Bear Roots Brewing Company

I stopped in here primarily to buy grains for brewing but decided to have a sample or two for my troubles. The place is the last shop in a small strip center and the home brew supply part is fairly small. I was able, nonetheless, to find suitable grains for my beer thanks to some worker-bee assistance. The beer was fine, one of their stouts and the place picking up patrons during this early evening/late afternoon.

Visited August 27, 2016.

This is a homebrew shop in a strip mall but they also have a bar and a small brewery (maybe 2 bbl). Its kind of a half assed cross of the two since there isn’t a ton of homebrew equipment and ingredients and the bar isn’t all that big nor is there a lot of house beer to pick from. I guess it’s nice to be able to get a pint while you’re picking up some hops and grains for your next brew day. Be warned that there isn’t much parking here. It’s also only a mile or two from the Mother Earth homebrew shop and their newer tasting room, so if you cant find somewhere to park, or you drive by it and don’t feel like turning around you don’t have to. That said, they’ve done a lot of work to make this place look nice. The self serve grain is in clear plastic tubes and they have some nice displays on the wall for some of the equipment they sell. The bar area is nice too.

The beers were OK and a little expensive at $7 a pint. Nothing bad but nothing I’d go out of my way for. The bartender was helpful in telling us which beers were still on tap since they had some crossed out, some not on the board, and some covered with a plank of wood.