“This is by far one of the best kept secrets in Lubbock. Its a bit further out, but so worth the drive! The beer is always cold and delicious, and the atmosphere exudes southern charm everywhere you look! Definitely a place to see with some of the best brews around ✨?“
“There’s plenty of on the street parking in the area. It’s on Broadway in downtown Lubbock. It’s got a nice ambiance inside. They have a nice selection of their own in house beers. They also have some delicious cocktails. The food menu is limited. I’ve been there a few times and the food is good bar style. The dress is work casual and it’s usually busy from the work crowd getting off around 5pm. The servers are very nice. The bartenders are great and have a lot of knowledge on their in-house beers. Occasionally they will have live music too. It’s a relaxing place to land at the end of the day.“
“We ordered an appetizer and our main course arrived but never our appetizer. We asked the lady who brought our food to please let our waitress know. Our waitress never was told that we had not received our appetizer. Huge breakdown in communication the whole meal.“
“Of the many hundreds of craft breweries I have visited around the US, only a handful have been owned by demographic minorities. When I find one, I am particularly excited, because I want to see more than just the predominant demo—white guys—creating and partaking of the brewer’s art.But when I saw Mano Negra (“Black Hand”) online among other Lubbock breweries, I was thrilled. And because I was in town to visit all six breweries, there was no way I’d let this one slip by. In fact, I made it out to their location on Lubbock’s southwest side on my first night in town. Mano Negra is Lubbock’s only Latino-owned brewery. Of the nation’s nearly 10,000 breweries, only 2.2% are Hispanic- or Latino-owned.While the tiny brewery had only four house beers on tap, they also had a couple from my Amarillo favorite, Pondaseta. Since I can get those at home any time, I opted for the Yagrumo Coffee Ale (6% ABV), a delightfully refreshing cream ale with a flavorful shot of coffee. I could drink this all night.Since restraint is the better part of valor, I had only three glasses spread over a few hours, and bought a 32-ounce glass growler of it to take back home. There was an interesting mix of clientele, ranging from three guys on my left interested primarily in the Rangers/Cubs game, and a few university coeds to the right sipping house-made sangrias and munching on chicharrones.And for that brief evening, I enjoyed patronizing a small place I expect to hear a lot more about. This was excellent beer.“