MABRASSERIE

Fun place to hang out with friends: outdoor seating, huge double sided bar, and I think they had some sort of game night when I went. Beers were very good, with a broad selection.

2023 update: very hip place with the same delicious beers :) one thing I don’t get, maybe it’s the nature of the coop, but why have ~50 taps if you only occupy ~20-25?

 

**Updated review after visiting the tasting room. Scores adjusted accordingly.**


This is an interesting concept and, if not for being a ways to get to, would be a great place to visit if visiting Montreal.

It is a brewery that is mainly a type of contract brewery, but is also a brewing Co-Op (think farmer's coop for brewing materials/education), it also has a tasting room, it does training/classes, and additionally it has a store selling their house beers and a handful of other canned stuff, bottle openers, glasses, etc.

The entire place is pretty big (the store's by far the smallest part), and the tasting room is mammoth! A huge industrial, bare-bones room with a curved bar and a wall of around 50 taps from different brewers from around Montreal (all Co-Op members, house beers, and some of the contract brewed ones). There are lots of tables, some random bars to break the room up, and--the coolest part design-/vibe-wise in my opinion--a huge wall with large glass portholes to view the brewery part; a very nice touch.

Cool place, great idea, I am excited for them to get everything dialed in in the near future, as they are just getting started out!

The tasting room is opening in approx 2 weeks but love the initiative of this brewery. Gives a chance to brewpubs to brew there beers here and get distribution outside of their pub. Will be coming here again for sure.