Talea Beer Co.

 

Newish, upscale and shiny (lots of ceramic tile) tasting room. Long straight bar against back wall to the right of the entrance. Bottle/merch shop in the foyer. Lots of tables inside and on the sidewalk and street. 16 or so beers on tap, I
enjoyed their Marine Layer very much. I did not try the food.

 

Visited last week on a weekday with my wife. Around 10:30 in the morning, actually. I had a couple NE IPAs and my wife had a flight of five fruited kettle sours. Staff was very friendly.

Vibe was a little odd. I was on vacation and at a brewery in the morning on a weekday, so I think I'm a little skewed on this, but it felt like a library. Somewhere from 15-20 people there, all of them on laptops or with textbooks, and I think most of them were drinking coffee or tea with snacks. No one was talking to each other. I actually felt like I should whisper.

The space was large, roomy, nice, clean, modern. My NEIPAs were pretty good, my wife was not a big fan of her kettle sours.

It's not a place that would leap to mind for a recommendation, not a destination for me, but I think certainly a worthwhile stop. I'd like to see what it's like in the evening or on the weekend.

The brewery has been up and running since 2019, with distribution of its quality products to bars and stores. A few months ago the tap room opened... and started providing a pleasant and quality craft beer experience to a mostly younger crowd.

Modern but warm atmosphere, corner location just a block of so off of the BQE, also on the pleasant spring evening I swung by, they had a full sidewalk on two sides of well spaced out circular and bench style tables. Upscale but friendly. They also had a line to get in...this is gonna be very popular in the spring and summer months and hopefully for them, for years to come.

Friendly and knowledgable women at the register and by the cans to go turned out to be one of the owners.

The two beers I brought home in cans (hazed up and tropical takes on NEIPA and DNEIPA) were simply excellent...they are doing tall cans of NEIPA and fruited sours to go and about ten on tap for on site or crowlers to go, also cocktails/wine, lite fair including cheese plates, humus, charcuterie ...On point and up to date beer, fun and modern feel....they know what they are doing and I believe have created something special...great place for beers with a group or a date. Well worth checking out