Brewski's Restaurant & Draft Emporium

stopped here on an afternoon of bar hopping with a friend. the front windows are floor to ceiling doors which allows for you to sit pretty much on the street. Great service, delicious drinks- and they made my rum and pineapple devinely.

Definitely stop in for a drink if you're on Dickson street.

This was the single most disappointing craft beer experience of life. Maybe I'm exaggerating. But maybe not.

I was visiting Fayetteville last week out from California, and my friends can tell you that the only place I was excited to go to was Brewski's. I'd been once before, last November, and I had a great experience. Great beer list (even if the menu was functionally confusing) and an awesome bartender who knew his stuff and complimented me on my beer choice. This is what I like to see in the craft beer community, and I almost always end up chatting it up with people passionate about their craft or their job.

But not this time. The bartender on the night I was there literally would not make eye contact with me. Maybe because I'm a young female or maybe he's like this with everyone, but he just wouldn't engage. The bar was less than half full, and the restaurant itself wasn't anywhere near what I'd call crowded. It was like, 8 pm on a Sunday in July in a college town. I mean really. He was flat out rude and disrespectful, walked away as I was asking for a taste of a beer for my friend, and flopped my bill down without so much as a word. I wanted to cry. Surely, I can't expect to chat up every bartender I come across. But I was just so excited. I wanted to ask somebody about local beer, being from out of state, but I thought that this would be the first place to go and it ended up being a total waste of time. Being a server myself, I've never not tipped a fellow industry worker. Except for this jerk.

Mellow Mushroom, the new Dickson Social Club, and many liquor stores in town have a semi-comparable selection and much, much better service. Don't bother with Brewski's unless you want to leave feeling completely less-than.

The local's pub. If you don't mind a little smoke, but love beer - this is the place for you!