Fermented Reality Biergarten

Very cool location, convenient access to a bunch of restaurants in the immediate area, and a much larger (and more crafty) beer list than what you normally see at beer gardens. Some of the beers aren't exactly sessionable, and with the prices (which reflect the quality) I don't know if I would come here to drink all afternoon. But it's a great place to hang out for a few hours. It was full on a weekday afternoon in February.

Good selection of high quality dark beers. A rarity around here. Only issue is that it’s so crowded. Most st businesses would love to have that problem.

In a cool area, by the water with lots of little restaurants right there in sort of an outdoor food court. But not enough seating. They had some truly outstanding beers on tap. But the breadth of selection was rather odd. Very few sessionable beers. Heavy on dark imperials, which I love, but I wanted more than one and to stay a while, which I can't do with an 11.5% quad (which was fantastic). This is a tough place to get to for just one or two drinks. A better selection of sours/saisons would have been appreciated. Not the kind of place I like to relax in and enjoy a great craft brew. But I could see myself making my way back every now and then.

Had a good time and the service was great. For this being the official opening night the bar staff did awesome with checking on customers with its waiter service and the location is stellar, planted right in the middle of a new entertainment hub with great food within hands reach. Now with that being said I'd say my only gripe is that the beer prices are strangely high considering that most of the breweries found on tap can be found withing a couple miles from this bar and offer prices sometimes a third of what this place was charging. The cheapest pour on tap was $7.75 per 16oz from a plastic cup with the most expensive pour being around $11-12 from what I can remember. Now to this bars defense, the entire Wharf is fairly pricey and the prices are on par with the many spots that carry beer in the area. My only hope now is that the prices will began to become more justified and reasonable once the initial hype of the venue starts to decline. Overall I'm very happy with my visit and would love to come back.