Patina Brewing

Oh I am so happy there is a place like this in the tri cities!

What a wonderful assortment of bbq! We had "Will's Midnight Snack", with all the meats, and all the sides, plus an extra Mac n Cheese, and our family of 2 adults and 2 older kids ate everything easily.

The meat was all really good. Nothing overly plentiful, but rather just enough for a sampling of each for the 4 of us.

The sides are all delicious. The collard greens were a surprise hit for everyone.

Next time we will definitely order a second order of those darn near perfect fries!

Their Covid-19 era take-out setup is very safe feeling.

And the beer is great too!

I stopped by to treat myself to a solo mother's day lunch. Patio has a wait, but the dining room has lots of space at 3pm.

I selected the Thai lager, with a second choice of a non-alcoholic blackberry lemon ale...I will try that one next time. This crystal clear rice lager has an intriguing mellow lemon scent...reminds me of the Philippines probably the calamansi and lemongrass part, with the background of ginger and lime leaf. Big flavour, not for the faint of heart.

I (predictably) ordered the three mini yorkies, trying to get one of each of the flavours (jackfruit, pulled pork, and brisket) ~the server guessed it would be a no, and was correct.

The smoke on the brisket is bold and on point. Sadly, this overpowers the lovely gravy, and the horseradish creama, the fries are spiced, a bit crispy, and the fluffy potato flavour shines. I would have preferred gravy or the horseradish or BBQ sauce as dip rather than the usual ketchup. The yorkshire pudding itself was nearly biscuit or soft slider bun texture, and not as crisp / deep roasted as the traditional. Overall an excellent dish, I will reorder (next time, I want to try the jackfruit!)

Service is nicely paced, not hurried but not slow at all, which feels good and relaxed for a Sunday afternoon.

Love their smoked brisket. Wished they had baked potato or other potato sides instead of fries though.
One of the few places that has happy hour even on weekends from 2-5pm.

Looks like they've vastly improved their beer selection since the last time I was here (2020). Time to try another flight. As of the time of writing, they have 10 beers.

Yup, the beers are quite decent. The Earl Grey one stands out. I also enjoyed their blueberry wheat ale.

Definitely worth checking out if one is in downtown Port Coquitlam.

Located on a side street with tons of street parking, this gem have some nice beers. They have large indoor AND a large outdoor seating area.
Beers are super reasonable at $6 for 12oz.
We really love the Hefenweizen and the Juicy IPA.
We didn't order food, though it looks delicious.
We will definitely come back again.

The worst service ever. During the two hours we were there on the patio we had four different servers. They never came to check on us to take orders for more beers, and when we tried to go inside to order ourselves we were told to find our waiter. When billed it was clear the communication between staff was minimal or non existent, as we were billed for three extra drinks and food we didn't order. Brutal all around.

The short:

- tried once in May 2021 and might return

- mainly liked the service and ambiance

The long:

- food: 3.5 stars. Brisket was great, soft, Memphis sauce was average. French fries were good. Chicken wings with hot sauce was below average. Wings were dry, not well done (pinkish texture).

- beers - hazy ipas were average: 3.5 stars

- Friendly service: 5 stars

- dog friendly, offered water bowls

- big patio with shaded sections

- no dedicated parking, street parking available but limited

Promising...

I've been waiting for this place to open for a while now. Great to add another brewery to Port Coquitlam especially this close to "downtown" PoCo.

They were out of the beef brisket and pulled pork, but I managed to get one of the last beef ribs with some corn bread to help me decide if I'm coming back for more. There's sauces next to the cutlery at the back, don't forget to grab the house "hazy hot sauce".

The cornbread is on point and the beef rib left me wishing there was a second (also because there wasn't enough meat on it)

One meat and side will set you back $18, add a second meat for another $12.

The Hazy IPA hit the spot after a long day at work.

I'll be back to try more of the southern style BBQ during the week. I'm a sucker for smoked meat!

Nice spot to grab a beer and a bit hidden. Big place and simple decorations but chill with good vibes. Friendly staff, although some staff are more diligent and a couple staff are quite clumsy. Spill or bump into customers. Lots of drinks to choose from and they do offer from food options on the menu as well. Really enjoyed their beers and have an amazing time. Can get quite loud so a bit difficult to have a conversation but it's alright. Good for small or medium sized groups. Big groups are fine too but might need to call first to make sure you get a spot. Street parking around the area and walking distance to bus stops. Would recommend and would definitely go back again!

I loved this place . Good food. Good beers! big space. Good parking too

The service was very nice and ambience was very cool.

Highly recommended

My husband and I aren't big brewery patrons, not because we aren't beer lovers but because breweries usually equal no real food. But this wasn't the case for Patina Brewing so we definitely made it a mission to try it. We went on a semi-cloudy day that had a slight breeze so while the patio was hoppin' with live music, we opted for an inside table instead. We both got flights where we let our waitress make the decision for us with my husband going with darker beers and me going for lighter beers. What we got was a perfect beginner selection of their finest. I personally really enjoyed their pineapple kettle sour.

For food we got the rack of ribs, corn bread side, beer braised and smoked sausage, and features fries n' more pile all to share. Let me start off by saying that the fries n' more pile is amazing. I'm usually not a big fan of pulled pork but everything else about this dish made it all bearable. It's great and you just have to get it to share if you're there. The ribs and sausage was a bit on the drier side but that was all forgiveable with the bbq sauces.

What we really enjoyed at Patina and made it stand out was their service. We noticed immediately upon sitting down at our table that there was a notice about Patina providing a living wage to their employees so tips really means, "you did an AMAZING job." You could just tell from the service we received from every single worker that came to help us was that they enjoyed working there. They were all beyond friendly and was willing to help us with our decisions or just to check up on us.

The only negative thing that happenned was merely a mistake that is forgiveable. We were at first seated at a shared larger communal table that could sit 6-7 people with plexi glass inbetween us and another small party but when a larger group came in we were asked if we could move. We didn't mind this at all and as a thank you from the hostess, she gave us a oktoberfest cookie on the house. She must have forgotten to minus this out because we ended up getting charged $5 for the cookie we brought home. I didn't notice it until after we paid but we knew that it was a mere mistake.

Nonetheless, we really did enjoy our time at Patina Brewing and we'll definitely be back.