Clemson Bros. Brewery

This was a large hopping place. For us it was nice, but just average beer, so we left after one. With equilibrium nearby it is hard to imagine coming back if beer is the main goal.

Visit Date: 10/7/17
Came by here right after Equilibrium, and by the time we arrived the sun was out and it had become a beautiful day. Walk into the bar area, which was fairly full without seats available at either the bar or the bar tables. For some reason, despite the great weather, the giant beer garten area out back was completely empty, and the bar out back was not up and running either. Very strange for a nice fall weekend day. We got our beers inside and then went out back to enjoy the weather. The beers were all on the okay side, not terrible, not good. Service was a little poorly run, but not terrible. Nice looking place, but I'd probably only come by if already in the area on a day with great weather and I was looking for a place to enjoy a beer outside. The beer won't bring you back or bring you out of the way on it's own.

In a little after 12:30 on a Sunday in late May. Fairly empty, and having just opened a half hour earlier, that’s understandable. Brewery sectioned off behind glass walls as you walk in, looks like maybe a 3 barrel with a mix of 3 and 7 barrel fermenters. I should also note that it was relatively empty inside, but there were some patrons outside in the lovely beer garden, which looks like it holds quite a few people, tables, benches, umbrellas. Nice place to be. Inside was well spaced with lots of seating for the space, likely accommodating close to 50 in the main room counting the bar seating. Didn’t get any food while I was here, so no real comments on the food, but the menu did look pretty nice. They have a full bar with some cocktail specials, so certainly a place that might have appeal to more than just beer drinkers. Service was quick and quite friendly. Looks like they usually have about 10-12 of their own beers on, and one tap was a local cider. Got through all of them in a pair of flights with samples. The beers mostly feel like they’re out of a brewpub from 15 years ago, even though this place was founded in 2012 (and likely opened a couple years later than that). Many beers were flat and thin, and a few that were just unpleasant (think old school artificial fruit flavored wheats), Not sure if I would go to Middletown specifically to visit this place. But if you’re in the area already (I could see Equilibrium becoming a destination brewery for the surrounding area), it might be worth checking out if you want quick ticks, but would not be high on my list.