Benchmark Brewing

Nice cozy feel with a low ceiling in the tasting room and the industrial vibe with all the exposed wood and fixtures. It's about as intimate a feeling as you can squeeze out of the typical industrial park/warehouse type venue. Stacks and stacks of cans adorn the backdrop of the bar area. There was a single TV with sports on in that area, the rest of the taproom is TV free. Benches and high top tables in the area away from the bar, beware of splinters!

Service was prompt and polite. They had a half dozen beers on tap with four of them being their core lineup which consists of a blond, a brown, a Belgian table beer and an oatmeal stout. All the core beers are under 5%, not something you see every day. They also had a couple IPAs and pales, then a few high ABV experimental type beers. I had the oatmeal stout because the tap handle was adorned with multiple medals and I'm all about that bling. I also had their rotating IPA hop "survey" series, it was a pretty run of the mill IPA. The Oatmeal stout hit all the points you'd expect for that style, nothing flashy but quite solid. Ups to them for having a lot of beer to go options with many can and growler options.

Overall it's an okay visit, I wouldn't go out of my way to check it out. If you're in the area it's some decent suds.

 

Vibe is a little low for now but the new beer garden should help that out quit a bit!

 

 

 

Really friendly staff, great setting in the tasting room extremely laid back, family friendly