…read morerecommend

Although this place was not for me ambiance and crowd wise if you're a drinker I can see you really…read moregetting along and sharing conversation with friends. Bartender was wonderful I must add she earned a great tip from us. (:

I work next door to Commonwealth and really enjoy the quality of the food and the variety of…read moreseating options, both inside and outside. It is always a great spot to invite colleagues, family, and friends. They offer a solid selection of burgers and craft beer, and the location is very convenient in downtown Modesto, within walking distance of the Brenden Theatre and nearby venues like the Gallo Center. The customer service is phenomenal and they truly make you feel at home. If you need pickup, just give them a call and they will get you situated right away. Definitely recommend it.

Sadly disappointed…read more My friends and I stopped by Commonwealth on a Saturday afternoon for a late brunch. It was a beautiful day so it was busy for both indoor and outdoor seating. Here, you order your food, grab a number, and find your own seat for the food to be brought out to you. We sat at a table outside to decide what to order. There were no menus available so we just had to search for it online before heading inside to order. Despite being third in line from the register, we had an extremely long wait to order. There was only one person running the register who also had to make the drinks, meaning the service incredibly slow. We wanted to order the five taco platter, garlic fries, chicken Caesar salad, and mimosa pitcher. Sadly, we were only able to get the pitcher and salad. The cashier told us "sorry, we aren't doing fries right now." Not doing fries? Every plate in the vicinity had fries on them. She said that because it was brunch hour, only food on the brunch menu could be ordered. We looked at the brunch menu again and literally saw garlic fries as an option as a side for the burgers/sandwiches. No where did it specify that you can't order off the other menu and both were available online. What bothered us about this is that we placed this order at around 1:50pm, and brunch ended at 2:00pm. I understand that we are not entitled to things on the lunch menu during brunch-time for items like the tacos, but considering the menu swap was less than 10 minutes away and they were quite literally were "doing fries" at the time, it didn't make much sense to us. The only food that we ended up ordering was the Chicken Caesar Salad. This one dish took a super long time to receive. By the time it was brought out, the three of us nearly finished the Mimosa pitcher. The waitress noticed we had no silverware and said she would go grab us some. Because of how the service had been going thus far, we placed a bet on whether or not the waitress would come back with the silverware. Surprise, surprise. She didn't. We had to go inside later and search for silverware ourselves. We weren't even able to get sharing plates which was upsetting since the waitress asked us if we would be sharing the salad. The salad itself looked delicious, but was bland. The dressing was missing that zing and zest that a Caesar dressing typically has. I do appreciate that is was a chopped salad, had avocado, and seasoned croutons. It is just unfortunate that it was lacking any flavor at all. The food prices are quite affordable for the quantity of food you receive though. This experience was disappointing because I was so optimistic about the place. The menu looked good, it had fun and casual vibes and a cool crowd of people. If Commonwealth worked towards better service practices, it would have been a more positive experience.

Good beer, good staff, good owners clean and chill environment. I love that they have live music…read moreand a stage for the performers. No food which was a bummer but they do have food trucks on weekends. So i'll definitely be coming back!

We went to see Bangarang, one of our local favorite bands. I arrived at 7 pm. It was freeezing. I…read moreget it.. concrete floors, high industrial ceilings and roll up garage style doors. Very common for breweries. But, c'mon it's 45 or so degrees out. Please use your heaters and have tanks filled with propane. Unless you were dancing...you were freezing. Had to ask them to turn on heater. They apparently only have 2 for that large space:( 1 was not working because: no propane. that's just bad planning. It's cold here in winter. Beer was ok. But 1 beer was a whopping $9. Not sure if they changed price for band being there. All beers were $9! that combined with freezing, I would not go back unless I knew they had propane tanks full and at least 1 more!! We all were huddled around the 1 working one. Just Silly. Available food was Cajun. I wasn't impressed at all. Pizza or Mexican food should be the choice at a brewery. Anyway, sorry to say this brewery will not be on my favorites list. Staff was really nice tho. they saved the rating:)

Well I really enjoyed Friday night line dancing seeing families come out and enjoy either big…read moregroups of birthday parties or Friday night line dancing with every age on the dance floor it was really amazing to me so they were kids from From you know say six or seven years old older Senior dancing it was great highly recommend good family!!

When you go to a brewery, it's typically with friends. Part of a friendship is engaging in…read moreconversation. But how can I have a conversation with the person sitting right next to me when the live music and pre-recorded music is too loud? I shouldn't have to yell and lose my voice at an eating establishment. Furthermore, the vocalist has not received adequate training in the art of singing. She was out of tune, particularly flat, most of the time. As a graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Music, it was painful to listen on both accounts of lack of skill and decibel levels. The El Macho was tasty.