Garrett Hill Ale House

A cute little corner bar and restaurant with an enormous beer list of domestics and imports - draft and bottle - and a parking lot in the back. A cool spot - wish I lived closer.

From the owners of Kelley's Irish Pub and Flip and Bailey's directly across the street, the malignant couple who own these cultural lesions seem to have caught wind of  "this swell micra' beer fad everyone's been talking about".  Interlopers attempting to co-opt a part of a culture of craftsmanship for monetary gain: these people are painfully transparent.  How much obvious collusion with Gretz Distribution can one bar exhibit without calling into serious question their supposed commitment to the independent craftspeople and businesses who are making the products they're whoring out with only dollar signs in their eyes?  Not to mention the obviously planted review on here that says "...the largest and most varied selection on the main line, if not the Philadelphia area."  Yes, Garrett Hill AleHouse absolutely has a better selection than the Flying Pig, Teresa's,TJ's, or even Whole Foods, and I don't think anyone "hip to the beer scene" could ever possibly think that Monk's, Standard Tap, Local 44, Station Taproom, Stateside, The Khyber Pass, Johnny Brenda's, Memphis Taproom, Kraftwork, Devil's Den, Jose Pistolas, Resurrection Ale House, Eulogy, Tria, POPE, Prohibition Taproom, or the Farmer's Cabinet have anything more interesting going on with their beer selection than this place which, according to the <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2FBeerMenus.com&s=3fc28fffe703ec0b5cea8760e1fd55fd0d8be994e56bbe9312c914f5d88da9ed" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://BeerMenus.com</a> link on their website, is currently pouring offerings which include: one Redhook beer, two Starr Hill beers, 2 Magic Hat offerings, and what I'm sure is a VERY FRESH keg of Nugget Nectar!

The MainLine is a small cluster of towns whose social models echo their business models; to hustle piss as if it were champagne, and you, the consumerist rube flashing your disposable income like it was a badge of courage, so impotent with fear of being without your finery that you live out the rest of your life in a dull grey pool of your own limpid sludge, eagerly gulp it down and ask for seconds.  Apparently you can have all the money in the world and all it does is make you think of Bonefish Grill as the happenin' weekend hotspot.

"Dedicated to American small breweries" so obviously you'd fill the lines and coolers with every possible AB-InBev product available, even the co-ed dorm-party favorite Tequiza, and vintage cans of ill-fated Bud Dry!

What I had of the food was acceptable for this style of bar.  Good burger, nothing great, but there weren't razorblades or infected hypos in it, so I can't be too harsh about it, but it certainly doesn't make up for the rest of the listless, inspirationless, shill-chic tired-ass Irish Bar B.S. we've all seen a million times before.

My advice is to give your money to your local beer producers, not lawyers and real-estate agents who want to husk and squeeze more disposable wealth for themselves out of someone else's creativity, artistry, and craftsmanship.

Really very impressive. Used to come here for the bar scene when it was Brothers, but had never really eaten there. Had family in from out of town and went for brunch on Sunday morning...great decision! Menu was diverse, original and priced well. Beer list was extensive and interesting, looked like really good specials throughout the week - and better then that, they had a few beer-themed cocktails as well. The Dark Blue Beer-Mosa was amazing. The chef had a special of homemade donuts with cinnamon and sugar that were as good as any I have ever had. Delicious. The Bloody Mary Mussels were to die for. Breakfast Burrito was great, my wife loved her pumpkin and ginger pancakes. Prices were great, service was great, manager came over and was super nice, chef even came out to find out what we thought of the donuts. Amazingly nice guy. Rosemont needed a great spot for sunday brunch, and now they have one. We will be going back for dinner sooner as opposed to later, if it is anywhere near as good as brunch we are in for a real treat. Fantastic.