Alpine Brewery

2^nd time I have been there, but I didn’t rate the first time because they just opened and it was too hectic. They have been open for a while now and should have all the problems worked out. I don’t drink but took my brother so he could get a couple of beers and was getting a to go order for my Mom. I ordered wings to go and one order of wings and spinach artichoke dip while we waited. My brother tried 3 different beers. When the wings came there were only 4 in the tray and they were not cut into separate parts. The flavor was like the frozen kind you get at the store from Tyson. They were under cooked, almost raw in the middle, and the skin was rubbery. I took one bite and had to spit it out because I didn’t want to get sick. The to go order came and I paid the bill. It was shocking how much the bill was for what I got. It was 58.00 including tax, with tip I spent over $ 65.00. If you like beer its fine, if you want to eat go somewhere else. THE FOOD SUCKS

We’re retiring in Julian in a couple years so I wanted to see what Alpine had as far as shops and restaurants, plus Hubby is a big craft brew fan, so we took a ride to Alpine. I remember when this place was The Bread Basket. Of course it looks much better now, and they take advantage of the lovely waterfall area outside. Our server (she had an Italian accent) was very nice. Hubby ordered a BLT and he liked it, I ordered a salad with smoked chicken. Well, I should’ve asked, is the chicken whole, sliced, chopped? Turns out it was chopped and, well, wasn’t very appealing looking. I kind of live in fear of eating a piece of meat that turns out to by mushy fat because that really ruins my whole meal, it grosses me out so much. So I prefer either whole or sliced. And it was also also a bit too smoky tasting. If you’re normal and aren’t afraid of fat in meat, go for it.
The beer was excellent, so was the service. Cannot wait to move to Julian!!!

I am disgusted and disappointed. They have the word Alpine in there name. This is the 3^rd and last time I will ever step in here. Walk in on a Saturday night at 8:55 and the kitchen is closed? OK, I’ll just have a beer and watch the Supercross opener on the TV. At 9:45 they ask me to move over to the bar so they can put the chairs up on my table. I look over and the chairs are already mostly on the bar and they make you squeeze in next to other patrons also watching the MX races. 2 laps to go in the main event and «somebody «flips off the TV (it’s not even 10 yet and people are watching the final 2 laps) and the screen goes blank ! How cute, the bar tender throws up his hands knows not who did it nor offers to turn back on for the final 2 laps. Can you say «the inmates are running the asylum».
«everyone that works there just looks like they hate life and treat people poorly «, as someone has has posted here on Unilocal.
The employees are snooty, the food is WAY overpriced, and there is no one who is competent running the place. I am so out of here. Basically it is a tourist trap ruining Alpines good name. Don’t be a victim.
This place needs new management… and soon.

We arrived at the hostess booth and they stared at us. So I decided to greet them … In which I was asked in the most unpleasant tone «how many? Well there’s a 20 min soooooo you can wait or ?» As if giving us the option to leave. There were 2 of us. We decided to wait since the person I was with enjoys trying beers from different breweries. We noticed so many empty and clean tables outside yet we waited about 25 min. We were sat outside, and choose the nachos, what we got was a mess. Chips with cold sliced jalapeños, melted cheese, avocado and diced tomatoes. It was poorly put together, when we asked for salsa from a server he said «we don’t have that «instead of him giving me an option I asked if he had hot sauce … Which most restaurants have and carry many bottles of. He said the Tapatio was at another table but if I was cool with Chalula. This restaurant has 2 bottles of hot sauce? 2 stars. They make good beer, But everyone that works there just looks like they hate life and treat people poorly.

I love everything here! The fried cheese curds are amazeballs, the beer is delicious (one of my favorite breweries) and the food is great too! We had a variety of tasters, all were great, and we got the pulled pork & chicken sandwiches with baked beans (spicy!) and potato salad. We’re from VA and we are picky about these food items. Alpine scored high in our book! Also, the bartenders were swamped but remained cool under pressure. Overall, I don’t know how people give Alpine a low rating… I love it!

I almost did not go based on the past reviews but a coworker said I should try it. The first few weeks were a transitional period.
I am glad we went. Leslie our server was great. Food was very good and reasonable.
The beer was great. Alpine Brewery is so good I found there Duet featured in a restaurant in Boston.
Give them a try. They will make your day

Starting off, the original place was super fantastic. So humble, so unassuming. Loved «My»
waitpersons. I was home. I wish they could figure a way to run both places.
The new place is beautiful. Upscale for sure. The outdoor patio is outstanding.(although the red or orange plastic chairs look horrendous yet comfortable. So nice in the evening. Very comfortable seating around the fire pit. Twinkle lights here and there. Bring your dog.
The food is a cut above average. The dry rub, smoked whole wings are the best I ever had. The Wed. special used to be a buck and a half. All menu prices went sky high.
Beer! Pretty sure the fabulous craft beers did not increase. Willie Vanilli for me and Nelson for my guy. Excellent selection. So creative. Go get some! If u r coming up from S.D., careful, careful! There is a nice hotel very nearby! Ayres Lodge. Surprise ur wife!

Best beer ever! And amazing food too! You honestly can’t go wrong with pretty much anything you order here! The new location is awesome! You still get that country vibe but it’s nice and clean and is a little more modern… Plus the size is at least 3 times the size of the old location with an awesome patio area outside. The staff is friendly and most of the waiters are good, there was only one time we had a crappy waitress, I think she was new… but other than that it’s been all great every time… Try it out, guarantee you’ll love it! Buffalo chicken Ceaser salad is my fave & the willy vanilly beer… my boyfriend loves IPA’s and stronger beer so he goes for the Nelson or pure hoppiness & hoppy birthday… enjoy!

It’s okay. The beer is good the food is okay but the service was horrible. Most likely won’t be back. It has potential but when your hostess can’t figure out how many menus to give even tho you’ve clearly stated 3 adults several times, that’s a problem. And it didn’t end there.

I have gone to the new brew pub twice now and I think it is awesome. First, the main reason I have ever gone to Alpine is for the beer first and foremost. The difference now is that I don’t have to wait an hour to be seated. Plenty of seats and both inside and outside is very cool. The beer is as fresh and awesome as ever and if for some reason you don’t want Alpine Beer (I can’t imagine) they have a great tap list. For lunch I had a brisket sandwich with Onion Rings. Excellent! The onion rings have a beer batter which tastes of malt. My wife had a BLT which was very good. For dinner I ordered the Ribs which get a thumbs up. My side dishes were the sautéed spinach which was delicious and the baked beans. I loved the beans because they had a little spiciness and were a little smokey. My wife ordered the cheesecake for dessert and it was terrific. The service was very good and of course the beer (Nelson and Pure Hoppiness) were fantastic. If you are a fan of Alpine beer then ignore the haters on Unilocal and grab a table under the trees on the patio. Order a Nelson and appreciate that life is good!

I feel I must write this review to show what happens when companies grow and think they should jack up their prices for mediocrity. This review is strictly for the food and not the beer which for now is still good before Green Flash decides to ruin it like they did everything with the Alpine name outside Alpine.
We order a plate of chicken wings for $ 13 which comes with 3 wings overcooked with a side of ranch. The cheese curds were essentially balls of fried mozzarella for $ 9 just with a pinch of lemon… This was the highlight. Lastly we got a pulled pork sandwich for $ 11 which was came on one of those miniature Vons brand burger buns along with flavorless onion rings. Everything was haphazardly thrown on wilted mixed greens.
It’s a shame to see what has become of Alpine. Their brew pub used to have much better food a much more reasonable prices. It also had much more charm to it. This feels like a hollow vessel of what the craft beer industry has done to restaurants without much to back it up. Beer is still good. Service so-​so.

We were so excited about the new location opening up but were quickly disappointed. The customer service was terrible. No smiles or friendly greetings. It felt like they were inconvenienced to have to serve anyone. We had to request bottle openers for our sealed drinks. The food was mediocre. I think I would have rather gone down the street to dickies for their pulled pork. My daughter ordered the mac and cheese which was disgusting. The wings were flavorless. Very sad to give this review because we are always eager to have another good restaurant in alpine. .but unfortunately this won’t be on our list. The management should really get together to see about clearing house and hiring new staff, preferably some that smile and say hi.

We have favored the old location’s food, beers and feel for years (4 stars). The jury is still out on the new location for me. The likes are the larger seating area, more beers to chose from, larger menu and great patio area to enjoy. The dislikes are the service, size of the meals for the price.

I’m not sure I’ve ever been to the old location but just recently went to the new location. There were about 7 of us that went so we had the opportunity to try quite a few of their items.
I’ll start with the good: the the fried cheese fritters were really good… Oh, that’s about all. The pulled pork sandwich was pretty good too.
We tried the salmon plate, pulled chicken, chicken sandwich, and I’m sure other entrees I can’t think of right now. The accompanying sides were also pretty bad. The Brussels sprouts were flavorless, the mac n cheese was both bland and revolting (I’ve had better boxed versions). My Caesar salad had one tiny blob hidden somewhere in the greens. We were starving and we gobbled everything up but I’ll never be back there for sure. The prices, especially given the quality, were high.
The service was pretty terrible. Our waiter was definitely not on his game. We got one tiny bottle of water for an entire table, 5 beers were delivered to the table without being opened (they were not twist off). When only half the table was served he walked over and said «does everyone have everything they need?»
I wanted to say «look around, you took our orders»
First and last experience here.

We had Laura as our waitress today … What a great experience. C.J. was helping out with our table. We are definitely going back as the food, Spirits and Service was Excellent. Highly recommend the Nacho’s and request a side of nacho cheese. You will definitely be back for more.
C. Lovejoy
Alpine, CA.

Beer:
Great! Loved the Mandarin beer.
Food:
Delicious. Loved the BBQ chicken sandwich and baked beans! The BBQ sauce has a spicy kick to it.
Service:
Horrible! Ruined our first time visiting the brewery.
Walked up to the hostess and she was so frazzled and agitated! Since we were a party of nine, the server (woman with the pigtails) said she is going to split up the checks by couples (she said this from the very beginning). After our drinks and food which took forever to get, we asked for the check. She brings the check and it has all nine of our orders on it. She said this: «Okay so I don’t remember what you all ordered and I am really busy right now so can you mark what each of you had and write it on the back of the receipt and I will split it up»… UM WTF! THEN she asks the hostess to take care of the rest, so the hostess comes and was like «no, I need to know what each of you are charging on your card so please write your total on the back». We then had to go around and divide the check again. Very annoying and our server was so rude the whole time. You don’t tell your guests that you’re busy first of all and when you bring the drinks you don’t say «move» you say «can you PLEASE make some room.»
They definitely need some help with their staffing situation! Food and drinks were great, the service ruined it.

Way over priced for the area and the ambience/​scenery sucks. I’m not near Alpine and it’s so not worth it to make the drive ever again. Food was ok, but NOT worth the prices. Beer was great, but 2 oz tasters for like $ 2 a piece?! Crazy! Our table of 9 was seated far a way from others and we thought that was weird. We all showered, I promise. Alpine disappointed. Won’t be back.

I love you, Alpine, but I think we’re in a fight. I have always loved your beer, your great no nonsense staff, your wings and your sweet potato fries. After many happy meals at the old location, I was excited to try the new spot. More than 5x the seats, more menu options… fantastic, right?
Well, the beer and great staff have not changed.
But clearly the kitchen is not ramped up for the extra mouths to feed, and dozens of hungry people waited while ¹⁄₃ of the tables sat empty so «the kitchen could catch up.» However… I have never minded a wait for my wings and sweet potato fries, and this day was no exception. I waited. And eagerly ordered when given the chance.
1pm: «Sorry, we’re out of wings.»
1PM
«Sorry, we don’t have sweet potato fries anymore.»
Oh. Ok. Um. Alternates were ordered. And a big, pretty plate with a sad little pile of a the new style french fries arrived, followed by another large pretty plate with an equally sad little blob of smoked chicken and two tiny sides in their own pretty little dishes. Where was I, at Stone?
I too was sad, longing for the days when fries were sweet and came in a basket meant for sharing, when wings flew plentiful past 1pm, and when it was ok to have the whole bottle of delicious mustard available for my meal without shame.
I still love you, Alpine, but I might need some time to get over this disappointment.

Stopped by the brewery today and was hoping to grab lunch next door but surprised to see they moved locations. The new spot opened about a week ago and is about a mile down the road from the original. Very nice set up with beautiful outdoor seating and garden area. We were quick to get seated and our server was prompt and very friendly. My boyfriend and I shared a small flight as we waited for lunch. It wasn’t very busy when we came in but started to fill up. The beer was tasty but very flat or warm. We just came from the brewery and the beer there was much more refreshing and cold than here. Our food took a very long time and we were getting pretty antsy and curious. I figured since they just opened and are getting settled in it may take a while. Our server apologized and offered to comp our drinks for us. Very appreciated! The food eventually came and was delicious. I recommend the spinach and artichoke dip! So good, and great service. I’ll come back in a few months and try it again. Hope the beer is colder or more carbonated then! But overall it was good not great!

Love the beer, particularly Duet and Pure Hoppiness. Very fair prices that hopefully don’t change significantly given the recent Green Flash merger/​buy-​out. I haven’t had a chance to try the food and I am looking forward to them opening their new restaurant space.