Pretty damn good beer but, I'm not a beer connoisseur. I think the selections here were better than average.
The food however was below average but after cycling 50 miles on the Katy Trail I did not mind it one bit. The spicy chicken wings were spicy, the veggie burger with "the works" and Swiss was hearty.
The service was prompt and friendly.
Yes, it's worth a stop.
In my quest to visit every Craft Brewery in the STL area, my journey brought me to Augusta. Well off the main drag, in fact located off the Katy Trail, Augusta Brewing is pretty much and outdoor bar. Lots of outdoor seating. Beer selection is kind of limited here, only seven of their brews were on tap. I late found out the do brew on site, but at a brew pub in nearby Washington. Little bummed by that. Had the sampler, which featured two lighter beers, a Blonde and a Hefeweizen, and two IPA's. While not mind blowing beers, I did enjoy them. If you are a beer nerd get there when they open, you will have a better chance to get served quicker and talk beers with the staff. Any later and people from the trail start to take over and things slow down a bit. Overall worth a trip out to try some good brews.
Review Source:This place is GREAT! The atmosphere, beer, and food are all wonderful!!! A great place to sit and chill with the friends and eat some food. ITs open till 9pm which other than like 2 wineries is the only place open late for food and drinks other than the biker bars. On weekends they have a small selection of liquors to choose from and ask the bartenders for any special beers they can currently make. I had a black and tan not long ago that was fantastic!!
Review Source:The boyfriend and I loved this place when we visited on our weekend trip to Augusta, and he said he really wished there were someplace in St. Louis with a similar vibe.
It's one of the few places in Augusta that are open "late" (it closes at 9 p.m.), so it tends to get a decently sized crowd. They were having a special winter event when we stopped by, so there were bonfires crackling outside and lots of people hanging out with friends and blankets.
I liked that there was plenty of outdoor seating, including tables and chairs just set up around the bonfires, and some even further away tucked practically in the trees. We missed the band by the time we got there, but apparently they frequently have live music there. Inside the bar, I almost felt like we were in someone's cabin.
Apparently, the same guy who started Square One Brewery in St. Louis also opened Augusta Brewing Co., but no longer owns it. So, they seem to have a similar style with their beers.
I think it was called the 1856 IPA, but dang, now that is an IPA. What a bite. The amber stout was also pretty good with its complex flavor. The bartenders were super generous ... every beer they poured was filled to the very brim of the glass, and the booze was sloshing over onto the floor as the bartenders passed them off to the guests. Now that's what I call a top off!
In Augusta for the Christmas Stroll (kind of a fail) with MIL and Wife. Â For the event ABC had created a special menu so I can't comment on the usual fare.
Ordered starter of crab cakes followed by the soup and then a couple salads and a tenderloin as entrees..so you know when you order a starter with you meal am boom it all comes at once..how is that a starter?!?
ABC also out of Octoberfest :( Â had an IPA but was looking for something sweeter. Â
Top off evening, we informed waitress that was MIL's birthday and they provided a delicious piece of Irish Cake...with her soup..huh? And no candle??
So how could ABC recover from such a terrible performance...1) removed Crab Cakes as they came out at same time as mains..2) removed my beer as wife's tenderloin came out pretty late..but was cooked perfectly.
A great location along Katy though so at a minimum come by in summer and sit in beer garden mid-ride
I'll start by saying I don't bike...If you do, this is probably a nice stop on the trail (or so I hear). Â As a stand alone location it just doesn't make the cut. Â I would compare the food to a concession stand at a high school football game...maybe a little better than that but not much. Â As noted in another review, the pretzels are horrible...don't waste your money. (The high school concession stand would beat these)
The beer was the real reason I stopped by, but it was nothing to write home about either. Â All were just very average at best.
If you look at the place as a concession stand along the trail...then Augusta Brewing probably succeeds. Â As a restaurant or brewery, it doesn't pull it off.
We visited on Friday night, and we were amazed. Â Although the restaurant was very busy, we were well taken care of. Â Both the stout and pumpkin beers had a great taste. Â But, the best part of the night was the order of mussels we ordered. Â The sauce was the best I've ever had...creamy, with fresh ingredients, and a slight kick. Â We liked them so much, we ended up ordering a second one! Â If you go, get some-you will be forever 5hankful!
Review Source:I went to Augusta Brewing Company on a Saturday evening looking for dinner. I was disappointed with the whole experience. I stood in front of the cashier for too long before anyone acknowledged or greeted or asked to take my order. The cashier didn't know how to use the computer system and wasn't very friendly. After placing my order, we sat down at an open table on the patio that was clearly not wiped down. Â The kitchen service was slow. Â The entree's were sized like appetizers: the chicken entree I ordered seemed to have less than one chicken breast worth of meat. The food tasted OK. I ordered the salad without onions, but it was served with onions, and the salad didn't contain all the ingredients that were on the menu. The bartender asked if I was done with my water glass as if he was going to take the glass, but didn't even offer to fill my glass. So, I went over to the coolers for self service water, but the coolers were empty, so I had to flag down the bartender. I could understand if service suffers because the place is really busy, but it wasn't that busy.
Review Source:I'd give 3.5 if I could. Â First off, this is a great location for Katy Trail folks. Â There is, of course, a nice variety of microbrew choices, which are really pretty good. Â The menu is good, and a cut above what one might expect from a small-town place. Â Service (one orders and the food is brought out) was quite slow last time, despite not being busy. Â It seems like the place is a little less than the sum of its parts. Â However, outside of the wineries, this is one of the few places to ear in the Augusta area.
Review Source:A group of us makes the trip here a few times a year, and I've not been disappointed yet. Â Our most recent trip was during an unusually rainy and cold May day, so there weren't many people there.
We had the Maibock which was tasty, a medium colored beer that satisfied the wheat drinkers and Guiness drinkers alike. Â The guy running the place was nice enough to drag the gas heaters under the tent and turn them on for us. Â Then the band showed up - kind of a bluegrass outfit, and they were great. Â I always feel really relaxed here, I usually see more Katy Trail bikers here than buses of winos and I'm ok with that. Â
Just make sure to know where you're going as it is hard to find on your first try!
A nice stop for lunch after some winery touring. Decent beer on tap. Their Hefeweizen wasn't too authentic but the Oktoberfest was good and the blond ale received high marks.
All four of us ordered the bratwurst with kraut. The wurst itself was good, however the big let down was the ice cold sauerkraut and cold bun. I would have easily rated the meal itself closer to a 10 if the kraut was warmed. The sauerkraut had great flavor but think about how much better it would have been on the wurst warm! A warm bun is always essential with a delicious wurst too. Despite the cold accoutrement the meal was still good and a nice bite with a refreshing beer on our way around Augusta.
Not to beat a dead horse, but if you order the bratwurst, seriously consider requesting your bun and kraut warmed up. Worth it.
After hiking and playing around at the August A. Busch Wildlife Center, we decided we needed a snack and some brew. I had extremely high hopes about the Augusta Brewery. Believe it or not, I've never been out to wine country, so I wasn't quite sure what to expect. The area is beautiful and quaint. Everything I love about rural Missouri. The brewery wasn't hard to find at all. It's a cool little place that sits atop a hefty lil' hill. The outdoor seating is really cute. It feels more like someone's back yard.
Square One has had some of their beers on tap and they've been amazing, so I was drooling as we walked to the bar. There were two people operating the place and they seemed none too happy to be there. Don't blame them for that, and they were nice enough. We ordered up a couple of beers and sat inside to wait for our snacks to come up.
Mood kill #1: The place was festering with flies. Every time I moved my arm, it would disturb a swarm of them, and they'd go flying around your food and drinks. It's was totally disgusting. Then a huge wasp descended upon me and I was DONE with the inside of that place.
Mood kill #2: Nothing better than a soft-baked, Bavarian pretzels and some fresh beer, right? That's what we thought, too. Maybe my hopes were too high, but I was expecting something of the Companion/Schlafly concoction of pretzel with sea salt and warm fresh carbs. Wanna guess what we got? A gas station pretzel with rock salt. You know, the kind you can buy for yourself at 3 dollars a box at the g-store? *These* two suckers paid three dollars a pretzel.
Mood kill #3: On top of that supreme disappointment brought on by the pretzels, the beers just didn't taste that great. I ordered the Belgian Wit and it was the most lackluster Belgian that has crossed my lips in a long while. It had that distinct dishwater taste that I couldn't get over. Â The strange thing was, their best beers seemed to be the ones that were bottled rather than the ones they were serving on tap. Usually I feel the opposite.
I'd be willing to give Augusta Brewery another try. We did make the best of it despite some significant mood killers. The outdoor seating area is beautiful, so maybe next time we'll order different things and see how it goes. To be continued....
Ummm...I'm starting to wonder if Jeff S. and I went to the same place. Â Duck and risotto?!? Â I do NOT remember that. Â We've gone here a couple times with friends. Â It's our stop for our beer-loving guys (and sometimes lunch) while winery hopping. Â The guys seem to enjoy the beer (after all, we do always return), and we had lunch here once. Â Nothing amazing, but pretty darn good. Â I'd suggest going on a good weather day. Â The inside is a little...umm...ugly...inside.
Review Source:Good quality beers. Â Wide diversity of food selection, but portions were small for the prices in a small town. Attended during the Augusta Christmas Walk and suspect they may have had a larger turnout than expected and had to cut normal portion sizes. The duck was about five bites for $18. Â The risotto was ordinary. Good place in a small town, could improve on the quality and value. Don't rule it out, but manage your expectations.
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