Yard Owl Craft Brewery

By EastCoastBrewReviewer -

The Stats 

Location: Gardiner, NY 

History: The brewery recently moved to their current space from a 400 square foot shed. The brewmasters started a Kickstarter campaign and raised over $41,000 to fund their move to a larger space with room to brew their beer. 

Food Service: Yes, they had quite the selection of food to order. 

Website: yardowlcraftbrewery.com

The Scenario

This place is absolutely in the middle of nowhere. When we pulled up there weren't many cars in the lot but there was a stretch limo parked outside. As we approached, I commented that it sounded like a band was playing inside. However, there was no band just a wedding party loudly gabbing around a long table toward the back of the tap room. The room was quite big and resembled a large garage so the noise echoed. We enjoyed a sampling of their beers and inaccurately pronounced their french names (well, at least Deanna did). 

The Ratings

Casa Diablo Dark Ale brewed with coffee
K: 2/5 - Again, I don't like dark beers or coffee but this is okay

 Grisette Belgian Wheat
D: 3/5 - Good, light beer 

Final Thoughts

D: 3/5 - Big space and good beer. The group that was in there was very loud and it hurt my ears after a while. They were distracting but I can't fault the place for that. I enjoyed the Grisette and laughing at myself trying to pronounce French. 

 K: 3.5/5 - I enjoyed this spot. Not only did the bartender engage with us but they offered us a jar of nuts while we sipped their beers! I enjoyed almost all of the beers we tried but they all kind of tasted the same. The lack of descriptions of the beers was also tough but I would definitely return!

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