I understand they don’t want us fools traipsing around anywhere near the tanks, but it’s great to have a view of the brewery when enjoying their pours. You can see into the brewery section of the building from the seating area, which I’ve always been a fan of as well. Really high ceilings, an unapologetic concrete floor, and long, bench-style seating to supplement the bar make this feel exactly as a successful craft brewery should. The brewery is on a street with mostly corporate/industrial buildings surrounding it, and they managed to maintain some of the warehouse feel for this place in the best sort of way. It was a no brainer for me to do the write up for these guys, mainly because I was so impressed by what Night Shift has done with their bar, seating, brewery, and staffing. I believe we also unanimously thought the OHTT Mosaic was the best pour we had while at the brewery itself and were all big fans of the wine-must-laced saison as well. The Trifecta fits into the category we talk about all the time, "Worth a Shot," where the flavors are so unique and layered that I’d recommend any beer drinker try it regardless of whether you like it or not. A lot of them came home with us as cans, and my personal favorite of those was the Morph. It’s really tough to nail down a favorite from this list. Morph: American IPA for smooth sipping with a dank and hoppy finish.One Hop This Time Topaz: American IPA single hopped with Topaz hops.One Hop This Time Mosaic: American IPA single hopped with Mosaic hops.Trifecta: Belgian-style pale ale aged with vanilla beans and fermented with Trappist yeast strains.Duchess: Dry, sparkling saison fermented with sauvignon blanc grape must.Santilli: Smooth-sipping IPA with massive hop profile.Whirlpool: Soft pale ale with notes of peach and citrus.Pfaffenheck (I could not have pronounced this more wrongly when I asked for it): Bright crisp traditional pilsner.Not only did we walk out of there with six different four-packs, but there were still enough different brews on tap for us each to get a four-beer tasting AND a full pour of whatever else we thought was interesting. As the West Coaster of the bunch, I knew the least about Night Shift before heading their way and for whatever reason sort of just assumed they canned four or five beers that we were going to pick up at the brewery. The Beers : Damn do these guys have a big lineup.
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