Moab Brewery

Was here about 7 or 8 years ago on a trip to Arches and Canyonlands. Stayed in a hotel just down the street from this brewery. Went for dinner and beer. Fairly crowded and I think it was a Saturday evening. It was fairly noisy, and people were having a good time. Service was decent considering the crowd. Our waiter was good but not overly friendly. Food and beer were good, I think we had sandwiches and beer and a dessert.

Close to some hotels, on the southern edge of town. Lots of medium shaded, wooden high top tables, that are spaced tightly. Semi dark lighting and a polished concrete floor. The beer selection is varied, even more so, if you chose to take some home with you, from their ample merchandise store, up front. The beer is on average, average.

Always good to find a brewery on the road. Easy walk from several hotels. Solid food and beer options to satisfy any taste within the group. Good local vide among all the tourists.

 

Visited during our Utah RV trip.
It is a big restaurant, seems like the beer is more of a side hustle.
Server could not help me with any beer questions because she does not drink beer, fair enough...
We were told beforehand that this place has the best burgers in town and they were not kidding.
Food was very good, probably one of the best burgers I ever had. The beer is so so, not much of a fan.
I would go back for sure, just because of the food.

Been here a few times

Decent beers and decent food as well. Certainly better on draft than canned

I think parking sucks even for being next to a grocery store

Staff are fairly friendly, I mean Moab is a tourist town 100%

They sell most of their high point beers to go in their merch room.

Black bean burger is nice and pleasantly spicy, and pretzel wasn't bad to boot.

I found out I was in Moab in the middle Jeep Week from a barista shortly after this visit, and so it became clear why our Rogue rental stuck out like a sore thumb in the packed parking lot. And despite the lot being full of Jeeps, there was actually plenty of seating throughout the very spacious concrete dining area inside. The fairly sizeable bar area is partitioned off to the left, and it too had plenty of stools available, either at the high tops surrounding the bar, or bellying up to the block-shaped U itself. The brewing equipment is on display behind glass further off to the left, and on the ceiling above are fat tire bicycles, canoes and the like dangling about.

We stuck 100% to draft beer despite Utah law limiting it to 5% ABV, but you can tell those looking for higher octane are used to ordering packaged beer instead. With that in mind, the beer was still only fine to middling, and particularly after the quality we enjoyed at Zion, even a little underwhelming, with nothing that stood out as excelling.

The food was hit or miss, but when it hit, GOT DAM! We got a BBQ sampler with some corn and shishito peppers on the side. The corn was an afterthought, the peppers weren't any different than anywhere else, and the chicken looked good, but the corned beef and candied bacon just blew all that completely out of the water. I've never had BBQ corned beef, so I knew that would be a new experience in and of itself, but it was surprisingly juicy and still tangy. That bacon, though...my god! It was the most smoked thing on the plate, and not even advertised as such, while also thick and juicy, and not too sweet or glassy at all. An absolutely delicious cap after another full day of hiking.

Large area , good sized crowd for a Saturday night in Moab

Place sells malty like a brewery. Small store on the side , dining to the right, bar in the back, I sit at the bar and they have a full assortment of moab brews on tap. TVs with several sporting event son . Good service, tried the brew house hatch Chile burger , its good. Order the over the top Hefeweizen, its fair. Buy a bottle of the desert select Tripel to go, much better brew.

 

Hard to review a place like Moab brewing, given the stupid alcohol laws in Utah. That being said...

The brewpub is a sizeable place, with a good size dining area to the right as you walk in, and with a decent size taproom to the the left (where you can order beer without having to order food). The place has the vibe of a sports bar on the taproom/tavern side, with high ceilings and lot's of beer paraphernalia on the walls. There's definitely a relaxed informal vibe to this place, and it seemed like a nice enough place to hang out with a beer or three.

As for the beer, it's important to keep in mind that in Utah draft beer cannot exceed 5% abv. So that could well explain the quality of the draft beer here, which unfortunately is not the best. Got a 4 beer sampler group, of which the hazy ipa was the only beer I would describe as good. The pils was fair at best, and the regular ipa and steam style lager were drain pours. Also bought a can of the "full strength" pale ale, which was no better than fair.

In terms of selection, I think there were around 10 beers on tap, along with 6 full strength beers in bottle or can. Service was good I thought. I didn't get the impression that any of the servers were particularly well informed about the beer here, but they were all polite and pleasant enough. Orders came pretty quickly, especially considering the good size crowd.

Didn't try the food, but what I saw looked good... Mostly consisting of fairly typical pub grub (nachos, burgers, wings, etc.)

Shrug. There aren't a whole lot of options in Moab, so this place is deservedly popular I guess. Even so, I'm not sure this is a place I'd make part of the regular rotation.

cool to finally check this place out after having been through town once before and not had the chance, and having had plenty of their beers over the years, glad they were open during the pandemic, and that i could find a reasonably well isolated bar seat on a saturday afternoon. its an old school sports bar vibe, college football everywhere i looked, a little view to the brew house, surprised its as humble as it is, wood accents around a long rounded bar, pretty big dining area, a little shop up front, no real outside space, feels a little dated to me, but i am happy to be here. lots of things tapped out, seems like its always busy in moab, and they must struggle to keep up some, certainly might explain why their cans have come and gone in distribution over the years. mostly basics on when i was in, solid oatmeal stout on nitro, a less good german pils, and a cool weird one with wine grapes, the most ambitious of them. the beer didnt wow me at all, but it felt cool to be here, chatting with a few locals, its about more than the beer, and that can be cool too. had a solid lunch and the broad menu looked very good up and down. if you like the sports pub type spot with first generation style craft brews on, you will love it here. the service was friendly but not all that great, whatever, it was busy. i think i hoped for a slightly more nerdy spot with higher end ales, but they do a fine job in their niche and i am happy to have been able to experience it! i cant imagine going to moab again and not at least popping in for a couple pints here...

 

HIker / out-door town brewery. The place is awesome...lots of outdoor athletic stuff - mostly biking. Huge selection of shirts and souvenirs. This is Utah so they have to deal with the crazy alcohol laws. Each item (beer) had two versions - a 4% and then a full strength. 4% is the pour and the full strength comes from the tiny "package store" attached to the place (8x10 room) that gets around the loophole for alcohol. Beer was decent. Food and vibe were awesome. Highly recommend a visit.

 

 

 

Went to visit Moab during family vacation. It was a typical restaurant brewery type place with a lot of seating. The beer was good but die to Utah law....4% is the max ABC allowable for draft beer. The bar keep let us hang for a few extra samples whilst he was closing down....hero....I think so. They had 9 different beers available plus others on the menu.

Very crowded but found a table within a couple of minutes. Beer selection limited with one third of beers listed on minute not available. Food was well above average. Service very good

Stopped on on a Wednesday night, was a bit of a wait for a table, but not too bad. And you could kill time with a scoop of gelato. Staff were all very friendly and tried to give as much attention as they could while zipping between tables. The 4% law took some getting used to, but if you treat everything like it's a session beer it's not bad, though there were a couple of times when a little more strength would be appreciated. Food was all quite tasty and very reasonably priced. Not a bad place to stop if you're in Moab.

 

 

 

 

Been here many times. the food is really good. Brews are pretty good, especially if you get the 750ml stuff.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Every year we seem to end up spending a night in and around Moab after a week of overlanding in Southern Utah or Northern Arizona. Usually Peace Tree for brunch and Moab Brewery for dinner. Moab Brewery is more like a T.G.I. Fridays then a traditional brewpub. Eclectic decor with a "pieces of flair" required. The menu is pretty large, but the food, service, and beer is OK. Utah limits the ABV% on tap beers, so you'll have to pay a little extra for beers in the bottle/can which comes at full strength.

 

 

Stopped 2 times after hiking in the nearby National Parks. Beer was decent since they cannot go above 4% on tap. Black Raven was as good as low ABV stout you can find. I also like the Red Rye IPA. Wife really liked the brown ale. Food was very good especially the Jack Daniels burger was good. About as good a brew pub you can find in Utah.

 

Cool sports bar-ish place on the south side of town. Communal high-tops in dining area with a view of the brewhouse. A dozen beers on tap, the 3 I tried were ok, my favorite being the oatmeal stout. Friendly servers, food was very tasty.