Drastic Measures Brewing

Regina Phalange

2024-04

Saturday six of us rolled in to town where we hit the distillery then headed directly across the street to Drastic Measures! What a welcoming venue with it's Main Street floor to ceiling windows! We were fortunate to grab the only large standard height table. We shared Drastic Nachos w their generous shredded chicken and cheese, perfectly seasoned wings and a basket of a side of fries. All food was able to fill the bellies for six. I opted for a flight of two Hazies: Super Stupid and Regulator and two stouts the delicious Humble Bumble and the too smooth for it's high ABV Glint Eastwood. I tried a sip of someone's Knucklehead hazy, just as good as mine on my flight. I got a chuckle out the beer Richard Cranium.... forget to order a taster of it. My flight was $12 as clearly stated on the tap list a flight is $10 for four pours w a $2 additional if you opt for an Imperial beer, which I did w Glint Eastwood. The tap room was bright, spacious and had great acoustics as there was another large party a couple tables away. A fun surprise when I headed to the bathroom to see one hall wall was glass... looking right in to the brewery! I also spotted before the hall a small little gaming area w a seating area. The staff werefriendly and helpful. Free street parking right out front was easy. If you're near Wadena definitely don't pass up a stop at Drastic Measures; thanks for a delicious afternoon!

Maria DAngelo

2023-08

My husband ask me to find different restaurants to eat after the cabin. Drastic measures brewery came up on the search. We had forager pizza with blackberry and basil!! We also fill up our growler and bought 4 pack to bring home. We will be stopping in after the cabin along with our adult children 😎❤️

Judy Dahl

2024-03

The beer and fire roasted pizza were excellent.Appetizer of beer cheese soup with pretzel was maybe best beer cheese soup I have tasted recently.Sure worth a stop for lunch/ dinner and a good beer.

Oliver Jonelis

2023-05

Fantastic beer and the good looks good too. Lots of seating, video games for kids, popular with the locals. This place has been consistently good for several years now. Busy Friday afternoon, but....what place isn't on Friday. Parking on 3 sides of the building. Try the Humble Mumble.

Jaxxon Axxess

2023-12

Was in the middle of a road trip, called to see if their kitchen was still serving food. Josh told us we had 3 minutes to place a order and let us place one on the phone.We showed up 10 minutes later and our food was hot and ready and the beer was cold and a great assortment.Highly recommend this brewery even if you are passing by.

Heather Lea Levau

2023-08

5 star beer and entertainment!!!!Food was not so great thu ATM new kitchen staff. Last visit in May they had an amazing chicken sandwich and all the food was great this time burnt or wrong and no more chic sandwich on the menu :(

Mister Jon

2021-05

This brewery is good and has even more promise, particularly if they improve their food. The beer is average for microbrewery standards, but has more promise. Several of their beers we unique, had high ABV and/or otherwise were above average, including their imperial stout. The staff at the bar didn't seem overly happy about working or serving us, but tolerated us and were responsive to requests for refills. The Brewery is pet friendly and has an outdoor patio on the sidewalk. It's not a great patio, but it does offer outdoor seating. There is a very cool large window overlooking the large brewing tanks. There are some board games as well as an awesome old school Nintendo game with loads of games to choose from. The tables, chairs and bar area provide a nice ambiance.There was a decent selection of beer and the prices were reasonable.The food offered, was a bit of a weird and poor experience. While it's nice to have food offered at a brewery, the food quality, pricing (for poor quality), and logistics were poor. We ignored the other poor reviews and tried for ourselves, but found the poor reviews were definitely warranted. You had to order at the back of the restaurant and couldn't put food on the same tab as your meal. I would definitely suggest eating elsewhere until the kitchen can figure out how to not serve stale and cold fries, meals that came out in a haphazard manner (we were a party of four and no more than one dish came out within several minutes of eat other, which made the dining experience disjointed), the food was overly salty (more than you'd expect for a restaurant and bar food), and the Mac and cheese, which appeared to by Kraft, was burnt (how does that even happen and then also get served to a customer with several large charred black clumps?). The chips, salsa and guacamole was hit and miss. The chips were poor (the types of corn chips you get in the oversized budget packages that have no flavor). The salsa and gauc were good but the guac portion was tiny. I'd be OK upping the price on that appetizer so you at least had a larger guac portion. The chicken pita was a great concept. The pita was excellent, but the chicken seemed like it was poor quality, overly salty, and too chewy. There also was loads of sauce on the pita that monopolized the taste of the sandwich (it would be better to have it on the side). Did I mention how awful the fries were? They need to be made fresh and not sitting around and what almost seemed like heated up in a microwave. The high point on the food was the quesadilla (appetizer and not the kids version). It was filled with chicken and cheese and the side of pico was very good. The cheese on top of the quesadilla did make it messy to eat.

Trypp Adams

2020-05

Great beer, fun atmosphere and building. Food available from an in house "Food Truck". They've got some fun names for their beers that will make the modest order by number. A flight of 4 is a reasonable $9. Wish they were closer to the cities, but worth the drive.

K. L.

2023-05

Put this brewery on the top to visit.Enjoyed the atmosphere, service, food and of course the great beer selection. Vistited on Taco Tuesday.Fair prices.

Delaney Olson

2024-04

Good food, affordable prices, tasty beers, awesome atmosphere!

Cindy Ternes

2023-05

Love the dog friendly brewery. But mostly my favorite "drippin". Worth the long drive for the experience and the beer

Bree Stark

2023-05

The pizza was great the beer was amazing and the staff was fun. Glad we went. This is a must visit. Enjoy!!

Crystal Van Muyden

2023-08

Empty, except for 2 small tables, when we walked in, but got busy quickly. Great food!! Pizza (Spice Greek) perfectly matched the IPA's we had. Adults way outnumbered children, as it should be in an establishment like this. Fantastic way to spend a few grown-up hours on a beautiful, but chilled, Saturday afternoon.

Helen Holmes

2023-05

What a great brewery and restaurant! I ate the best wood-fired pizza here that I have ever tasted (peaches, prosciutto, ricotta, parsley etc). The employees are nice, and the building has high ceilings, cool brick accents and plenty of light. The whole vibe is warm and relaxing plus on top of that it's delicious! Highly recommend.

Ben Hess

2024-03

Great local brewery. Try the Stupid Good. Best IPA!

Mat Larson

2021-05

Brett and his crew are awesome as always! Their brews are top notch!

JEAN STACK

2023-06

A friend and I checked out Drastic Measures in Wadena as my son and fiancé want to have a gathering the evening before the wedding. We ordered 3 pizzas (brought almost all of it home) as the plan was to serve pizzas for our guests. The pizza was just a notch above awful! Very little flavor. The other issue…they can only fit 3 pizzas at a time in their oven. Not very accommodating for a crowd. We also tried the teriyaki wings. They were small and tasted somewhat freezer burnt. The sauce didn’t “wow” us either. They also don’t have fountain soda and the choices they do have are very limited. Our waitress was fantastic and very friendly.

Levi Wold

2024-01

Great food, great beer, and lots of great people work here!

Bonita Hansen

2023-05

The bartender/waiter was superb. He checked on a dairy-free menu for our 6-year old, and made another trip to bring extra Pickles for free because she said she liked them. It was our first time there and he explained all the different beers. I had the stuffed potato soup and it was divine. I am definitely making this my place to eat when I'm in Wadena.

Elizabeth Blowers

2023-05

Let me begin by saying waitress was great. The wood fire pizza was terrible. Actually frozen. They need to go back to the old recipe. Actually had cold sauce, thawed sausage and burnt crust that tasted like motor oil. Love having Drastic Measures in Wadena but food needs attention.

Peter Millunzi

2023-08

Great variety of interesting beers and a wonderful wood-fire pizza. Try the Banana Hammock and Dirty Mind. Lots of choices, you can't go wrong.

Chris Lalum

2024-01

Tried a few new to us this time around. El Cheapo and Night Moves. Very good as usual.

Mike Traeger

2024-04

Probably the best beer anywhere in MN. Always.

Nehemiah White

2023-09

Incredible bartenders, excellent beer, delicious pizza, and a great atmosphere! Perfect little oasis on the long drive north.

Tiffany Brandon

2020-05

So happy to see this brewer in his new spot. As always the beers are top-notch and he's brewing a wonderful selection. We loved the Stupid Good and Life's a Beach sour the best but we tried all but two of what was on tap and they were all delicious. The food joint in the back is throwing down great stuff and the place is beautiful. Just wish we were closer so this could be our local. Keep up the amazing job!!!

Jody L

2022-05

Drove from Perham to check it out for the first time. Male server was not friendly at all. He was expecting us to order on the spot after handing over the beer menu, not giving us a chance to look at it. I told my husband to order his flight so that he could do his taste testing while we waited for food. Waiter dropped off the flight at our table and walked away. He never came back and took our food order. It was slow and there were only 2 other tables with 2 people in the bar. Place is very nice and looked clean. Staff needs some help in the smile and customer service department. Will not be back.

Ginger Brown

2023-06

Pretty busy with new help when we got there. Really tasty beer and sours.Update: tried the Wild Mushroom pizza, it was delicious! Very light and flavorful!

Winger Kinger

2023-05

Beer was pretty good. Went to 3 stars cuz I’m not a fan of the food. You can judge a restaurant/brewery by its wings. It’s really hard to mess up wings. And sadly, one of the worst wings I’ve had as long as I can remember. Had hardly any sauce on it and no seasoning. Went to my vehicle to eat some beef jerkey to get the taste out of my mouth. And I don’t even like the beef jerkey I got.

Ted Black

2021-05

Great beer and awesome choices for whatever flavors you like. Very clean and a friendly atmosphere with a little lounge section 👌Food is presented well and a decent portion, not highly overpriced either. I'll go back.

Alyssa Nix

2023-05

I’ve visited Drastic Measures twice in the past couple of years and have had a great experience each time! Comfortable environment with a friendly staff. Delicious food from the kitchen as well! Live music was a bonus!