This is the world's worst bar. Â It is beyond dirty. Â Chairs coverings are all torn. Â There are fights all the time. Â Their craft beer is horrible and no one drinks it except the regulars. Â Only positive for this bar Courtney who only works a few nights a week. Â They used to have live music until the owner decided to charge bands for playing here. Â What a terrible owner. Â Look at the front windows before you walk in and there is no way you will enter this hell hole.
Review Source:As a lover of the tv series Dexter and true-crime novels, I was really excited to be taken to what looked like a future crime scene when my boyfriend, friend and i decided to try some craft beer at IBC. The entrance to this bar is a dirty, unmarked door, and visitors are greeted to paint peeling off the walls and broken windows. Stay away from the walls so paint chips don't fall into your drink, you definitely don't want to drink those.
We were greeted with the music literally stopping the second we walked in, and the entire cast of Moonshiners and Duck Dynasty staring us down. My first act was to check-in to this location on Facebook, so after we were abducted and possibly murdered, the police would have a place to start their investigation.
I don't recall the quality of the beer at this location, because it was gulped down in order for us to leave as fast as possible. The only two females in this bar besides our group were the bartenders, and they looked about as happy to be working there as someone who is being robbed at gunpoint. IBC is the perfect place for a probation officer to start looking for parolee if they go missing. Its convenient location to the county courthouse makes that even easier than it seems.
My wife HATES this place.
Why? Â It's dirty. Â The service is lousy. Â The clientelle is trashy. Â The tv's are huge and only play sports. Â The only light is from neon beer signs.
The fact that they brew their own beer might give you some hope for quality. Â The beer isn't bad. Â But it isn't great either.
Me? Â I always want to stop when I am in Bloomington. Â But I like dirty bars and cheap beer. Â Don't take anybody you want to impress here, but If you want to drink beer, play darts, and be the best looking person in the room (not hard for even the 4's among us) then this place is for you.
Warm beer and mediocre service. Â There is not much else to say. Â The beer is always warm, and the service is always below average. Â If you're looking for great beer or great service , keep going. Â If IBC doesn't think you tipped enough, they'll add a few bucks........ Every time. Â Try Reality Bites or Destihl. Â Don't stop here.
Review Source:No glitter or glitz.
A drinker and party bar. Â They have a few pool tables. Â They get live bands. Â The place needs a workover. Â Reminds me of the dives of the 70's/80's era - where they would let the punk bands play. Â Good times likely to be had here.
I had one of their brews - an IPA - pretty good. Â
Make sure you try a spider bite - if you dare.
My wife and I stopped by here last night around 11:00. Â It was surprisingly slow for one of the first weekends students were back on campus (which I'm definitely not complaining about).
Illinois Brewing Company makes its home in an old danky-ish loft, with live music playing from above you. Â The staff were pretty friendly and quick to respond. Â The music was good (although that's the musician, not the bar).
We had 3 different beers, the Amber, which was okay, the Cream, which had an awful aftertaste, and the Pale which was pretty good. Â For the price it's a great deal, once you find a brew you like, although Destihl is much better.
Overall, I was satisfied and would go back.
One of the better bars in the downtown part of Bloomington. I love variety of drinking options at times. This place is in a conjested bar area of downtown Bloomington and should be your first stop at all times. Bloomington has a huge pub crawl on the 31 of this July and if want to experience a unique Central Illinois pub crawl, The drive is worth it. That is if you are under 27 years old.
Review Source:Well, what can I say about this place? Â How about this: it's decent.
I visited on a rampage through Downtown Bloomington and found myself enamored with the Coors I ended up drinking. Â Coors? Â Yes, Coors.
The on hand macro-brews are pretty pitiful.
Was that Discovery Channel on the TVs? Â Yes, it was. Â At least it was Shark Week. Â The IBC beers were pretty good. Â They were very overwhelming and not what I want to drink when I'm rampaging through Bloomington, I'd much rather enjoy a light and crisp beer that won't make me feel like I'm weighed down with hops and barley. Â Hence the Coors.
It was a weird bar, but I enjoyed it. Â I would suggest it.
My impression of IBC is creeping up by at least a star. Â We've been here a couple more times since my initial review, and I think I'm letting go of what I want this place to be and accepting what it is.
So what is it?
It's a completely unpretentious local institution serving very decent home brews at a really reasonable price. Â Beer specials are excellent during the week (like $2 pints on Tuesdays). Â In all but my first visit the staff have been great. Â Music doesn't get in the way of conversation, and sitting at the bar has been kind of fun. Â Clientele are working class locals, and everyone seems to get along.
I still wish seating options were better and it had less of a frat party vibe. Â I also wish they had more interesting food options. Â But really, this place is growing on me. Â We're going to keep going back.
I like the fact that this is a micro-brewery, but to be honest it is a pretty sub-par beer-making operation. The clientele is always a bit weird, too. I went here a bunch during college, and always seem to go back with my old roommate the first night of any visit to town. I don't really know why.
I do have good memories of bumping into my second cousin there one night, completely randomly, and having a blast playing darts all night with her and her sorority sisters. That alone probably accounts for the third star.
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