101 replies to this topic

[Jackerbie]

Too difficult a task (or too lazy) to put beer prices on the menu.

 

Well if it's $7.50 plus tax for a 330ml Corona, the sky is the limit for their pint prices.

 

If it's the same as Vancouver, $6-6.50 for craft beers and $5 for the Social Lager

[Matt R.]

Wow, the Cuban cocktail is 3.5 oz? Crazy.

Matt.

[Jackerbie]

I completely missed their Instagram account. They posted the beer board back in June!

[Mike K.]

Wow, they have all three of Sooke’s breweries represented with Sooke Oceanside Brewery’s Renfrew Red alongside Sooke Brewing Co’s Belgian Blonde and Bad Dog’s Honey Blonde.

This is interesting, in that Sooke’s beers have been left off the roster at virtually all craft beer pubs on the south Island. Does Browns have a connection there? It’s super odd to see all three breweries represented.

[Matt R.]

Maybe they need a better sales rep.

Matt.

[Victoria Watcher]

Wow, they have all three of Sooke’s breweries represented with Sooke Oceanside Brewery’s Renfrew Red alongside Sooke Brewing Co’s Belgian Blonde and Bad Dog’s Honey Blonde.

This is interesting, in that Sooke’s beers have been left off the roster at virtually all craft beer pubs on the south Island. Does Browns have a connection there? It’s super odd to see all three breweries represented.

browns owner is also 17-mile owner. close to sooke.

[Mike K.]

Aha! That’s the connection. 17 Mile is within Sooke, btw. The border of the municipality starts a km out from the pub.

[Matt R.]

Is this browns a franchise?

Matt.

[Victoria Watcher]

yes. all the Victoria ones are. downtown and Langford same owner.

[Dr. Barillas]

That's just the take-out menu.  The 18-hour ramen sounds interesting.

 

I'm 99% sure it'll be mediocre. 

[Victoria Watcher]

yes. all the Victoria ones are. downtown and Langford same owner.

 

and uptown and vic west will be same owner.   jeremy wilson of 17-mile and adrenaline zip course.

 

 

 

Browns Socialhouse Uptown was recognized as the most successful of 60 Browns location in Canada at the Browns Restaurant Group Awards.

 

The Franchise of the Year Award went to owners Jeremy Wilson and Norm Wilson, who opened their location in 2016.

 

“Our entire team has worked very hard to create something special and we’re really proud of this achievement,” Jeremy Wilson said.

 

Wilson and his team intend to expand to Vic West, where they will open the Island’s first Browns Crafthouse this summer at the corner of Bay Street and Tyee Road. — Times Colonist

 

 

https://www.vitadail...home-1.23838637

 

wilson is also a local VicFD firefighter in his day job.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 07 August 2019 - 02:10 PM.

[Vicwestguy]

I checked it out tonight, very impressive room. There is a massive garage door and part of the bar is actually outside! The beer menu, complete with pricing and alcohol percentage , is massive! Great to see a beer menu with so many local breweries represented. The food menu is decent sized and they have an all day breakfast. We shared the Howling wings, very good, and some Cauliflower bites, also very good. I will definitely return as most of the other meals I saw coming by our table looked great.

 

Good to see a new pub/ restaurant open in Vic West, and a short walk from home!

[Mike K.]

Amazing. I can’t wait to check this place out.

[Langford Rat]

The 17 changed their draughts a few months ago. None of the (Canadian) big guys are represented in their taps...a couple of imports and the rest are locals...no Blue, no Canadian, no Lucky... It's Sooke, for gawd sakes!

Draught Beer & Cider

• • Okanagan Spring 1516 Lager Sleeve $4.78 / Pint $6.52
  • Phillips Blue Buck Ale Sleeve $4.78 / Pint $6.52
• • Guinness Sleeve $6.09 / Pint $7.83
• • Sooke Oceanside Brewery Red Sleeve $4.78 / Pint $6.52
• • Sooke Brewing Company IPA Sleeve $4.78 / Pint $6.52
• • Bad Dog Honey Blonde Ale Sleeve $4.78 / Pint $6.52
• • Hoyne Dark Matter Sleeve $4.78 / Pint $6.52
• • Magners Irish Cider

Edited by Langford Rat, 08 August 2019 - 12:54 PM.

[Mike K.]

Thanks for the update! I'm shocked they got rid of a couple of staples. Route 14 (the other numbered pub in Sooke) has Lucky on tap. There would be a revolt if they got rid of it, I'm sure. And then I'm sure Buffy's has Lucky (and more!).

[laconic]

Tried it out on Sunday.

 

We had a gift card for Brown's Social House. The card didn't work. The server explained this was Brown's Crafthouse and they didn't accept them yet. Maybe sometime.

[AllseeingEye]

Drove by on our way downtown this afternoon, the place was packed. Nice to see another food option in the area; not being a beer guy I could care less about what they offer in that regard but clearly its a nice selection.

 

Hoping with the opening now of this Brown's location, the soon to be constructed mid-rise tower kitty corner to it completing the Railyards, and rumblings that Dockyard Green is going to start up again, that the parking lot directly across Tyee from this craft house, which appears to be nothing more than overflow parking for Pattison's car dealership, might also one day soon go to market for a nice development. Its a big property in a prominent location and right now its nothing more than a large parking lot surrounded by a chain link fence. Not terribly visually appealing....

Edited by AllseeingEye, 18 August 2019 - 03:38 PM.

[laconic]

GoodLife is also gone from across the street. Hopefully something interesting will go in that space.

[Victoria Watcher]

West Shore RCMP have released a surveillance photo of a suspect in an assault at Browns Social House in Langford.

 

Police were told the assault happened about midnight June 3 at the restaurant at 783 Goldstream Ave. when a victim was attacked after confronting the man when he left the premises with a glass of wine.

 

 

https://www.timescol...taurant-7258061

 

 

 

 

Generally, if someone walks out of a place with a glass of wine, you do not have to treat it like a 5-alarm emergency.  As long as you are not encouraging liquor walk-outs, no official is going to hold it against the place.

[Matt R.]

We’ve chased a few people down for sure. People act so surprised.