Tin Man Brewing Company

Excellent beer in a great environment. Menu is well conceived … Eclectic But accessible. Service can be spotty.

Tin Man is a great stop on the growing lineup of places making Franklin Street one of the better destinations for a night out in Evansville.
There are only a few breweries to choose from in this city, but they all do it well and Tin Man is certainly no exception. They have a great lineup of their standard beers, and they don’t shy away from trying unique things with their seasonal or one-​off beers. I don’t know that I had anything here that was a must-​try, but I was happy with everything that I had. They also had what looked like a couple guest taps with unique stuff on them, and they have «Firkin Fridays» to release small batch brews. Like most breweries, they fill growlers here and you can get their stuff in cans as well. Their cans can also be found at most liquor stores around Evansville, and I see them often around Indy as well. I love that they package their beer in cans, and I hope that this trend picks up with all breweries.
A decent amount of things on their food menu are overpriced. It’s not that their stuff is bad, but they get a little more creative than your normal bar menu and then serve things in fancy plates and bowls and charge a couple bucks more than they should. The «foodie» type dishes don’t fit the atmosphere. I would pass on picking this place for dinner if food was a higher priority than good beer. But then again, I prefer a traditional pub menu with my craft beer than a gastropub style menu, so maybe it is more just my preference than anything.
The space itself is composed of 2 rooms separated by a brick wall. One section has the bar and a handful of tables, and the other has more small tables and a long community style seating table. The bar probably has a dozen or so seats separated by the serving area in the middle. It seems to me that it would make more sense if they didn’t break up their seating at the bar and instead had the servers go to one side or the other. There are a couple TVs at the bar that were playing sporting events. You can see a portion of the brewery operation through some windows, but there wasn’t any work going on when I was there. They have plenty of parking in lots around the brewery, as well as street parking out front.
Service was ok. We were well taken care of by the girl serving us at our table, who made sure our drinks were never empty. They didn’t really seem to have a good grasp on the beers though, and getting a suggestion pretty much consisted of asking about a beer and being told that it was really good. I sat at the bar for a while too, and that was a little less impressive. I feel like part of a bartenders job is to interact with the customers, and that didn’t happen at all. It seemed like everybody behind the bar went out of their way to act like they were busier than they really were, and that getting a beer was inconveniencing them. I haven’t been here enough to know what the norm is, so who knows if it was just an off night.
The atmosphere seemed pretty stale late on a Saturday night. I’d say the place was about half full for most of the evening, and it seemed quiet. Maybe that was just due to it being a holiday weekend and people being out of town or in with family, but it definitely wasn’t the most fun environment on a weekend night.
All in all, a great place to get good beer, but I wouldn’t go here for food.

I have always thought so highly of this establishment until my daughters birthday. All she had spoken of for months was having her birthday dinner at Tin Man when music was playing so that’s what we did. November 27^th we went to celebrate her birthday. I had reservations made for 3 weeks and when I got there they couldn’t find them although I had checked on then twice, they then tried to place us at the big table with other people… uh no thanks. We did talk them into properly seating us. The food was OK but not even the kids pasta was made in the fashion it is typically made. The evening wasn’t a hit but we made the most of it.

Beer was great… but the burger was HORRIBLE (re-heated?!)…and the server was rude! The manager tried to make it right (she took the burger off the bill), but I still won’t be back. I’m not one to normally complain, but this was hands down one of the worst dinner experiences I had in 2015, and I eat out quite a bit.

Great beer. Better food. The Cuban was amazing. Real spiral ham. All house made sauces. Do not leave without trying the mac and cheese. I’m from bloomington and this is right on par with Upland and Quaff on!

Beer was great. Food was above average. Hostess needs work… Our party of 5 watched a party of 2 {seated at a 4 top} and two parties of 4 be seated ahead of us. I can only assume she was waiting for an open 6 top. We told her that we would gladly sit at a 4 top and pull around an extra chair. So our 15 minute wait turned into 45 before we helped her do her job. Should have been a 5 minus wait based on open tables. Server was very good.

Beer was great, food was even better! Also the staff was very attentive and helpful when it came to recomendations. Will definitely be visiting here again.

Light years ahead of the competition. The Craft brew and food are amazing. The staff, environment and quality of Tin Man is fantastic. I can’t wait to get my next Chicken and Waffle sandwich. Cheers

Definitely the best brewery in Evansville. The beers are very well made. Food is great! Great place for big groups. Excellent patio. Service was good. I cannot wait to go back when I visit Evansville again. Highly recommend to visit!
Food: ⁴⁄₅
Beer: ⁵⁄₅
Service: ⁴⁄₅
Atmosphere: ⁴⁄₅

Beer and food were amazing! Service was spot on. Atmosphere is industrial and very well done inside of an historic building. Live music on Tuesdays but kid friendly other week days. Great weekly specials as well. Patio is small but worth it!

I strongly believe that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, however, anyone who has complaints about the food here is wrong and a moron! Knocked my socks off! Amazing service by Emile and solid suggestions, I apologize for having initially doubted your far superior knowledge! You kick-@$$!!
Highly recommend the Surf and Turf sandwich. Its awesome.
Also get a pitcher of beer or two. Don’t ask any question just go here and get beer and order the surf-​and-​turf.
Two complaints:
1) I was not informed ahead of time that my Deviled Eggs were not vegan, how else am I supposed to know something like that! Despite their aparently containing animal product they had an extremely high level of deliciousness.
2) You have located yourselves in an incredibly inconvenient location which will probably result in my not becoming a regular. It would be a long drive/​flight from Charleston SC for a beer every night!
Once you have fixed problem #2 on list I plan on being here all the freaking time!

Average brew pub at best. Server was unengaged. Beers were generic. Irish red tasted the best out of them all. Burger special was okay. But charging for mayo, bbq sauce and other sauces, really? I understand they cost money, but they are the price of being a «good» restaurant over a mediocre one.

The food and drinks were so good. Our waitress was really sweet and came by just enough to keep our drinks topped off.
The live music was so fun to. I’d definitely go back if I was in town.

Yes! As a local Western Ky’er I was growing weary of Louisville, Lexington, and Cincinnati having all the great brewery’s. Although this is unfortunately on the north side of the river, I have to give props where they’re due, Indiana. This place was dynamite.
We took my dad for Father’s Day, a 45 minute drive from Owensboro. Every minute was worth it. We sampled 4 different beers, and each was very impressive (my preference was the Overlord Imperial IPA).
The beers were dynamite, and to be honest, the food fell closely behind in deliciousness. My mom ordered a black bean burger that was pretty tasty, with a delicious house pickle. Dad ordered a pasta bowl which was honestly a bit sub par (it was build your own pasta so probably his own fault). HOWEVER — all of this was wiped out by the delectable morsel that was my sandwich…
Local braised porkbelly covered in house slaw on a fried green tomato sandwiched between some killer cornbread waffles. Every bite was an experience. My dad left saying he couldn’t wait to come back and get that sandwich. It was SO. GOOD.
All in all — try this out. Breweries typically follow the rule that they cannot accompany decent culinary experiences. Consider Tin Man the exception to that rule. A must try.

Great beer options. I am a young 20 something who loves beer. This is the place to get a good beer after work and a great venue due to the atmosphere/​remodeled old style building.
Here on a Thursday and they had half off snacks before 6pm. Beer is good and certainly fair priced!
Sparked some good conversation with people at the bar and was on a first name basis with the bartenders.
Must go when you visit the city, solo or with friends/​coworkers.
Almost forgot to mention… their wings are phenomenal!!! Go here if you find yourself in Evansville like I did.

This one is tough, because the beer and the food are NOT on the same playing field.
There’s no doubt that I drove down to Evansville for the beer. Things between the Damascene Apricot Sour and I have gotten pretty serious, so it was time to meet the whole Tin Man Family. I joyfully welcomed each member of the beer family as I knocked out the seasonal flight. The Megawitt (Belgian Wit), Wired (White IPA), and Csar (Russian Imperial Stout) were all exceptional and well-​crafted, and my love for Damascene was stronger than ever. I could not have been happier with the Tin Man Clan. 5 Stars hands down.
…but then there’s the food. I can tell that Tin Man tried really, really hard with their dishes, and separately, certain components are great on their own… but when you put them together, they miss the mark. For example, I hesitated with my Pork Belly + Fried Green Tomato Sandwich on a cornbread waffle, because pork belly is a tricky protein. It has to have that crispy outside with an oozy, fatty inside. On this sandwich, it was flimsy bacon at best. There was a mayo-​based coleslaw wedged in the sandwich too. It was tasty on its own, but it overpowered the sandwich with its creamy dense base, making me think that this was supposed to be the star of the sandwich. If anyone should have been the star, it should have been that cornbread waffle. That crispy «bread» holding everything together was pretty stellar, and I’d like the recipe please. If I were to remake that sandwich, I would replace the pork belly with some BBQ pulled pork and go easy on that ‘slaw.
Unfortunately, my feelings on the other items we ordered – pretzel bread + queso, house-​seasoned chips, burger – are exactly the same as my pork belly sandwich. I don’t want to talk about it. It only makes me sad.
I’m so sorry, Tin Man. I love your beer… but I don’t feel the same way about your food. I hope we can still be friends.

We stopped in for lunch on Mother’s Day. All of the wait staff were attentive and friendly (3 servers attended our table). Hubby and I both ordered sandwiches which were delicious and huge (we ate half and took the other half home for supper). We shared a beer flight and then settled on our ale and stout. Good beer, good food, good service… you can’t ask for much more.

Lets start with what matters the BEER!!! Well it was very good, I tried 7 beers and they were all worthy of a pint or two. If you like beer and are in the area stop in and have a few.
Atmosphere is very nice. Inviting and very well did. The Robot/​Tin Man is cool and every kid that walks in runs up to see it and loves it.
When it comes to the food I only had 3 of the appetizers. The wings were really good not greasy and just the right amount of sauce. The bread sticks and quesadilla were good, but go for the wings.

I was very impressed to see Tin Man Brewing Co. make the trek up to Westfield to present at Unilocal’s 10 Minute Talks. If that isn’t dedication and commitment to the community then I don’t know what is!
The first beer I tasted was the Apricot Sour. For those who have never tried a sour, this is a great start because its not strong by any means.
Next on the list was the Circuit Pilsner. Mild flavor and crisp. Another good intro beer for the newbies
Our final beer was their seasonal — Klingon Warnog Roggen Dunkel. Rye malt and toasty flavors and a bit of clove. I really enjoyed this beer!

Finally!!! An impressive brewery in Southern Indiana! Thank you Tin Man, you’re taking me home to the west coast where the breweries are top notch, industrial eateries for microbrew lovers!
The beers are impressive as is the menu of food options. I was incredibly impressed since there aren’t many restaurants with menu items even close to this type of eating within a 50 mile radius. The food was AH-​MAY-​ZING and the service was professional and friendly. Our server was incredibly knowledgeable not only on the history of Tin Man, answering our multiple questions, but also on the types of beer, their ABV, style, flavorings and more. Pretty impressive.
We didn’t have much time on our first visit, but we will certainly be back and I will update my review as to the types of brew, more specific menu items and other very cool things they offer… like LIVE MUSIC!!!