Friday 7th of December 2012 03:23:30 PM

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On our trip to the Arch I checked my trusty Beer Mapping results and discovered a brew pub within walking distance and we headed out in search of adventure and food. We found a street of clubs and bars that looks like Mini-Bourbon-Street and the pub was very busy. Morgan Street Brewery was on the end of a block, taking up a large space in a very old red brick building. We talked to the host and he said there was a 45 minute wait for a table and there were no seats left at the bar. He promptly left us hanging without waiting to see if we wanted to get on the list. Of note, he apparently was helping a big group add a 4-top table to their seating arrangement to make room for more people joining them. The wife and I were not pleased and very hungry by this time (2 PM.) After some evil stares we moved to an empty area of bar-top where other tables had stolen the stools from. 5 minutes passed before we even saw anyone working the bar. 7 more minutes and a bartender finally came over and helped us. They did have a sampler of the beers on tap, and we ordered one to quickly share. I tried a marzen (OK,) a honey wheat (meh,) Unbreakable Girder (a mediocre Imperial Pilsner,) and a pretty decent Pumpkin Lager. Overall, not fans of this place. I'd give them another try on a quiet day, but the beers were not enough to get me back here.

Saturday 5th of April 2008 12:36:58 PM

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Beer is okay, although they do not have a huge selection. It is definitely towards the bottom of the list of local micros in beer quality, although that's not to say it's bad, just that the others are better. The food is excellent, although service can be lacking. 3 or 4 blocks from the metro link make it convenient to get to. Not a bad place, but it tends to be outshone by the other brewpubs in town. Also, being on the Landing it can get quite crowded on the weekends.