Went in after a game and there was only one bar tender. The bathroom was out of tp and paper towels. The place was packed. The owner is an idiot for not having more people on staff. Some businesses owners.
Trista H.
My wife and I stopped into Independent Beer Bar for a quick beer before pressing on. Free timed street parking can be found. Discover is an accepted form of payment. Independent Beer Bar is 21+ and dog friendly. During our visit, the kitchen was out of order; however, outside food is welcome. Beer/tap bars are quite trendy nowadays. Independent Beer Bar was established before the big trend so don't expect anything too fancy. Indoors is actually on the decrepit side. My wife had a Voodoo Citrus Pale Ale for $7. I had a Fat Orange Cat Baby Kittens Hazy IPA for $7. Pricing is fair compared to surrounding area. Our server was friendly and enthusiastic. I look forward to returning in the future with hopes to pair Russian dumplings with my beer.
Hope Deegan
I think The Independent Beer Bar has lots of drinks to watch the sports on TV.
Food: 5
Austin Strand
Great place! Plenty of beer options, comfortable vibe and games to play
Julie D.
We stopped here while waiting for a Concert at the arena. Service was fantastic. It was super busy. I enjoyed a glass of wine and my guy a beer. Not too pricey and good quality. Met some locals that frequent the bar and love it. Old bar feel. Good prefunk place.
Cadence Anderson
This is THE spot. Their dumpling thingies are amazing for late night munches/drunky hunger food. Bottled and tap selection are great too, love whenever they have new sours in. They also have some N/A (non alcoholic) options too which a big plus!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pilsner, Paradise Creek Huckleberry Pucker Sour
Melanie Calderwood
Always great good vibes dog friendly great bartending staff
Ashley Spiegelberg
Kitchen was closed (until construction/renovations are complete) but service was efficient and pleasant. Will definitely visit in the future. Only tried sea cider - very tasty.
Jon Henri
Great beer, service and loved the dumpings.
Katherine E
Friendly service, great selection including some N/As, good prices. Hopefully next time we will get to try the food.
Great beer selection. Good dumplings. Solid experience for socializing
Andy Derscheid
This place is great! Always new beers on tap. Owners are friendly and down to earth. Come spend time and money here, you'll be glad you did! Bring your own food, or their dumplings are pretty good too. There are many good restaurants within easy walking distance if you want to grab some takeout first. There's occasional trivia nights as well, usually a Wednesday I think but check their social media for exact days. It's a relaxed and chill place to hang out anytime and always a good vibe. There's a couple TV's always tuned in to hockey or baseball or football, etc. Also a great place to hang out before a Silvertips game or other event at Angel Of The Winds arena, which is just across the street.
Melinda Tan
Awesome bar for a casual beer/cider/seltzer with friends! Not too grungy or hipster, and the kind of spot you could come solo to have a brew and watch sports. The crowd while I was there in a Saturday night was a chill buzz, and the bartenders were super friendly and were chatty with locals. Recently came here for a drink and it happened to be beet day— buy a beet beer, get a free beet! How fun ? Dog friendly and they have fun games like shuffleboard and various card/board games. Definitely will be back to try out the dumplings/eats!
Janet N.
It's okay. I came in midday so not too many people there but a few. The bar isn't particularly big and I wouldn't quite call it divey, a little western feeling, haunted maybe, but very plain. Their beer selection was okay and since we were just popping in for a quick drink anyway it was good enough for us!We ordered some dumplings and they are coated in curry powder, sriracha, cilantro and sour cream. They're actually pretty good but the the curry powder was heavily shaken on top. I really liked the flavor but would lighten the sprinkle a little.
Wayne Doucette
It had great beer. Strictly beer and wine. Atmosphere is good, loud echoed place but comfortable. The bartender was great. I did not try the dumplings.
Went in after a game and there was only one bar tender. The bathroom was out of tp and paper towels. The place was packed. The owner is an idiot for not having more people on staff. Some businesses owners.
My wife and I stopped into Independent Beer Bar for a quick beer before pressing on. Free timed street parking can be found. Discover is an accepted form of payment. Independent Beer Bar is 21+ and dog friendly. During our visit, the kitchen was out of order; however, outside food is welcome. Beer/tap bars are quite trendy nowadays. Independent Beer Bar was established before the big trend so don't expect anything too fancy. Indoors is actually on the decrepit side. My wife had a Voodoo Citrus Pale Ale for $7. I had a Fat Orange Cat Baby Kittens Hazy IPA for $7. Pricing is fair compared to surrounding area. Our server was friendly and enthusiastic. I look forward to returning in the future with hopes to pair Russian dumplings with my beer.
I think The Independent Beer Bar has lots of drinks to watch the sports on TV.
Food: 5
Great place! Plenty of beer options, comfortable vibe and games to play
We stopped here while waiting for a Concert at the arena. Service was fantastic. It was super busy. I enjoyed a glass of wine and my guy a beer. Not too pricey and good quality. Met some locals that frequent the bar and love it. Old bar feel. Good prefunk place.
This is THE spot. Their dumpling thingies are amazing for late night munches/drunky hunger food. Bottled and tap selection are great too, love whenever they have new sours in. They also have some N/A (non alcoholic) options too which a big plus!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pilsner, Paradise Creek Huckleberry Pucker Sour
Always great good vibes dog friendly great bartending staff
Kitchen was closed (until construction/renovations are complete) but service was efficient and pleasant. Will definitely visit in the future. Only tried sea cider - very tasty.
Great beer, service and loved the dumpings.
Friendly service, great selection including some N/As, good prices. Hopefully next time we will get to try the food.
Restaurantji Recommends
Great beer selection. Good dumplings. Solid experience for socializing
This place is great! Always new beers on tap. Owners are friendly and down to earth. Come spend time and money here, you'll be glad you did! Bring your own food, or their dumplings are pretty good too. There are many good restaurants within easy walking distance if you want to grab some takeout first. There's occasional trivia nights as well, usually a Wednesday I think but check their social media for exact days. It's a relaxed and chill place to hang out anytime and always a good vibe. There's a couple TV's always tuned in to hockey or baseball or football, etc. Also a great place to hang out before a Silvertips game or other event at Angel Of The Winds arena, which is just across the street.
Awesome bar for a casual beer/cider/seltzer with friends! Not too grungy or hipster, and the kind of spot you could come solo to have a brew and watch sports. The crowd while I was there in a Saturday night was a chill buzz, and the bartenders were super friendly and were chatty with locals. Recently came here for a drink and it happened to be beet day— buy a beet beer, get a free beet! How fun ? Dog friendly and they have fun games like shuffleboard and various card/board games. Definitely will be back to try out the dumplings/eats!
It's okay. I came in midday so not too many people there but a few. The bar isn't particularly big and I wouldn't quite call it divey, a little western feeling, haunted maybe, but very plain. Their beer selection was okay and since we were just popping in for a quick drink anyway it was good enough for us!We ordered some dumplings and they are coated in curry powder, sriracha, cilantro and sour cream. They're actually pretty good but the the curry powder was heavily shaken on top. I really liked the flavor but would lighten the sprinkle a little.
It had great beer. Strictly beer and wine. Atmosphere is good, loud echoed place but comfortable. The bartender was great. I did not try the dumplings.