Barley's Brewing

I should start by saying that I've never eaten the food here. However, I was pleasantly surprised to discover this place, which is south of where I usually stop walking down High Street. They have a great beer selection and a pleasant atmosphere. Nothing particularly special, but it's just a nice place -- a little hidden gem, off the beaten (foot)path.

I ate here a couple of times on a recent business trip because it was open late and close to my hotel. I am a spoiled craft beer person from San Diego, but their wheat beer was fine and went great with the soft pretzels. I also had the pierogi and sausage plate which was decent but probably not as good as you can get elsewhere in C-bus.

Service was a little off-putting - not sure if this was a regional thing, but they pretty much left you alone unless you grabbed their attention. The crowd at the bar was fun when a game was going on, otherwise, it's a pretty mellow vibe.

The perfect place for a beer heist!  Gently poor the beer into these here growlers ya see.  

"There are better things in life than alcohol, but alcohol makes up for not having them."  Sir Terry Pratchett

Came in to Barley's to watch the Lakers/Heat game.  Score...looks like there may be some higher gravity beers here.  Ah yes...I love when some homebrew is afoot.

Topnotch craft beers here!  Every beer avoided lingering notes...the melded flavors remained together for a finish that tasted like the first sip.  This does require drinking faster than your grandma Ethel, however.

The atmosphere of Barley's is thriving with locals, tourists, convention attendees, and some of those trendy peeps.  It all comes together and mixes nicely.

It's not in my neighborhood, but I'll come back next time I'm in town.