O'Toole's Brewpub Scoring Review

O'Toole's Brewpub Scoring Review
weight score (5*) comments
Squatters, SLC
beer 50% 4.5 Well balanced if a little light on the grain for both the porter and pale. Pale had a very nice flowery finish
food 30% 5 Great fish and chips, other food looked exceptional (delicious looking yellow curry, grass fed burgers, good looking salads and home made mac&cheese) provisional 5 'till I try 'em again.
ergonomics 10% 3 Busy, crowded, not too dark not too light
staff 10% 4 Young and friendly
patrons 10% 4 Diverse from curry-eating skaters to burger eating golfers

weighted 97

Chama River, Albuquerque
beer 50% 5 Textbook examples across the board, nothing surprising but each glass was a precise representation of the style
food 30% 3 Meh, nothing to complain about but completely lacking excitement. Good, just boring
ergonomics 10% 2 Crowded, too clean and pressed for it's own good. Most pretentious brewpub I've ever been to. As a fancy restaurant it's a 4.5, as a brewpub it's a 2.
staff 10% 3 They know they're at the nicest restaurant in town, do you?
patrons 10% 1 They're there to look good.

weighted 80

Free State Brewing, Lawrence
beer 50% 5 Delicious and creative without losing substance for the sake of one note. Good beer.
food 30% 4.5 Try the specials
ergonomics 10% 3 Loud to extra loud, crowded to "my god it's crowded"
staff 10% 4 Knowledgeable about menu and beer, usually quick, sometimes cute.
patrons 10% 5 yeah.

weighted 101

Power Plant Brewing, RIP
beer 50% 4 Good pale, specials are hit and miss
food 30% 3 Good effort in the menu design, spotty execution by the staff.
ergonomics 10% 4 Loud to extra loud, empty to "my god it's empty", would score lower without the deck.
staff 10% 3 1 good barkeep at a time does not a staff make.
patrons 10% 5 yeah.

weighted 82

Trailhead Brewing, St. Louis (St. Charles)
beer 50% 2 Brewpub starter kit stuff, unimpressive but not undrinkable
food 30% 4 Good portions, standard fare.
ergonomics 10% 3 Pleasant enough, kitsche from a kit feels more authentic than most.
staff 10% 2 Way overburdened by our big group on a slow weeknight.
patrons 10% 3 Didn't register either way,

weighted 60

Gluek's, Minneappolis
beer 50% 4 Well executed if leaning slightly towards a mass-production mildness
food 30% 4 Fun menu without being deliberately eccentric, good stuff for a bar kitchen.
ergonomics 10% 4 A nice "beer hall" feel to things, comfortable.
staff 10% 4 Nice enough, attentive and they know their beer
patrons 10% 4 Good mix of young urbanites and happy-hour downtown workers.

weighted 88



* note on the 5 scale: 1 - offensive, 2 - not good, 3 - "meh, ok", 4 - noticeably good, 5 - exceptionally good