If you like cozy, unpretentious bars with friendly service in an atmosphere where you can enjoy a night talking to your over great beer - and by great, I do not mean Canadian, Coors, Blue, Bud, or any of that - then you will LOVE Kickoff. \n\nDo not come here if you're looking for a club or lounge atmosphere. Do not come here if you want to dance. But do come here if you want a freaking amazing beer selection. And the fact that they have this selection at a small little bar in University Plaza is astounding. Frankly, I'd take this beer selection over virtually any bar in Toronto.\n\nSpearhead, Smashbomb and Dead Elephant for those who want to try IPAs. \nGrasshopper, Weihenstephan Weisse for those that like wheat. \nCobblestone, Czechvar for those that like Lagers. \n\nAnd that's just on tap! There's a horde or other stuff in the fridge that I've yet to try (sadly, I get much too drunk, much too quickly to sample everything in the fridge)/\n\nCompliment that with friendly service (Bill's a friendly guy who's the epitome of your neighborhood bartender- Bill if you read this - you're great) and no loud music - it's a perfect atmosphere to just hang out with friends.\n\nPrices are average, there's a few tv's to watch the game, and there's a foosball table if you care to play.\n\nThe decor is what you'd expect of small bar in a university town - and there's nothing wrong with it. My sole complaint would be that those stools can get mighty tiring to sit on after a few hours if the place is packed and you don't have a proper chair.\n\nP.S. they just created a FB page where they'll post when they tap new kegs. You'll have to search for \"kickoffwaterloo\" - not intuitive, I know. Being next to UW, you'd think whoever set that up would get that right - to find it.
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