Credit: Photo by John Anderson

We don’t know what it was like to be some Eighties German pud who drank hectolitres of the world’s only source of excellent beer during America’s down years of brewing, but we do know what it’s like to enjoy the post-millennium renaissance of American brewers emulating German bierhalle precision. With a surprisingly thoughtful menu of housemade pretzels (with IPA mustard and beer cheese!) to the wundersalad All Kale Caesar, the food menu is only surpassed by their stunning Helles and Vienna lagers.

This article appears in May 4 • 2018.

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