Local Relic Artisan Ales

The Carter Payne group has re purposed this 100 years old church into a co op space shared by Local Relic, a nano brewery specializing in farmhouse ales, Araucana Bespoke Cocktails and Crusade urban winery. I ordered with the bartender behind the counter at Local Relic. After ordering my flight of 4 small tasters (maybe 3 4oz) at $10 I was invited to sit down at one of the tables inside where I was served cold water from my own carafe. I was presented with a menu curated by the the Carter Payne group but as only the appetizers were open to me at 3pm, nothing appeared tantalizing enough and at such an odd hour. Their brews are clean, but VERY experimental. For instance, the Rubbed Sage Saison was certainly true to its name but way to herbal for my taste. I even spied a Thai Tea Stout on their menu. Their IPA's were strangely earthy, but tasted clean at the very least. Although strange and unconventional, their ales at least consistently followed a very rustic, farmhouse trend. One small complaint I yearned for colder beers as my tasters were approaching ambient temps and did, therefore, lack that much yearned for crispness. Certainly a cool, unique setting to be sipping on some cold ones, without a doubt.

Such a cool space. It's like a food court, but for drinks. There's a cocktail bar and a wine bar. Local Relic serves absolutely interesting beers for the curious. They had probably 16 single barrel batches on tap so they rotate often. I had a fenugreek stout and a mushroom rosemary saison. They had others I'd love to try too. Additionally, they gave a few guest taps because that seems to be the kind of people they are. The food was delicious, and would go well with wines and cocktails too.

Hands down one of my favorite spots in COS! There is something for everyone here. They have a cocktail bar, wine bar and brewery. For the beer and the wine they are generous with their samples. You can try diffent beers and wine before committing to a glass. The wine section is phenomenal! The sommelier was extremely knowledgeable about the wide variety of wines offered and made lots of good recommendations. The food was great! The dip trio was so flavorful. I loved the pea dip the best. Portions are quite large. Price is very good for the value. Flavors are unique. Ambience is AMAZING! I mean it doesn't get better than local relic. It's an old church after all!

I was so disappointed Local Relic yesterday. Obviously the venue and vibe was cool, the mimosa flight was enjoyable. I went for breakfast tacos, which weren't on the menu anymore. The biscuits in the b g were hard and dry (the gravy itself was yummy), and the potatoes cheese inside the breakfast enchiladas were just bland (toppings on the enchiladas were good). I expected more, paying to eat out is hardly worth it anymore, inflated prices, deflated flavor

I wanted to like this place a lot but it ended up being a bit disappointing. We got the strawberry French toast with ricotta because that sounded good. Both the strawberries and ricotta had a grainy texture and not much flavor. It didn't make it bad but certainly not what we were hoping for. The atmosphere and service were both good on the other hand. Naturally repurposing a church is always a cool idea and paid off. Additionally there is some nice outdoor seating with hanging lights which are always a nice addition. The decor was a bit minimalistic including the seating.