This is a tremendous place for the beer connoisseur ...or those looking to become one. I was compelled to review PB due to the many posts that knocked off a star or two from their ratings because the place doesn't care to be anything other than what it is ...merely the greatest beer geek haven for thousands of miles. It's not a gastro-pub. It's not a martini bar. It's not date night. It's a world class beer bar that caters to a crowd that appreciates that. If that's not you ...hey, that's fine. No insult intended. But there will be nothing terribly special about the place if you're not a beer aficionado. They have brews there that I've seen only at a very small list of places ...& a few that I've seen nowhere else. I lived in the area for 10 years & never found the service to be anything but friendly & knowledgeable. Yeah, it gets busy on weekend nights ...which is why the true followers go at other times. The food is solid pub grub. The jukebox is one of those internet hook-ups that has everything. So you will be subjected to others taste in music ...not always a bad thing. And some of the obnoxious customers mentioned in other posts are not regulars in my experience. They do show up occasionally though. After all, it is a bar. So while I don't claim to be an expert on all things cool, I have become a pretty good expert on great beer. Any complaints about the food, ambiance, or less-than-speedy service here completely miss the point & are most likely coming from someone who just doesn't fit in the demographic Papago is trying to attract. But if you love trying wonderful, rare, & unusual brews in the company of some like-minded folks ...this is the place.
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