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Love the porter! Food menu okee doke though would?ve liked to have seen something a bit different than same venues. Enthusiastic ... staff and environment really nice - obviously a fun place to return to. Read more

Used to love this place. But this was the last time I will ever enter the doors. Bartender was less then pleasant. Plus my ... husband has a service dog and if you know the law about service dogs then know they can be in most establishment. No effort wasmake to check to see if he was a service dog. We were asked to go to the patio which is fine\nBut when closing my tab I wastreated less then favorable Read more

Our family loves Trek. They have good beer and wonderful food. Just a great place to hang out with the family and catch up on ... good times. Lots of TV\'s and a small play area for the kids. Read more

Good variety of beers on tap and a full menu of food, very reasonably priced. Fast and friendly service. Patio is well kept ... and has a dish of water for any four-legged friends who may be joining you.\n\nEnjoyed mac & cheese, mozzarella sticks, andpretzel with beer cheese and honey mustard. Canteen is a light and refreshing cream ale, Rolling Fog is a juicy citrus IPA -New England/hazy. Read more

Nice little brewery. Beer is good and a chill atmosphere

Nice local place. Lots of tvs. Small menu with burgers and bar bites. Nice outdoor patio. Beer selection was small but they had ... guest drafts including a nice sour. Boneless wings were ok. Read more

Pretty decent brews. Tried their pale ale and vanilla Porter. Those were pretty good. I was not a fan of the brown ale. Their ... patio was nice and they have regular food trucks. Loads of parking and seating. Read more

Former Damon\'s location so it has plenty of room, televisions, a good sized patio, and excellent beer.\n\nHas pizza available ... or food trucks on certain days. Read more

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• Fried Pretzel Bites $9.50
• Pretzel bites served with beer cheese or mustard. both beer cheese and beer mustard add $1.25.
• Trek Burger $11.00
• Topped with beer cheese, bacon and onion ring.
• Boneless Wings $10.00
• Boneless wings have all the flavor in an amazing boneless variety. Choice of house ranch or bleu cheese. Sauces: Carolina cold, bbq, medium, red chili, garlic, hot.
• Choose loaded with cheese and bacon for extra $3.5.
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• 6 jumbo wings with your pick of sauces and your choice of house ranch or bleu cheese. extra dip $1 .25 each. Sauces: Carolina gold, bbq medium red chili, hot garlic, hot.

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Trail Magik

Stout - Other

The term "trail magic" was coined by long-distance hikers to describe an unexpected occurrence that lifts a hiker's spirits and inspires awe or gratitude,… Read More

The term "trail magic" was coined by long-distance hikers to describe an unexpected occurrence that lifts a hiker's spirits and inspires awe or gratitude, and that's what our Trail Magik vanilla stout embodies. It's a beer to lift your spirits and inspire awe. Trail Magik is chocolatey and roasty with huge malt flavor in the beginning and a subtle vanilla finish. Read Less

IPA - American

A Solo Hiker is out for the enjoyment of the trek. They go at their own pace. A solo hiker is well prepared and so is our flagship IPA: Solo Hike. This… Read More

A Solo Hiker is out for the enjoyment of the trek. They go at their own pace. A solo hiker is well prepared and so is our flagship IPA: Solo Hike. This beer is everything a classic west coast IPA should be - big hop flavor. Our Solo Hike is brewed with Simcoe, Nugget, and Cascade hops and has a citrus finish. Solo Hike will leave you planning your next adventure. Read Less

The canteen is an essential part of any trek. Our Canteen cream ale is crisp and refreshing. It's light in color and body. The Canteen cream ale will… Read More

The canteen is an essential part of any trek. Our Canteen cream ale is crisp and refreshing. It's light in color and body. The Canteen cream ale will quench your thirst at any part in your journey. Canteen is brewed traditionally with malted barley and corn and balanced with Nugget hops. You don't want to leave for your Trek without it. Read Less

Red Ale - American Amber / Red

Scarlet red ale is the perfect balance between malt and hops. This decidedly delicious brew is named for its scarlet color. We love everything about this… Read More

Scarlet red ale is the perfect balance between malt and hops. This decidedly delicious brew is named for its scarlet color. We love everything about this extremely approachable beer. As you sip Scarlet, you can taste the subtle layering of caramel malts on top of a toasty Vienna malt base. The Willamette hops balance and round out the body of Scarlet. Read Less

Weekend Wanderer

Pale Ale - American

Our Weekend Wanderer pale ale will remind you that not all who wander are lost. This beer is an easy drinking ale. Deliciously citrusy, it has just enough… Read More

Our Weekend Wanderer pale ale will remind you that not all who wander are lost. This beer is an easy drinking ale. Deliciously citrusy, it has just enough zing to start your mind wandering to all of your next adventures. Brewed with an incredible blend of Cascade, Simcoe, Nugget, and Mandarina Bavaria hops, the Weekend Wanderer stands out from the pack. Read Less

Rolling Fog

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Wishing Star

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Kindling Wanderlust

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Wanderlust is the strong desire or impulse to wander the world. Kindling Wanderlust is a wheat ale that will set your mind to adventure. This beer is… Read More

Wanderlust is the strong desire or impulse to wander the world. Kindling Wanderlust is a wheat ale that will set your mind to adventure. This beer is brewed almost entirely with wheat in the base and finished with Mandarina Bavaria hops which gives it a slight citrusy finish. Read Less

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Tandem Hike

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Smash: Homelessness

Smash: Homelessness is a single malt and single hop (SMASH) IPA featuring RedX malt and Amarillo hops. Proceeds from the sale of this beer go to fight… Read More

Smash: Homelessness is a single malt and single hop (SMASH) IPA featuring RedX malt and Amarillo hops. Proceeds from the sale of this beer go to fight homelessness in Central Ohio. Read Less

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In Tents Experience

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In Tents Experience is an imperial black IPA that is out of this world awesome. It's delicious chocolate malt base gives it its black color, but a blend… Read More

In Tents Experience is an imperial black IPA that is out of this world awesome. It's delicious chocolate malt base gives it its black color, but a blend of Citra, Centennial, and Cascade give this beer its incredible hoppy flavor. Read Less

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Stoic Strength

Stout - Russian Imperial

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Stoicism is a life guide which asserts that four main virtues (courage, justice, self-control, wisdom) create true happiness and judgment should be based on behavior rather than words. Stoic Strength is an imperial stout with a rich malt base of chocolatey, roasty flavors. Its unwavering support will get you through the long, cold winter. Read Less

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Along with the commentary, Discovery Season 5 includes production featurettes, a gag reel, and a deleted scene from the series finale. Some of the featurettes are more engaging and more essential than others, but overall there’s a good amount of interesting and informative behind the scenes content.

I do have one minor (but recurring) quibble — the title page for many of the features, particularly the text of the title itself, looks like something someone with a shaky understanding of kerning put together in PowerPoint. (It’s a little bit more of a “graphic design is my passion” situation that I would have expected on this kind of release, personally.)

Oftentimes “season roundup”-type features just rehash the plot and character arcs of the season, but The Voyage of Season 5″ (38:57) has enough production tidbits to make it worth watching. As someone who “always uses pockets in [his] acting,” for example, Callum Keith Rennie (Rayner) faced the challenge of figuring out how to play a character who wears a uniform without any pockets. Who’d have thought?

Eve Harlow (Moll) had never done any stunt work or stage fighting, and had to learn the process from scratch; meanwhile, Doug Jones’ (Saru) longtime stunt double Bauston Camilleri gets a well deserved spotlight for his work in “Under the Twin Moons.”

This season’s “Being Michael Burnham” (13:15)  feature chronicles Sonequa Martin-Green’s experiences during the three-day shoot of the “Life, Itself” series coda. As I discussed in my review of the episode, the coda didn’t really work for me. This making-of piece, though… this is more moving than the coda itself!

Martin-Green’s genuine love for the people she works with, both in front of and behind the camera, is infectious to watch. When she says she’s honored to be on set at 1:30 AM for the application of her old age makeup, you know she means it 100%. (By the way, she is wearing a lot more prosthetic makeup in the coda than I realized.)

The rest of the cast make appearances as well, and we get a real sense that the footage filmed for the coda’s emotional slo-mo goodbye scene required very little acting.

“A Team Effort” (20:04) spotlights Q’Mau sand-speeder sequences from “Red Directive” and the fight sequences from the series finale in this walkthrough of the environmental design process for the AR wall — and the physical set elements that sit inside the virtual set.

We’ve seen Discovery get more and more sophisticated with its use of AR backdrops over the last two seasons, and it’s clear from the onscreen results (but also from this featurette) that Season 5 was the pinnacle of what they were able to accomplish. An incredible amount of work went into making this show look as good as it does, and this is a nice overview of the art department’s efforts.

“Character Development” (23:31) focuses on Stamets, Culber, Tilly, and Saru, and this feature follows their development throughout the series both onscreen and also with respect to how their actors viewed their characters. Showrunner Michelle Paradise also provides commentary throughout. A highlight is Doug Jones’ thoughtful examination of how playing Saru over these five seasons has impacted his personal life.

If you’re interested in learning about director Olatunde Osunsanmi’s technical or creative processes behind the camera, this feature probably isn’t going to be for you. If you want to hear about how much everyone involved with Discovery loved working with the guy, then you’re in luck. In “ Discovery’s Creative Force” (09:50), we do learn that he was responsible for a few significant creative decisions beyond his role as director, but for the most part this is a lovefest, pure and simple. Which, hey, always nice to be reminded that Discovery ’s was a happy and supportive set.

Season 5’s Gag Reel (3:53) is considerably more fun and higher energy than the one included on the Season 4 set, understandable given that Season 4 was filmed under strict pandemic protocols which surely dampened the mood. Highlights this season include Doug Jones repeatedly mispronouncing “nuptials” as “nupitals,” Sonequa Martin-Green and David Ajala (Book) clearly having a great time on set together, and the occasional bit of off-camera commentary from director Jonathan Frakes.

The season only provides one Deleted Scene (0:41), a short walk-and-talk from “Life Itself” as Nhan and Saru discuss wedding plans and the challenges and rewards of mixing work and relationships. These kinds of casual character moments are something of a precious commodity on Discovery , so for that reason it would have been nice for this to have been kept in. (Nothing substantive to the overall plot is lost by its omission though.)

That, of course, are not ALL of the Season 5 bonus material out on disc this summer — unfortunately for fans, there are three additional video features that have been held back from the season set and reserved as exclusive content for the  Star Trek: Discovery Complete Series box set.

Two of them are extended slideshows set to music, which is no big loss unless you’re a hardcore  Discovery completist — but the longest feature is something that has disappointingly been locked away on this big box set.

“The Art of Discovery: Costumes” (16:03) is essentially a slideshow. This feature is a visual journey through costumes throughout all five seasons of Discovery , comparing design drawings with episode footage of the final costume as it appears onscreen. It’s… interesting to a degree, but would have benefited from some narration from costume designer Gersha Phillips or the costume fabricators. Probably the most entertaining thing about this are the uh, questionable digital maquettes of the actors seen in some of the drawings.

Like the costume feature,  “The Art of Discovery: Production Design” (41:51) is a slideshow of production art from throughout the series, set to music from the show. I have to be honest, I have a hard time imagining someone watching this more than once — and even that first time would quickly become a “leave it on in the background while you do something else” viewing experience.

(Maybe they could release this as a screensaver or something?)

The only really worthy feature is the “Series Roundtable” (57:15) , which starts out immediately weird: we join Alex Kurtman and five castmembers (Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, David Ajala, Blu del Barrio, and Wilson Cruz) as they silently watch a screenshare of a Season 1 featurette.

A strange beginning, but trust me you do want to watch this if you get the chance. The “work videocall” vibe quickly gives way to “punchy convention panel” as these six people (with great chemistry!) comment on old video clips and lovingly roast each other and the sometimes silly things they were asked to do in the name of Star Trek . “Sonequa saw my entire taint,” Wilson Cruz says at one point, laughing about his his nude rebirth in “Saints of Imperfection.”

“I did!” Sonequa Martin-Green agrees. It’s a good time.

Overall, the Season 5 package is fairly robust for bonus features this day and age; while a few additional commentary tracks or deleted scenes would have been nice, getting this much behind-the-scenes content on a physical release is still better treatment than most television shows get these days.

The cast roundtable piece is the lone detractor, relegated to the Complete Series box that (as of this writing) is only $15 more than the separate Season 5 set — but as exclusives go, it’s not as bad as some previous Trek releases in that department. (It’s still a disappointing move, certainly.)

But look — if you’ve been buying Star Trek: Discovery box sets for the last six years, it’s absolutely worth rounding out your library with the Season 5 collection. And if you’ve been waiting to open your wallet? The Complete Series box set is a no-brainer at the current retail pricing, and it’s a win-win with that extra cast roundtable feature.

You can order Star Trek: Discovery — The Final Season  on Blu-ray  or  Steelbook Blu-ray now, or you can preorder the full-series Blu-ray collection  here.

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If you want to own an important piece of Star Trek history, and are a fan of home media releases, the recently released Star Trek: Discovery – The Complete Series is a good place to start. After all, that’s essentially what you are getting by picking up all episodes of this landmark Star Trek series. Whether you like the show or not, Discovery helped birth all the Kurtzman-era Star Trek we currently enjoy. While the show certainly had its weaknesses, it also had enormous strengths, and all that and more is on display in this 21-disc collection.

Unless you own the individual season home media releases, including the recently released Star Trek: Discovery – The Final Season , this collection is the first time you can watch all of Michael Burnham’s adventures back-to-back unless you pay for Paramount+ . In an age where shows don’t necessarily have a permanent place on streaming services, there’s something to be said for physically holding a series’ worth of content in your hands. That’s the main allure of The Complete Series .

What’s not alluring about this collection is its downright disrespectful lack of 4K goodness. Instead of offering all of Discovery in crisp 4K ultra-high-definition, this release is stuck at 1080p – the same resolution for every home media release for this show; you can’t watch Discovery in 4K to save your life.

CBS, pull up a chair. Let’s talk about this. You put untold millions of dollars of production value into Discovery , which at one point served not only as the flagship Star Trek show but also your streaming service’s tentpole production. It’s a beautiful show – the people you hired outdid themselves. We want… nay, need , to see this show in all 8.3 million pixels our TVs display. For god’s sake, the Discovery ’s bridge is bigger than many houses and probably cost as much to build. Let us see the details! Your competitors release 4K discs. It’s hard to buy a TV these days that isn’t 4K. If you can fund a show that jumps people into the 32 nd century, surely you can jump yourselves into the 21 st century and keep up with home media formats.

Okay, thanks for letting us talk that out. We can finally move on to the acceptance part of the grieving process. 

Besides all five seasons of Discovery , The Complete Series features all previously released bonus features, which are often the draw for any home media release. Better yet, this collection features a never-before-released 57-minute series roundtable, as well as the specials The Art of Discovery: Production Design , and The Art of Discovery: Costumes . For those who enjoy uncovering details about a show through behind-the-scenes content, this bonus disc is a valuable addition to the collection.

As insightful as the series roundtable is with Sonequa Martin-Green , David Ajala , Doug Jones , Blu del Barrio , Wilson Cruz , and Alex Kurtzman , it would have been great if the roundtable was in person; as it is, these people joined each other remotely to talk about the show and reflect on Discovery ’s legacy.

We’ll give CBS credit for one last thing: the price. This collection will set you back just $60 if you buy it on Amazon right now. That’s great value for 65 episodes of this excellent show – $0.92 per episode, and that’s not counting the bonus features and bonus disc. If you factor in the collection’s total running time – episodes and bonus features, totaling just shy of 55 hours – that equals $1.09 per hour of content. Not bad at all.

It’s strange: with The Complete Series offering such a good value proposition, CBS is making it hard to recommend buying Star Trek: Discovery – The Final Season , since that release – just one season of this show – is going for $35. If you don’t already have the other seasons’ home media releases and want to buy season five, why not spend just $25 for the rest of the show?

While we need to knock CBS hard for its continued lack of 4K home media television show releases, (except, for some reason, Strange New Worlds seasons one and two ), The Complete Series does a good job justifying its existence. Although it is disappointing that the five Discovery -related Short Treks are not part of this release, which would have been a logical and excellent inclusion, fans of Discovery who prefer not to rely on streaming services should consider purchasing this collection.

You can buy Star Trek: Discovery: The Complete Series on Amazon now.

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Kyle Hadyniak has been a lifelong Star Trek fan, and isn't ashamed to admit that Star Trek V: The Final Frontier and Star Trek: Nemesis are his favorite Star Trek movies. You can follow Kyle on Twitter @khady93 .

September 5, 2024 at 1:28 am

1) yes no 4k come on!!! 2) ffs the show doesnt certainly have weaknesses no more than tng ds9 enterprise etc etc etc… it’s just a great show made with love, a great cast and fx and stories… it’s just so awesome im tired of this apology crap.

tos had an awful final season no one says it certainly has flaws. tng season 1 and 2 and 7…

all of enterprise everyone hated at the time

voyager had so many detractors

what the hell is wrong with everyone?

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It might not seem like it now, but in its early days, Star Trek was an underdog. Despite earning a dedicated fanbase with younger demographics during its three-year run, the original 1960s series wasn’t a ratings smash. NBC canceled the ambitious sci-fi excursion after three seasons, and there's a good chance Star Trek wouldn't have made it that far without a combination of good luck and powerful behind-the-scenes allies (like entertainment powerhouse Lucille Ball ). Trek 's evolution into a franchise powerhouse was a tenuous undertaking from the beginning: although supportive of creator Gene Roddenberry 's " Western in space " concept, NBC ordered a second pilot after deeming Roddenberry's first offering "too cerebral" (not to mention the episode's roughly $500,000 budget, a whopping price tag for the time). In this inaugural attempt, titled "The Cage," film actor Jeffrey Hunter played Christopher Pike, the captain of the Enterprise and the series' leading man. However, when the second pilot hit the airwaves, Pike was nowhere to be found . Instead, viewers were greeted by the swaggering charm of franchise staple Captain James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ). Why didn't Trek 's main performer return for the full series?

Why Did Captain Pike Leave 'Star Trek: The Original Series'?

Before his brief stint with Trek , Hunter had been a consistently working character actor and leading man for over a decade . Although not a superstar, he was known to audiences for high-profile roles like Jesus Christ in the ancient Biblical epic King of Kings and his supporting turn in John Wayne ’s Western classic The Searchers ; superstar Marilyn Monroe even called him “the acme of young American manhood.” Eventually, Hunter branched into television after feeling “ dissatisfied with the roles being offered him in films ,” calling them "cotton candy, college-sophomore" scripts that capitalized on his looks.

His search for satisfyingly in-depth opportunities led him to Star Trek . Allegedly, NBC executives were convinced that Hunter could be Trek ’s lead, but Roddenberry championed Hunter's involvement. Nevertheless, Hunter ultimately refused Gene Roddenberry's offer to reprise Captain Pike for a revamped series order , despite Roddenberry reportedly “set[ting] up a special screening of 'The Cage' [...] in hopes of convincing the actor to stick with the project.” Hunter explained his decision during an interview with the Milwaukee Journal in 1965:

“I was asked to do it, I would have been tied up much longer than I care to be. I have several things brewing now and they should be coming to a head in the next few weeks. I love doing motion pictures and expect to be as busy as I want to be in them ."

Captain Pike Still Became an Important 'Star Trek' Character

With hindsight, it's easy to extrapolate a scenario where Hunter continued with Star Trek and became as vital a part of Trek iconography as Shatner's Kirk : the first onscreen captain and, therefore, essentially the face of the franchise . At the time, however, Star Trek probably seemed like a risky gamble to those involved. Certainly, few could have anticipated the worldwide entertainment titan it would become. It makes sense why Hunter chose to return to the film world's familiar and flexible work over being tied down to a series .

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Tragically, Hunter passed away in 1969, only four years after filming his single Star Trek episode . Hunter seemed to appreciate the series' vision, having praised its ideology: "Except for the fictional characters," he said, "it will be like getting a look into the future and some of the predictions will surely come true in our lifetime." Even though NBC never officially aired "The Cage," Hunter still made his mark on Star Trek lore ; before "The Cage" became widely available through special edition DVDs, a two-part episode from Season 1, " The Menagerie ," recycled the majority of Hunter's footage into a flashback format resolving Pike's story (played by Sean Kenney in Hunter's stead).

Decades later, director J.J. Abrams ’ first two prequel films incorporated the character ( Bruce Greenwood ) as a mentor to Chris Pine 's youthful Kirk, while the ongoing Paramount+ series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds fully explores Pike's ( Anson Mount ) years at the Enterprise helm. For the brief time he was onscreen, Hunter gave Captain Pike dignity, curiosity, and a brooding, responsible charisma that was more somber than flirtatious : the epitome of an era-appropriate hero who happened to be a futuristic space explorer.

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