Came here last weekend with a friend. Â Really cool place! Â I'm not a huge beer drinker, but I have fallen in love with the Silo White beer. Â Very drinkable, not too heavy. Â My friend had a darker beer and said it was very good!
In regards to food, I wish I had ordered a sandwich, they looked/smelled great. Â They had a nice variety (veg/meat/cold/hot, etc). Â They also had a salad which you could add ham/turkey or bacon to.
They have a nice appetizer selection as well. Â My friend had the chips and home made salsa and said it was great. Â I had the hummus appetizer and it was also very good. Â I'm not sure if the hummus was home made, but it was served with carrot sticks, pita bread and little pieces of garlic toast.
I hope they offer soups in the winter months.
You order at the bar, and then take a seat where ever you like. Â The whole brewery is nice and open.
They offer book clubs and trivia nights. Â I will be back for a trivia night!
Can't wait to visit again!!
I am somewhat of a beer snob and I found theirs to be outstanding.  I went to Adventures in Homebrewing in Ann Arbor for the National Home Brewers day and won a gift certificate for a free growler from here which is the only reason I went.  I couldn't leave with just one.  I tried 3 different brews and left with 2 of them.  If not for being worried about how long they would keep I probably would have left with all 3.  Price was reasonable at $11 for a half gallon with a $4 charge for a growler if you don't have one.  Tax was included which I did not expect.  Although it is a bit of a hike from Livonia I will be back.  Atmosphere seemed pretty cool with nice tall ceilings with the loft feel.  Patio was packed and looked like a nice spot to eat or just relax and enjoy a  brew.
Review Source:I've been anxiously awaiting the opening of this place and it has not disappointed! At my last visit, I got a sampler and was extremely pleased with all of the beer but especially the bitter & coffee stout. The bitter was about as perfectly to style as I've had (it is one of my favorite styles) and I always love me a good coffee stout.
The food choices have dramatically improved as well. I had the hot & spicy sandwich which was indeed spicy & very good. My favorite snack were the Dexter Bakery pretzels and cheese--YUM. Meant to only have one; had three.
The atmosphere is also lovely. I feel at home whenever I am there and always get good service. I can't wait to sit outside once the weather warms up (which may not be for months yet, knowing Michigan) :)
This was an emotional moment for me: Â As a founding member who happens to reside in Illinois, this was my first time drinking out of my mug. Â It has always been a bucket list item to have *MY* mug at a bar, and here I sat, crossing that off my list.
Before I could savor the first beer in *MY* mug I had a flight of the Alehouse's brews to determine the best option for the full mug. Â The bartender forgot to ask me which 5 I wanted to try, so she slipped me an extra sample so I was able to taste all 6. Â
Here is my beer ranking: Â
1. Â Seesaw Bitter, which is described as a mile ale, but it was a nice amber color with a slight tang, for me. Â This is what I put in my mug.
2. Â Hollier 8. Â This is what I filled my growler with (for an extra $3 since it's a 7.8% ABV). Â Perfect brew--if you like monk style dubbels, you will like this.
3. Â Cafe Noir Coffee Stout. Â A combination of iced coffee and beer--heavy coffee flavor but not sweet like some coffee stouts can be.
4. Â Hollier 6. Â The less intense version of the 8, and much hoppier to my taste.
5. Â 402 East Porter. Â A hoppy, bitter porter. Â Not my favorite, but it had interesting taste for being a porter. Â Order this if you don't like the thick syrupy kind of dark beers.
6. Â Silo White Ale. Â I just wasn't impressed. Â It tasted like something I've already had before, so I was a little disappointed. Â However, this is my mom's favorite beer so some folks love it.
I also sampled the Sprecher draft root beer, which is as refreshing and delicious as you'd expect. Â We also shared some Dexter bakery pretzels--the house made cheese dip was great, but can we get some mustard with these??
Other perks here: Â board games, darts, outdoor seating, parking lot. Â I'm pretty excited about this place. Â Congrats to the owners for such an awesome hometown spot!
Rare I give a one-star. But two visits here and I won't be back.
Beer - terrible. I tried every offering both times I went. Didn't like a single one - and I'm NOT a picky beer drinker. I like everything from Bells Two-Hearted to Belgian rarities to Czech pilsners and even good ol' American lites. This stuff tastes like the stuff all my mid-90s college friends tried to brew and fobbed off on me, pretending it's great. NOTE - <a href="http://Yelp.com">http://Yelp.com</a> only has the option for "beer and wine", but this place has only beer, no wine.
Food - even more terrible. Oversauced sandwich (the italian something-or-other is awful, simply awful), and the club wrap is boring. Chips and salsa is $5.50 and no better than the free chips you get at any mexican restaurant. Pretzels and cheese is bland.
Atmosphere - here's an area where I'd like to increase to two stars. No televisions, which I suppose owners like to do to get "engagement" or "conversation" or whatever, but the fact is that televisions add a certain atmosphere to a place even if they're not the focal point. Let me check the score of the big game. Give me someplace to look during a conversation lull. Even the best restaurant in town, Common Grille, has two televisions over the bar with sports on when there's a local or big game. Other than that, it's cavernous and loud and open and not a bad place for a meeting of 2-10 people.
Logistics - bad. Having to go up to the bar (not just anyplace at the bar, ONE SPOT at the bar - creating a frequent line) to order drinks and food is inconvenient and breaks up the conversation/camaraderie, especially since there's a tip jar up there where you're basically obligated by the Laws Of Society to throw a dollar in, even though I'm doing the work myself.
Hopefully my review is a reflection of the newness of Chelsea Alehouse and I'll eventually be able to upgrade.
Chelsea has been missing something. Beer. Enter Chelsea Alehouse. Tucked between plazas in a fairly large space with huge windows, polished concrete floors and high ceilings, it definitely looks the part. Unfortunately, it doesn't measure up.
The beer needs some work: the brown is bland, almost diluted, and the hop profile of the IPA is off - the gooseberry flavor needs to be toned down. The sour isn't drinkable. A beer place should have solid recipes prior to opening. This reminded me of a new homebrewer's beer: commendable for trying but not very good.
The food is limited, which I like in a brewpub. Some sandwiches. Some snacks. We're there for the beer after all. Except, as mentioned, the beer isn't that good. The food also needs work. Sloppy, overly sauced sandwiches? No, thanks.
Service is okay but as mentioned by other reviewers, they've got to figure out a better system because it's gotta be a train wreck when busy. Also, having an owner/brewer just standing behind the bar watching when some extra hands are needed is a bad move. Get your hands dirty.
A little chilly indoors, bring layers because if it's cold out and not crowded you may be uncomfortable.
There are boardgames and darts and some fairy cool prints on some walls. The potential is there they're just not living up to it. Yet.
Just found out they're pouring, so a few of us ventured into the wilds of Chelsea to taste it out.
It's pretty easy to find and they seem to have plenty of (free) parking. Â Staff was nice and attentive, but if you don't sit at the bar, you'll need to go to it to get your drinks. Â At times there was a line more than a few people deep, but that happens under that system. Â There plenty of table and booth seating, as well.
I got a 5 glass sampler which included a Session Ale, Rye, Oatmeal Stout, IPA and Black IPA. Â All were good, though none were outstanding. Â The place is young and they will most likely need a while to adjust their recipes for larger than home brew production. Â It shows promise.
The food comes off of a small menu and was middle of the road. Â I had a turkey sandwich with a pesto sauce. Â Not much zesto to the pesto. Â Add to that the blandness of a pretzel bun and there ya go! Â However, at least they do offer more than popcorn.
Pricing for everything was middle of the pack, AKA, quite reasonable.
We'll probably go back again, but not too often due to distance. Â For those in the Chelsea Metroplex, it's a fine place.
Chelsea Alehouse opened to the public today, and I had the pleasure of grabbing a couple beers in their first few business hours. Options are limited because, again, they just opened. Three beers (IPA, porter and white ale), a few appetizers, some sandwiches, and some non-alcoholic drinks. We got the white ale and the porter. Both were good, and tasted very, very fresh. Prices were low-to-moderate for the genre. Hours are also limited right now, to Thursday - Saturday, 3pm to 11pm (10 on Thursday).
They're located a little bit back from the street between the main Clock Tower complex and the strip with Jet's Pizza in it, and they have a ton of parking available. The space is high-ceilinged commercial, of the exposed brick and polished cement floor school. I like it. It feels very open and warm. There's exterior seating that I imagine will be awesome whenever winter loosens its grip on Michigan (August, maybe?). Like most good brewhouses, it was pretty family friendly, with high chairs, toys and boardgames. There's also a dart board and pinball table. Can't wait until I live in Chelsea again, and can make Chelsea Alehouse my regular hangout.
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