Hourglass Brewing

Store front brewpub in small strip shopping center just south of the main drag. U-shaped, service on the bottom, a 1/2 dozen seats on each side. Lots of pop-culture paraphernalia about the large room, with plenty of seating options. 24 nicely assorted beers on tap. Friendly bartender.

great place until I approached manager about a bartender name tag Lola serving beer to underage kid- manager told me not to worry about it because she knows his dad. I couldnt believe what was happening. I made a complaint about this, was met with non chalant attitude - I will NOT go back no matter what kind of beer. underage drinking is not ok in any way. do better at hiring or you may lose your license.

Where their other location was very chic and elegant, this location is truly hip and entertaining. Their selection was large and varied, and the service was very good. Though I really liked the other location, this one was very good.

Large selection of beers. Indoor and outdoor seating. Large tvs inside. Did I mention huge selection of beers?!

 

 

 

 

Had a great time here after a weekend at EPCOT. It's a natural stopping point on our way back home thru the forest. Bought some Zambian Milkshake to have at home, awesome sauce!

The vibe is punk rock meets pop and skateboard culture. STAR WARS toys and art adorn the walls, classic arcade cabinets from the 90's are in the corner and your jumbo-tron flat screens hang above for sports freaks. The selection is fantastic with 30 beers on tap and bottles to go. Sourglass is literally next door and has different wild ales on draft. If you have an entire day to hang out then do it. Tacos and wings can be had at the local eateries in the same strip mall. No flights, just 5oz, 11oz and 16oz pours available. Bottles and growlers to go. Tons of beer to keep you busy. Jones soda for the kids and a shelf of board games too.

 

 

Vibe was amazing on a Saturday night with cover band on the stage. Beer selection is pretty adequate and food is available next door but not on premises.

 

This is stop #13 of 14 brewpubs for my wife and I on this one week vacation and pub crawl. The pub is located in a strip mall among other commercial businesses. We stopped here to try their beers, and since there are restaurants in the mall, we also had carry-in dinner with our beers. (A doorway inside the pub connects to the adjacent Mexican restaurant.) There were a few tables on the sidewalk in front of the pub but we opted to sit indoors. This is a large place with a large U-shaped bar. Behind the bar were coolers full of bottles from all kinds of breweries and it looked like a beer store, but I neglected to ask if there were all available to-go, or for on-premises consumption. The pub also had a guest tap list that included 11 beers, 1 cider and 5 wines.

There were 16 Hourglass beers on tap so we chose to go with a sampler flight of 5 beers to try to get a representative sampling. Without realizing it, each of our choices had some Belgian influence to them, but I don't know if the brewery tends toward Belgian-influenced beers or it was just the luck of my choices. Each was brewed very well and each exceeded their respective style so that we gave an overall B grade to them. The most notable one was the Beatrijs Belgian Dubbel with Gooseberries. The Tulsi Trippel was a close second to it. There were 11 beers that we just could not try on this visit but we would love to be able to do so on a subsequent stop so that this place is on our list to revisit if we are ever in the Orlando area again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Over twenty taps, nine of which are Hourglass beers.
Bartender said 10 barrel system
Looks like a college nightclub made into a brewery
Black everywhere, chairs, bar top, furniture and then rainbow lights everywhere
Super friendly bartenders
No dogs inside, has outdoor seating though
Got some free pizza when we got there.

 

 

The new Hourglass Brewery is really nice. It reminds me a lot of Redlight Redlight - it's very spacious, clean, appealing to the eye and customer-friendly.

I was there last night and had a great time. A band, Consider the Source, that's touring nationally played a live show here last night and they were absolutely amazing. The new brewery has plenty of space for live music, and customers can expect to see a lot more of it in the months and years to come.

The new location definitely is a major step up from the old one. Not to say that the old one was bad, because it certainly was not. It had lots of charm to it. It used to be in what looked like a former house or rental property, and the interior was small, but it allowed for lots of fun in close quarters. Just inside of the new location and to the right, there is a replica of the interior of the old location, so my memories of that won't be fading anytime soon.

Check the brewery's website for a live menu - whatever is on draft at any time is listed on the site. It's updated whenever anything changes. The Facebook page is a good source for what's happening at the brewery; it's updated regularly with news about new beers, food trucks that will be on-site and information about upcoming events.

The staff is friendly, knowledgeable and accommodating. The owners, Sky and Brett, are great guys and such employees as Keith, Jasmine, A.J. and Karina know their beer and can answer any question you might have about what's available.

There should be a beer for everyone here at any given time. The brewery has stouts, porters, IPAs, ales (pale, wild, farmhouse, etc.), saisons ... pretty much anything that you can think of. There is an impressive bottle selection, too. The prices of the bottles are fair and are not highly marked-up or unaffordable. The diversity of the bottles is impressive. Just ask for a list when you stop by.

Definitely stop by here if you haven't yet or if you are passing through Longwood/Orlando. The brewery isn't far from downtown and is close to Interstate 4.

 

they recently moved to a new location bigger and better. I didn't go to the old place but from what I heard was tiny. Anyway, excellent line up on Tap, super friendly, Knowledgeable and helpful staff.

 

 

 

Quaint little brewery on Ronald Reagan in Longwood. Small bar (seats about 12) but there's plenty of outside seating in the beer garden. Always a few of their beers on tap, plus some good guest taps. Also about 20+ guest bottles. Knowledgable and helpful staff. Been there three times, and it was always perfect for the occasion: stealing away with a friend for a few good beers and catching up.

 

 

 

Miss this place when it started in the old location. Got way too commercial way too fast. They serve marginal beer in small pours unless the beer is total swill. Anything decent is about $2 higher per glass than you will see it anywhere else and there own beers are also very high priced. Seems like they got way too big a place and want you to pay for it with every glass. Growler prices are a total joke which is why you never see anyone filling a growler. Good thing is they let you take in Papa Bee's wings which are the best in the area.

New little brewery in Longwood. Heard they are moving pretty soon since the place really is like a walk-in closet (nice and cozy when it's empty, unpleasant when crowded).

Service - I had no complaints the few times I went there. The bartenders were quick to come over and service me when I signaled for them to come over or finished a drink. They were often speaking with their regulars but this didn't affect service at all, even as the place got more crowded.

The prices are very reasonable and they seemingly have draft specials every day. Free popcorn on Tuesdays, too, I think. Some great guest beers on tap. Bruery stuff isn't uncommon (was surprised to see Sour in the Rye there), Ommegang, a slew of FL breweries.

Beer quality: Let me preface this by saying that their brewer(s) have a lot of promise with respect to big stouts--their oak-aged stout is very good and they had an imperial mocha stout that was excellent. Most of their session beers and lower ABV beers, however, were a bit simple and watery. Hopefully that changes. I should add though that their IPA is pretty solid.

Overall, I expect a lot of improvement once they get a bigger location. The barkeeps and brewers were all very nice and as long as they continue to make great big abv beers they'll do well.

A/Q - Very small place inside, shack-like construction and interior with maybe 8 seats at the bar. There's an outdoor seating area, but it seems like you'd have to walk all the way back inside to keep getting drinks.

Bartender greeted me as I walked through the door, then largely ignored me for the rest of my stay, keeping to two patrons at the other end of the bar. Attempts to make small talk and get information about this brewery I have never heard of previously went unsuccessful.

Selection - This is what kills me with some breweries. They had four house beers on tap, and then about 8 guest taps. If I'm going to a brewery, I want to drink THEIR beer. Guest taps provided nothing very special and were all American craft.

Standard brewery prices on beers (~$5-7/glass).