Just stopped in for lunch after driving by a dozen times. Ambiance fun and inviting, very kid…read morefriendly. Service personable and attentive. Menu offers a variety of good eats, great wings according to my husband the connoisseur. Daughter had the bacon blue burger, said it was the best she ever had. Great lager that has the look of an amber with a smooth finish. We will be back to our new favorite find!

Miss the old bbq place but that's on the menu. Very good lunch and comfortable atmosphere. We'll be…read moreback!

Great owner! He can be fun to talk to sometimes. It's hard to tell when they are open. I guess they…read morechanged their huge window honeycomb sign and use something else now. I drove by for almost a year, not knowing they changed this sign, thinking it was just "off". It's just so hard to see from the road. Prices are steep, like seven dollars a pint? At the brew house source? The chairs are hard and are all pretty high off the ground. I have a messed up upper spine, and the back gets sore after a while. I can almost never afford the place. I think their hot dogs went up in price too. Don't even get me started on the food truck prices I've seen there, lol. But I tell you what, it can be a nice change from the other grungy bars in town. One time a performer was pretending to be very kind to me. He had got me all excited about going up on stage to sing a song with him, and then said I couldn't, and humiliated me in front of everyone. It was super weird. He seemed like such a humble guy at first. What a creep! Needless to say, with the price, chairs and everything, I rarely stop in. And I always make sure it's before any performers arrive if I do. More into their beer garden events and involvement in the community.

Decided to stop in here for a beer on our way out of town, I'm so glad we did. They have a nice…read moreselection of beer and some food on the menu. We walked in around 3pm on a Saturday and it wasn't busy but the crowd quickly followed behind us! I think what I really loved most about this place was the friendly atmosphere. Several guests in the bar made friendly conversation and recommendations for us. We ended up just having one drink each, the juicy bine and I think the other was called the bent bine. Both were great and would have loved to try another but that will have to wait for another day!

Not closed. Wonderful local gathering spot with a submariner theme. Food from the WigWam restaurant…read moreand bar. Delicious smoked ribs with spicy sides. Rotating selection of great beers and ciders. Live music at the brewery on the weekends, and open mic in the WigWam every first friday.

Second visit to Downpour Brewing, both times for open mic night (Thursdays). Very enjoyable and…read morenice drink selection.

Got the honey lavender cider for $6. Was good even from a can. My friends got the kaloch and IPA…read moreand loved theirs. They also have free samples of the beer and gave my friend a token for a half off beer. There's food available only on thurs to Saturday from a food truck. Since I came on weds, there was not any food. Service was quick. There were 5 tables but cozy.

This is a great little community brewery. You order at the cash register. Our server was very…read morefriendly and let us try a few taste before we decided what we wanted. It's fairly small place with just a couple seats at the bar and a few tables. It has a very nice ambience. I like the hazy IPA.

Great brewery with 18 different draft options to choose from! The Mindfunk White Stout is a must…read moretry- the most unique beer I've ever had! Check out Rainy Daze for a great beer experience!

Excellent Local Brewery !! The Best IPA's in town…read more This is my go-to Beer stop. Great Beer and a good vibe. If you love IPA's, This is the place to try out ! Very Cool spot and always seems to be something going on interesting.

My friend and I came here for a drink. Parking lot is fairly small and the inside is small too but…read morethey have outdoor seating as well with fire pit. My friend got the cranberry orange sour which she liked. I did the red caps cider which was okay. They have games which is fun. They're kid and dog friendly. You order at the bar which is easy, and there's also pizza if you want food. Chill vibes, casual.

While visiting family in Olympia, we wanted to check out the local beer. We have kids, so we ran a…read moresearch on Yelp for family friendly breweries, which didn't turn up many. Luckily, Top Rung was at the top of the list. Top Rung is located in an industrial area in a quiet part of town. Food Top Rung had quite a few beers on tap and offered some pizza options that they made behind the bar. I went with the HDR Hazy Sabro-Tooth Tiger IPA. The beer was served in my favorite type of drinking glasses, which are shaped like beer cans. The beer itself was very cold and tasty. 5/5 Service The bar wasn't too busy, but the staff were still friendly and knowledgeable. I only ordered one drink due to time, but still inquired about buying a glass, which they were sadly out of. 4/5 Ambiance The bar has a fire department theme and is decorated as such. They have ample inside and outside seating and even some board games. Very good vibes. 5/5 Top Rung seems like a brewery on the rise. They have all the ingredients to be very successful. If you are in the area, check them out.

Great beer, people and a super cool vibe! Definitely check them out for a cold one! One of those…read moreplaces you won't regret ordering blind!

Great brewery, supports local musicians who play live, has a friendly atmosphere, their beer is…read moregreat, the service is great.

Great ambiance. Nice people. Great beer. Very casual and I love to come here to have…read moreconversations.

Here's the deal: I rarely review a business that hasn't served me. I genuinely find it in bad form…read more Sometimes, though, a business does something- not necessarily good or bad - that bears mentioning for the benefit of the public. My wife and I had been looking forward to trying Hoh River Brewery since we moved to the area a few months ago. The South Sound's brewery game is *weak,* and Hoh seemed promising. So on a rainy day, we loaded up the family and some card games and headed to Tumwater for some beer and good times. We walked in at 2:00 pm on the dot on a Saturday. Literally no one else was patronizing the place at the time. As it happened, neither would we. We were immediately informed that the place is 21 and over only. Look, 21+ establishments are fine. Whether it's for compliance reasons or just because the owners want a spot free from kids for adults to relax in a quiet atmosphere, I get it. I don't think it's a smart business decision if you can avoid it, but I get it. My *problem* isn't with the policy. My problem is their lack of transparency about it. It should be on their website front and center, not under the "when to find us" tab with their hours. They should also, at the *very* least, have a sign on the door like a normal 21+ establishment so you don't even walk in with kids. We didn't see a sign before or after entering, and if there just had been some warning, I wouldn't be writing this. As an example, here is the text from an event on Facebook: "Heads up, Tumwater and Olympia -- we're heading your way! Mark your calendars for 12/10 and join us for our pre-order pick-up event where we bring the best of our bakery to you! Swing by to pick up your order and indulge in a wide selection of refreshing lagers, delightfully smooth sours, and more from our friends at Hoh River Brewery " (This was I believe written by a guest vendor, but just an example of when mentioning age restrictions wouldn't hurt.) Here is from their FB page header: "Craft brewery in Tumwater with Hoh River connections. Combined taproom with a distillery." On their business website, there is no mention of age restrictions until you get to the "when to find us" page. There are plenty of family-friendly breweries/taprooms in the area (we went to Triceratops Brewing after being rejected here), so it isn't weird for us to expect that here. And again, I'd be fine with them being 21+ only IF THEY WERE UP FRONT ABOUT IT SO I DIDN'T DRIVE 20 MINUTES TO GET THERE! This review is a heads up to readers, and a plea to the owners to be more up front about the restrictions on Facebook and their website. It's naive at best and rude and idiotic at worst.

Always order the HBC pizza and it never fails us. Good beer, great service. Sativa is an awesome…read moreserver/bartender.

The menu and quality of food here is what you'd expect from an upscale restaurant, not a brewery…read more And I love the ambiance, with old tools and pics from the early days of forestry in the state. I was impressed with the size of the salmon portion on my pesto Alfredo, which both were delicious. Even the garlic bread it came with was amazing.