Cask of continually disappointed

SanTan Brewery has so much potential.  But ever since the first time I went (shortly after they opened in 2007), I find that I am disappointed almost every time I leave.  The first time I went was with our brand new next door neighbors and their toddler son.  We were literally the only ones in there.  Our neighbor's son was like any other toddler and only had so much attention span.  He sat in a high chair at the end of the table with the 4 of us adults and at one point, the owner came by to ask us to keep him quiet because this "isn't a kid-friendly establishment."  Ummmmm ok, but you do know that you are located in the suburbs, right?  And people in the suburbs often have kids.  So....I'm not sure how this will work out for you.  Also, if you're not kid-friendly, why did you give us a highchair?

The location is great, the food is great and the crowd is great.  Notice I didn't say anything about their beer...

But I keep trying because I really WANT to like them.  It's one of the closest breweries to our house and they have french fries that are to die for.  Anyway, last time I went to SanTan, I saw this sign at the front...

...and I got a little excited at the idea of trying a Thin Mint cask beer because at the time, I was planning something similar for my next batch of homebrew.  I asked the waitress if they had any left and then asked for a sample.  She brought me what I asked for.  I tasted it.  It was good but I didn't detect any mint.  So I ordered one to see if maybe it just took more than a half sip for the full taste to appear.

I should point out that I am attempting this endeavor with a squirmy toddler in tow while waiting on The Husband to arrive.  On a side note: I ordered here a $5 kids meal of chicken tenders which came with 2 chicken tenders and a ramekin (thanks Avery) of applesauce with a soup spoon.  After figuring out how to fit a soup spoon in a ramekin, she plowed through the applesauce.  So I asked my waitress if I could have more applesauce.  Sure.  She brings out a slightly larger ramekin with applesauce.  On my bill....there's a $3 charge for extra applesauce.  What the hell?  Are you people nuts?  I'm drinking my  beer and still searching for the mint.  I'm convinced there is no mint.  But I confirm with my waitress that she brought me a Thin Mint and I order another one just to be sure I wasn't crazy.  Oh, and I might have had two coupons for $0.25 pints.  She brings me the same beer with no hint of mint.

A month or so later, I search for a description of this beer on the interwebs.  Straight from the SanTan website, I learn: "Thin Mint: We added some fresh mint leaves to Sex Panther, and the resulting chocolate/mint flavor is reminiscent of many people’s favorite annual cookie offering."

The Sex Panther is a double chocolate porter.  Does the photo above look like a double chocolate porter?  Nope.  I now am able to confirm what I thought previously ... the waitress brought me the wrong beer, TWICE.  

Come on SanTan.  Get it together.