Yellow Dog Brewing

**Review is for my indoor experience in March, prior to indoor dining closing**

I came here post-hike with 3 other friends Saturday evening and it was pretty crowded. We got in line a little after 5:30 and didn't get seated inside until close to an hour later, around 6:30.

They don't serve food here, unless you count some small snacks, like chips. Luckily, there were a couple of food trucks parked outside, and they let you bring outside food in. On the day we came, there was a food truck serving pizza as well one serving poutine, burgers, sandwiches, and tacos.

We ordered the food while waiting in line. There was a long wait for food as well, we didn't get our pizza until almost an hour later when we were already seated inside.

The space inside is quite large. Most of their tables are larger ones that are good for groups of 6-7. I believe there is some outdoor seating as well in the back, but I didn't check as we got seated indoors.

The beer menu is quite extensive. The other 3 folks in my group all opted for beer flights (any 4 beers of your choice for $8), while I tried the two ciders on their menu ($6-7 each). Both ciders were refreshing and went well with the meatball sub I ordered.

We were here eating and drinking and chilling for almost two hours. It's a great hangout spot to come to with your friends!

One last note - they sell a lot of their beer to go as well. We noticed a lot of people buying packs as they were leaving. My friend really enjoyed the Retriever Golden Ale from his flight, and got a 4 pack to go for $12.65.

Love the atmosphere and friendly staff, but sometimes it does get really busy so it's best if you go up to order than to wait. Rocky Point park's parking lot is right across the street and there's some other street parking at walking distance. The skytrain is also at walking distance. Usually lots of people and it's on first come first serve base. Great beer and cute decoration.

I finally made it to this brewery. I had tried the dead dog ipa prior to visiting and I knew it was good .I ordered a flight of 4 beer - squirrel chaser hazy pale ale, high 5 hazy ipa, coconut porter and the botanical ipa. They all were good; however, my absolute fave was the squirrel chaser. It was slightly hoppy, not too high in alcohol and crisp.

The service was good, efficient and friendly. They also have four-packs you can purchase (no single cans). If you don't want a 4-pack, you can order beer to go in a growler. They are very reasonably priced - $4 for a one liter growler and $4-5 to fill based on what you get.

You can buy snacks in store, like bkh jerky or salami n cheese packs or chips. Outside the shop you can get food from a food truck. Tacofino was outside, so I got the fish taco and fried chicken tacos from them for $6.50 each. They both tasted good, but I especially liked the fish taco. It hit the spot. They are good-sized/large tacos, so one is enough to fill you up if you're drinking beer with it.

My absolute favourite brewery on the strip!! They always have polite and hard working staff, an incredible inside AND outside decorated with whimsical lighting, games, the occasional live band and oyster bar, the best clothing attire and most importantly the best beer. Does that get any better ?!

It is always a super fun and social environment regardless of what day of the week or time of the day. They sell bags of chips for snacks, and usually also have a food truck outside if you're craving something heartier. I'm a sucker for the pop up oyster bar. This is also definitely one of the liveliest breweries on the strip later in the evening, try to check out one of the live bands if they are playing!

My favourite beers are the chase my tail pale ale, take a walk wit, and the golden retriever ale. Regardless though, they are all good and the flights are great if you want to try more. Highly recommend if you are in the area and the wait is worth it if there's a line out the door!!!

This is definitely an eye opener for me. I always thought this is a pub but its not. Its a beer tasting place/venue. They have a different license than pubs and that means that you can bring kids, grandma, grandpa, babies, husbands, boyfriends, wife, girlfriends, dogs, cats and etc. The list can be super long.

I came here along with my Yelper friends and I did have a sip of the beer. It was quite refreshing. The place is so lively.

I highly recommend this place if you are a beer drinker. Also they do have 1 non alcoholic drink on the menu. Unfortunately on the day that I showed up, they ran out. So sad. Oh well.

The location of this place is very convenient. Its close to a skytrain or walking distance to a skytrain. Also there are many parking spots out front.

Only thing is that its in Port Moody!

**COVID-19 Review**
The Hubs and I always love their beer and surprised that we haven't had a chance to review them. We were here on a sunny Monday in July afternoon and we were immediately seated at 6:47pm.
Menu is on their website. We were asked to refrain from walking around as much as possible.
Takeouts are allowed.
The flights are chosen and priced by each beer. Table service only.
The place has a lot of outdoor seating in the back and we were fortunate to sit outside and tan on the final hours of the day.
We waited until 6:49pm for our server. She came by with a tablet to take our order.
Since we know their core taps well, we decided on a guest tap and a seasonal tap. Server came back with beers in 2 mins.
Beer notes as follow:
- Take a Walk Wit ($5 for 12oz): light wit with a medium hop. Not much else though.
- Passion Project Passion Fruit Wheat Ale ($5 for 12oz): passion fruit can be tasted - not so strong that you are just drinking juice, but strong enough that you can taste it throughout your sip. Very refreshing for summer days like today.

This place just keeps getting better and better.

They've now expanded and are now twice the size as before, after taking over the adjacent space. There are now even more brews available, and so far everything has been very good. The space behind the building really is something special, especially during the summer evenings when they turn on the strings of (Christmas?) lights. The only thing to watch out for back here is the occasional train that passes by the property. Those things are loud.

This place is my go-to for the area, with Parkside as runner up. Recommended.

If you're looking for a good beer and a place to fit a larger group, you've come to the right place. Yellow Dog was bustling at around 5pm on a busy night, but a group of 5 of us still managed to snag a table in the back. The music was a bit quieter in Yellow Dog than other breweries, which made for good conversation.

Partway through our stay, they opened up an oyster bar in the back, which was surprising. Next time we'll have to try that.

Anyways, enough of the atmosphere, how were the beers? I had the "Shake a Paw" smoked porter and my girlfriend had a coconut porter, and they were both solid, but nothing to write home about. The smoked porter went down very smooth, and had a pleasant taste (that wasn't all that smoky), and the coconut porter had just the right amount of cocounutty sweetness - noticeable, but not overpowering.

I wasn't as much of a fan of this brewery as I was of Twin Sails, but I would come back to find seating if I was with a larger group.

This is one of my favourites on the strip for local brews.

Always a good time. Been here a number of times. Maybe it is the neon Labrador sign?

Ambiance is simple low budget type construction. Looks like they spent the big bucks on the neon sign and menu displays. No harm, it works. Warm comfortable interior. If that doesn't suit you and you want a tan, you can go to the outdoor patio. 9/10

Da beer. This is personal. After having couple of flights later, I know what I like from their collection. Fresh and good flavouring. 9/10

Price is average. Seems everyone on the strip charges exactamondo. 7/10. Just average value.

Service is okay. Not all staff members are created equal. Some are great, some are terrible. On their social media or in scratchy cat-like moods. For god's sake if I want to warm up to a cat, I would go to Black Cat Brewing (not that it exists.) 6/10.

Overall score. 31/40 = 77.5%. Almost 4 stars. Close but no cigars.

Fantastic selection - the High 5 Hazy IPA is one of the best I've had!

The tasting room gets really busy as they have a 110 person capacity in the main room. Service was incredibly friendly - from the bar service to the the folks at the front, monitoring capacity.

They have light snacks available for purchase at the bar (chips, jerky, baked good). However, for something heartier, there were two food trucks (Mexican and pizza) out front where you can bring into the tasting room at your leisure.

There are a few board games available to play near the self-serve water station.

There's one washroom near the entrance and two more just around the corner (to the right when you enter).

Walkable distance to and from the Moody Centre Skytrain station.