Fretboard Brewing Company, Cincinnati

Not really reinventing the wheel, but a nice brewpub with a friendly atmosphere and good beer. The fretboard bar top is a nice touch. Service at the bar was good. Interesting selection of beers, from a classic pilsner to crazy barrel aged imperial stout. Theme nights and a stage for live music. Prices fair.

I will literally go here for the food and music alone at this point. The beer is great, but the food is out of this world. Very good and extremely well done by these guys, as you can tell by my *mainly* food review 😂 Atmosphere: classic open-seating brewery with a stage for music and "in-house" food via Smoked Out. Merch wall Service: great, attentive, lively, and on top of everything. Bathrooms: good, not bad. Plenty of room. Food: this is where this place shines. I didn't have a bad bite. The smoked meats were very deliciously cooked. Loaded smoked meat fries were phenomenal. Their regular fries might be the best fries I've had, and I'm a very picky fry person. If you have bad fries, you're dead to me. These were simply divine. Wings were all very good and not overcooked. Smoked pulled pork sandwich was outstanding. Beer: a bit of everything. The hazy IPAs they had were all different and good in their own right. They didn't have any barrel aged beers when I went unfortunately. Price: par for breweries. Food pricing was fair. Overall: 95/100 would absolutely recommend. I hope these guys extend their barrel aged offerings and keep up with the good work and food here.