Tall Paul’s Brew House

The beers are mediocre at best, but the music is pretty good most of the time. By far the worst thing about Tall Paul’s is the absolutely terrible customer service. The workers and managers are incredibly rude. One manager pulled a drink out of my friends hand and shoved her to the door because he wanted to leave early. I understand how he could act like that if we were being drunk and obnoxious, but we were literally just sitting at the bar having one drink. Terrible experience and completely unwarranted disrespect from the staff. Would not recommend. There are a ton of way better bars in the area. Don’t waste your time.

Rude customer service. We spent our time and money there, and when it came time to leave they kicked us out because the current shift wanted to end early. Treated us like we were being boisterous

The manager was incredibly rude. It was 10 minutes to 2:00 am (closing time) and the manager pushed me out of the door and took my drink (which I had paid for) out of my hand. I was being respectful and just wanted to finish my drink. Would not recommend.

I am gluten free, so going to breweries are always a difficult place to find variety, but they don’t even have a cocktail list. That was my worst complaint. But the tables and benches are beautiful!

Went to watch a gator game. Had plenty of room and a fair assortments of beers. I liked the first magnitude beer I tried. Next time I’ll try the stuff they brew there.

Very fun place– an enormous garage like feel with very little décor at least when I was visiting. Small, nano brewery set up here like 7venth Sun in Dunedin. Loud, live music. Tons of college students, and a mediocre to surprising bottle list. House beers (Alligator Brewing Co) were all interesting– hopefully they will stay creative and improve. Definitely a fun night spot.

I can’t be sure of how «tall» Paul is, but he’s a stand-​up guy for giving me quite a few great nights out. Tall Paul’s offers a rowdy crowd pretty much any night of the week with competitive specials, tall pours of their in-​house craft beer (some award-​winning I will add), and live music on the weekends.
The Venue
Squeezed into Downtown Gainesville, Tall Paul’s is readily identified by the all-​grey paint job and large open windows facing the street. A large half-​circle bar stretches across the entire place, so whether you head to the back for a show or off to the side for darts, shuffleboard, or foosball you will have easy access to buy the next round for your group. Even when the place gets crowded it generally isn’t impossible to find somewhere to sit, though you may have to make friends at one of the larger wooden tables that line up against the East wall. That ginormous window stays open pretty much every night, but medium to large turnouts will mean yelling at your friends in place of talking to them so consider the type of night you’re after before committing.
The Vibe
Of the options in downtown I’ll have to award Tall Paul’s the medal for most diverse crowds. The local craft beer was my original reason for giving the place a try, but they sport a full bar that I think the long-​time locals seek out more typically. This pretty much results in a blend of college kids, coworkers, and old coots seeking out a crazy night. Live music is definitely a win for me, but usually if you don’t come in time for happy hour you get slapped with a modest cover charge. Local musicians are worth it in my eyes, and it also helps temper the crowd.
Service is also pretty solid most nights, with a little leeway granted for the primetime evenings. Since I go to geek out on Alligator Brewing beers, I tend to have questions and the ‘keeps’ are all well-​versed on the taps currently pouring (and have no qualms with dishing out a taste of them).
Final Thoughts
You’ll want to have a certain amount of energy saved up to make a full night out of Tall Paul’s but there’s plenty going on to keep the party going (plus you like paid to get in so you better make the most of it). They are totally cool with outside foods coming in, and you best believe the local pizza joints are ready to roll over with an order pronto.
If your friend is in town and says «Let’s go somewhere really fun!» Tall Paul’s will be a great choice, but if the mood is more «Let’s have a drink and catch up» I may save TP’s for the day time or another time.

This is a fun bar with tons of delicious beer on tap. My favorite is the Pineapple brew. They have all sorts of bar games (darts, etc) and a live band. This would also be a great spot to watch football. I would return!

Good selection of beers but the staff are all rude and the bathrooms are never clean not uncommon for a bar in a college town but this place just rubs me the wrong way. Perhaps its the fact that it’s the only place I’ve ever had my drink tampered with.

Alcohol, Beer, Music and Games… This is my type of place.
I don’t like how crowded it gets later in the night so we usually go early and have a few drinks and play some games.
The bartenders are nice, their beer selection is awesome and they allow you to bring your own outside food in.
The customers are also really nice and friendly. We typically end up playing games with total strangers and a few times had a neighbor offers some of their food.

I enjoy going to Tall Paul’s! They have a great beer selection and fun bar games to play. The only thing I don’t enjoy is how loud it gets when they have live music playing. It’s hard to have a conversation with the noise level at that point.

Really fun beer place in Downtown Gainesville. It looks like a big warehouse with tall ceilings. Has cool gray walls. Foosball right in front. Has a stage with usually good live entertainment in the back. When we say we are going downtown, Tall Paul’s is usually what everyone first thinks of.

Good variety, good live music, lots of space and a young-​professional meets beer-​geek crowd.

If you’re into anything Boston in Florida, this is your place. But they aren’t obnoxious and in your face either. Beers by the in-​house brewers Alligator Brewing are always fun. Of course, you won’t like them all, but what they do brew is well-​crafted, well-​thought out, and fun. Pineapple Basil Saison was a personal favorite. Service is always positive and everything is balanced out by that distinctly Gainesville team. If you live here, you know what I mean. Perfect for guests, a great watering hole for residents.

This place is pretty great no matter what time you show up. There are various games (shuffleboard, giant connect four, etc) that are fun to play while drinking. There is often live music too so it can get pretty loud on weekends. The bartenders are super nice and friendly, and there is large selection of alcohol, so something for everyone.

The bands ALWAYS consistently blow but this is still my favorite bar downtown. The staff is great, they have games, and big open windows facing towards the street. Pretty great beer selection and plenty of open space. Decent mix of people and I’m not always the oldest person there, so that makes me feel a little better.
The lights are pretty bright, but I guess that’s a good thing-​no regrets the next day?

Really neat location. Looks like it was an old warehouse or something, but it’s been beautifully restored. Lots of bar seating and plenty of tables too. Very spacious, and on cool nights, they open up the huge, sliding glass windows. Great tap, bottle, and wine selections with good prices. Foosball and shuffleboard tables. GREAT music selections (they had a mix of MJ, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Beatles, rap, etc., when I was there). There is something for everyone, which was apparent because there were so many different types of people there.

I’ve been here several times over the last year. A friendly, open, well lit pub.
Plenty of room for big crowds. The staff and regulars seem welcoming unlike bars where you get the «what’s he doing here» look.
The bar is in a reclaimed building that looks about 100 years old. It has the old wooden rafters and roof decking exposed giving a charming look and an open (not at all stuffy) feeling. Over all it’s well put together and a 10 out of 5 for cleanliness as far as college town bars go.
Tall Paul himself really brews beer there, I’ve met him. Which leads me to the most important part, The Brews!
They brew around 8 different beers in house, you can see the actual casks behind the bar were they do the brewing.
I’ve only been a few times, and even though I LOOOVVVE beer, I’m not a heavy drinker so I’ve only had a few of them. Every beer I’ve had there has been delicious. They even let you sample before you make you’re choice.
In conclusion, if I lived in Gainesville I would go there all the time.

Pro’s
Excellent layout for a bar.
Decent Beer selection
Con’s
Staff are hipsters =)
Beverages are highly priced
Darts are very hard to play in the setup they have.

Tall Paul’s is one of those weird places that everyone goes to. It successfully attracts crowds from all ages and social scenes in a way that most other bars around town fail to do.
It’s definitely not a place to get a fancy cocktail but they have an excellent selection of beer at a reasonable price. If Stubbies is too expensive for you and the Midnight is too small, Tall Paul’s is the answer to your beer cravings.
Huge venue, friendly staff, no cover. Solid place.