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Time and again you see R.F.D. and Brickskeller touting themselves as THE places to go for beer in this town. As some of you already know, I call bullshit on them. My visits to RFD have shrunk to almost a trickle since they've opened because they never have any real ale available. Right now, their website claims: "While we regularly feature Great Britians finest examples of cask ales we also contract our favorite American craft brewers to supply us with their favorite recipes brewed as Real Ales which we serve directly from the firkin thru our gravity pour tap at the proper serving temperatures." There are a handful of folk here who enjoy drinking real ale. I would like to ask those of you who do, to please use this spot to post when you visited and what real ale they had on tap when you went in. Even if you're not in the mood for a drink, but you're walking by, I encourage you to just pop in and ask the friendly barkeep, "Hey, what real ales you got on tap?" Chances are you'll post something like I'm about to do. Friday, December 23, 2005. 6:10 p.m. "Hi, what real ales do you have tonight?" "Oh, I'm sorry, we've got nothing on right now." Let's hear your RFD/Brickskeller stories. As far as I see it, DA is full of BS. -
I'm really excited for this. It'll actually give me a reason to venture into G'town for a night out. I don't understand the people who order macros at the Brick, either, but I would guess that they sell more of that than anything else. It's not uncommon to walk by a table and spy a sea of Miller/Bud/Yuengling/Corona empties; amidst this mess there will be one guy with a bunch of Belgians and English vintage ales in front of him. Hmm, which one of them said earlier that night, "Hey, guys, I have an idea: lets head on over to the Brickskeller!" -
After a long afternoon of museum going, one needs a beer. Bierocracy is conveniently located a couple blocks from MoMA PS 1. Low lighting, long communal tables, good selection of German and Czech style beers. The soft pretzels are well worth ordering, while the seasoned fries were fine (would have liked a little tub of mayo instead of ketchup). I enjoyed the Bayreuther Zwick'l (Rustic, copper-colored lager with a sweet, caramel-like body that finishes with just a slight bite). Beers come in a fun collection of mugs and bier steins. On an early Saturday evening (6pm-ish), plenty of young families and kids having fun along with someone celebrating a birthday, things were starting to get crowded when we left around 8:30pm. Overall seemed like a fun neighborhood place to gather some friends and drink a couple of beers. -
I read something somewhere that a change in ownership was involved, so Daniel may not be a part of this anymore. Also maybe I'm just being naive but is it fair to assume that "sud" refers to beer suds? -
Old Town Pour House opened in Crown a month or two ago. I have had the chance to check it out twice. The Caps won on the first visit, and lost (in overtime) on the second. The space is very well done with a very high ceiling. There is an outside seating area which looks pretty comfortable. Inside, there are big windows to match the high ceilings, some of which open to the outside. There is a small separated "non bar" space with table, but the majority of the space is the "bar" with ample tables and booths and a huge bar. Tons of big TVs, and during the games I have been at, they have a DJ that plays music/funny videos during commercial breaks. On the design side, the one drawback for me is that it is very loud. They have a ton of drafts, both beer and wine (I think about 100) this is unheard of in Montgomery County. Prices are decent (not the best, not the worst, but fair) and they have a really good selection, including some things which I would classify as hard to come by (especially in Montgomery County). They have a rating system on their website and if a beer is highly rated it stays. The food was above average bar food. I had the fried cheese curds both on the first and second visit, they were battered and fried to perfection with a side of a smoked tomato sauce which was a good complement. Also had the nachos, which were an interpretation with fried wontons as the chips, duck confit, some white beans ,a cheese sauce, sliced fresh jalapenos, and other stuff which escapes me. They were good, but I think I prefer a traditional style. I also had the burger, which was really good, cooked to temperature, with tomato, lettuce, cheddar, and onion rings--very tasty. It came with a side of fries that were really good. My friend had the burnt end brisket sandwich--it looked really good and he enjoyed it. It gets pretty busy and they do take reservations (even for a table in the bar area), so call ahead and reserve something if you know you will be there when a game is on, or when you expect it would be busy. Will definitely be back.
