Main Street Brewing Company

Main Street have a very good beer selection and a beautiful tap-​room to enjoy it in (Vancouver Breweries Garage 1913). Enjoying beer in a building with a little age isn’t easy in Vancouver, or at least, in an old building that hasn’t been transformed out of all recognition on the inside. The high ceilings, exposed beams and brick work, are left to speak for themselves with little more additions than simple fairy lights.
Onto the beer — there beer menu is basically in two parts: Tap draft and casks. Some beers are available on both, so you can experiment to see which means of consuming beer you like the most (science!). There’s usually a good 10+ beers available, so there’s lots of options for Beer Barrons like myself who like to try the entire range.
The Red Reifel Saison is pretty wild (give a taste taste first), while the Westminster Brown and Session IPA (always on tap I believe) are solid mainstays. They’ll more than likely have at least one seasonal or special small batch on at any given point of the year.
Love it.

I saw this reviewed on the front page of Unilocal and decided to book mark for future reference on May 9^th.
Just a heads up that this is called Main Street Brewing, however, this is just off Main, therefore, this is easily missed.
This is a small place with lots of seating inside.
Very basic neutral ambiance.
Very friendly staff.
In addition to craft beer they also have some craft sodas and a bit more extensive selection of eats. It’s not a full eatery, however, there is some munchies aside from East Side Brewing snacks that are reasonably priced.
They even have gluten free beer.
I don’t drink, however, the guy I am dating does, therefore, he had a sampler and I had a diet cola with humus and chips.

Stopped by last night and pleased to try their new Beltline White IPA (6.5% and 45 IBU). This is a great beer that should satisfy the masses.

Great local craft brewery. Very open inside with good lighting (not overly bright). Very good vibe and very tasty beer. Would recommend for those doing a tour of the breweries in the area.

Great craft beer ranging from easy drinking lagers to experimental flavours, tasty greasy snacks, and the acoustics are nice so it doesn’t get as loud as other beer halls.

Located a quiet block in from Main street, it feels quite hidden compared to the constant ruckus at Brassneck. The interior design is great, but I felt a bit disappointed by the service and the prices. The beer was fine. It’s similar to what Brassneck offers or Strange Fellows.

Hubby and I decided to visit a couple breweries before the Whitecaps match. First stop was Main Street Brewery. It is nice and airy inside. Friendly staff. Food is available but we only ordered a beer each. I had the Main Street Pilsner and it is one the better pilsners I’ve had. It’s light, crisp with a bit of a kick. Hubby ordered an IPA and loved it.

More like 2.5, but I’ll be generous with 3 stars.
I came here for a friend’s birthday on a Friday evening and arrived at about 630 — it was very busy. They have a capacity limit of 60 people and are understandably very strict in enforcing that. The problem is their communication about it.
My party was already seated so as usual I walked right up to the table to join them. The hostess then came up to me and very rudely said, «did you just walk right past my sign?» The sign at the front only said «please wait to be seated» which is a common sign at most sit down restaurants. I then had to wait at the entrance by myself for about 15 minutes for people to leave. One suggestion is that maybe they could consider seating single people who’s group is already seated before seating a new group. This is definitely something to consider if you’re planning on having a get together here where you won’t be arriving at once.
When ordering a beer, the two girls pouring weren’t friendly or eager to give a beer recommendation when I told them what I liked until one guy saved the day and recommended the Sessions IPA. I think it mostly tasted so good because by this point my mood was pretty foul.
I ordered the nachos, and they were decent, but if you like cheese on your nachos this isn’t the dish for you. Chips that had cheese were few and far between. I’m pretty sure they saved all their cheese for the cheese bread you can grab right at the bar which in my opinion was too cheesy.
What redeemed this place was the gorgeous redone warehouse it’s in and the atmosphere. It almost made me look past the experience I had. Almost. I would go back for a beer, not to eat, but only if brassneck and 33acres were too packed.

With Brassneck just around the corner, this place has some pretty steep competition, but it’s not a bad option if Brassneck is packed… and that’s usually the case. This is a safe option for a few pints with friends in an airy reclaimed warehouse-​style taproom. Overall the beer tastes crisp and clean and they have a special cask option for most of the regular beers. They’re still fairly new and I’m looking forward to seeing if they get creative and step out of Brassneck’s shadow.

This is not the best beer in the area. I think that goes to brassneck by a pretty big margin. Main Street is a great place to have a few with friends though.
The beer is serviceable, fresh and clean tasting without being exciting. They’re not going to bring anything new to your palate but then again, they may be smart enough to avoid pumpkin flavoured everything’s.
The room has lots of space and is set up well to have a chat. People filling your glasses are friendly
This may be the place to go to when you can’t get into Brassneck but it’s not a terrible thing if you do.

Hit up Brassneck instead. If they are full try 33 acres instead.
Somewhat overrated…
Leave it for the tourists.

Really cool place to meet with friends, and enjoy good beer
I tried the Pilsner, and IPA. both were top notch. very enjoyable
Recommend the Bacon Cheese bread. but beware.it’s greasy!

After an okay round at 33 Acres, decided on a more standard brewery experience at Main Street. With Brassneck being packed, this was a solid #2 option.
Building looks like an old factory converted into a brewery. The «tasting room» is essentially a wall that’s about 40% completed and a few benches scattered around (one has a tree growing through it). That being said, there was no big crowd and the variety of beers are outstanding. Settled on their Brown Ale — had a thick initial taste with a low key finish. Great spot to sit and have a conversation.
Didn’t get to try the food unfortunately, hopefully will get another chance to come here.

Good variety, tasty beers. Tasting room is larger with plenty if seating.
They serve food! Pulled pork wraps looked really good.

Came here looking for a good beer to try.
Parking is available on the neighbouring streets.
As this is a former warehouse, the owners went for the trendy vintage look. The seating area has a really nice high ceiling with plenty of high windows. The décor is a bit bare, but that’s fine, as it fits the overall atmosphere.
They have 8 beers in total — 4 regulars, and 4 casks. A paddle of 4 is $ 9 – 10, depending on what you get — cask tasters cost 25c more than regular tasters.
The issue with this place (and I have the same problem with Bomber) is that most of the beers here pretty much taste the same, except with varying levels of bitterness. My friend felt the same way too. This place is up against some pretty tight competition for my cash.

I already had two flights before arriving at this amazing venue, so this review might be fuzzier than most. Nice and open ambiance leads to a lively social space with wooden high tables and chairs. Flights are an average price, with growler fill-​ups having a separate entrance.
I didn’t order food this time around, but the items looked appealing as I gazed over at the table next to me…
Definitely worth checking out if you’re all up into the craft beer scene. Even if you’re not, I’m sure you can enjoy the ambiance just as much.

Really enjoyed the Pilsner and humus & pita snack!
The bartenders were nice and helpful. However one was VERY rude and unkind. I won’t repeat what he said but it was in very poor taste. I value good service and a good attitude and as a result of his comment I don’t plan on returning anytime soon. I can get good beer and good service at a ton of other places!

We went on a Friday evening, so it was pretty crowded, although we didn’t have to wait. We have previously visited 33 Acres the same evening. We preferred the room and atmosphere at Main Street Brewing. There are more tables and the room looks nicer and is less noisy.
Flights of beer are pretty pricey here, about $ 9 for four * four ounces, with tax. If the beers had been at all memorable that wouldn’t have been a problem. Unfortunately, none of the four beers on tap at Main Street were ones we would buy again. And given the price, I think there are better options elsewhere.

Main Street Brewing finally opened its doors and tasting room at its 1913 heritage building location off East 7^th Avenue and Scotia Steet.
The hundred-​year-​old structure is charming and full of character as they’ve done quite a renovation and revitalization of the old brewery.
As for the beer, I was pleased by the selection of casks including this golden kellerbier (a German style «cellar beer»). It was delightfully refreshing setting the mood for summer and sunshine. I also partook in a cask version of their brown ale (dry hopped with cascade) with its nice, refreshing flavour.
Connected by a hallway to their lounge is a separate, spacious growler fill station and retail space adorned by a wall of hanging growlers. Everything seems to have a nice clean wood finish throughout with a bright feel and white décor.
It’s great to see how Main Street Pilsner has evolved into a full-​blown craft brewery with a solid selection of brews on tap. It should fit nicely into the Mount Pleasant craft brewing trifecta with neighbours 33 Acres and Brassneck all surrounding each other.

Amazing space. Old brewery in Brewery Creek turned autoshop turned back into a brewery. Great location. Good beer. Not amazing beer but they are working on it. Had a flight of four and enjoyed the brown ale cask and sessional IPA. So ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ for me. Has their own menu instead of a food truck but I have yet to try the food. Definitely coming back to try more. Can’t wait to see what they have in store.