All the comforts of home await you - friends, great craft beer and FOOD.

During the 1800’s in historic Ellicott City, the small stone building located at the corner of the parking lot on Main Street and Ellicott Mills drive was the original Howard County Court House. Our Building, which is now the Judge’s Bench, was a small “Mom and Pop” grocery store. Since there was no air conditioning in those days, the hot and exhausted judges would come across the street and enjoy cold beverages on benches in the shade outside the grocery store. This is how our location became known as “The Judge’s Bench.”

We’re open every day till 2:00 a.m. except Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter.

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Our expert bartenders - Jen, James, Amy & Sandi - will attend to your needs with a stellar selection of delicious beverages; while Rob & Jason handle the kitchen ready to satisfy your culinary cravings.  And as always, Grandpa is constantly lurking, ready to pounce on the unsuspecting.

Call us at 410-465- 3497

OCTOBERFEST IS ALMOST HERE!
The real McCoy starts September 18th in Munich; but we think we’ll start the festivities a little earlier.  Beginning Labor Day, and continuing until the beer runs out, we will be featuring an even dozen splendid Octoberfest beers - at happy hour prices the entire time!  The list follows:

Flying Fish Oktoberfish
Erdinger Oktoberfest Weissbier
Flying Dog Dogtoberfest
Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest
Harpoon Octoberfest
Heavy Seas Prosit
Paulaner Oktoberfest
Spaten Oktoberfest
Starr Hill Festie
Stoudt’s Oktoberfest
Victory Festbier &
Weihenstephaner Festbier, plus

1 keg of 2009 Avery  The Kaiser Imperial Oktoberfest

ATTENTION FOOTBALL FANS!

OUR SUNDAY OPENING TIME WILL CHANGE TO 12:30pm ON SEPTEMBER 12th, & WILL REMAIN SO THROUGHOUT THE REGULAR SEASON & PLAYOFFS.  GO RAVENS!

We have increased our selection of single malt scotch to 25 different offerings; and are doing flights of these and other extraordinary beverages (single barrel bourbons, cognacs and Irish whiskeys).  A delicious way to experiment.

ON TAP MOMENTARILY

Sierra Nevada XXX Anniversary
Stoudt’s Scarlet Lady
Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron
Avery 17th Anniversary
Victory Golden Monkey
Allagash Tripel &

Schneider-Brooklyner Hopfen Weiss is here!

SPECIALS AND $5.99 MENU

MONDAYS ONLY: $5.99 CHICKEN or BEEF QUESADILLA, sautéed onions, Monterey jack, cheddar, salsa, sour cream.
Happy Hour All Night Long!

TUESDAYS ONLY: $5.99  LOADED SHOESTRING FRIES, 4 toppings + melted cheese
$2 Dollar Night (domestic bottles and most imports and some liquor)

WEDNESDAYS ONLY: $5.99 8OZ ANGUS BURGER, lettuce, tomato
Add toppings $0.35 each, fried onions, jalapenos, salsa, ranch dressing, buffalo sauce, bbq sauce.  Swiss, American, provolone or cheddar cheese $0.40. Bacon $0.95
$1.50 Domestic Bottles and $5.25 for All Bombs

THURSDAYS ONLY: $5.99 WINGS (8), tossed in mild, regular, hot, inferno, old bay, honey bbq, or Gen. Tso sauce with celery and bleu cheese or ranch. Ladies Night! Drink & Beer Specials! Shooter Specials!

SUNDAY:  Happy Hour open to close!

SATURDAY,  SEPTEMBER 4,  2010

TODAY’S DRAUGHT LINEUP (as of 4:00pm - changes constantly as kegs kick).

Brewers Alley Kolsch
Victory Hop Devil
Heavy Seas Loose Cannon
Troegs Troegenator
Stoudt’s Gold
Southampton Double White
Stoudt’s Double IPA
Allagash Tripel
Great Divide 16th Anniversary
Pilsner Urquell
Southern Tier Creme Brulee
Avery  The Kaiser
Avery 17th Anniversary
Troegs Dead Reckoning
Brasserie d’Achouffe McChouffe
Saison DuPont
Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron

Every effort will be made to accommodate all musicians who sign up to play on Open Mic Night but it cannot be guaranteed. Thank You.