Stopped by on a snowy Friday night with my sister when we were in town for something else. My BIL has stories of how awesome this place is, so we were excited to finally try it. I was really excited they had some gluten free drink options on the menu! I got a seltzer for my first drink (delicious) and a cider for my second. My sister was having fun watching the prices shifting and trying to decide what to get. I was starving, so I also got a sandwich on a gf bun. It was delicious. The chips were great too and our bartender suggested we get their french onion dip too. Also delicious. The service was great and friendly and the vibe overall was really enjoyable. Don't often head out to Kalamazoo, but would definitely stop by again if I was in the area!

Food was great, the bean burger might be better as a wrap because it doesn't hold in a bun, either wrap it in a tortilla, like a burrito or inside a pita, it is really flavorful but it disintegrates in the bun and becomes messy. My husband loved the tacos and the chips, we had a burger and fries to go for our son and he said that "the fries slap" so they were good and so was the burger. Service was good and the ambiance is always nice. We will be back.

We have been coming here for a long time and the vibe here is always so much fun. The idea of beer pricing going up and down with the market and a market crash it kitsch but I love it. Unfortunately, when we visited this most recent time, the market was not working so I ordered a flight with my dinner. It did eventually start up as we were getting ready to leave, and everything was super high so we didn't participate in the fun. I ordered the Honey Chicken sandwich with the cheese curds and it was honestly delicious. The chicken was good and a perfect blend of savory and sweet, the sandwich came with lettuce, freezer pickle and ranch. The cheese curds were surprisingly some of the best I've had and were perfect with a bit of ranch. I'd have the meal again and hopefully next time, the exchange is up and running! :)

Beer Exchange is such a fun place to go for a drink. They have the absolute BEST nachos. The Beer Exchange is a take off of the stock exchange. Every so often the market will crash and the drink prices will change for set amount of time. There are screens everywhere and pool downstairs. Service is great especially when the market crashes and you want to get your drink orders in. They are attentive and quick to get your orders in.

The building of Kalamazoo Beer Exchange is so neat! We came to eat after watching a basketball game at WMU. Lots of brick and natural light inside. It was a sunny day out, so it was beautiful. The sign said seat yourself, so we took a booth. Our server was very friendly and kind. I started with the pineapple daiquiri. We also ordered the Gochujang Thigh Wings. Oh. My. Goodness. They are so good! The sauce that they are tossed in is sweet and salty and a tad bit of spice. They are so crispy and flavorful and the chicken is juicy. Wow! I honestly didn't even need the dipping sauce, however, it was good too. My next drink I asked our service to surprise me. He chose the Elderflower Cosmo for me. Both drinks were super good! My husband had the juicy Lucy and I had the fish and chips. Both of our entrees were so good. I have been craving fish and chips and it was so good! Hot, crispy, fresh, and the fish was buttery and flaky and tender. The fries were so so good! Better than your typical restaurant fries. We both ordered dessert. I had the mocha crunch cake. Wow was it good! My husband had the bread pudding. While mine was good, the bread pudding won in the dessert category. So thankful our friends recommended this restaurant to us.

Got there just in time for a market crash. Super fun concept and I was happy to get the full experience. The timer on the board is the countdown to when the prices change, which was something that took a moment to figure out after getting there. The food was pretty solid. i had the almost famous bowl, and despite it looking a bit like dog food, I definitely had the urge to lick the bowl at the end. I guess that adds up. also, you could tell the mash was house made, or I would have deducted 3 stars. Potatoes are important. everyone I was with enjoyed their meal too. The staff were all super friendly and informative. We even had other servers coming by to facilitate the meal. The space was bigger than I would have imagined, and I didn't explore the majority of it.

Came here for a late lunch/early dinner with some coworkers and really enjoyed the service. I had the crispy chicken salad which was super good and I highly recommend. Everyone at the table also enjoyed their food and commented on how tasty everything was. Would come here again.

A very fun place. The night we went was very busy due to conferences being in town. The majority of parties in the restaurant area upstairs were large groups from those conferences (as were we). The restaurant had only one server on the floor that night and she was running nonstop between every table, taking large drink and food orders. Alyssa was amazing. She did the best she could being by herself, and was still impressive in her knowledge, suggestions, and attention. We knew she was running ragged, so we tried to assure her that she was doing a fantastic job. The food was very well prepared. Appetizers are generous in portion size; I needed a fork and knife to eat one single onion ring. Despite how slammed the kitchen and floor were, my reuben came out hot with crispy bread. Chips were also generous in proportion, though a little salty for my personal tastes (made up for it with more beer, of course). Other members of my party went downstairs to throw some darts and play some pinball. They reveled in the nostalgia. The next day as we chatted with other conference attendees, we found out they were also there that same night, playing pool and said the quality of cues and tables was very good. The main attraction of The Beer Exchange is the stock market style of beer pricing. Draft beers are shown on a board as well as the "crawl" display that rings the game room downstairs and visible from strategic areas in the upstairs eating area. We found ourselves fixated on the fluctuating prices of drinks, almost taking bets for fun on which direction some drink prices would go. It's really a brilliant idea to keep interest and also to promote different varieties. The biggest surprise was the "crash," when all beer prices tumbled to a "market reset," of sorts. A brilliant ploy to sell more beer, really. Because it certainly worked for us. And again, Alyssa was hustling to grab our orders before the next 15-minute price shift. Overall, a very fun place to visit with friends and colleagues, and older children who might be more interested in the games downstairs.

This place was a first for me; the concept of the Kalamazoo Beer Exchange is a stock exchange for beers in a 20s art deco interior 2-story brick-lined building with real time price changes based on order trends with a "crash" every hour. It was a lot of fun to partake in and get some unique beers I've never had before for cheap in a Bear Beer Market (say that 3x fast!). Definitely an experience and highly recommend checking it out!  Beers had: Dark Horse Kamikaze Kaleidoscope Wheat 5% Old Nation Full Earth NEIIPA 9.1%