Maple Plain
Iron Exchange Brewery Tavern

Iron Exchange Brewery Tavern

1500 Howard Ave, Maple Plain I-55359-9634, United States

Pubs • Wine • Beer • Pizza


"Modern brewpub and sports bar that is in a kind of remote location but I feel is worth a look if you 're in the area. We want for a walk on the very nice state trails in the area and decided to stop in to try this place we 'd heard a lot about. Very open and modern dining room with a smaller, dog friendly, covered patio. Everyone was very nice and we even met the chef. He was super excited to talk about the portobello sandwich I ordered. Service was kind of slow but we were the only one on the patio at opening and had to go grab our own silverware so think we where kind of forgotten.We got a beer flight and I 'll say this was probably our least favorite thing. Most of the darker beers were pretty thin and just slight variations on the same watery base. The cream ale was the best and was very carbonated; almost like a cream soda.The pretzel sticks were surprisingly good. Very light and airy while still having a nice thin crust with a bit of chew. Almost like a cross between a fluffy pub style a less sweet, chewy ballpark. The beer cheese was ok but I think it suffered from the less-flavorful beer mentioned before. It needed some black pepper and hot sauce or pepper flakes to liven it up. That cherry mustard was amazing, though. I ended up eating some with a spoon. Sweet, tart, and a touch of bite. 10/10.I was pleasantly surprised by the portobello sandwich. The bread was a very soft Italian style that wasn 't quite as chewy as normal ciabatta. Like it was enriched to almost brioche level. Super good. The portobello itself was brined 2 days and cooked perfectly. Nice texture and there was plenty of it. It didn 't curl up or shrink into a sad puck like a lot of places. The aioli was very flavorful as well. Side Caesar salad was tasty. Kind of a Caesar/Greek hybrid with olives, red onion, tomatoes, and croutons. Not overly dressed and flavorful.Overall was great and would definitely come back if I 'm looking to watch a game or am biking/hiking in the area.Vegetarian options: Very tasty portobello sandwich"