Torrent Brewing Company - Ames, Iowa

matt S.

First beer was their flagship Tornadic. Dessert beer pictured is Peppermint Mocha. Holy cow would this be wonderful with vanilla ice cream. Can truly taste both candy canes and chocolate.

Melinda

The beers were good. There's a pretty wide variety. I got a flight that included a blonde, an IPA, a sour, and a Belgian so I feel like I was able to gauge the brews pretty well overall. It was nice to try a bunch of different styles. I feel like their strength lies in golden ales and sours, though the IPA was pretty dang good, too! Great open space, nice staff, some games available. I enjoyed it!

Michael C.

Nice brewery. Brews were good and tasty and easy drinking. I wish they had more variety and specialty beers. Some of the family games had missing parts. Patio seating and tables were rough and would benefit from a little sanding.

Christian J.

Came in with my mom on a lazy Sunday afternoon and we sat outside. The service was perfect, and the beer was awesome! I got the Peach pastry sour and my mom got the Ames light. We also got pretzel bites. I will definitely be back for their flatbread pizza. Also got a can of Ames Light to bring home to my dad.

Highly recommend!

Brainchild I.

I’ve come on two separate occasions (Thursday night trivia) and the female bartenders have been very unpleasant. When I was ordering they were abrasive and seemed irritable. Beers were ok, but the service was extremely poor.

Brent L.

Yet another great brewery with awesome beer. They have 18 beers on tap (pints range from $4 to $8) with a nice variety of options; blonde ales, red ales, a couple of IPAs, a milk stout, and even a saison. The only downside (for me at least) is that they don’t have any wheat or hefeweizen beers.

Flights – yes, they have them. Select any four brews for $8.

Here’s the growler situation: You can purchase an empty growler for $4 (that’s a deal). Refill prices vary depending on the brew you select.

They have seven different beers available in cans, but you can’t drink them there. Due to some silly state law, you can only purchase them to go. This makes no sense at all, but many states have crazy laws restricting what local microbreweries can and cannot do.

Wine drinkers need not feel left out. Torrent Brewing Co offers both a white and a red wine for $7 a glass.

Soda, candy, chips, and popcorn are available for $1 (I found it strange that they charge popcorn though).

Plenty of bar space, lots of tables, and even a few couches to lounge on. Early evenings seem to be popular with the college crowd, and the place started filling up before I left. But it’s not the rowdy, drinking, rebel rousing college crowd. The college crowd that hangs out at this place are mature and kind of laid back. They are there to hang out with friends and appreciate a fine brew; they aren’t there to get drunk and rowdy.

***Parking Situation: Watch where u park! Most of the spots are reserved for employees of the bakery next door. You can park in some of them after 5pm, or park on the street, but you have to feed the hungry parking meters.

Ryan W.

Second time here. Both times the beer has been phenomenal and the staff has been so friendly I'd probably come again even if the beer was bad. Great atmosphere.

Nick B.

It's very basic beer. I'm surprised it's still here. See it in another year or two. Made it through a flight. Wasn't asked how it was. Or anything. From 3 to 2 stars. Staff isn't helpful. Even though two staff and 20 people in here