Empty Keg Brew House Ltd. — Restaurant in Merritt

I'm a picky beer drinker, super picky. You see tons of breweries pull tank early making a little side molecule called diacetal. I get screaming shut me down headaches.

This brewery and its head brewer / owner / plumber / father Kyle has made fantastic beer. I mean really good beer. On point.

Stopping on the Merritt truck stops hard pass, move on to Empty Keg Brewing.

Okay, full disclosure I tricked my wife by offering gourmet pizza. She likes that.

I'm a simple man who likes simple foods and great beers.

Care to guess who was happier?

And of course great games and free classic arcade. I raise my kids right on Pac Man and Centipede.

And they've the Quesidilla.

If you miss this stop at Merritt give your head a shake. Your missing an experience in BC.

ps. Kyle, I will post my beer reviews here as I sample through. The Rhubarb Saison was feisty last night and decided to jump early due to not being cooled properly. I'm trying it out today.

Great meeting you btw, I love talking to brewers who focus on what they like style wise as opposed to making award beers. When I ran the wine store I always told brewers, you can win awards or make beer that sells, rarely the two intersect. In your case I'd make an exception, your beer is definitely award winning and probably sells really well (Lager and the IPA I'd guess). The brewery has officially become a "Must Stop" on my cross...

If you are looking for a decent meal in Merrit keep looking. Stopped in on the drive across the country and was disappointed to say the least. Ordered chips and queso and it was just Tostito's chips and jarred queso. Also ordered chicken bites and fries and upon grabbing my second fry noticed a long black hair engrained in a fry. Lost my appetite is an understatement, maybe they should get some hair nets.

After waiting 40 minutes for sad food staff was barely kind enough to offer a refund ( only on the fries ) and no sense of an apology either. Easily the worst spot I ate at on a trip across half the country. They do not have a proper kitchen at all, believe everything was done in an air fryer.

Maybe after 10 beers food may be decent but wouldn't recommend this place to my worst enemy let...

Visited on a rainy motorcycle trip ; just across the street from the motel. I really liked the vibe from this place. It was mostly full when we arrived with lots of people enjoying their beer in groups. There were a couple tables playing games (crib, scrabble) over a beer. The first round was with their Blonde which I really enjoyed. I'm usually an IPA guy, but I stuck to the Blonde for the second round. They have a lot of beer on tap and wish I had the time for a flight. One thing I love about this place is that they seem to encourage bringing your food in from other take outs, which we did with the adjacent pizza place. I suppose my only negative are the stools, which I found to be very uncomfortable. But to be fair, I had just spent the entire day on a...