Highway 97 Brewing Co. — Restaurant in Penticton

We came in from out of town visiting family for a 1pm lunch and a pint (for those of us drinking.) We were greeted by our very assentric but well to do waitress. She was very very outgoing in a Okanagan region kinda way. I spent a lot of time in the area as a kid and most of my family is from here. Some people who don't understand that mentality could take it the wrong way but definitely was very friendly to our 10 yr old daughter and even was showing her how to do a proper handshake etc.

Our drinks we got were a strawberry rhubarb wheat ale (which was amazing) A coconut porter which as advertised was very coconut forward but definitely hit my mood well. Finally a hazelnut stout with a deep nutty flavor that I found very comforting. Beer was definitely very well made and I was impressed.

Food we got the special chicken brie sandwich which was incredible. Thick pieces of chicken well balanced with all ingredients. A French onion soup which was very well done. Much deeper in flavor than your average for BC. The chef obviously is very talented. A Caprese Flatbread with balsamic reduction. This was pretty well balanced in flavor and taste. I was surprised seeing something like this made so well! Only critique was the bread wasn't as crispy as we would have liked. Made it slightly akward to pick up. Finally I got the Reuben sandwich which I am a frequent enjoyed of. Usually the main issues I find with Reubens weren't present here. The bread was still structurally sound and the mustard was spicy for once (most restaurants are afraid of good Dijon) Oddly the meat was lacking a bit in flavor which is rarely my issue. I would say it was good not great. All in all the food was pretty incredible especially for a brewery.

Now the little things that I believe would take this place up to a 5* place.

Advertise what you have at your disposal. The boozy slushy is an awesome idea BUT theres no where advertised that they add the alcohol to it later. Advertise a "kid friendly non-alcoholic slushy" from kids to designated drivers and people that obstain from alcohol this is a huge boon to inclusiveness. In general I known it's a Thursday afternoon but the first 3 things we tries to order weren't in stock which is unusual (but yes its a brewery this included above mentioned slushy because they didn't have alcohol for it.

Like I said, I think this place is a pretty cool brewery with just a few tweaks could really bring it up a bit for a wider range of clients.

I am kind of in a 3.5 Star range which is rare for me. Hard to think 3 or 4 but I feel like a few things just weigh on my mind and I'd love to see them lean into what they have going...

Stopped in to fill a Growler or two. Finally we found a Craft Beer my wife enjoyed, that being the Apricot Hefeweizen. I bought the ESB. The Islay Scotch Ale was BLOODY AMAZING!!!! I made an attempt to find out which distillery that the malt was made for but could not get a firm answer. No matter. Smokiest Scotch Ale I have experienced. Truly robust flavour. I would guess Laphroiag malt. 35 C degrees outside might be a little too warm for such a big taste, but I am really looking forward to trying it again when when the seasons cool off. Definitely a savouring Ale. Solid lineup of beers with a broad spectrum of flavour profiles. A newer brewery with a great future. Neat fact. They are in the same building that has housed Cannery and...

Nice brewery, new location good. Did not like the fact they were out of a lot of beers when we were there so our flight was 4 out of 6 you could choose from :( We each had a gourmet dog, I had the smokin' Okanagan & my husband had the Cuban. Mine was tasty but my husband's was very bland, I mean they had everything in it that it said on the menu ( dog with pickle, swiss chees, ham & mayo) but I would have added some mustard to give it some kick. Also, $12.95 seemed a bit pricey for what we got for our meal (small hot dog with potato salad). Overall good service. Will we come back? Maybe just for the beers ( to try our the ones they were out...