Start Line Brewing Co - Hopkinton

Beer was good and food was ok. For a families with toddlers owners suggested that they were not a chuck e cheese. Multiple reviews suggesting same issue with families with toddlers. Space is limited for families with small children, would consider a different location. While they offer a limited kids menu I wouldn't consider kids friendly. Customer service is mediocre.

We had lunch here on the Saturday before memorial day. We tried the raspberry lime sour, the tortuga Mexican lager, and the brand new pilsner.The Mexican lager was a great lager, nicely rounded with a hint of extra hops over your average mass market version.The pilsner was awesome. A very nice gentleman who I assume is the proprietor explained to us that pilsners take far longer to make than an ipa, but he likes them and he gets to decide so there it is. Whoa Nelly indeed.The sour was very tasty but very sour. What did I expect, right? Not something I could drink in volume but very refreshing.To eat, we had pulled pork poutine, brisket sandwich, and falafel sandwich.The poutine was outstanding, with pulled pork, a bbq sauce style gravy, cheese curds and fripp fries. I had never heard of the latter they look like small skins hollowed out wedges, maybe. They were very crispy and a perfect vehicle for all of the other ingredients.The brisket was thick, tender and came with caramelized onions on brioche.The falafel sandwich was delicious and crispy, delivered on flatbread with a tahini style sauce, cucumber, tomato and hummus.The patio was large and well laid out. Tables were roomy and comfortable. You might find yourself sharing with other parties at busy times. There are lots of umbrellas for shade, and lots of lights strung up. I'm sure it is very pretty in the evening.The staff were very friendly and accommodating, helping us to get ourselves set up with a drink and order food. Hint seat yourself and get drinks, order food at the bar using your tab and table number.

Great beer—got the HAZY twice! Great place! There were a wide variety of food to choose from and most of all they were delicious!

Amazing atmosphere!! Spacious, with a variety on indoor/outdoor/covered space. A rich selection of beers, able to appease any beer-lover. And the food menu complements the drinks to perfection!!. Family friendly, but also a great spot for meeting up with friends!

So to start, it’s a really nice place, cool atmosphere, and good drinks. That’s kind of it though. I didn’t have the best experience when I went here. Now I get that I went here on a Sunday evening a little after 6:30, they’re open until 8 per their listed hours. Last call for food that night was 6:50 and 7:30 drinks which is fine, I fully understand that places close early in a post covid world. What I was not fine with was that I needed to have 3(three) different people, manager included, in the space of 1(one) minute tell me that information and that they were trying close a little early. And from what I could see, they were well staffed at that time. Definitely left a sour feeling with that and promptly paid and left right away. They should probably change their hours for Sunday at least if that’s going to be the case.