The Eau Claire Fire House

Probably one of the few places in town with 30+ beers on tap, and a constantly changing list at that. Pretty popular place, especially on weekends, so get there early if you want a seat. The atmosphere is pretty upbeat, however, I give it three stars because I’ve never been overly pleased with the bartenders. Don’t get me wrong, there have been a couple good ones; however, it always seems like someone is an inconvenience if they take longer than 10 seconds to choose a drink, and I rarely ever see a smile. Other than that, it’s a great place to grab a beer!

I really need to remember to bring earplugs when I’m going here. The beer selection and service is great, but holy hell is the music LOUD. I was there for about an hour this past weekend and my ears rang until noon the next day. It’s like, jet-​engine /​metal concert loud. Totally unnecessary.

Good beer. Lots of it. And a wide variety.
Nicely remodeled building, lots of firefighting related decorations, and friendly staff. During the summer they roll up the doors and the front and it’s like sitting outside.
Mixed crowd, usually young professionals, hipsters, and old farts. No drunk college kids.
They run a great trivia night on Tuesdays, and have beer-​related events pretty frequently.
When you order, be sure to check the details on the big blackboard behind the bar. Some of the beers they’re carrying come in small snifter glasses because they’re really potent. If you’re used to drinking Bud, be sure to ask questions about what you’re ordering. The bar staff are knowledgeable, and will usually let you try a sample or two.
It gets pretty loud when it’s crowded, but that’s mostly crowd noise. They keep the music at a reasonable level.
You can get frozen pizzas, but they don’t offer any other food. The pizzas are actually pretty good for being frozen, but don’t expect to get a meal here.

Amazing beer selection and a great place to hang out with friends!
Dark lighting and a lot of tv’s for all of your sports watching needs!
They also have a few games to play while you’re here!
Every time I’m in Eau Claire, I try to get to this place, it has a minneapolis uptown feel.

I’ve got some really good things to say about this bar. Not being local, I have no idea if this was really an old firehouse. But if it wasn’t, whoever designed it surely made it feel authentically like an old firehouse. The décor is firehouse-​themed without being in your face about it. I imagine that the big garage-​style doors open up on nice days.
The space is really friendly and inviting, with high top tables, sidebar spots and of course the main bar. There are 40 taps at once, with a super broad selection of really excellent beer. It took a long time for us to even decide what to order — a sure good sign among our beer-​loving crowd. This would be a mighty fine place to waste away an afternoon or evening kicking back with good beer and some friends.
There’s popcorn for the asking and I understand there’s pizza, though we didn’t see any during our stay. So not a place for eating but a great place for drinking. Bar staff was friendly and efficient. They knew their beer.
Finally — the prices. I was blown away when I went to close out my tab and found seven beers cost us a grand total of $ 26 plus tip. I know it’s a college town and so no one can really charge super premium prices, but holy moly. That’s about as cheap as it gets for an afternoon of really good drinking. Maybe I’m just used to paying more in the Cities, but I was totally shocked when I saw the total. Sure we’ll be back next time we’re in town.

It’s beer lovers paradise. 40 beers on tap, including two on nitro and two cask aged brews hand drawn with a beer engine.
Frozen pizza and free popcorn, otherwise order in food or bring your own.
The service can be spotty, sometimes it’s a bit understaffed for the number of customers, but… it’s all about the beer here. No one locally comes close to this variety. The bartenders are knowledgeable about the beers too!