Cleveland, OHBeer Halls and Biergartens

Cleveland Magazine describes a warehouse with a woodsy beer garden whose history runs back further than the century old trees shading it, and says the Duck Island venue keeps the tradition of the tavern and gathering place that stood here in the late 1800s, with live music most weeks. Order the house cabbage and noodles in leek oil at $10 with an Opening Day American IPA at $7, which is the pairing the magazine recommends. The garden is an outdoor room, so it keeps warm weather hours.

Cleveland Magazine puts three bars, a lush beer garden and a 35,000 square foot production brewery open for tours at the heart of the West 25th Street restaurant district, beside the West Side Market. Cleveland Scene named it among the city's beer garden perches when the format arrived here, back when the rule was picnic tables shared with strangers. Order the Lemon Shandy at $6, which the magazine calls the easy summer selection, and take a seat at a communal table.

Cleveland Magazine describes a lush, lively multistory patio and beer garden with treehouse vibes at this skinny nanobrewery, with bike racks outside and a rotating list of experimental beers or late night burgers inside. Cleveland Scene counted it among the city's beer garden perches in the wave that brought the format to Cleveland. Order the Acid Trip burger at $14, built on cabbage, vinegar slaw, balsamic reduction, pickled red onion and spicy mayo. The garden runs on warm weather hours.

Cleveland Magazine calls this an industrial beer hall with high ceilings, picnic tables inside and a garage door patio, where an IPA focused tap list shares the room with wood fired pizzas. Order the pistachio pesto pizza at $14, built on fresh mozzarella, parmesan and cherry tomatoes with basil pesto, pistachios and marinated chicken, and pair it with the Paradise fruited IPA or the Oni Giri Japanese lager at $6. The hall stays open through the winter.

Cleveland Magazine says a relaxed beer garden makes a storybook setting for this family run brewery in Chagrin Falls, where parents Scott and Karen run the taps with their adult children Erik and Heather, pouring hyper local beers in an industrial style taproom with a rotating food truck outside. Order the Accidental Anderson at $7, the hazy New England style IPA the magazine names as the house favorite, and eat whatever truck is parked that night. The garden keeps warm weather hours.