Boneshaker Public House is one of my new favorite places. They have 20 beers on rotating taps, bottles, and fantastic food. Plus the service is great.
My fiance and I walked in to Boneshaker's for the first time in May. Actually, we had just gone to a belated Mothers' Day brunch with his mom. After our lovely afternoon, we felt pretty relaxed and ready to try a new brew spot. To be fair, we had just gotten back from a Colorado vacation and were very much on a craft brew kick. A kick that (thankfully) hasn't ended. Anyway, armed with a need to pursue the dream of a great local place to drink craft beers.
So we make the quick drive out to Rocklin, find the pub, and walk in. What I noticed first was the atmosphere. It felt warm, like a hug (or and handshake, or glove, or favorite pair of jeans, or someone shouting "NOOOOORM!" when you walk in. But, I am a girl, so I went with hug). The way a pub should be. We see a sign that says to find a seat and order at the bar, so we just belly up to the bar. The bartender, this really nice and knowledgeable tattoo-covered guy, was really helpful. We told him the kind of beer we liked and he gave us tasters of the beers he thought we would enjoy. Spot on. Lemme tell ya.
The nice thing about their tap list is that there is a wide variety of beer - something for everyone. I am a big IPA person, but I also like the maltier-richer brews. Their tap list has not ever disappointed. I mostly just want to stay and drink beer until I pass out because I *really* want to try like 10 of the beers on tap at any given time. I've also seen some nice lighter and fruity beers on tap there for those that like lighter beers or just for when it is like a million degrees out. Anyway, long story long, they have an amazing selection. Noms.
Speaking of noms... we had some soft pretzels with stone ground mustard on our first visit. They are a happy hour special, I guess. OMG good. On our second visit we had one of their gourmet mac and cheeses (they have like six kinds) and their special (did I mention that they have a daily food special?) jambalaya burrito. Dear gods, it was delicious. Our most recent trip, we took my fiance's parents. His mom ordered the meatball sliders and spoke very highly of them - the right amount of spice and the right amount of sauce. I ordered the blackened fish tacos - I will order these EVERY time I come in. They were massive and spicy and perfection. Fiance ordered a cheese steak sandwich. Also good, but my tacos were better (no, seriously, AMAZING). I wish I had taken pictures, but I totally forgot. Next time, people. My fiance's dad ordered the daily special (turkey, bacon, Havarti panini with a pesto aioli) and it looked delicious.
The place is also kid friendly. I think they have a restaurant license technically, so that's nice. People can bring bring their kids (there is a kid's menu, too) and enjoy some really great beers. Also, don't worry about annoying kids. For whatever reason, the kind of people who drink craft beer tend to raise some good kids. Hmm. I think there have been kids every time we've been, but we didn't really ever notice.
You have to check their facebook page to know what is going on for food and brews. I have totally scheduled my day around being able to get her for a special beer on tap. For example, I was checking their page and realized that they had a one-time release of a cherry tanilla. You know we turned the car around and headed straight for our pub.
Boneshaker's is open every day and they do happy hour from 3-6. Monday night is trivia night, Tuesday night is live music, and Wednesday is flight night. And every night is joyous.
Any who, I love this place. You should troll their facebook page daily and come in often.
Cheers!
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