Beautiful outdoor space. Inside is a bit loud, but the vibe is great. Good beer and friendly staff. Lots of game choices for hanging out.* did not try the food
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 5
Brian Clawson
One of the funnest bar experiences ive had in a long
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Great Beer Selection
Ritesh Patel
Fabulous places deserve fabulous five star reviews. If I could own a piece of this company, I'd figure out how to do it, lol.Update, service, food, and drinks continue to be great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Butler Auto Glass
Lively!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fries
What I think
Low energy place.The service staff get 18% gratuity and the don't even give you a napkin with your food. Staff seemed
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 1
Devon Dunford
I wanted to come back and update my review. I can easily say that after frequenting just about every Minnesota Brewery, St Paul brewing (originally the Hamms brewery) is in my top 3. I love everything about this place. The atmosphere is very unique and fun, the taps are great (their “Shamms” is my favorite), and the staff are always friendly and inviting. I would highly recommend coming here!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Great Beer Selection, Drunken Pig Pizza
Tom Kelling
I will leave the parking experience for someone else to explain because it’s a bit off. You order everything by an app. We did and got a few very good beers, two pizzas, and the pub burger. It took a while for it to be delivered and when it came it looked great. Except for one thing …it was all stone cold. It tasted good but disappointing in the fact it was all forgotten about by the staff—$ 100 worth of cold food.Update. I have been back twice and the food was spot on and the service was very friendly and fast. The parking lot is now paved and easy to access. Suggest sitting in the outdoor area—one of the best in the city.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Tony Sopata
Sadly, I think this place is going downhill. First, there is a sign that says wait in line until the bartender calls you up to order. I saw 4 people behind the bar, and only one was bartenders. The others were doing other busy-work while customers waited. That's poor service.Second, there is a sign at the bar which tells you the 18% service fee is not a gratuity, and that you should tell the bartender what kind of tip you want to give. The service was awful; certainly not worthy of an 18% service fee, let alone a gratuity.Third, you can't order food at the bar when you try. You get directed to go to a table and download/pay from a QR code. So, no wait-staff service to justify an 18% service fee or a gratuity on top of that. The staff member who was busing used dishes from tables looked like she hated being there. How is this management team treating their staff? Asking me to tip when I had to do the work of downloading a menu and place my order without the ability to ask questions of, or interact with a knowledgeable server is like a self-checkout machine at a grocery store that then asks for a tip.Fourth, the usually wonderful back patio had a QR code on only one table, which was already occupied. This was on one of the nicest days in an unusually warm February, and there was no functional ability to enjoy the back patio, because you couldnt order from there, which was a primary reason for our visit.The fact that the management chose to put a sign on the bar differentiating between the 18% service fee and gratuities tells me that: a) the staff gets none of the 18%; b) the management's obstinate refusal to get rid of a bogus charge for substandard service telegraphs the disdain with which they view their customers and staff.Sadly, I can't recommend this place anymore. I am curious about whether Black Stack has adopted the same disdainful look-down-your-nose-at-customers attitude.Happily, there are numerous other brew pubs around with better prices, significantly better service, and a much more positive view of customers and staff.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
Ian Houmas
Great stop to enjoy friends and one of the better pies in MN.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pizza from Outdoor Oven, Hot Cubano, Lamb Kabobs, Elotes Brussels Sprouts, Poutine, Fries
Beer was tasty, great atmosphere. Food looked and smelled amazing, didn't eat as I had supper plans this evening. Will be back to try the food for sure. Beer and cocktail menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Tony Whyte
Enjoyed first time at St Paul Brewing. Barrel aged barleywine was really nice. Large artwork and cool building.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: BYO 11 Pizza
Amanda Kutzke
Brunch was very good. Biscuits and gravy, French toast, bagel, and bloodies were loved by our whole group.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Lee Witte
4.5 stars. Cool interesting space, love the outdoor beer garden, even heated in the winter. Has a European courtyard and ruins vibe. I've been here 7 or 8 times over the years, going back to when it was Flat Earth Brewing, but first time reviewing. Had a very solid Belgian Triple today.
Great place!
Beautiful outdoor space. Inside is a bit loud, but the vibe is great. Good beer and friendly staff. Lots of game choices for hanging out.* did not try the food
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 5
One of the funnest bar experiences ive had in a long
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Great Beer Selection
Fabulous places deserve fabulous five star reviews. If I could own a piece of this company, I'd figure out how to do it, lol.Update, service, food, and drinks continue to be great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lively!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fries
Low energy place.The service staff get 18% gratuity and the don't even give you a napkin with your food. Staff seemed
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 1
I wanted to come back and update my review. I can easily say that after frequenting just about every Minnesota Brewery, St Paul brewing (originally the Hamms brewery) is in my top 3. I love everything about this place. The atmosphere is very unique and fun, the taps are great (their “Shamms” is my favorite), and the staff are always friendly and inviting. I would highly recommend coming here!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Great Beer Selection, Drunken Pig Pizza
I will leave the parking experience for someone else to explain because it’s a bit off. You order everything by an app. We did and got a few very good beers, two pizzas, and the pub burger. It took a while for it to be delivered and when it came it looked great. Except for one thing …it was all stone cold. It tasted good but disappointing in the fact it was all forgotten about by the staff—$ 100 worth of cold food.Update. I have been back twice and the food was spot on and the service was very friendly and fast. The parking lot is now paved and easy to access. Suggest sitting in the outdoor area—one of the best in the city.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Sadly, I think this place is going downhill. First, there is a sign that says wait in line until the bartender calls you up to order. I saw 4 people behind the bar, and only one was bartenders. The others were doing other busy-work while customers waited. That's poor service.Second, there is a sign at the bar which tells you the 18% service fee is not a gratuity, and that you should tell the bartender what kind of tip you want to give. The service was awful; certainly not worthy of an 18% service fee, let alone a gratuity.Third, you can't order food at the bar when you try. You get directed to go to a table and download/pay from a QR code. So, no wait-staff service to justify an 18% service fee or a gratuity on top of that. The staff member who was busing used dishes from tables looked like she hated being there. How is this management team treating their staff? Asking me to tip when I had to do the work of downloading a menu and place my order without the ability to ask questions of, or interact with a knowledgeable server is like a self-checkout machine at a grocery store that then asks for a tip.Fourth, the usually wonderful back patio had a QR code on only one table, which was already occupied. This was on one of the nicest days in an unusually warm February, and there was no functional ability to enjoy the back patio, because you couldnt order from there, which was a primary reason for our visit.The fact that the management chose to put a sign on the bar differentiating between the 18% service fee and gratuities tells me that: a) the staff gets none of the 18%; b) the management's obstinate refusal to get rid of a bogus charge for substandard service telegraphs the disdain with which they view their customers and staff.Sadly, I can't recommend this place anymore. I am curious about whether Black Stack has adopted the same disdainful look-down-your-nose-at-customers attitude.Happily, there are numerous other brew pubs around with better prices, significantly better service, and a much more positive view of customers and staff.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
Great stop to enjoy friends and one of the better pies in MN.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pizza from Outdoor Oven, Hot Cubano, Lamb Kabobs, Elotes Brussels Sprouts, Poutine, Fries
Restaurantji Recommends
Wow i enjoyed this
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: The Drunken Pig
Beer was tasty, great atmosphere. Food looked and smelled amazing, didn't eat as I had supper plans this evening. Will be back to try the food for sure. Beer and cocktail menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Enjoyed first time at St Paul Brewing. Barrel aged barleywine was really nice. Large artwork and cool building.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: BYO 11 Pizza
Brunch was very good. Biscuits and gravy, French toast, bagel, and bloodies were loved by our whole group.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
4.5 stars. Cool interesting space, love the outdoor beer garden, even heated in the winter. Has a European courtyard and ruins vibe. I've been here 7 or 8 times over the years, going back to when it was Flat Earth Brewing, but first time reviewing. Had a very solid Belgian Triple today.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 4