Comments on: PoP Preview – Birch & Barley and Church Key – Grand Opening Thursday!

By: Petworth Newbie

Petworth Newbie — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:41:11 +0000

Wow! Loving it.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:22:03 +0000

I went by last night and liked the place a lot. The beer list is very impressive – lots of the best beers from across the US and world and across different styles are covered. A bit on the pricey side given the relatively small pours, but not too bad. Food menu looked good and reasonably priced, although we didn’t order anything. The upstairs bar was very crowded last night and it was a bit challenging to get a beer, but I’m sure that was mostly due to the fact that it was opening night. Staff seemed very nice too.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:51:13 +0000

Jeannette has done a fantastic job getting this resturant open. All of her hard work has paid off. It will be a huge success

By: Truxton K

Truxton K — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:00:10 +0000

Just got back from soft opening. The staff was totally in the weeds but was still friendly and cool. Only taps tonight, at least while I was there. Their limited selection is better than most places full offering. Very loungy space for a beer bar but I like it. Two minor quibbles: no hooks under the bar for coats/bags and too many TVs in the bar. Otherwise, the place is awesome and I am very happy to finally see it open.

By: a strange

a strange — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:13:55 +0000

Looks amazing! LOTS OF BEER! YEAH!!!

By: Nichole

Nichole — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:20:42 +0000

Fritz has the beer list: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/goingoutgurus/2009/10/whats_on_tap_at_birch_barley_a.html

By: reflexive

reflexive — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:56:34 +0000

ugh. so many beers. so many bars. so little time…………

seriously. that place looks effing hot!

By: Bitter Elitist

Bitter Elitist — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:49:35 +0000

dreas Says:

October 22nd, 2009 at 10:08 am
It’s like everything Brickskeller is not: clean, bright, nicely decorated, in-stock menu items, and (presumably) good food and pleasant service!

**hee hee

When I went there I had brown stuff on my menu and got my 3rd choice of beer.

By: RD

RD — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:45:14 +0000

drool

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:30:29 +0000

monkeyrotica: They might not have Beamish, but they’ll probably have something interesting. Rustico seems to always have a pretty interesting American micro stout, and it isn’t always some Imperial Russian monster. Last time I was there I had a nice Irish stout from Victory (I think). 3.7% ABV or so, good session beer.

“Church key” is a name for those old-timey bottle openers. It appears that several people have found it to be a clever name for a beer bar.