brewer's art

shmee shmee. i just don't get it. brewer's art is the number one bar in america according to esquire. it's number six here on urban spoon's top 100 for baltimore. in my experiences, the beer variety is above average. but ifgoodbeer selection made a bar, wouldn't max's in fells point be number one ? at least they have tvs, darts, pool table, friendly staff..... the garlic fries aren't that impressive. the service is not even worth mentioning. i have nothing against brewer's art, but with all the hype surrounding this place, it guarantees disappointment

amazing,  in the first moment my impression was to fancy!! but was wrong the bar downstairs is awesome, verygoodfood. the first beer was tiny tim with buckwheat honey, hibisicus flowers, and rosemary... perfect... then chili dog pairing with rye ipa and for finish chocolate proletary torte paired with american porter !!!!

i just love this place. if you're in the mood for a dark brick-walled dungeon style basement bar it's awesome. but also has a friendly bar upstairs with a lounge and has a formal dining area. i've dined in all three areas.goodplace for small eats, dinner dates, and groups as well.

i'm sure i could sit here and come up with a fun to say "be sure you visit brewer's art", but i'm not even going to try. you should visit because the food is great and the beer is asgoodas anything else being put out locally. visit now. eat good. drink great. be happy.

meh.... hoping to be wowed...not. our wait person jenn was great, the beer/beer list excellent.

we started with mussels, charcuterie and caesar salad - mussels were bland, caesar was status quo, croutons were probably not made in house and even the parm looked like the factory grate. the charcuterie was the best opener - loved the mustards and pickled carrots with the duck prosciutto and "sweetish" crème brulee style chicken liver mousse.

i had the arctic char, husband had the steak, sis the walleye ( ok we grew up in minnesota and this didn't look like any walleye we ever had where it really is local ! ) and bro in law the chicken. my husband's steak was great - i think we were all having plate lust over what he ordered. my fish was cooked perfectly but it was just blah - the brick of "potatoes", pesto, asparagus - all very bland and sitting on an apple puree ? there was just nothing bright and flavorful about the dish, same went for the walleye. the sauce it was sitting on could have been great but it was just there. i loved my bro in law's query when his plate showed up "where's the chicken ?!" it was one of those precious bricks again with a brick of potatoes. imho - where was the color ? where was the bright fresh flavor - this whole farm to table movement is all well andgoodbut the farm i grew up on our veggies, lettuce, baby spinach...even our beef cattle - tasted like real food.

and then, everything was tan or brown on our plates - with the exception of the steak. meh.

dessert was the lemon meringue tart - sis thought it tasted like the fridge and she was probably right. i thought the pate brisee crust was a tad stale.

the restaurant itself was very cool - old home converted into a funky shabby chic restaurant. you know it's shabby when you go to the john, sit down to do your biz and see some sort of pleather (!?) hanging under the sink to hide the wall/ugly ass plumbing fixtures and someone (??who the atch would actually sit on the floor of the bathroom under the sink and do this ?! ) had done graffiti in the part of the two pieces of pleather. what ?!

all in all - we'd go back to drink and maybe have an appetizer if we're in b'more. but the chef would do well to go visit ten ten and see what they're doing because they're getting this thing right.

brewer's art. when we travel i like to find non-chain local handouts. i'm sad this place isn't on the top spots on urban spoon. my husband loves microbrews & this place didn't disappoint. great beer! excellent cocktails! exceptional service & verygoodfood. my kids were treated well & also liked the food. both the valet at our hotel & our cab driver also vetted the place.

extremelygoodbeer! pub food menu portions are on the small and pricey side but still very good. certainly a place to go if you enjoy craft brews and fine dining.

good, but not "foodies" good. it was agoodexperience, but not amazing one. ambiance is cozy and can be romantic if it wouldn't be too noisy when the room fills up. food isgoodportion wise (they are huge), but (though somewhat creative)is too bland for our pallets taste wise. none of the dishes created a craving to come back for it. the prices are reasonable for what you get, but we'd rather to spend this kind of money in places like demi, where the food is much more inventive and delicious, though portions are tapas size.

the tale of the brewers art sit in of 2009. one night i went to brewers art to celebrate my brothers birthday with his friends. we of course opted to sit in the lovely upstairs of the bar (in lieu of the dingy nasty lower level). after plinking down way too much money for the admittedly delicious resurrection ale, we were told we had to leave the upstairs (at 11:15pm on a saturday). we were then verbally coerced, abused and physically herded like animals into the crypt-like basement with several other suckers who frequent this place, since there are nogoodbars in mt vernon. huge turn off. i will never forget it, nor will i ever stop telling this tale every time someone tries to tell me how great it is.

good. beer is good, food is outstanding, and i've always hadgoodservice. i usually go downstairs (dive), try to go whenever i'm in baltimore.

great beer, great bar food...stop there.. i have been to the brewer's art several times for beer and bar food with nothing butgoodexperiences. the last time i went the downstairs was too crowded, so we ate upstairs instead. for the money, i don't think it's worth it. the overall experience is far better downstairs.

we first heard about brewer’s art from one of val’s coworkers who told us we had to try the resurrection beer, or res as he said the regulars call it. he was pretty excited when talking about it (and he said the food wasgoodtoo), so we had to go. going

brewer's art! no art in cooking!. nice decor and atmosphere but thats all. did not like the food at all. i guess it can be agoodplace for cocktail hour after school, but not going back to eat.

somewhat over-rated. the beer is good, but there are lots of places in baltimore to getgoodbeer. the upstairs dining is not worth it. they have a major problem actually delivering food that is hot. we spent $100/couple without any wine. too many other places in baltimore where you can get a much much better meal than brewers art.
and the staff is genuinely rude, especially the hostess.

good beer but rude staff. i had always heardgoodthings about the brewer's art and i like their beer a lot, but the last time i was there the staff was just awful. we were in the front bar section upstairs (downstairs was closed) and the bartender/server refused to let us start separate tabs at the bar, even though we were a group of about 8 people who were not all leaving at the same time. it made paying a big pain. also, i asked for a leftover box for my food and they said they couldn't give leftover boxes to people who order food at the bar because they were running out and needed them for the restaurant. i asked if they just had some foil i could use to wrap up my food and they refused to give me any. the staff also got a snooty attitude with me when i tried to pay for my food and drinks before the rest of the group was ready to leave. i will not be going back. the beer is really good, and i love the fries, but i don't need to deal with such rude staff.