Big Top Brewing Company Gainesville

We came here to have good beers and we did it. We tried Intercostal Amber, Tre’couche dark dying ale and Sky wire NEIPA… all of them were great!!And the bar tender Dalton was really nice and knowledgeable!!

In my quest to try out all the breweries in Gainesville, I found myself at Big Top one night after work with some colleagues. They have a large open area floor plan with tables inside and out. It’s notable to say that they had plenty of seating and a whole shelf of board games that patrons could bring back to their table to play. The on-tap selection was good and I was able to find something up my alley. When it came to the food, though, that was another story. I usually have no problem picking something off a restaurant menu and in fact I’m usually stuck between 2-3 different choices. This was not the case at Big Top as nothing truly stood out to me. I ultimately went with the El Diablo burger that came with fries. The burger itself had pickled onions, jalapeños, and pico de gallo. It was a bit messy with the sauce and the fries (of which there weren’t that many) were a little overly-cooked and crunchy. It was worth trying Big Top but I think I’ll try out the other breweries in Gainesville first before I make a return visit.

Absolutely amazing! The food, the selection of beer, the staff and even the intellectual conversations from the other patrons all came together to make it my go to place for bar food .

Came here for lunch no waitress but just one employee doing everything while the managers sat there on computers. Food was okay order the big Pig Mac bowl but instead received one spicy bird Mac bowl since the lady taking order was distracted.

Great selection of in house beers. Fresh guacamole was excellent! Grilled cheese was awsome! Geno and Ash were on point and helpful. Will come back.