Lazy Monk Brewing

Absolutely loved this place. Easy walking distance from Brewing Projekt. It is kinda tired and drab inside, but there was a Wisconsin style kids birthday party (i.e. bored kid while all the adults get drunk), and a decent sized group at the bar. It was a nice atmosphere. Pint cans to go for a reasonable price, I think $8 each no matter the style. Tried a flight of 5, all very good. Bartender (Jordyn) exceptional. A+ service and she showed a passion for the beers. It's an old school place, but a diamond in the rough. Highly recommended.

Big space that feels a little gloomy, until seated in the sunny beer garden surrounded by flowers. Staff are young folks who know which beer is which but can’t recommend reliably. Traditional lager styles done pretty well; not really making sense of the Monk reference as this is through and through a Germanic-style place. Nothing wrong with this place at all but there are enough better options around. High quality lagers in a not-great setting, has its place.

First visit, July 30th. I drove 3 hours each way on Saturday to meet my best friend, who I hadn’t seen for years, at this place, and frankly it could have been the most horrible dive serving only stale Bud Ice Light Lime Chelada Habanero and I would have had a good time. But I’ll try to be a little more objective. This is basically a very comfortable, pleasant , dark taproom with a minimalist sunny biergarten where my friend and I sat and caught up for 3 hours while drinking the very solid lagers (and one not-so-solid Biere de Garde). I think there were a dozen taps, possibly fourteen, of which 8 or 9 were their own beers with a few other local micros. The Berliner Weisse was the standout as far as I’m concerned. No food, but there’s a food truck out front on Saturdays and I believe Sundays that has Chicago-style dogs & sausages served up by a guy who used to live and cook there - that’s cool enough for me. I’ll certainly return the next time I’m in Eau Claire.

A really great spot to grab a few well done lagers. The brewmaster is a Slovak ex-pat, and really nails the lagers..of which their are 3-5 on tap. Not much of a selection, but the beers are solid. Very relaxed feel inside, sort of an oasis from the railroad and strip mall that it lives in. Definitely worth a stop. Sad to see it not even rated yet, as he is making the best lagers in the State.