This is the old Rebel Chop House in the Bloor West Village. I have not been in since it changed over to this bizarre named place, as I was pretty upset my only local micro friendly place has closed (well, A Dark Horse does have Mill St. Tankhouse on tap). My wife and I finally stopped in last night, specifically because Ken told me the Nutcracker was on tap (it looks like they usually carry the Nut Brown). It was fresh and tasty I am happy to report; served way too cold, but this is a beer you can allow to sit and warm up over conversation. A quick glance at the menu showed a couple of other ok taps, McAuslan Apricot Wheat, Great Lakes Black Jack Lager, and then the standard Sleeman, Creemore, Moosehead, etc. (I am forgetting a couple). Certainly not the excellent selection of the previous place, but they had Black Oak, so we really didn't care. The food was actually quite good and very reasonably priced as well - we found it far less eclectic that Rebel, which maybe suits this area a little better (the place was absolutely packed in the dining room). The layout hasn't changed one bit (did you put all those little nutcracker guys around the dining room Ken
)and it still has a great little cozy bar area. I'm not saying it is anywhere near what the Rebel was in terms of good beer but for a couple of decent taps in a micro-starved neighborhood and decent food, it is worth checking out. In my case, there is Nutcracker on tap 10 minutes walking from my place. So I'll be stopping in when I can.
Jeff
Wow... time flies!)