tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837950303057312162.post4028266561246324677..comments2023-08-08T03:32:32.642-07:00Comments on JABlog: Day Block Brewing ReviewDrtangleboneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901695396610920133noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837950303057312162.post-65688538075427197232014-08-31T16:23:51.688-07:002014-08-31T16:23:51.688-07:0031 Aug 14,l Carol and I just gave them a rare seco...31 Aug 14,l Carol and I just gave them a rare second chance, since they claimed to have a Hefe. We discovered it was an "American" Hefe, meaning only distantly related to a Hefe. So, based on our frivolous visit, we ordered a Frank's Red Ale, which we had rated 6 out of 10. The only one of their beers to make it above a 4. What we were brought was an IPA with a few drops of caramel coloring in it. Those who know us, know we would never have rated this above a 3. When we mentioned this, the waitress wanted to know which batch had we tried (batches are not listed in the pub, apparently only online)??:?!?!?!?! Note to the brewer: if you change the recipe so much that it is a completely different beer, then please change the name. Warning to customers, get a taste before you order a full glass, you don't know what you are getting.BKEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17664766728584625864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837950303057312162.post-58743541839994549552014-03-08T12:05:45.242-08:002014-03-08T12:05:45.242-08:00Thanks for responding Cory! I hope I didn't c...Thanks for responding Cory! I hope I didn't come off too negative in this review, but I tried to be honest about my experience. I will certainly be back to try it out again, and appreciate that you guys are paying attention!Drtangleboneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901695396610920133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837950303057312162.post-78881212983996667222014-03-08T11:53:04.233-08:002014-03-08T11:53:04.233-08:00Hi Eric,
First of all, thanks for taking the tim...Hi Eric, <br /><br />First of all, thanks for taking the time to review your visit to Day Block Brewing. We try to read every review and mention about us, because we know the importance of the feedback we get from our customers.<br /><br />I’m sorry your service wasn’t up to par, it’s definitely not the expectation we’ve set internally and certainly not something we will take lightly. I don’t know the details surrounding the delays you had, but please know that we own up to our mistakes and regularly discuss ways to improve with our staff.<br /><br />I hope you find the time to stop in again, as we’re constantly rotating our beer selection (2 new releases coming next week), and we’re beginning to diversify our food offerings starting with a new brunch menu tomorrow (March 9). Also, you hit the nail on the head with our pilot system. We piloted about 25 recipes before we opened, so you can be sure we’ll be more creative in the coming months!<br /><br />Cheers!<br /><br />Cory Williamson<br />Co-Owner<br />Day Block Brewing Company<br /><br />PS - Thanks for the mention of our locally sourced ingredients. We take pride in knowing our hop growers and so far, every hop we’ve used in our beers was grown in Minnesota or Wisconsin - a perk of being a smaller brewpub.Cory Williamsonhttp://www.dayblockbrewing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837950303057312162.post-4308847531644394602014-03-07T10:57:07.123-08:002014-03-07T10:57:07.123-08:00Eric is being too kind, especially in the service ...Eric is being too kind, especially in the service department. I'll cut some slack for the injury, but it took almost 20 minutes to get menus before she hurt herself! She also pushed us to order our pizzas at the same time as our apps, I went along with it since sometimes pizza takes a while... never again. I was probably more peeved than Eric about the weird seating issue... dude, you're empty, let me sit where I want. Although in retropect, the booths really wouldn't have been any more comfortable than the chairs we had. Some cushion would be appreciated by me!Sarajo Wentlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742024924082041494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837950303057312162.post-59266324543676816992014-03-07T09:55:36.887-08:002014-03-07T09:55:36.887-08:00Thanks for the input guys!Thanks for the input guys!Drtangleboneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901695396610920133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837950303057312162.post-42623723910618494592014-03-07T09:48:33.950-08:002014-03-07T09:48:33.950-08:00Carol and I had sort of the same reaction. Potent...Carol and I had sort of the same reaction. Potential, but not there yet, no wows. We thought the best were Frank's Red Ale and the Winter Wit. We rated both 6 out of 10. The Winter Wit starts out like a nice Belgian White Ale, but the flavor gets lost in the carbonation at the end. Of the beers we sampled, Franks Red Ale had more taste, with a nice maltiness, but again, the carbonation overwhelms the mouth feel.<br /><br />We rated both the Former Mayer Ryebock and the Day Block Perter as 4 out of 10. Neither had a lot of taste, with the Ryebock tasting a bit muddy. We had the most hope for the Porter, which started out nice, but finished with what they described as "a spicy/earthy" note, but to us was more like cigarette ash. Coming in last of the taps at 3 out of 10 was the Black IPA. It seemed to have a hint of lavender, which we didn't much care for.<br /><br />One theme which seemed to run through all their taps is carbonation. They were all so highly carbonated that is seemed like drinking soda pop.<br /><br />The menu is still rather limited, with an emphasis on pizza. Having had pizza the night before, we tried their appetizers. We couldn't pass up the Bacon Flight, which is interesting, but it is basically bacon with dipping sauces. Our bacon was crisp, but not burnt. They were out of the Pub Pretzels so we tried the garlic knots which did not have a lot of flavor and seemed undercooked.<br /><br /> We had problems with slow service as well, even though they were not busy when we were there. Given the close spacing of the tables, the lack of custom was nice. We don't think we could has stood the closeness if the tables were all full. We decided to wait 6-9 months to give them a chance to settle in before we give them another try.B K Edgarhttp://www.bke.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837950303057312162.post-54713044403457302332014-03-07T09:14:07.891-08:002014-03-07T09:14:07.891-08:00Tried some of their beers at winter Beerdabbler an...Tried some of their beers at winter Beerdabbler and was unimpressed. Few were Ok and very drinkable, a few had some odd off flavors to them. Met the head brewer who I recognized from Harriet Brewing and Lucid brewing so that may have soured my interest in Day Blocks beers.Bradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02829123980304662083noreply@blogger.com