Located in Great Barrington MA, the Barrington Brewery brews up barrels of bubbly beer in the beautiful Berkshires. (try and beat that alliteration)
We started with the sampler made up of their: Blonde, Pale Ale, Brown Ale, Stout, & Oktoberfest. All of them were lacking body and seemed to be afraid of making a statement in flavor. Their conservative taste might appeal more to the masses but I was hoping for something a little more. They were, however, all clean and quality made.
A little investigation revealed a couple beers not on the menu. One was a dark amber and the other was an IPA. Both of these were the best beers there. (They also had a raspberry and something else we didn’t try) Still, these beers were only OK and nothing to write about. (unless you’re blogging about beer on Hop-Talk.com)
The restaurant touts all of their home made food and overall it was pretty good. My home made split pea and sausage soup was great and the brisket wasn’t bad considering how far we are from Texas.
The dessert tries speaks for itself and the restaurant touts that it has been featured in magazines but as I walk out, I wonder why…
How was the atmosphere? That’s always the third leg of the stool for a brewpub.
The place had some character and the staff was very friendly. It was a Sunday evening so it wasn’t hopping. (pun intended) The dining room was mostly quiet with a family or two, including kids. (we were sans kids)
The bar room had more people and some ball games on flat panels and the bar keep seemed to be chatting with the people. I got the impression it is somewhat popular with the locals.