hi all - i've got a wedding weekend in columbus coming up. would love to check out the local brew scene during downtime. great beer is priority one, of course, but good food wouldn't hurt either. any recommendations?

thanks!

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anyone? help a thirsty brother out!

I only think there is one micorbrewery in C-Bus... not a good place though. Elevator Brewery & Draught.... Its kinda upscale with fantasy food. But yeah. Haven't tried it, but thats about it.

161 N High St
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 228-0500‎
elevatorbrewing.com

Lots of good places in CMH. There are two Barleys locations. One downtown and one on the west side. That one has BBQ and is great. The one downtown is also good with tasty beers. Then you have Columbus Brewing Company downtown and Gordon Bierch. Both good choices, but Bierch is a chain, although the brewmaster is pretty cool.

There is a new BJ's out by Polaris shopping center, and Mulholland Brewing company which specialises in belgians. Thats on the far east side.

Also a bunch of good places just to drink beer. Try Bodega's. 50 beers on tap.

thanks! if you had to pick one?

I like Barley's. http://www.barleysbrewing.com/
But elevator, gordon bierch and Columbus are all right iin the same area. Try 'em all

thanks, ender. i checked out barleys and was pleasantly surprised. nice, smooth english ales. i'd love to know what yeast strain they use.

Sweetloaf,

I would have asked them what strain.
I remember when Liberty Street Brewing was open here in Akron.

I made friends with the brewmeister..LOL

I just visited the Columbus Brewing Company today for lunch. I was very impressed. Despite several other trips I've previously made to Columbus, today was the first day that I had the opportunity to stop in at the Columbus Brewing Company. We arrived around 12:30pm, and had about a 15-20 minute wait for a table. Our server Julie was great and made sure we had everything we needed and that we enjoyed our visit.

I tried the beer sampler and was impressed with just about all of their seven beers: Honey Wheat, Apricot Ale, Pale Ale, 90 Schilling Scotch Ale, 1859 Porter, IPA, and Winter Warmer. Each was a fantastic example of the style, without an over-the-top approach to the beer. I couldn't pick out a favorite. The IPA did not have an overwhelmingly strong hop aroma to it, but certainly had a wonderful hop flavor. The Winter Warmer, their seasonal, also had a good bit of hops to it, but not too much.

The French Onion soup we tried was good, but the Shaved Prime Rib sandwich was superb. Lastly, we tried the Blueberry Milk Chocolate Bread Pudding. Before we ordered, we were pretty sure that's what we wanted for dessert, but we checked with Julie. She said it was her favorite and we wouldn't be disappointed. She was absolutely right! This dessert was marvelous; the mix of fruit, chocolate, and bread was a wonderful combination, especially topped with the small scoop of ice cream. I still had a few sips of the last four beers of the sampler. Each complimented the dessert nicely, although I think I'd have to say the Porter accompanied it the best.

I am very happy we made it there and I certainly hope to get back to CBC before we move away from Ohio. I thought the beer and food was far better than Barley's, which I have previously visited. A definite brewery of choice in Columbus for me!

Julie must have been good looking.