Tall Paul's Brewhouse

nickfl

Florida

3.94/5  rDev -7.9%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | $$

This is kind of a strange place, it is big and for the most part kind of empty. I imagine that, based on its location, it fills up pretty well on busy nights though. I understand that they will be brewing their own beer some time soon and I get the impression that there are a lot of aspects of the whole place that are still kind of coming together. I was disappointed that I couldn't try any house beer but they had a pretty decent selection of other stuff on tap. Most of it was pretty average stuff, but there were a couple of standouts. Most of the beers were served in standard pint glasses, but they did offer half pours of most, which was a nice touch. If I am down in Gainesville again and have a chance I would definitely try to stop by and try some of the house beer.

08-09-2011 02:01:05 | More by nickfl

cubanbeerguy

Florida

4.04/5  rDev -5.6%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.25 | service: 3.75 | selection: 4 | $

Great place. Gets a little too crowded for my taste on the weekends with non craft drinkers as they also havea full bar. Their deep horizon stout is delicious and order it everytime. The place has a great vibe with skee ball and a jumbo connect 4 along with many other games for people to enjoy as they sip on booze. I really enjoy going here.

03-26-2013 15:43:25 | More by cubanbeerguy

nmbr0ne

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +5.1%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | $$

I've been to Tall Paul's several times to catch some Champions League games. You can have a pint or two and kick back with other soccer fans. It's a great atmosphere because the place is huge, has adjustable seating, has plenty of seating at the actual bar, and has several different games to entertain yourself with too. The service here is also great, and I've never had to wait to get a beer. The selection is one of the best in town because it's a great variety of craft brews on draft from several respectable breweries. They also have an extensive bottling list also. They don't have food, but they do let you bring in food from outside eateries. In fact, they actually encourage it. The beers are reasonably priced, on par with the prices you would pay anywhere else for a good beer on tap.

11-01-2011 10:05:28 | More by nmbr0ne

fission451

Florida

4.64/5  rDev +8.4%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 5 | selection: 4.5 | $

A work in progress with a solid foundation. Ballsy high ABV beer choices. Many local brews. Suits the 25-40 crowd well. Neat restored space from the 1800s. Staff was very helpful in selection and provided ample tastings. Drove 1.5 hours to be here and would gladly do It again.

29 quality taps and a fridge of bottles are your choices. Good range of lagers and ales with a solid selection of IPAs. Part-owner Jeff was very friendly and made us feel welcome. Brewery is just starting up, so no house brews to offer when we visited.

Definitely a growing establishment. Owners are still learning/adapting, but the overall mood is that they care deeply about beer.

07-22-2011 21:13:58 | More by fission451

MisterE

Florida

4.3/5  rDev +0.5%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4 | $$

Stumbled across this new place last night on the way home and went in to check it out - wow, do they have a sweet establishment!

Although they aren't brewing their own beer yet, it looks like they have two dozen or more beers on tap (that's what's important to me) and some I had never seen before - Swamp Ape (IPA that weighs in at 10% ABV), Double Thumper (imperial ESB at 11.2% ABV), five different Swamp Head taps, and lots more.

There's lots of room at the spacious bar, plenty of low tables along the wall (each with an electrical outlet), and even some seats near the large windows. Tall Paul says they have free wi-fi but I can't personally verify that (yet).

I will definitely go back soon to complete my research.

02-25-2011 01:08:58 | More by MisterE