Garrettsville is a cute little town, and we pulled up around 2 to find easy parking and a short walk to the dark wood tavern-styled building on the corner that has housed the Main Street Grille and Brewing Company since 2007.
The interior is cozy and based on a rustic tavern-style decor and architecture. Their bar room features high set tables as well as bar high tables, and an awesome view of their gorgeous fermenter setup - I'm jealous! We had a full flight of all of their current beers, I ordered a Caesar salad (I know, but I have to set off the calories from all of this beer somehow!) and the Dobie went with the tried and true burger. The dinner menu prices are a little bit high compared to the lunch specials, but the food was great and well worth it if you're taking a brewery day trip!
I loved the glasses that MSG uses for their tasting flights - if I had to call them anything, I would call them mini pilsner glasses. Samples are reasonably priced, and I would absolutely recommend grabbing a full flight when you visit. They offer a wide variety of styles to appeal to any beer drinker, from the casual drinker to the crazy beer lover.
From previous samples, I would have had to say that their very unique Ma Barker's Birch Beer was my favorite; surprising considering I'm not a huge fan of things that fall around the root beer family. My sample today was a little too thickly syrupy for my tastes, though I do still really love the taste. I've previously considered brewing with birch myself, as white birch soda is a popular favorite in my native central PA. A really delicious and savory brew, I feel like a little more carbonation would really put it over the top and help to balance out the bitter sweetness of the birch flavor.
My absolute favorite of their brews was hands down the Main Street Joe. A heavily aromatic and flavorful porter, this espresso brew is a winner. The rich, deep, and warm espresso flavor pulls you in the same way that a steaming cup of Starbucks would. The flavor follows, thick, rich, and deep like a perfectly roasted coffee bean. If you head out to MSG and only want one beer, absolutely get this one. Or the birch beer, because carbonation or no, that one is pretty unique and awesome too!
If you're on a brewery trip or just looking to add a lunch or dinner stop to a day trip and are passing through western Ohio, you've got to make the Main Street Grille and Brewing Company a part of your day. You'll find a cozy and welcoming atmosphere, great food, and an awesome variety of top quality craft beer.
Check out their website for more info, menus, and times - http://www.msg-brew.com/home.html
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