Hydro Street Brewing Company
152 W James St
Columbus, Wisconsin, 53925-1569
United States
// CLOSED //
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Redrover from Illinois
3.68/5 rDev +8.2%
vibe: 4 | quality: 3 | service: 4 | selection: 4
3.68/5 rDev +8.2%
vibe: 4 | quality: 3 | service: 4 | selection: 4
I was able to stop by after working up a thirst at the huge antiques place in Columbus (6 floors of stuff in an old factory, quite a bit of beer related stuff).
Large windows in front and the tall ceilings give it an airy feeling. The bar is along the right and the semi-open kitchen is in the back left corner. Swag is for sale and is displayed on a rack by the front door.
Service was friendly and they were giving out samples of one of their new releases. I counted a total of 8 beers on tap, but I may have missed one. I sampled 4 beers with full pints of two. I think they show some promise, but would like to revisit when they have a little more experience with their brewing set-up. The beers had a dry almost cider like after taste. If I sampled their IPA blind, I would swear it as a Belgian Pale Ale.
I did not try the food but will next time. The menu had several interesting choices and they are very big on using local ingredients. In fact they had a picture of the “local supplier of the month” up on the wall. I like that!
They had a decent sized crowd for happy hour. They are a friendly bunch. I noticed a lot of the patrons were member of their mug club.
Oct 23, 2012Large windows in front and the tall ceilings give it an airy feeling. The bar is along the right and the semi-open kitchen is in the back left corner. Swag is for sale and is displayed on a rack by the front door.
Service was friendly and they were giving out samples of one of their new releases. I counted a total of 8 beers on tap, but I may have missed one. I sampled 4 beers with full pints of two. I think they show some promise, but would like to revisit when they have a little more experience with their brewing set-up. The beers had a dry almost cider like after taste. If I sampled their IPA blind, I would swear it as a Belgian Pale Ale.
I did not try the food but will next time. The menu had several interesting choices and they are very big on using local ingredients. In fact they had a picture of the “local supplier of the month” up on the wall. I like that!
They had a decent sized crowd for happy hour. They are a friendly bunch. I noticed a lot of the patrons were member of their mug club.
Reviewed by beerwolf77 from Wisconsin
3.64/5 rDev +7.1%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 3.5 | service: 3.5 | selection: 4
3.64/5 rDev +7.1%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 3.5 | service: 3.5 | selection: 4
Another small start up in the middle of nowhere Wisconsin. Seems to be a trend.
The place feels and looks like a cafe/coffee shop meets brew pub. Seating and a bar up front. Open kitchen and brewing area in the back. It was hotter than a crotch in there. Apparently A/C is not something they had a budget for.
Staff was friendly as were the patrons we encountered.
The beer was average at best. They had around 10 beers on tap and we only had 4 of them. So I can't speak for everything in the house. Going on what we had the flavors were a bit weak. I suppose for the area they will do just fine. Not exactly a beer geek hot bed.
Overall yet another start up in a sea of start ups. I wish em luck.
Aug 05, 2012The place feels and looks like a cafe/coffee shop meets brew pub. Seating and a bar up front. Open kitchen and brewing area in the back. It was hotter than a crotch in there. Apparently A/C is not something they had a budget for.
Staff was friendly as were the patrons we encountered.
The beer was average at best. They had around 10 beers on tap and we only had 4 of them. So I can't speak for everything in the house. Going on what we had the flavors were a bit weak. I suppose for the area they will do just fine. Not exactly a beer geek hot bed.
Overall yet another start up in a sea of start ups. I wish em luck.
Reviewed by rplamann from Wisconsin
4.33/5 rDev +27.4%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 5 | selection: 3.5 | food: 4
4.33/5 rDev +27.4%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 5 | selection: 3.5 | food: 4
Stopped in on 2/11/12. My impression is that they have only been open for about a month, but the place was quite busy for a Saturday at 3pm.
Five beers were on tap including a pale ale, IPA, heffewiezen, stout and scotch ale. All were quite good. There was a little room for improvment with the heffewiezen, but the others were solid.
The food menu was a little limited but above average, and kudos to sourcing local for the ingredients.
The stmosphere was relaxed. I met the owners/brewer as they were also running the place. They definitely have a welcoming vibe. Worth the drive to Columbus, and I hope to make it back soon.
Feb 13, 2012Five beers were on tap including a pale ale, IPA, heffewiezen, stout and scotch ale. All were quite good. There was a little room for improvment with the heffewiezen, but the others were solid.
The food menu was a little limited but above average, and kudos to sourcing local for the ingredients.
The stmosphere was relaxed. I met the owners/brewer as they were also running the place. They definitely have a welcoming vibe. Worth the drive to Columbus, and I hope to make it back soon.
We love reviews (150 characters or more)! You don't need to get fancy. Drop some thoughts on the place's attributes plus your overall impression. Something that backs up your rating and helps others. Thanks!