A well-run beer hall serving decent beer to thousands efficiently. But don't go upstairs to the Brewer's Table, at least not if you're hungry. The food is excellent but might as well be served in thimbles. I had to have a bowl of cereal when I got home!
Great place. Went on a Saturday, for lunch, before a evening Red Wings game versus the Wild in St. Paul. Place was fairly busy,we had a 20 minute wait, for seating for 2. That was alright though, we just used that time to get a few drafts and explore the building. Once were seated (Communal Tables, beer hall style), our server was excellent and very on the ball, despite her workload. Draft selection was great. We had Todd the Axe Man, Cynic Ale, Furious, & Cacao Bender. Food was also great. We tried the pheasant terrine, brisket sandwich, and the burger. All were incredibly good. Prices were decent too. We will definitely be back in the future. Also, the Wings won that night so it was a pretty good day.
Great time! We took the tour and ate at pizza restaurant. Good food and excellent beer!
Great atmosphere with a huge selection of unique brews. Pizza is a great compliment to the house brews especially the Walter White. Dean was an awesome bartender!
Fantastic beers in a big beer hall. Food is absolutely delicious, though a little pricey relative to food options you'll have at other taprooms. A 'can't miss' if you're making a point of visiting MN breweries.
Great beer, beautiful lots of spacious seating both indoors and out.
Great place for beer, the outside seating is impressive. The food is good but beer is the reason to come. Big place, service was good.
Awesome time on the lawn! Too bad you have to close down.. sad to see this place go!
Great beer. Great outdoor seating. Good food. My favorite brewery.
This place is awesome, the food is really good - just wish the beer was better.
If you're looking for one of the darlings of the twin cities I think you've found it. The outdoor space features fire pits and corn hole (as we call it in the midwest). The indoor area is two levels. One has table service and the other does not (made to order, grab and sit pizza). The brussel sprouts are out of this world good - as is the walter white and wild mushroom pizza.
IMO, the beer is the worst part of this place (and the only reason for it's 4 stars). They sell a ton of it, so It's probably me to some degree but I have two main complaints. One - it's overly reliable on high IBU for "flavor" and not a refined recipe and process. This equates to just a really in your face hoppy beer (in a lot of their main stays) with no complexities and a not so subtle finish. Two - they are ALWAYS changing their taps. Right when you find a beer that is quite drinkable (usually a rotating tap), you'll come back the next week and it won't be available anymore. For me, this means that I'll have to sort through another 3-4 beers to find one that's decent, but by then I'm all buzzed up and have ordered another pizza and am having a blast because this place is totally awesome and you should just go there and make up your own mind about the beer. :)
It's Surly,, what did u expect. Some of finest brews in town,,the brisket melts in ur mouth, great outdoor seating.
Good beer lots of space and although the menu is limited during the day it is very good.
The best brewery in MN in my opinion.
Fiery Hell
Chopped brisket sandwich
Chill environment
Legit gift shop
....so much more....
Super friendly staff and excellent beer and pizza! Very busy on a weekend, but what else would you expect?
Union-busting, bad ownership, beer is overrated. Go to Summit instead!
Take a tour if you can! $5/person and you get 3 beers. Great and cheap way to drink and learn about microbreweries!
Went over the opening weekend,
for a tap room, most beer was sold in cans....
weak
They have a great system set up for COVID19. The brussel sprouts are amazing, I had the chicken sandwich and it was good. The beer menu caters to all!
Very cool brewery with delicious beer and good Surly Burger
Good beer. Nice facility with outdoor fire pits. Very crowded couldn't get a walk-in tour.
Fantastic staff. We held an event upstairs and they did a fantastic job on breakfast and lunch and general help.
Surly Brewing provides a delicious variety of beers and timely, professional responses to any questions - how refreshing! If you're looking for a great tour on a Saturday afternoon in the Twin Cities - this is THE place to be!
Nic place, expect a long wait for a table at the busy times.
Great BBQ and excellent beers of all kinds. Can't wait for the reopening to hang out on the awesome patio
way larger than expected and so many beer choices. love the outdoor pits
Only in the cities for a day but I had to stop in and check out the brewery. It was a Saturday and it was packed! We landed a spot at the bar and I figured it would take a while to grab a couple drinks. But the staff was on top of it. Almost immediately after bellying up to the bar we were given beer menus and waited on. Not only is the beer excellent, but the staff works their tails off. And what a super cool setup on the inside. Truly one of a kind!
I would give this zero stars if it was a possibility. If you are looking for a place to go that treats you disrespectfully, rude and only wants your money not your return business, than this is the place for you! Their attitude has gotten as big as their building. Check out the many other family owned breweries in the city that will not only appreciate your business but make your experience fun, memorable and worth returning to. This is not it.
Shrimp and grits are awesome. Tomato bacon sauce with the creamy grits and the fresh shrimp, phenomenal.
Absolutely amazing experience! I was recommended to tour this facility by a friend. I enjoyed the variety of beers and menu selection! DeeAnna was an excellent tour guide! I recommend the tour before eating! The best part of the tour is the beer samples. The outdoor fire pits are awesome in cold weather! I will return!
We had a great time! Maria was very informative and fun. I would definitely recommend Surly Brewery Company.
Incredible drinks, food and outdoor area. The service was impressively fast and friendly with attentive staff.
Good beer and a good variety of them. It can often be very crowded, especially in the winter when the patio isn't as heavily used and the second service window isn't open. Speaking of the patio, such a cool space with yard games and firepits.
What a wonderful experience. The pizza was top knotch. The beer was great. Lots of people enjoying themselves.
Good beer and atmosphere. Tour is basic, not very entertaining but for the price and amount of beer you get it's a good deal!
Fun and interesting tour with free samples! Restaurant was amazing with delicious vegan options! Highly recommend.
Excellent Beer, excellent food, great atmosphere, friendly staff, love the outdoor area and plenty of parking
Great Beer and a great place to drink it! I love how Surly is always trying new things and is never boring beer. They have their mainstays like Furious and Bender, but come up with some really interesting beers seasonally. My personal favorite is Coffee Bender. The new restaurant is an awesome place to eat and have conventions there.
Fresh Surly beer and food goodies. Summer time is a must go. Always a great time.
This would have 5 stars but there were a lot of flies in the restaurant; super annoying.
My favorite beer is Surly Furious and I have had beer from all over the country! The taproom is great too with great food and a great atmosphere! I definitely recommend this place!
Shitty experience. Beer was good but were there trying to join the tours. Failed twice even though we spent 3 hours waiting for tours. Need to be more tour reservation friendly if they want to win more out of town customers. Just visiting but definitely not worth trying to come here if you are limited in time
Huge selection of delicious beers and the food is great! Try the Ginger beer sour - excellent.
Excellent craft beers and food. The selection of beers here is massive.
I had a Surly Burger and took the free tour. The Burger was good and I got free beer samples on the tour!
Go to the taproom to find many beers that they never send to stores! Many limited-run specials and infusions.
Great food, beer and atmosphere to relax and visit!
LOVE this place! The food and beer are the best!! Unique, delicious meals, and appetizers. Their staff are super cool and there is always an abundance of help. They have a very large eating area indoors & a beautiful outdoor area where you can eat, play games, and relax with a few brews or enjoy a huge meal. Fabulous atmosphere both inside and out. Great place for a date or a large group of friends.
Tour is super worth it and the beer is amazing! Try the Cynic or the eleven, my personal favorites!
Everyone was drunk and friendly and did not care if we smoke weed outside!
This place is just the best. Great beers, great food, awesome atmosphere.
Has gone downhill so far and so fast. Used to be one of my favorite places all year round for drinks and eats. Unfortunately, the food is just no good anymore and the people who work here are so incredibly rude, they're the worst. I gave it a few chances to see if it was a fluke but I just can't get over how awful my party and I have been treated there on multiple occasions! I even brought it up to a manager and he just kinda of nodded and walked away. Super professional. It's so bad I won't even go to Surly Field for a show which sucks because they have good shows! So sad that a new MN institution has turned to a such an awful place.
Crowded on weekends but great menu and beer selection! Really cool atmosphere as well.
Awesome brew house. Have come a long way since brooklyn center.
Huge outdoor seating area with games, small but effective food menu, on which everything is fantastic, and you can order a glass of any beer Surly has on their repertoire. Tons of parents with unruly children (why would you bring your kid to a brewery, anyway?) but that's not Surly's fault, and there's plenty of space to get away from the noisy offspring. This place is always packed, but the staff are very efficient and I have never had to wait longer than ten minutes to sit down, and it's usually only another ten after ordering to get my food. They run this place like a well-oiled machine (with delicious, alcoholic oil).
It was amazing! Amazing food, great beer, kid friendly. Superb customer service! We will be back.
Great beer, great service. Very trendy and very loud. Kinda expensive. Worth it for the beer, though.
Great brewery tour, fantastic beer and good eats while keeping it local.
Delicious drinks while slightly pricey still worth the wait and trip.
A perfect place for the beer lover, and excellent food and atmosphere
My favorite hangout. Great good great drinks great atmosphere. Wouldn't feel strange bringing kids either.
Went took the tour and had beers and food in the tap room. Awesome service all around!!! Can't wait to make the trip back there!
The facility is impressive and the beer and food is very good. I went last night with a large party (14) and it was a 2 hour wait. Two of us were celebrating birthdays. Even after that kind of wait, we still didn't get to sit together and the hostesses were very snippy and unapologetic. We would have left except we were starving with no other snacks available in the place.
I always make sure to stop by when I'm in the twin cities! The best combination of interesting but still really damn good beer out there, and the tap room is just a delight to hang out in!
Food is okay, drinks are decent. Not worth thur price though
A monstrous new restaurant brewery akin to Disneyland for craft beer lovers.. Cheers.
Loved the food and beers! Hated the speed metal music they decided to play at 200pm on a Sunday.
This place is absolutely amazing! Couldn't have had a better time!
As a Wisconsinite, it's tough to compare this to anything in Milwaukee. The expansive space is incredible. The beer is incredible. The food was surprisingly.... incredible. Any beer or food aficionado would be missing out by not coming to surly.
Always knew the beer was very good, came here with my family for the pizza that was reviewed by Barstool Sports. Best pizza I've had in a VERY long time, I will definitely be coming back for the beer and that fantastic tasting pie very soon!!!
Great place to come and enjoy some fantastic beers and good food as well. I ve been coming here for years and one thing that s always impressive is just how busy it is...all the time! It s a testament to the high quality beer (really impressive list something for everybody) and tasty food (the hog frites are the perfect accompaniment to a couple beers). It s a nice place to come with a big group (and they re always good about being able to split the bill), but because of so many groups it does get a bit loud. Service is friendly, but it can be hard to flag someone down when you want a refill. Still haven t tried the pizza upstairs, will try it out on my next visit!
My favorite brewery!! Good food and great beer. The staff is friendly and helpful. A must stop, especially for the summer!
2 restaurants inside is a bit confusing. We chose the restaurant on the first floor, which this review is based on (2nd floor is pizza). Cafeteria style seating. Avoid the chicken sandwich since it was the size of a single chicken tender and soggy spinach. Burger was good, however was not given any option of how you want it cooked, which you'd expect from nicer restaurants. Overall the food was not worth the high prices. Beer was good, naming scheme was very dark.
Great taproom. The Vu Get was better than the chicken sammy.
Very cool place to have a beer! Tried the Triple IPA today! Delicious!
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