Restaurant
Unclaimed profileFlat Branch Pub & Brewing
Columbia, MO · $$
Inebrious
Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
Flat Branch Pub & Brewing splits its attention between a large house-brewed beer program and a deep whiskey list. Dozens of house beers cover IPAs, lagers, stouts, porters, Belgian styles, and barleywines, while the dedicated whiskey page lists Irish, Scotch, rye, and bourbon expressions including Red Breast 12 Year, Lagavulin 16 Year, and Booker's. Happy hour brings $5.25 Imperial Pints, and the nonalcoholic side includes house-made draft root beer and cream soda.
- What should I order?
- Start with a house-brewed stout or the chili beer, both highlighted from a beer flight. From the whiskey page, Red Breast 12 Year, Lagavulin 16 Year, or Booker's are named premium pours. The house-made cream soda is a nonalcoholic option mixed to order at the bar.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Drinkers who want a broad house-brewed beer selection and a whiskey list with aged and premium expressions will find plenty to compare. The nonalcoholic options also suit anyone looking for a house-made cream soda or draft root beer.
- When should I go?
- Happy hour is the value window, with $5.25 Imperial Pints and $5 wine and well drinks; some specialty beers are excluded from the beer special.
- What should I expect to spend?
- Happy hour pricing includes $5.25 Imperial Pints and $5 wine and well drinks. Nonalcoholic options like lemonade, Arnold Palmer, milk, and hot cocoa are $2.50 with $1.50 refills, and the house-made cream soda is $3. Whiskey prices are not listed in the approved packet.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- The program pairs a large house-brewed beer selection with a dedicated whiskey page separate from the beer list. That whiskey page carries Irish, Scotch, rye, and bourbon whiskeys, including aged and premium expressions such as Red Breast 12 and 15 Year, Lagavulin 16 Year, and Johnnie Walker Blue Label.
Beverage categories
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Beer
Dozens of house beers span IPAs, lagers, stouts, porters, Belgian styles, and barleywines. Happy hour offers $5.25 Imperial Pints, though some specialty beers are excluded. Reviewers describe the house-brewed beers as good, crisp, and clean, and a beer flight highlighted a stout and a chili beer.
Menu strengths
- — Dozens of house beers across IPAs, lagers, stouts, porters, Belgian styles, and barleywines.
- — Happy hour $5.25 Imperial Pints (20 oz), with some specialty beers excluded.
- — Reviewers describe the house-brewed beers as good, crisp, and clean.
Standout selections
- — Stout — highlighted from a beer flight.; Chili beer — highlighted from a beer flight.
- — Stout; Chili beer; Dozens of house beers including IPAs, lagers, stouts, porters, Belgian styles, and barleywines.
Pricing: Happy hour $5.25 Imperial Pints (20 oz), with some specialty beers excluded.
Nonalcoholic
Soft drinks include Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Dr. Pepper/Diet, Mountain Dew, Sierra Mist, Lipton Sweet Tea, iced tea, coffee, and hot tea. Lemonade, Arnold Palmer, milk, and hot cocoa are $2.50 with $1.50 refills. House-made draft root beer and cream soda round out the list.
Menu strengths
- — Soft drinks include Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Dr. Pepper/Diet, Mountain Dew, Sierra Mist, Lipton Sweet Tea, iced tea, coffee, and hot tea.
- — Lemonade, Arnold Palmer, milk, and hot cocoa are $2.50 with $1.50 refills.
Standout selections
- — Flat Branch Cream Soda — made at the pub and mixed to order at the bar.
Pricing: Lemonade, Arnold Palmer, milk, and hot cocoa are $2.50 with $1.50 refills. Flat Branch Cream Soda is $3.
Spirits
A large selection of Irish, Scotch, rye, and bourbon whiskeys anchors the spirits list. Named expressions include Red Breast 12 and 15 Year, Laphroaig, Lagavulin 16 Year, The Macallan 12 Year, Johnnie Walker Blue Label, Whistle Pig, High West, Angel's Envy, Booker's, Colonel E.H. Taylor Small Batch, and Stellum.
Menu strengths
- — A large selection of Irish, Scotch, rye, and bourbon whiskeys.
- — Extensive whiskey list with many premium and aged expressions.
- — Dedicated whiskey page separate from the beer page.
Standout selections
- — Red Breast 12 Year — Irish whiskey listed on the whiskey page.
- — Lagavulin 16 Year — Scotch whisky listed on the whiskey page.
- — Whistle Pig - Small Batch Rye 10 Year — rye whiskey listed on the whiskey page.
- — Booker's — bourbon listed on the whiskey page.
Pricing: Happy hour offers $5 wine and well drinks.
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