Olde Auburn Ale House

wapcap

1/5  rDev -72.2%
vibe: 1 | quality: 1 | service: 1 | selection: 1 | food: 1 | $

This place does not exist, and has now become the Blood Hound. Which is the reason for the low remarks. The Bloodhound (which is where the Olde Auburn Ale House was located) was actually a very cool place! Great local and regional craft beers. Awesome foods including some local and organic selections. And the atmosphere was cool!

They have several beers from Georgia as well as Alabama including Abita, Terrapin, Avondale, Good People, Sweetwater, etc. Creativity of the foods was cool. Ambience was a little rustic, medievel and americana, quite unique.

04-15-2012 22:18:49 | More by wapcap

TheEclecticGent

Georgia

2.73/5  rDev -24.2%
vibe: 3 | quality: 3 | service: 3 | selection: 2 | $$

I was looking forward to a ½ way stop at the Olde Auburn Ale House on my trip to Ft. Rucker, AL. However, I was disappointed to learn from the staff that this location no longer brews beer on site. Apparently, it got too costly for the owner and the brewing was discontinued about a month ago. There was mention that they may have at least one of their former beer recipes contract brewed in Birmingham, AL and shipped to this location. The beers available on tap now are the standard big three, PBR, and Sweetwater.

06-25-2009 15:31:42 | More by TheEclecticGent

BeerandBlues2

Colorado

3.4/5  rDev -5.6%
vibe: 4 | quality: 3 | service: 3.5 | selection: 3.5 | $

As a graduate of The University of Alabama, I was tempted to give this place a zero for atmosphere since it is on the campus of Auburn University, but I feel bipartisan today so I will be fair.

The bar is as you would expect a college town bar, somewhat dark and below ground with a lingering smell of sour beer permeating the room. However, the beer created here is far from sour, those aromas must be from the macro swill still being served here. Slightly above average beers don the menu along with your typical greasy southern bar food.

This is definitely worth a visit if you find yourself in Auburn, or in the state of Alabama at all. This state is hurting for brewers so give them all as much business as possible so they feel encourage to keep at it.

11-10-2008 02:19:52 | More by BeerandBlues2

woodychandler

Pennsylvania

3.6/5  rDev 0%
vibe: 3 | quality: 4 | service: 3.5 | selection: 3.5 | $$

The first thing that bears mentioning is that their address is misleading. The Tichenor Avenue address is a blank doorway and apparently the mail carrier was not aware of this either, as a bundle of Brewing News newspapers sat mouldering in the sun. The alehouse's entryway was on the opposite side of the building.

Upon entering, the lavatories were off to the left, past a table filled with beer publications. The maitre d' station was straight ahead with a blackboard calendar detailing upcoming events hanging behind it. Frankly, there was a lot of unused space around the entryway. That may seem a bit presumptuous of me to say, but after nearly three-hundred BeerFly reviews, I have become quite adept at noticing layouts of places. I am available for consult if anyone is thinking of opening a beer bar or a brewpub of their own.

Everything of interest here was off to the right of the entry and down a set of steps. The "U"-shaped, light wood bar was aft and just to the left of the entry to the door to the brew house. To the left of the bar were a couple of high-backed booths, followed by a private party room all of the way aft. In the far left-hand corner was a stage for live bands on weekends. There were lots of standard restaurant tables and chairs in the central area of the space with a few high tables and chairs along the windows. The staff was friendlier here than they had been in Georgia, IMHO (this review is slightly out of order, following a side trip to Columbus, GA, review forthcoming). The unfinished look with the exposed insulation in the ceiling and the naked lamps in the overhead put me in mind of a police station. All of my note-taking and holding forth with Uncle JedI caused the brewer, Jeremy Pate, to come out and give us a tour and to talk to us about the Free the Hops campaign. I was glad that I was a member.

Beers: Eight (8) - Tiger Tail (light); Fool's Wit; Amber Ale; Catch Her in the Rye (much like LNCBC's); Rowdy Raspberry; IPA (mmm, hear, hear); Hop Dragon; and Full Monty Stout.

01-20-2008 17:36:30 | More by woodychandler

llitsua

Virginia

3.63/5  rDev +0.8%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 2.5 | food: 3.5 | $$

Stopped in on 11/11/06, after a most miserable football game took place less than a mile away- I’m ready to eat, drink, and forget about what I just witnessed in person, along with 87,000+ people.

After walking through the “foyer” type of area, which contains a mantle adorned with empty bottles of beer not available in AL (Westmalle, Chimay, and a few others) a large room opens up, adorned with English pub paraphernalia and beer signs. Walls are of brick, with a bar up against the wall, with several patrons scrounging for a drink.

I look up at the chalkboard to see what is on tap today, and they had four brews ( they try to keep a few more than that available at all times)- The Hop Dragon, the Plainsman IPA, the cleverly-named Catch Her in the Rye, and the Tiger Tale Ale (a kolsch). In waiting for a table, I spoke with the owner, and he said they had just run out of a few of their offerings, one being their stout (DAMNIT).

When I was seated, I ordered a Hop Dragon, a hoppy offering (surprise), probably on the verge of being a IIPA- a very enjoyable beer, diminished only by the plastic cup in which it was served (WTF?). I ordered some buffalo chicken tenders with their homemade fries (quite tasty) and bleu cheese dressing, along with my 2nd beer- the Plainsman IPA, which tasted a little bland, probably because of the Hop Dragon I had before. The food was good (although I remember having had ordered things here in years past and some being not so good). The person who accompanied me had the beer cheese soup, which he enjoyed, but he said the French dip he had after was “OK,” with the au jus tasting “institutional.”

The service was attentive, I didn’t really have to wait too long to get anything, considering the crowd there (even with the excess of UGA fans). While I don’t really remember what everything cost individually, I want to say that my party of 2 was able to get 2 appetizers (the tenders I ordered were on the appetizer list), a French dip sandwich, and 4 beers for around $45 (tip included)- not bad at all!

I know I will come here again- I always try to stop when I’m in town, and while there are a few shortcomings (beer availability hit-or-miss, plastic cups), this is still a great place to go with some good beer.

11-17-2006 19:26:28 | More by llitsua

KyleVick4

Florida

3.68/5  rDev +2.2%
vibe: 4 | quality: 3.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 3 | food: 3.5 | $

I have been to Old Auburn Alehouse several times, although the beers in my opinion are slightly lacking, overall it is always a fun experience and they have tasty food.
It has a good atmosphere, with fun ornaments on the walls and old fashioned brick walls in some parts. The place does emit a sense of fun.
The quality of the food is wonderful, while the beer is lacking. I have had the hoppy dragon, and thought it was way too grapefruity (maybe use as variety of hops) the imperial stout, which was a little to watery but still not bad, the tiger tail, which entirely unimpressed me, the plainsmen IPA, which was a terrible IPA but not a bad beer in general (just call it an amber ale) the stout, which I found to be pretty good.
The service has always been great when I go. The servers are nice and the beer generally gets to you quick. They have made mistakes on our orders but they are quick to remedy them and normally comp what they messed up.
The selection of beer is quite bleak, but the menu has some fun items and a mildly wider variety
The food is pretty good, I have tried their pan fried chicken, delicious, and their fish and chips, just as good in its own fishy way.
The beers are quite cheap and the meals are reasonable.
I will go back to the Alehouse, but really wish they would make a few really good beers for me to enjoy.
A good strong hoppy real American IPA would be wonderful, but I do know that the state of Alabama still has the archaic beer alcohol limits, so this could be what is holding back their progress...

02-05-2006 04:35:06 | More by KyleVick4

au1sec

Alabama

3.7/5  rDev +2.8%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 4 | service: 4.5 | selection: 2.5 | food: 4

Auburn is a college town with a small town feel. Because its in a college town, it seems like it is stuck being a few too many things...bar for college kids/nicer restaurant for adults/brewpub for beer lovers. It is located just down from Toomers Corner in the heart of the Auburn University campus. I tried three of their beers, but they only have four regulars and a seasonal. I had all but the Stout...the Kolsch, Pale Ale, and Amber, and all were very good. I wished both that I had more time, and that they had more selection. My burger was excellent also, but I hate to rate the food much higher due to not having tried anything off the dinner menu. If you're going to be in or near Auburn, its certainly worth stopping in. I look forward to my next visit and some more Auburn Amber Ale.

02-18-2003 15:30:16 | More by au1sec

zymurgy4all

New York

3.71/5  rDev +3.1%
vibe: 3 | quality: 3.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | $$

I haven't eaten here yet, but stopped in for a try of their Hop Dragon. The place is hard to find for travelers--it faces away from the street address, making it difficult to find the first time--just aim for the parking garage behind City Hall, and it faces it. I went after Graduation at an off time, and it was empty. I picked up a nice T shirt, and had a beer that was good. They have live music at times, and I'm sure late at night during Football season it is probably packed. They have a small brewery on premise, but they brew quite a selection of beers. Their beer is worth trying if visiting for sure!

06-03-2007 22:03:29 | More by zymurgy4all

3.86/5  rDev +7.2%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 3.5 | $

Stopped in while in Auburn watching the Tigers wallop Vanderbilt. Concrete floors, lots of wood and brick. Cool looking, large bar, looked like it would seat about 15. Tables scattered about for another 50-60 folks. Some type of mug club. 3 TV's showing the different football games in progress.

Quality of the beers I tried was very good, no complaints.

Service was prompt and friendly. Samples of different beers were offered. The bartender wasn't that knowledgeable about the beers, but she understood the basic stuff, and went and got the brewer for me to talk to. Jeremy (hope I got the spelling right) was a great guy, and we spent about an hour talking beer while he gave me a tour of the brewing facility. Only complaint was the beer was served too cold, but, as others have noted, this is an easy problem to fix.

Selection was 8 house beers (Oktoberfest, hefe, kolsch, 2 IPAs, rye, raspberry, and an Irish stout). I drank or sampled most of them, with the Oktoberfest and Rye probably coming out as my favorites. There were a half dozen bottled beers as well, but all were BMC stuff.

Food ranged from $8-$22 per entree. Good variety, Irish stuff, cajun, pasta, and traditional pub fare.

Pricing was very inexpensive for the beer. $2 for most pints, with the Hop Dragon going for $3.25 during a happy hour that lasted from 3:30 to 9pm.

Overall, I had a great time, and would encourage anyone in the area to stop by.

10-08-2007 17:37:19 | More by

harpus

Alabama

3.88/5  rDev +7.8%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 3.5 | food: 4 | $$$

When I went to The Olde Auburn Ale House they had four beers on tap the beers ranged from average to good. The Stout is one of the better beers. The Atmosphere of this place is nicer then the price ends up being. The quality of the food is was really good and the selection of foods is also pretty good. The Olde Auburn Ale House will changer the beers ever so often with the seasonal beers. The Olde Auburn Ale House will work with groups that want to have meeting at the Brewpub. I would like to go back to this place sometime when I go back to Auburn.

10-07-2006 05:34:55 | More by harpus