I entered this establishment around 2:30 on Sunday afternoon. Almost empty. Ordered an ESB and it came. Big! 24 oz. I'd prefer a good old fashioned 16 oz. pint, because I want to try a few, and this was my first time in here. The smallest offered was 18 oz.

When I came in I felt the volume for the primary sports screen was too loud. A while later I mentioned it to the bar staff and they said that's the normal volume. A regular who had just come in heard my complaint, and the answer, and assured me and the staff that it was, indeed, louder than normal and the situation was soon corrected.

The ESB was great! A powerful, full bodied ale with a nice balance and enough bitterness to satisfy this hop head.

After a lunch of black bean chili (quite good but a little tomato-tart and salty for my taste....winner of two chili cook-offs)and a salad (nothing special, but very fresh and crisp), I decided to try a sampler. I'm very annoyed by places which won't let you design your own sampler because they make you drink beers you already know you don't care for. This place did the same.

The sampler set-up was Indy Blonde, Butt Face Amber, Big Red IPA, Bighorn Hefeweizen, Total Disorder Porter, and a seasonal called Estrella del Sur Vienna Lager. I was prepared to have to choke down the Blonde (I don't usually care for yellow beers unless they're true German Pils)and the Hefeweizen (wheat beers are too sweet for this hop head.)

Damn! I liked the Blonde.....might even order it under the right circumstances, and was pleasantly surprised by the Hefe! The porter was a bit on the light bodied side for me, but the flavor was true and satisfying. The Vienna lager was also very good. I tried the Maibock, and was not impressed, but I'm not convinced I'm a credible critic of the style.

Came back a few hours later for dinner. NY Strip, baked potato, dinner salad. Salad was the same as lunch. Steak was a perfect medium rare and a very flavorful cut of meat. What I found as very rare and refreshing was the baked potato. I hate nuked potatoes, pre-baked and reheated potatoes, and potatoes cooked wraped in tin foil. This place served a proper, oven-baked, unwraped baked potato, that was absolutely perfect!

Over all I'm very impressed with the ales, and also with the attention to the food served. I also commend the manager on duty when I was there, David Garcia. He was happy to answer any of my questions, and let it be known that he was intent on ensuring customer satisfaction.

I was most pleased with the ESB, and the Big Red IPA. This IPA has all the hops we hop heads require, but doesn't lay heavy on the tongue for the next two hours.

There's no doubt that when I'm in Indy again, I'll enjoy the great ales and food of Ram!