Broken Chair Brewery

 

From August 17, 2023. Last stop of the night and a great way to end it. Place was packed, although they had room for one more. Trivia was going on which fed the lively vibe. Service was on point despite the crowd. Small storefront location, some sidewalk seating. Had a great time here. Bonus points for the Tom Sturgis cheese pretzels.

Visited on October 23, 2021 without planning, as we walked by the facility. We were immediately greeted by the bar friendly tender and welcomed in. This is a great place with many beers on sale from taps. The environment is casual with various seating options such as high round tables, and stools at the bar. The staff was unbelievably friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful.

Nice variety of craft beer for sale, with about 20 different beers on tap. Styles included stouts, IPAs, wheat, lagers, and fruit flavored beer. I tried three different beers, and they were all fresh and tasty.

When ordering our beers, the bar tender treated us like long time patrons, even though this was the first time I had visited. She shared insights into the various beers on tap, and gave us samples to help us decide on our selections. When we finished and were leaving, the bar tender called out and thanked us for coming.

Nice vibe, great service, and good beer. I live an hour away, but will be back.

 

24 taps, small batch, all brewed in house. Something most places aren't capable of. Excellent selection of traditional ales from the darkest to the lightest. there are usually a few outside the box beers on tap. for example: raspberry imperial stout. never heard of one before. never had one before. it was incredible. small business, learning, only going to get bigger with time

the vibe is basically neighborhood bar, as it occupies a storefront on the main drag in West Reading. Narrow and long, there are seats and tables to one side and bar on the other. Finishes are modern industrial or whatever you call it - the trendy look of wood, metal, industrial light fixtures, edison bulbs, etc. Wall hangings are 60's rock albums and such. A few TV's showing football.

The taplist is long - probably 15 house-brewed beers, plus a couple of guest taps and a hard cider. Wide variety of styles of beer. I had a flight of 4 beers but unfortunately 1 was good, 1 was decent, and 2 were disappointing. Bartenders were friendly enough.

Overall - the vibe is cool but the beer was a let down. I'd give them another shot to try some more beers, but my hopes aren't high.