Review of Methow Valley Brewing/Twisp River Pub, Twisp, WA
by Bob
Methow Valley Brewing Company/Twisp River Pub
209 East 2nd Ave
Twisp, WA 98856
United States
(509) 997-6822
methowbrewing.com
Overall Score: 88.3
Selection: 4.8 | Service: 4.0 | Atmosphere: 4.5 | Food: 4.5
The pub is on the highway in the town of Twisp, WA, just south of the Twisp River. A long covered veranda separates the pub from the parking strip (and there is more parking in back). Inside you traverse a hallway/waiting area (the brewery itself can be glimpsed through a door to the left), then enter a large room with high ceilings and full windows on two sides. The bar area is directly to the left. The ceiling is supported by a couple of large wooden beams, and is equipped with a few ceiling fans, and several interesting hanging burlap quilts, presumably to provide some noise baffling.
The bar consists of a long curved brown concrete top with dark metal below, a dark metal foot rail, and is lined with tall dark metal chairs with wooden seats and backs. The “bar back” is simply windows looking into the brewery cool room and shelves full of chilling bottles and kegs. Also in the bar area is a tall wooden bench with tall tables and the same tall chairs as at the bar. The bench separates the bar section from the restaurant section. The restaurant area has black metal tables with dark wooden tops and shorter versions of the same chairs as are in the bar area. One corner of the restaurant has a music stage.At the back of the building, adjacent to the river, is an extensive patio covered with concrete pavers and furnished with numerous wooden tables and plastic chairs. A fence constructed of wooden blocks and aluminum rails marks the edge beyond which the ground descends fairly steeply to the river. In late spring, at least, the roar of the river provides some great white noise! Along one side of the patio is a trellis supporting a wall of growing hop plants.There are seven regular beers, two seasonals, two guest beers, and two ciders (locally made at an organic orchard from apples and pears; the apple was excellent - fruity and dry). The beers tend to lighter styles, but there is still a decent range.Food is good and reasonably innovative in execution, if fairly traditional in style. The burgers we had were quite tasty as were the salads.
