Monday 9th of May 2011 06:10:16 PM

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This place is relatively unremarkable. I had their sampler and the beer was nothing to write home about. I can't think of one that really stuck out to be me besides their amber, which I thought was excellent. Although the beer is average, they at least have a very wide range of styles which is good. The food is overpriced, and not that good. It's a decent place for a some grub and a pint in Colorado Springs,but there are better places around town.

Thursday 11th of September 2008 01:47:54 PM

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This brewpub, part of a corporate structure that owns several in the Denver/Springs area, has good beers and good food in an upscale environment.

The beer selection is pretty good for a brewpup - maybe 10 brews at any one time, including some seasonals. I've been to too many brewpups that have 5 brews, and they're out of 2 of them the night I'm there. Not a problem at Phantom Canyon, with a good selection.

The food tries to be a step above the typical brewpup, in quality and in price. They have a kids menu but again they get a little fancy and finnicky young eaters might not be thrilled.

Service is friendly and enthusiastic about the beer and the food. Maybe a little over the top about the food. It's good but not that good.

Thursday 4th of September 2008 03:07:07 PM

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This was your typical brew pub that was way too corporate. This was located in the middle of Colorado Springs trying to be an upscale resultant while brewing/selling beer. Liked the beer but the food was way over priced. The service was Ok the food good but high priced and the beer was also average. The service was good but not over the top. Stop by if you have the time and try it out. Great names on the beers though.

Wednesday 2nd of April 2008 05:34:39 PM

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Ended up in Colorado Springs one night (which is a very cool town) and, while walking around, I stumbled upon this place and ended up spending the rest of the night here.
The venue is a bit more of a mammoth than I'm used to, and its nearly all-wood interior looks more like one of the places in LoDo.
I was first impressed by the selection of beers. The stout won me over, but I was disappointed by the IPA, as it seemed a little weak, especially for Colorado standards.
They have a reverse happy hour, starting at 10, and the beer gets cheap. Very, very nice staff.

Friday 7th of March 2008 09:35:29 AM

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En route to the National Homebrewers Conference in Denver, our last brewpub stop before Denver was Phantom Canyon Brewing company.

Located in a 1900s building on a corner in downtown Colorado Springs. Plate glass windows wrap around the bar area, giving you a great view of Pike's Peak and downtown, as well as the hot blond in the short black skirt that worked for a local radio station.

We had two pints here. I had John's Mild Bitter and a blonde ale. My cousin had two pints of Blueberry Ale. He offered me a sip. I shoulda had the blueberry!

Lyle, the bartender, was from Chicago, and corrected our pronunciation of "We're on a mission from God" when we were explaining out destination. We exchanged jokes, and Lyle gave us his recommendations for brewpubs in Denver.

This was my favorite stop on the trip. A relaxed neighborhood atmosphere, with some outstanding beers, and a friendly staff. Next time, I'll try the food.

Thursday 27th of September 2007 10:20:05 PM

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what a fun place! my wife and i went there in early august on the way to boulder. excellent atmosphere, great pub food (at least compared to where i'm from), and a pretty good selection of beers. i was blown away by their cask ipa...mainly because i'd never seen one before. my wife enjoyed their hefe, while i had the cask ipa (don't remember the name), and several of their other beers. it seemed they had a beer on tap for almost every taste preference, which made it an enjoyable evening.