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I checked out Hopfesntark's new drinking hall last week when I was in town for a Habs game. I have to say, I loved it. Laid-back atmosphere, fun crowd, music not blaring so you can actually have a conversation, and most importantly lots and lots of Hopfesntark stuff on tap. I especially enjoyed the Voivod (black saison IPA, whatever that means) and the barley wine, though things were getting a little blurry at that point. I found the staff to be friendly and knowledgeable as well and to top it all off, I was told I got a "deal" at the end of the night, which I can believe based on the size of my bill. No food at all other than bags of chips and the like. It kind of reminded me of The Only if it were a brewpub.
It's not going to dethrone Vices et Versa or Brouhaha as the top craft spot in town, but if you're in that 'hood or you're interesting in sampling the Hopfenstark lineup, it's very much worth a visit.
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groulxsome
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I wrote up a quick review of my experiences there over the summer here and talked about it in the thread in Canadian Beer Talk.
Really liked the place and found their prices more than fair. Switched to their smaller sizes mid-way through the session (so I could try more different things) and was kinda shocked at how low the bill was, like, it was literally half of what I expected to pay. Too used to Volo's prices I suppose!
Really liked the place and found their prices more than fair. Switched to their smaller sizes mid-way through the session (so I could try more different things) and was kinda shocked at how low the bill was, like, it was literally half of what I expected to pay. Too used to Volo's prices I suppose!
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groulxsome
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Fred was pouring drinks when I was there, so it would seem the orders are coming directly from the top. He seems to want to make the place very focused on being a true place of enjoyment of finer liquids.squeaky wrote:Another friend of mine was there a couple weeks ago and he reported the same thing about the prices. Not only was it very cheap, but he also got freebies thrown in. Either they're trying to build the brand loyalty a bit because they're new, or they're under orders to reward the beer geeks.