When you walk into a place like this, it will either become your new favorite beer bar or it will shatter all of your illusions.
Overall the beer selection was uninspired. Everything we drank kind of tasted the same. We had a few rounds and didn't find anything we liked.
Nonetheless, we thought the place had the scrappy appeal of service industry veterans who perhaps thought they could do better than their previous employers. We were looking forward to coming back, bringing friends, etc.
We were surprised at checkout by an undisclosed $2/can corkage. Kind of galling what with the pretense and lack of followthrough on substance. Especially during happy hour in an empty bar.
The owner got cagey and weird when I asked about it, and seemed pretty clear that if I didn't like it I could go elsewhere.
The best selection of craft beers and specialty wines in Marin. If you're a connoisseur of complex, hard to find brews like I am, this is the only place to shop in town. They also have a great site so I can order ahead and take my time browsing the selections.
WOW!!! This place is incredible! Ryan is so friendly, personable, and beyond knowledgeable. He has worked in the beer industry for years and can tell you literally everything about every beer in his shop. You can chill out in the shop and it's outdoor seating; sipping on drinks and chilling out. Or bring your favorite beer home! Libation has great prices on 4 and 6 packs! And you can create your own 4 pack of any unique craft beer combination you can think of of to take home! You can find craft beer here you wouldn't find anywhere else! I couldn't recommend this place enough. It's so fun!!
Not really much of a bar per se it's nice it's clean but they wanted to charge me like $2 more if I drank on the premises as opposed to go. I've never ever heard of that before. They have an interesting selection but I've actually seen better selections elsewhere and they don't have some of the local brewerys represented they also don't didn't have any dark beers on tap which I thought was odd.
Beer is tasty, interesting, varied. The tunes were all toe tappin' goodies and the beer tenders are friendly.. I wanted to stay, keep drinking beer and close the place down... But I don't have the energy to defend that decision to the wife... I'll have to bring her next time! 😏
Very welcoming and friendly atmosphere An excellent selection of micro brewies plus uncommon international beers.
A new gem for San Rafael and our downtown.
Check it out and add to your downtown stop for libations!
Way more micro management of the outside area than seemed necessary or required. Update: the manager came and found me, and called to me by name. This never, ever happens. He asked why I gave 3 stars. I informed him 5 stars don't go out often, 4 is excellent, and 3 is average. He pressed, I told him what occurred and he said he would speak to the staff. While making it a point to address the issue is admirable, fact is, I do not give out 4 stars often, and 5 stars even less. I have only been to this location twice and I was working both times. I cannot bump up a star because I was engaged. I have metrics I adhere to. If they are satisfied, then I adjust appropriately. Until then, it remains 3 stars, which means it is a solidly average bar. I have been to enough to know the difference between a 3,4, and the rare 5. My reviews reflect myself as much as the owner. I want my ratings to mean something. When my experience hits a 4 or 5, I want folks to pay attention, otherwise, being solid should be fine. I certainly feel in the spotlight, and that is never good. I wasn't looking for it.
