On Mondays and Tuesdays, it’s free! It’s $20 an hour for Wednesdays per space and Thursdays and $30 an hour Friday through Sunday per space. We do also require a 3 hour minimum for paid parties.
No, this is simply to book the room itself. All parties must spend at least $200 at the bar per space between all of their guests. This can be done on one tab or individual tabs. There’s an automatic 20% Gratuity added to all single tab parties.
We require a $100 Incidental Deposit. This is to help ensure the fun and safety of our guests in the brewery. 100% of it is refunded to you after your event assuming all goes well with the event.
- No confetti (including confetti balloons), silly string, glitter, or taping anything to our painted walls
- No open flames (except birthday candles)
- No outside beverages (especially alcohol) on the premises, including our parking lot
- Guests under 21 must stay within the party area unless accompanied by an adult
- Please do not move any tables (chairs are perfectly fine to move)
- Balloons must be anchored and deflated after party ends
- Any damage done to West Side Brewing property
- You receive multiple warnings about the behavior of your guests
Our response times are pretty quick. We will respond to your event request within 48 hours. However, weekends are quite busy for us. If you put in an event request on a Friday evening, you may not see a response until Monday morning.
After receiving our initial inquiry, that space is yours for 72 hours after the Taproom Manager responds to you. Once that time period has passed, we can’t guarantee that the same date and time will be available. We will still do our best to accommodate your event, however.
All spaces individually have a capacity of 60 people standing, 50 people seated with the exception of the Beer Hall Tanks, which has a capacity of 75 standing and 60 seated. Multiple spaces can be combined together for larger events.
You absolutely can. We do ask that you hit the cap for one room before booking a second. If you want to book all three spaces, your party must have a minimum of 125 people.
We no longer allow outside food. We now have an awesome partnership with Catch-A-Fire Pizza. You can email them at westwood@catchafirepizza.com and start that process once you book.
Yes, but we are only 21 and up after 9:30. We do ask that guests under 21 stay within the party area. We also do not allow running around the taproom, as we’ve had injuries in the past. Please feel free to bring games or anything of the sort.
We do not allow any outside beverages at West Side Brewing. This is to help ensure outside alcohol is not brought onto the premises. We have soft drinks available for purchase individually or by the pitcher.
Balloons must be anchored to the table. Please don’t tape anything to any wall that has paint on it. Other than that, you can really decorate however you’d like. Any decorations left up may result in a loss of your Deposit.
Unfortunately, no. Please be sure to book for the amount of time you need, including set up and clean up. This helps us with scheduling staff members behind the bar, and we’ll often have parties booked right before or right after yours.
We have a small lot behind the building on Ruehlman. There are two public lots nearby. One is on Ruehlman Ave. behind our building. The other is behind W Bar and Bistro by Harrison Ave. and Epworth. Both of these charge $2 for the entire day. On most Friday evenings and Saturdays all day, our gracious neighbors at Westwood United Methodist Church allow Public Parking.
We have wine from Revel OTR, NA beer from Best Day, and various liquor options. We can do simple drinks like rum and Coke, but we don’t have the ingredients for a Manhattan most of the time. Ask the bartender for suggestions! We also have a rotating beer cocktail. This is always some sort of juice mixed with liquor on tap, and we add ice and beer to it before mixing.
We have music playing on the taproom speakers, and PAs are only allowed in the Private Room. The only exception to this is if you have all three spaces booked. We ask that volume is kept at a reasonable level, as we will always have other guests in the taproom. We want to be respectful of their experience as well. If the volume is too high, the bartender will let you know
Things happen. We completely understand. You may cancel your event any time before the Monday preceding it. After that, there are no refunds. Exceptions can always be made, and we can always push the event back. We are pretty flexible!
