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Duckworth's Grill & Taphouse - Park Road
4435 Park Rd
Ste 300
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28209-3866
United States
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Rated by MarkLinton1 from West Virginia
4.28/5 rDev -1.8%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.5
4.28/5 rDev -1.8%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.5
Excellent food and extremely good beer selection. Draft beer selection is diverse and second to none.
Aug 17, 2015Reviewed by JNForsyth from Pennsylvania
4.38/5 rDev +0.5%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 3.5
4.38/5 rDev +0.5%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 3.5
Great tap list, sampler is a heck of a deal with 4 5.5 oz pours for $6. Nice little bottle list but you are paying a premium to purchase at a bar. Food looked good but I didn't have anything.
Jan 28, 2015Rated by Jfishe13313 from Florida
4.6/5 rDev +5.5%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.75 | food: 4.75
4.6/5 rDev +5.5%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.75 | food: 4.75
Great beer selection all the time and great food too! Perfect craft beer business model.
Jan 17, 2015Reviewed by surfcaster from North Carolina
4.24/5 rDev -2.8%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4
4.24/5 rDev -2.8%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4
Great beer selection--some rarities and sometimes they bust out a keg of some really tough to find stuff from time to time--even sneak it out with no fanfare (Foothills Sexual Chocolate was a surprise). They offer samplers and bartenders are knowledgeable.
Atmosphere a little thin. Kind of sports bar like and in a mini-mall. Food is not the reason to go--average pub fare with some winners here and there (Cuban sandwich was a winner).
This is a beer site--not the family joint with great beer. More like the great beer joint to hang out with a couple of friends.
Few specialty events like Founders night, etc are well attended.
Jul 30, 2014Atmosphere a little thin. Kind of sports bar like and in a mini-mall. Food is not the reason to go--average pub fare with some winners here and there (Cuban sandwich was a winner).
This is a beer site--not the family joint with great beer. More like the great beer joint to hang out with a couple of friends.
Few specialty events like Founders night, etc are well attended.
Reviewed by Kirkman from North Carolina
3.6/5 rDev -17.4%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 4 | service: 3 | selection: 4 | food: 3
3.6/5 rDev -17.4%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 4 | service: 3 | selection: 4 | food: 3
I love Duckworth's. They have dark beer on tap, pint nights, flights, and food. The atmosphere is definitely a bar first restaurant second. I prefer to have a 50/50 mix. Duckworths in general has upscale bar food. They do serve some non-standard bar foods like salads, BBQ, and pizza. I do feel that the food prices are a little high $10-15/plates, but I am very cheap and have very high standards. Beer prices are on par with what I expect everywhere else. I am willing to pay in order for Duckworth's to maintain the beer selection they have. They are the standard by which everyone else is rated.
This location does have some issues to resolve. This includes parking, service quality and speed. I have had amazing service including beer knowledge at an amazing level, but I have also had servers that were very green.
Aug 28, 2013This location does have some issues to resolve. This includes parking, service quality and speed. I have had amazing service including beer knowledge at an amazing level, but I have also had servers that were very green.
Reviewed by 1point from North Carolina
4.2/5 rDev -3.7%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 3.5
4.2/5 rDev -3.7%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 3.5
I drove 3 hours specifically for the Founder's Throwdown event. I'm a craft beer newb, but Breakfast Stout was my first favorite, so this was like Christmas. It was the middle of the afternoon on a saturday and a large event was going on, so seating was limited, but wasn't really an issue. My group of 3 found a spot in the two-sided bar island.
Beer event was well organized, lots of rare or hard-to-find Founders beers. It was organized by Curtis, the beer coordinator. He ended up hooking me up with a free DFH Chicory Stout, which was a nice bonus to the day's events.
Selection was great from what I saw. I could have drank all day and had something new every time off of about 60 taps. Didn't see the bottle list.
Food was good, but not outstanding. Some interesting sandwiches, but otherwise standard upscale tap house menu fare. Better than anything I can find in my hometown, though.
Aug 07, 2012Beer event was well organized, lots of rare or hard-to-find Founders beers. It was organized by Curtis, the beer coordinator. He ended up hooking me up with a free DFH Chicory Stout, which was a nice bonus to the day's events.
Selection was great from what I saw. I could have drank all day and had something new every time off of about 60 taps. Didn't see the bottle list.
Food was good, but not outstanding. Some interesting sandwiches, but otherwise standard upscale tap house menu fare. Better than anything I can find in my hometown, though.
Reviewed by TurdFurgison from Ohio
4.45/5 rDev +2.1%
vibe: 4 | quality: 5 | service: 4 | selection: 5 | food: 3
4.45/5 rDev +2.1%
vibe: 4 | quality: 5 | service: 4 | selection: 5 | food: 3
Very close to Brawley's, a natural one-two stop for a traveller in the area. Although the layout reminds me a little of some Taco Mac locations (big central bar, loads of TVs, etc) there was a surprising number of families with kids when I visited. All the adults seemed to enjoy good beer selection, at least based on my casual glance.
Craploads of taps, 50-60 I'd estimate, and all were serving good craft beer. Major breweries represented included NC (Big Boss, Duck Rabbit, Foothills, Olde Hickory), other USA craft (Allagash, Brooklyn, Ommegang, Oskar Blues, Terrapin), and a few internationals (Gouden, DuPont, Van Honsebrouck). Twice as many bottles, again all were solid.
Decent prices on most drafts, a little high priced for bottles.
Jan 26, 2012Craploads of taps, 50-60 I'd estimate, and all were serving good craft beer. Major breweries represented included NC (Big Boss, Duck Rabbit, Foothills, Olde Hickory), other USA craft (Allagash, Brooklyn, Ommegang, Oskar Blues, Terrapin), and a few internationals (Gouden, DuPont, Van Honsebrouck). Twice as many bottles, again all were solid.
Decent prices on most drafts, a little high priced for bottles.
Reviewed by Mscarpen from Tennessee
4.74/5 rDev +8.7%
vibe: 4 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 4.5
4.74/5 rDev +8.7%
vibe: 4 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 4.5
Was refered to this place by the guys at Brawley's, down the road a quarter mile.
First impression, this place looks like more of a sports bar than your typical dark beer bar. But, the 60 taps on the wall quickly help you spot you're in for a treat.
The beer menu of tappers and bottles is both extensive and impressive, I was lucky enough to come across a day when they had Oskar Blues Vanilla Bourbon Barrel Old Chub on tap. How many times have you seen that one?
The night I was there, they had $3 taps (only a handful of exceptions) which apparently occurs every Tuesday and Thursday. The four sample flights are very generous and the staff is incredibly knowledgable.
A great place to drop by if you're in the area and want to visit a beer bar that only carries the god stuff.
Scott
Dec 28, 2011First impression, this place looks like more of a sports bar than your typical dark beer bar. But, the 60 taps on the wall quickly help you spot you're in for a treat.
The beer menu of tappers and bottles is both extensive and impressive, I was lucky enough to come across a day when they had Oskar Blues Vanilla Bourbon Barrel Old Chub on tap. How many times have you seen that one?
The night I was there, they had $3 taps (only a handful of exceptions) which apparently occurs every Tuesday and Thursday. The four sample flights are very generous and the staff is incredibly knowledgable.
A great place to drop by if you're in the area and want to visit a beer bar that only carries the god stuff.
Scott
Reviewed by Mantooth from North Carolina
4.78/5 rDev +9.6%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 5 | food: 4.5
4.78/5 rDev +9.6%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 5 | food: 4.5
Much like a beer style, opinions of Duckworth's will likely vary depending on what it is a costumer is looking for. If you want dark and cozy, Duckworth's doesn't do that. Duck's is more of a brass and glass type establishment, with lots of flatscreen TVs; it's a great place to watch a game. They could use a bigger bar though, it gets crowded in a hurry.
What do they do well? Well, food for one thing. Their fajitas are fantastic and will easily fill two people. Also good: subs, wings, pizzas, steaks... even their salads are on the money.
What do they do great? Beer. 60 drafts - every one of them a high quality brew & twice a week the vast majority are $3 (which includes tax).
Their events are quickly becoming the stuff of legend. For example... last years Stone tap takevoer featured 40 drafts:
2004 Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine
2007 Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine
2006 Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine aged in Bourbon Barrels
2008 Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine aged in Wine Barrels
2010 Stone Old Guardian Belgo Barley Wine
2005 Stone Imperial Russian Stout
2010 Stone Imperial Russian Belgo Stout
2008 Stone Imperial Russian Stout aged in Bourbon barrels
Stone IRS 10th Anniversary Special Blend
Stone IRS 10th Anniversary GK Mad Man Mix
Stone 06.06.06. Vertical Epic Ale
Stone 07.07.07 Vertical Epic Ale
Stone 07.07.07 Vertical Epic Ale aged in Red Wine Barrels
Stone 08.08.08. Vertical Epic Ale
Stone 09.09.09 Vertical Epic Ale
Stone 12th Anniversary Ale
Stone 12th Anniversary in Bourbon Barrels
Stone 13th Anniversary Ale
Stone 14th Anniversary Ale
2006 Double Bastard Ale
2006 Double Bastard Ale Aged in Brandy Barrels
2006 Double Bastard Ale Aged with French Oak Chips
2009 Double Bastard Ale
Saison du BUFF - Stone
21st Amendment Collaboration
San Diego Session Ale Collaboration
Double Dry Hopped Stone 14th Anniversary Ale
Double Dry Hopped Stone Ruination IPA
Double Dry Hopped Stone IPA
Stone Cali Belgique IPA
Stone Smoked Porter w/ Vanilla
Stone Smoked Porter w/ Chipotle
Stone Sublimely Self Righteous
Stone Pale Ale
Stone IPA
Stone Levitation Ale
Stone Smoked Porter
Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale
Arrogant Bastard Ale
Stone Ruination IPA
A recent Founders food pairing had 12 Founders drafts, including KBS & five others from their Backstage Series. Last weekend: Event Horizon tasting with the 2010, 2011 & a 2011 cask.
The best beer, period.
Dec 06, 2011What do they do well? Well, food for one thing. Their fajitas are fantastic and will easily fill two people. Also good: subs, wings, pizzas, steaks... even their salads are on the money.
What do they do great? Beer. 60 drafts - every one of them a high quality brew & twice a week the vast majority are $3 (which includes tax).
Their events are quickly becoming the stuff of legend. For example... last years Stone tap takevoer featured 40 drafts:
2004 Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine
2007 Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine
2006 Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine aged in Bourbon Barrels
2008 Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine aged in Wine Barrels
2010 Stone Old Guardian Belgo Barley Wine
2005 Stone Imperial Russian Stout
2010 Stone Imperial Russian Belgo Stout
2008 Stone Imperial Russian Stout aged in Bourbon barrels
Stone IRS 10th Anniversary Special Blend
Stone IRS 10th Anniversary GK Mad Man Mix
Stone 06.06.06. Vertical Epic Ale
Stone 07.07.07 Vertical Epic Ale
Stone 07.07.07 Vertical Epic Ale aged in Red Wine Barrels
Stone 08.08.08. Vertical Epic Ale
Stone 09.09.09 Vertical Epic Ale
Stone 12th Anniversary Ale
Stone 12th Anniversary in Bourbon Barrels
Stone 13th Anniversary Ale
Stone 14th Anniversary Ale
2006 Double Bastard Ale
2006 Double Bastard Ale Aged in Brandy Barrels
2006 Double Bastard Ale Aged with French Oak Chips
2009 Double Bastard Ale
Saison du BUFF - Stone
21st Amendment Collaboration
San Diego Session Ale Collaboration
Double Dry Hopped Stone 14th Anniversary Ale
Double Dry Hopped Stone Ruination IPA
Double Dry Hopped Stone IPA
Stone Cali Belgique IPA
Stone Smoked Porter w/ Vanilla
Stone Smoked Porter w/ Chipotle
Stone Sublimely Self Righteous
Stone Pale Ale
Stone IPA
Stone Levitation Ale
Stone Smoked Porter
Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale
Arrogant Bastard Ale
Stone Ruination IPA
A recent Founders food pairing had 12 Founders drafts, including KBS & five others from their Backstage Series. Last weekend: Event Horizon tasting with the 2010, 2011 & a 2011 cask.
The best beer, period.
Reviewed by Brambleman from North Carolina
4.58/5 rDev +5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.5
4.58/5 rDev +5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.5
My brother, my best friend, and I had the opportunity to spend a Friday night (dinner and Event Horizon release) and Saturday am (bottle release and a wonderful breakfst! Thanks guys!)
What a wonderful experience!!! Truly a great time. Met the owner and the manager...who thanked us many times for driving down to attend and check them out. Our servers were friendly and knowledgeable...top notch! You can tell that they are a tight knit group and that the employees love working there!
Food was very good...better steaks than we actually expected from a taproom (we ordered both the sirloin and the ribeye) Fare was fairly standard for a taproom...yet showed some extra care and creativity. If you like nachos, you will LOVE their fajita chicken nachos...THE BEST I have ever had!!
The beer...ohhh, the beer...over 60 on tap and maybe another 60 bottles. Their tap/bottle list is accurate and has many, many world class brews. Best quality selection I have encountered. You can get a "paddle" of any 4 beers from the tap selection (4.5 oz each)for only $6. So many choices...so little room in my stomach!
Thanks again to the owner/manager/staff of Duckworth's for an incredible time!
Dec 05, 2011What a wonderful experience!!! Truly a great time. Met the owner and the manager...who thanked us many times for driving down to attend and check them out. Our servers were friendly and knowledgeable...top notch! You can tell that they are a tight knit group and that the employees love working there!
Food was very good...better steaks than we actually expected from a taproom (we ordered both the sirloin and the ribeye) Fare was fairly standard for a taproom...yet showed some extra care and creativity. If you like nachos, you will LOVE their fajita chicken nachos...THE BEST I have ever had!!
The beer...ohhh, the beer...over 60 on tap and maybe another 60 bottles. Their tap/bottle list is accurate and has many, many world class brews. Best quality selection I have encountered. You can get a "paddle" of any 4 beers from the tap selection (4.5 oz each)for only $6. So many choices...so little room in my stomach!
Thanks again to the owner/manager/staff of Duckworth's for an incredible time!
Duckworth's Grill & Taphouse - Park Road in Charlotte, NC
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