Went last night with some friends and was quite happy. The food was priced well and so was the beer they brew. Had a flight to figure out that my favorite is their Pullman Porter. Their porch also has an amazing view of downtown. Felt great last night with the awesome weather this weekend.

Check 'em out if you like local brews. I hope this place sticks around for a while, the atmosphere was great. The wait staff was also more competent that most places I've been to around here.

For those of you who want more info:
http://www.boylanbridge.com
http://www.newraleigh.com/articles/archive/boylan-bridge-brewpub-open-for-business

3/8/2009 6:58:58 PM

The lack of music really bothers me. Not a big deal when you're outside or when it's slammed (and being a new place in Raleigh, it'll be slammed no matter what for a while), but inside when it's quiet I feel like music is of extreme importance, and apparently the owner is adamant that there will be none.

3/8/2009 7:01:16 PM

Yeah, I've heard the same. The owner is against music, bands, and tvs. Which is fine really, I didn't miss it. If anything it made it easier to just sit back and enjoy socializing with people without having to yell over music.

3/8/2009 7:04:12 PM

went friday night

thought it was nice... wasn't big on the wonky parking (but that's nothing new downtown)

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" The owner is against music, bands, and tvs. Which is fine really, I didn't miss it. If anything it made it easier to just sit back and enjoy socializing with people without having to yell over music."

agreed

3/8/2009 7:14:46 PM

TVs make for bad conversation. It's a bar, not a club, so not having bands is perfectly fine. But a place without music of any kind makes for a bad atmosphere. AWKWARD SILENCES ABOUND!

3/8/2009 7:15:32 PM

ok here's the thing

i went friday

there was no music

i enjoyed myself with my friends

we had wonderful conversation and didn't miss the music at all

pubs and taverns have been in operation for hundreds of years and have somehow managed to get past the fact that some day, someone would invent this thing called "the speaker"

if you don't like it, don't go

[Edited on March 8, 2009 at 7:26 PM. Reason : 21st century boy]

3/8/2009 7:20:00 PM

When there's plenty of people to talk to, lots of stuff going on, etc., the normal level of bar music (or lack thereof) goes unnoticed.

But two months from now, when it's 9:15 on Tuesday night and there's eleven people in there, it's going to feel like a morgue.

3/8/2009 7:21:57 PM

well good

more business for you at jackpot

3/8/2009 7:23:25 PM

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"more business for you at the jackpot the borough and times"

3/8/2009 7:27:51 PM

man i miss the raleigh times

3/8/2009 7:30:13 PM

i dug it

but i also agree that background music would be nice

its gonna be hard to beat drinking their porter while sitting on the patio

and a big to the bartender with the black hair, i liked her

3/8/2009 7:39:48 PM

is there no music at Saucer? i really have never paid attention

same dude owns both places

3/8/2009 8:31:40 PM

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"and a big to the bartender with the black hair, i liked her"

3/8/2009 9:05:31 PM

^^they have music at saucer- it usually isn't on loud


and they sometimes have live music





when did the brewpub open? I've been waiting for what seems like years....

3/8/2009 9:22:43 PM

we're all going Wednesday night

3/8/2009 9:35:23 PM

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"when did the brewpub open?"

Friday, February 27 @ 3pm

3/9/2009 1:57:48 AM

i can't wait to check this place out.

3/9/2009 11:52:51 AM

sold out of their signature beer already?

wtf

3/9/2009 4:03:45 PM

^and they completely ran out of food on saturday night. they went in sunday about 11 and started brewing more but they didn't expect to be so slammed the first few weeks and drastically under estimated the amount of beer they would need.

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"and apparently the owner is adamant that there will be none."

that is just how architects role.

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"is there no music at Saucer? i really have never paid attention same dude owns both places"

the guy who owns boylan owns saucer, are you sure?

3/9/2009 4:47:01 PM

you would think that after spending so much time getting on their feet and watching other new places in raleigh open up, they'd know that any new place that even looks a little bit awesome is going to get crushed for the first 2-3 weeks

3/9/2009 4:58:14 PM

hearing that there's zero music, ever, negatively influences any decision for me to go check this place out.

Of course, it could be worse --- it could be like Raleigh Times and play fantastic music for a while and then switch to shitty background music when the mouth breathing masses moved in on the place.

In the past, I could always count on the Times playing solid music --- playing great albums from start to finish, things of that nature, now it's just hit or miss when you go. I think Landmark has one upped them on the ipod selections these days.

[Edited on March 9, 2009 at 5:26 PM. Reason : .]

3/9/2009 5:26:01 PM

i've heard joy division the past 3 times i've been to the times

they played both tapes n' tapes albums the other night as well

3/9/2009 5:29:46 PM

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"pubs and taverns have been in operation for hundreds of years and have somehow managed to get past the fact that some day, someone would invent this thing called "the speaker""

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"]Ancient music can only be imagined by scholars, based on findings from a range of paleolithic sites, such as bones in which lateral holes have been pierced: these are usually identified as flutes,[5] blown at one end like the Japanese shakuhachi. The earliest written records of musical expression are to be found in the Samaveda of India and in 4,000 year old cuneiform from Ur.[citation needed] Instruments, such as the seven-holed flute and various types of stringed instruments have been recovered from the Indus Valley Civilization archaeological sites.[6]"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music#Prehistoric_eras_and_antiquity

The more you know.

[Edited on March 9, 2009 at 5:31 PM. Reason : l]

3/9/2009 5:31:22 PM

^^ good news..... perhaps it was just some of the bartenders they had for that stretch of time, or the nights that I happened to go.

[Edited on March 9, 2009 at 5:31 PM. Reason : ^]

3/9/2009 5:31:26 PM

I can't ever recall hearing bad music at the Times. At night Jay is usually playing something awesome (Smiths, Television, Animal Collective, etc.), and during the day I can count on Brian or Kelly putting on something really cool that I haven't heard before. Hell, two weeks ago I rolled up there and drank five glasses of Petrus just becaue Goo had just started.

[Edited on March 9, 2009 at 5:44 PM. Reason : e]

3/9/2009 5:44:18 PM

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"and they completely ran out of food on saturday night. they went in sunday about 11 and started brewing more but they didn't expect to be so slammed the first few weeks and drastically under estimated the amount of beer they would need. "

well that's a complete fail. You should have an excess of supplies for an opening.

And I'm pretty sure the saucer is owned by other people. It's franchise is about 9 bars deep right now.

3/9/2009 5:44:49 PM

i heard they ran out of food opening night too

3/9/2009 5:47:16 PM

I guess I'm lucky that I'm able to maintain a conversation since it apparently is difficult to do. Sure, having good music (like Raleigh Times, for instance) is never a bad thing, but I certainly won't refuse to give the place a chance simply because there's no music to rescue me from an awkward silence.

This place seems awesome. I hope to check it out soon. I hear the porch is amazing, perfect for the upcoming summer evenings.

3/9/2009 6:14:04 PM

Last time I was in Raleigh Times that had Gorillaz on repeat.

3/9/2009 6:16:39 PM

I find the lack of music appealing, personally. good music can make a place but few places actually have good music. plus what is good to some isn't good to all. on the other hand atmosphere is far more universal than music tastes and doesn't ever appeal to one particular crowd.

3/9/2009 6:48:21 PM

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"And I'm pretty sure the saucer is owned by other people"

ok, apparently the same guy owns the two buildings

3/9/2009 7:25:32 PM

so after discussing it with a few friends, we're going later after a few beers at the saucer

mmmm porter

3/9/2009 7:30:32 PM

How the fuck do you ever run out of food...seriously.

3/9/2009 10:04:58 PM

so they are out of their beer? maybe i won't check it out this week.

3/9/2009 10:25:51 PM

i'm pretty excited to check this place out too. i've heard on this site that the porter is good, which is a plus. i'm still not sure how i'll feel about the no music thing. i can't see having no music being worse than having terrible music or even good music so loud you can't think; this seems to be the norm. either way, i'm willing to give it a shot.

can't beat the view from the patio, for real.

3/9/2009 10:51:17 PM

just got back

mmmmmm

3/10/2009 12:04:18 AM

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"I can't ever recall hearing bad music at the Times. At night Jay is usually playing something awesome (Smiths, Television, Animal Collective, etc.), and during the day I can count on Brian or Kelly putting on something really cool that I haven't heard before. Hell, two weeks ago I rolled up there and drank five glasses of Petrus just becaue Goo had just started."

Jay always plays good music.... Wally always played great music when he was there.

There have been a few nights in the last few months, however, when I've rolled up in there to hear some horrible shit.

Especially when I walked into, what was apparently death metal night, in the smoking section for what seemed like 4 out of 10 nights over the course of 3 months.

[Edited on March 10, 2009 at 12:54 AM. Reason : .]

3/10/2009 12:54:32 AM

death metal night

and


smoking section

coincidence???

3/10/2009 2:28:07 AM

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"The lack of music really bothers me. Not a big deal when you're outside or when it's slammed (and being a new place in Raleigh, it'll be slammed no matter what for a while), but inside when it's quiet I feel like music is of extreme importance, and apparently the owner is adamant that there will be none."

Awesome! This makes me like the place already.

3/10/2009 2:06:06 PM

I went the sunday night opening weekend and while they had run out of some of the food, the beer was a plenty.

I never even noticed there was no music. I had an awesome time despite the fact it was too cold to go outside (twas the night it started snowing)

3/10/2009 9:15:11 PM

shouldn't beer brewed at the place be cheaper?

3/10/2009 9:27:19 PM

they don't accept food stamps

3/10/2009 9:36:31 PM

dogs are allowed on the porch!

3/10/2009 9:44:51 PM

went tonight, they were out of the pale ale and bitters and some stuff on the menu, seems like they are still getting their shit together but its a nice place

3/10/2009 10:13:38 PM

they were probably just not prepared to be so busy the first couple weeks they were open. i'm sure they'll be fine in the future.

3/10/2009 11:28:32 PM

how can you not be prepared for business on an opening week/weekend

this coupled with this no music/tv idea seems like this will be up for rent/sale by the end of the summer.

3/11/2009 3:18:16 AM

no music?

so its like hanging out a brewery.

3/11/2009 8:14:44 AM

Well, yes, I imagine it is.

Probably due to the fact that you are, in fact, hanging out at a Brewery.

3/11/2009 8:55:44 AM

i'm gonna bring my own damn music

3/11/2009 10:21:05 AM

ghettoblaster ftw

3/11/2009 10:27:28 AM