Democracy Brewing — Restaurant in Boston

My wife and I got married in Boston and chose to have our day-after brunch here. They made it easy to book and plan the event, and their food and beverage minimum is very reasonable compared to the other places we looked at. But that doesn't diminish the quality of what you get!

Democracy Brewing has a great space, bright and welcoming and a bit rustic. The vibe was chill on the Saturday afternoon we were there, which was ideal because the previous day had been all action. We booked for 75 people, and we got the large private room (with its own bar) at the back of the brewery. It was plenty of space for our party. And it's centrally located downtown so easy for all our guests to get to.

The food was really tasty. We pre-ordered a bunch of small bites off the catering menu, along with a chip-and-dip board. No complaints. If there was any issue it's that we ordered too much, but we still ended up slightly below the minimum.

The drinks are really good too. It is a brewery, after all. What's nice about Democracy is they have a drink for everyone, they don't go full throttle towards any specific type of beer. That kind of balance is especially important with a big group.

The service was great. We had no unexpected issues. At the end they let us spread the payment across three credit cards, which was a big help to us. We got a terrific brunch with friends and family at terrific value after one of the most important days of our lives. We're thrilled to say that Democracy Brewing is a great place...

9:45 on a Thursday.. the place is mostly packed. My wife and I are coming in for ONE beer and a sticker because we travel all over the country checking out breweries, it’s our thing. The hostess says “sorry, we already called last call.” We’d have been in and out before anyone would have noticed. We were excited for Democracy Brewing, my wife walked away disappointed, I (after working in the restaurant industry for 22 years) walked away angry because I knew how easy it would have been to accommodate us for a beer. Bad form, Peter.

Edit: In regard to your reply. I worked for a brewery for many years. I have a feeling that the closing staff would still be pulling a few beers off of those taps. Besides cleaning the beer taps is an easy process, wipe with sani and run hot water (maybe bleach) down the drain, put taps plugs in. A clean beertender can pull a pint after cleaning with only a few drops missed, max (and, again, easily cleaned). This was our only opportunity to make it to this brewery as we live out west. I have been to nearly 500 breweries across the States (and a few overseas) and I have never found a brewery full of people that wouldn’t serve me ONE SINGLE BEER (and sell me two stickers for my beer fridge and a back up for later when I open a sweet bar). Democracy...

This cavernous brewery looks tiny from the outside, but upon entering you realize it's deceptively large.with exposed brick, gothic arches, and barrel decorations, the vibe is wine cellar chic. Whether you want to sit down for a meal or have some brews at the bar, there is something here for everyone. The beer was all pretty good from what I tried. I probably most enjoyed the stout. Smooth with great complex flavor with almost no bitterness. The food here mostly seems very good from what I saw. I did try the bao buns which were super fresh and tasty with crisp chicken and soft cloud-like buns. It tasted super fresh but I wasn't the biggest fan. I found them to be overly sweet (they do call it sweet chili bao buns on the menu, so I guess that's on me) and something acidic would have gone a long way to breaking up the sugary sweetness. Also, two of the four buns had only a tiny nugget of chicken, leaving me with crunchless soft sticky sweet buns. The microgreens scattered over it added some great flavor boost. I had a great time hanging out here and if you are walking around downtown or across the street in the park, I highly recommend popping in here for a...