One of Al’s statements really rang true with me. After taking the Redhook Brewery Tour he asked me how they could make any money on that tour. Charging only $1 and giving us each free beer and a souvenir glass. Well as we walked out we figured out really quickly how they did it, it’s in the pub. Not that the food is expensive, it isn’t, but after having six or more glasses of beer just about all of us felt the need to sit down and eat some food before even thinking about driving.

The menu here is strictly pub food. Appetizers, salads, sandwiches, and a few entrees make up the menu. When I asked about what they had for dessert it was apple crisp or a brownie. . The special that day was a prime rib for $9.95. A pretty good deal.

We opted to share a Reuben. It was a pastrami Reuben served on sourdough bread with coleslaw and kettle chips. I had a cup of coffee, yes I was pretty serious but sobering up and Al had water. While we were waiting for our lunch to arrive I went over to the gift shop and picked out a T-shirt for Al and some steak rub for me. Okay they are both for Al but I will use the rub to make his steak. It isn’t a huge gift shop but they have six packs of the brew, T-shirts, sweatshirts, caps, and lots of different glasses.

Oh, by the way, if you haven’t already had your fill of beer, there is always a brewers series beer which is only served here and is not sold to the general public. The one that they are serving now is the result of a miscalculation that ended up making one mighty fine beer, go figure.

The Reuben was terrific. The pastrami was totally lean and there was plenty of it. The bread had been grilled to a crusty finish. Excellent. The coleslaw was the kind I like, not Al. It was sweet and a little dry with poppy seeds. If it doesn’t have horseradish Al won’t eat it. I got the pickle too but I let him have the kettle chips—okay I had a few.

Service was quick and efficient the only little glitch was that we had to ask for silverware. The waitresses joked with us that on Sundays they don’t use silverware so I threatened to just stick my face into the coleslaw. It was a very enjoyable lunch and there certainly were people there who had come to eat not to take the tour. Our lunch, with the T-shirt and rub, was $31. Not a bad deal.