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Categories: Pubs, Breweries, American (Traditional) [Edit]
622 Main StreetCanmore, AB T1W 2B5
(403) 678-9983
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
- Coat Check:
- No
9 reviews for The Grizzly Paw Brewing Company
All Reviews
The Grizzly Paw Brewing Company
6/2/2010
Great place to grab a pint. Get out of tourist filled Banff and spend a day in Canmore. The beer is awesome and you have to order their poutin. You'll want to smear it all over yourself, yes, it is that good!
The Grizzly Paw Brewing Company
8/2/2010
The food here was good but way overpriced. When we first arrived in Canmore we were walking around and saw people eating some tasty-looking nachos out on the patio of the Grizzly Paw Brewing Company and made plans for a future visit to check them out. The place was packed, very hip and happening. Upon further inspection of the menu, we noted that those nachos were twenty bucks (US dollar accepted at par--thank you very much, George W. Bush) and you had to pay four dollars more for meat, extra cheese, guac, or sour cream--four bucks EACH. Really killer $12.00 US nachos would probably run around thirty bucks at the Grizzly Paw. So I ordered the Asian noodle salad. It was actually very good. One thing I especially liked about this salad was the combination of crunchy and soft noodles. Beneath the noodles was an assortment of fresh crispy greens and peppers as well as snow peas and onions. Atop was a grilled chicken breast that was moist and sliced in thin strips. The dressing was a light vinaigrette that complimented the dish. It was great. My husband, put off by the prices and knowing I usually only eat about half of my meal ordered a root-beer float for his dinner entree. The root-beer was also brewed on-site. He didn't regret his choice.
The Grizzly Paw Brewing Company
1/23/2010
There's an old joke that a Canadian friend once told me: How is American beer like a couple making love in a canoe? Both are F**king near water!
Rest assured that the Grizzly Paw Brewing Company pours the real Canadian deal.
A few years ago, Gayle and I stopped here on the way back to Calgary after a very nice weekend in "greater" Banff. The restaurant at the Storm Mountain Lodge was a nice compliment to their accommodations. And after a nice steak dinner at the Keg the night before, Gayle indulged my desire for a good burger and a beer.
We sat upstairs and with Grizzly Paw's selection, where all my beer fantasies came true. I started and stuck with their IPA, because it was so good and because I'm a hoppy guy. My gorgeous Red Head had the Red, while I could have easily expanded into their Amber, Porter, or Stout offerings. After all, I haven't met a full, flavourful, and sometimes dark beer that I didn't like. The pub food was good too and the service was even better. And all of this was wrapped up in casual small town charm and of course a hockey game on the TV.
The Grizzly Paw Brewing Company
12/6/2009
The beer is fantastic here, and the pub food is alright too. It is hard to be super impressed or disappointed in pub food, its near impossible to mess up.
They also brew their own sodas here, with cane sugar (not using high fructose corn syrup like most pop beverages). The ginger beer is really good.
It is a great place to stop after a day of skiing or hiking.
The Grizzly Paw Brewing Company
12/15/2009
While The Grizzly Paw lacks in coziness, it does have that rustic small-town kitschy mountain charm that tourists from outside North America will really dig. The rest of us will find a good patio to drink on in the summers and some agreeable menu items. They make a decent burger and once I had some amazing ribs that had been done in one of their local brews combined into a bbq sauce. Considering I don't drink beer, it tasted fantastic. Sit upstairs in the window area and you'll get a nice view of the mountains. Ahhhhhhhhhhh....we do love our Rockies.
The Grizzly Paw Brewing Company
3/19/2009
If you are looking for a local restaurant which has style but not going to break your wallet, this place is it.
The only critique is that of the waitresses. Their dress is a little less conservative and they are not always the nicest.
The Grizzly Paw Brewing Company
3/31/2009
As a beer snob, I will tell you: "this is the best beer you will get in this part of Canada." It's not AMAZING beer, but by Banff area standards it's incredible. I highly recommend the sampler, it will give you a nice taste of all their beers. one of my favorites is the IPA, this is what an IPA is SUPPOSED to taste like, not that Alexander Keith's swill. The barley wine is probably the best beer of theirs I tasted.
The food, is average to slightly above. I got the sheperds pie, and while it was good, it was VERY VERY salty (perhaps to keep you buying beer?).
In the Pacific Northwest this place would be nothing special, but in its region there is nothing really like it.
The Grizzly Paw Brewing Company
2/14/2009
Beer - 5/5
Food - 3/5
End result? A great place to stop on your way home from skiing to have a great pint (or two) of excellent micro brew, and totally acceptable pub-grub.
They also have flat screens all over if you are looking for a place to catch the game.
Make sure you try their Ale - unreal beer!
The Grizzly Paw Brewing Company
12/16/2008
Grizzly Paw Brewing is a cool little micro-brewery in downtown Canmore. We sampled a few of their beers and found they tasted pretty good. The Rutting Elk Red was my favourite.The food, however, was a different story.
The burger I ordered was dull and bland. But the service was acceptable. They just need to start taking pride in their food the way they do their brews.
Go for the beer, leave for the food.......
