Public House Brewing Company

If you are looking for a pub in Rolla, don't spend any time going anywhere else than the Public House.  Amazing building.  High ceilings.  Huge wooden beams and a cool loft area.  The menu is small, but the meat and cheese plate I had was excellent.  Very friendly folks.  Fresh beer.

I have not been here for the bar scene at night but have gone in during the day a few times and had an amazing time. The feel is kind of like a coffee house or winery, but with beer. You can bring your own food in (as long as it isn't too similar to what they serve on their snack menu), grab a board game or deck of cards and just hang out all day drinking fantastic beer. A few friends and I picked up a couple pizzas on a saturday afternoon and just had a blast playing games and drinking.

Rolla has a brew pub?!? Yeah!

I'm from Colorado. Oscar Blues and Lefthand are less than 2 miles from my house. Expand that radius to 25 miles and you get Mountain Sun, Boulder Brewery, Avery, Upslope, New Belgium, Odell's, etc., etc., etc. Needless to say, I have very high standards for brew pubs.

The Public House holds up well. The atmosphere is great. Some of the beers are excellent, most are very good. Only one or two should be avoided. The one drawback is the food menu - just a few appetizers and a smattering of sandwiches.