Packinghouse Brewing Company

This is a nice hangout while sipping some tasters. My favorite is Black Beauty. Taking home a growler to ease my pains. I wish their hours were longer for me but I understand, if I owned a business this would be the perfect hours to work too (2 – 8)

A warm, friendly and quiet place, perfect for the introverts. The bartender pays attention to each consumers. My favorite drink: Release the Mojo Imperial Stout; I can taste the spices on my tongue and the finish is so fresh. Then the effect on your brain comes into buzz because it’s beer has 9% ABV. My wife and I enjoyed playing Jenga and Mexican train games. I’ll come back again and try their other beers. My wife loves Ripley’s Red Irish.
Be prepared to have your stomach full before coming here, they don’t offer food menu on Saturday afternoons.

This place never disappoints.
I love that they rotate their selection of craft brews regularly. Came here with the hubby for a lunch date. We had the grisette, coup de main, barley wine and another beer. The guy working pours great and is super knowledgeable about his product.
It’s a small storefront with maybe seating for 15 – 20 people but I like that. It keeps it intimate and you get a chance to converse with the other patrons and the employees.
They have tvs to watch the games and a nice song rotation for background music (no Taylor swift here, thank god!)
I had to use the ladies room; impressed with it being clean, I was really expecting horrible gas station frequented by truckers kind of bathroom.
Prices are reasonable, $ 4 – 9 I believe. They sell growlers and fill them up for you.
It’s a nice little spot, I wish I lived closer to frequent it more often.

I went to the packinghouse with my wife, parents, and friends on a Wednesday. The primary seating area is small, but I believe they had more seating in the back room area.
They had 8 – 9 beers on tap. I ordered the pale ale and my wife the red ale. Both were excellent, they reminded us of one of our favorite breweries in San Luis Obispo. Another great thing was that on Wednesdays there are $ 2 off on select beer pints. The pale and red were both included in that along with a blonde and a stout called black beauty, which we also ended up ordering. The cicerones were very friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable about the beers. They also brew root beer, but they were tapped out on it so it must be very good. I can’t wait to go back and try it out.
Overall, this was a great microbrewery out in the middle of riverside. It was the first time I had been and will definitely be returning to try some more of their beer.
Signing off,
Bretzlaf

Busted a mission on the 91 to get to Packinghouse and I have no regrets. Not sure if I would ever brave the traffic for beer again, but my love for the Black Beauty Cream Stout will reign forevermore.
As a UC Irvine Alumnus, I am not ashamed and will fully admit my residency at the pub on campus — awesome place, best place on the Irvine campus… hands-​down, but my point: One of their usual stouts was the Packinghouse’s Black Beauty Cream Stout. This stout isn’t hands-​down amazing, BUT it’s a solid stout whose flavor packs enough punch for a smooth and consistent flavor. It’s my go-​to stout and it’s what I compare every stout I drink because STOUTS ARE A GIFT FROM THE BEER GODS.
This brewery is definitely smaller than some I’ve been to, but the quality of the beers and the customer service really shined through. My friend and I both opted to get flights, which included all but one of their beers that were on tap! I say all but one because it ran out, I believe that day it was their red. I really enjoyed the beers! My favorites (besides the stout) was the seasonal beer I believe (I forgot what it was called) and their House IPA and the Heritage Pale Ale. While the selection wasn’t vast like some places you can go to, the beers here are solid and you know what you’re getting and have consistent flavor.
Best of all? And I think one of the biggest reasons I’m giving Packinghouse 5 Stars is not just because they carry my favorite stout, it’s the service! The bartender was really helpful and friendly. He helped my friend and I out & was very patient with us, never making us feel rushed. He even helped us bring our flights to our table and gave suggestions for what to do with the rest of our cash leftover since we weren’t local. (We ended up getting another pint and Packinghouse goodies, but that’s just in case you were wondering: P)
There’s a good amount of seating for the size of the place! If the main area is full, there’s benches if you turn the corner and enter the extended part of the brewery. That’s also where one of the bathrooms are!
PARKING: There’s a pretty decent sized lot for the space granted, but I’m assuming during busier times and hours (I came on a Thursday night… during Finals week for UC’s), it may or may not get packed but there is a lot. This brewery is located across from the municipal airport in the area.
ALSO! IF IT’S STILL BEING OFFERED, BUY THE Unilocal DEAL FOR $ 15 for $ 30 WORTH. If I could’ve I would’ve gotten pints on pints on pints, but I had to head back to Orange County, so sobering up with the good ol’ H2O was priority. :) But if you don’t use it and you’re local or go to school in the area, the bartenders will happily issue you vouchers good for whatever money that’s still left if you don’t spend it all.