Abettor Brewing Company

Rehabbed industrial building on the east side of town by the railroad tracks. Spacious open layout with straight bar opposite the entrance that seats about 15, and additional tables and booths about the room. 20 beers on tap, nice assortment. Personable bartender. Food truck. They are also a Harvest Host...

Cool place next to train tracks. Beer, pool, arcade games, out door space and regularly has food trucks. Lots of their beers on tap and mixed liquor drinks too. Unfortunately their beers are below average, drinkable but just that.

Vibe: Cool spot. The tables all have tulip glasses filled with malts, which is pretty neat. Outside there are some picnic tables that are painted with funky designs. The place is new, and as a result, it's pretty well maintained. There's games, Big Ass Fans and a sticker wall.

Quality: Still new, still finding their footing... they have great potential with a flagship beer in Pale8. Tastes great, but has a weird smell. Not quite sure what to make of that. A decent start.

Service: Maybe I came on a bad day, but I was not impressed. The girl working the bar was kind of rude.

Selection: Lots of guest taps. They usually have 5 or so of their own, but when I visited, they were out of two of their beers. I've heard that is a common problem.

Now, Winchester has a brewery, and it's putting out some decent beer.

Just a few blocks off downtown, parking is a little cramped, but it's really not such a large venue that it will matter very often. (If you visit during the Beer Cheese Festival, park in between the Fest and the Brewery so you can visit both.)

They have 20 beers on tap, with a half dozen in-house offerings. The guest stuff was nicely curated for the location. Really enjoyed the Oktoberfest and the Raspberry Wheat offerings.

Seems there are occasional food trucks and you can BYO food. Leashed, behaved pets allowed, did not see children while we were there.