Summerlands Brewing

We stopped here to try the beers and to have an afternoon snack. The brewery is located on a main street near the downtown. There is a large parking lot to the side, and the entrance to the pub is through the beer garden adjacent to the parking lot. The pub is large and the interior décor around the bar has a tropical paradise vibe to it, and is fairly well done. However, a n number of TVs (and a Lotto TV) almost make this look like a sports bar too. (The beer garden has a Tiki Bar.) I noticed dart in one corner of the pub. At mid-afternoon on a Thursday the place wasn't busy. The bartender was handling everything, except maybe the cooking, and the service was good.

There were 12 beers available plus a seltzer. They also offer limited cocktails. We chose a sampler flight of 4 beers in an attempt to get an overall evaluation of all of them. The beers that we chose were brewed close to style, however I noted two of them were too sweet and one had a bit of an astringent taste to it. None were notable. We gave an overall rating of 3.75 to them. They offer growlers to go.

We ordered a couple appetizers as snacks. They were okay but not notable. This is a fairly new brewery and needs to iron out some kinks if they want to attract repeat business.

Opened mid July 2024. Took over from an out-of-business restaurant so lots of room inside with a large patio area. Large parking lot. Good size bar and plenty of tables. Nine beers and seltzer on tap first weekend. Expect more to follow. Full menu with a tropical theme. Friendly staff.