Hard to look at a brewery (especially one that does a buy-a-glass-get-tons-of-refills on a weekly basis) in a bad light. It's a place where the make BEER for crying out loud. What I've found recently, is that SweetWater also makes for a killer event space. There's a beautiful patio with -- you guessed it! another bar! -- which makes it easy to escape without losing out on alcohol consumption. (Even when the events sell out.)
Another major bonus that is constantly overlooked, is the humor that's found in the yuppie-to-hippie attendee ratio. Our psychedelic friends still claim this as their own, but so do the popped collar crowd. When W supporters and former rave-throwers combine: SweetWater Brewing Events!
Pros: um, it's a brewery.
Cons: parking for events can be a nightmare.
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