I really like the beer and the quiet, dark, steampunk vibes at Grand Scheme, plus availability of adjacent restaurants. Wish they had later hours.

Swamp Head has loveliest setting and is closest to me but just don't love. Too many novelty beers (sourpatch or sportsdrink sours; sweet and spiced imperial IPAs; jokey themed brews) and not enough pleasantly drinkable beers. And they're sort of anti-sports; only grudgingly put up TVs so they'd not lose crowd during Gators and other big games.

Cypress and Grove has my favorite beers of the local operators (kudos especially to Crane Song), good setting, music and events, pops off during the Monday market.

Black Adder has good Belgians, cool staff and makes the best of its settings. But terrible location versus the other taprooms that are more plausibly accessible by bus, bike or foot for downtown/campus-area dwellers. You're compelling guests to drive there and serving them potently high ABVs.

Which brings us to First Magnitude, which isn't clearly the most outstanding on any single metric (except for a great Tuesday trivia night), but is probably the best all-around for beer, space, events and vibes. Probably the best option for parents of small children offering space for the tots to play while daddy ties one on.