Best places to drink at in the DC area

[wml7]

What do you guys find so special about Duffy's? I'll give you that it's close to the club. But the food menu is basic, the beer menu is basic, and the jukebox is uninteresting. Good stop off before a show, but I'd never choose to go there for the sake of going there.

that's how I see it too it's just a good place to go to before a show.  Not sure how it is any other night 

[Ardamus]

damn, i'm trippin'. i've been to Duffy's before. enjoyed myself by playing darts half drunk. i just never remember the name of that spot.

[hutch]

Asylum was one of my faves for many years. Saturdays at 5 pm... they used to have quarter beers then (first Shiner then MGD but recently they switched to Natural Light and I just can't go for that no can do)...

I used to love going there... I'd take whatever records/cds I'd managed to score at CD Game Exchange and hang out there for a few quarter beers....maybe even a 75 cent beer.. but I just can't stand that natural light shit..

[Bagley]

Agreed, the beer selection at Duffys is mediocre at best. Honestly I was a little taken back when our waitress replied to my inquiry about a pale ale on draft that no they did not carry any. However, I later realized that like any decent irish drinking establishment they did of course have Bass on tap.....the buffalo wings are the best in town though....since i'm out in the md burbs, the best I got is Dogfish Head in Gaithersburg but I prefer the Big Hunt when I get into DC...looking forward to checking out Churchkey in the near future

[StoneTheCrow]

The wings at Duffys are OK but if I only want a beer before a show I'll head somewhere else.

I did have the Shepherd's Pie at Duffy's once.  Not bad.

[grover.37]

There's a new sheriff in town: www.churchkeydc.com.  500 bottles / 50 taps / 5 casks.

Less than a mile walking from the Club!

It just opened yesterday.  Here is the opening night tap list:

http://dcbeer.com/2009/10/22/whats-on-tap-ahem-the-birch-and-barley-churchkey-tap-list/

CRISP
Delicate Fruit
Bear Republic Global Kolsch Bear Republic Brewing Company American Blonde Ale California 4.8%
Gaffel Kölsch Privatbrauerei Gaffel Becker & Co. Kölsch Germany 4.8%

Malt Accented
Brooklyn Lager Brooklyn Brewery Amber Lager New York 5.2%
Hofstetten Hochzeitsbier von 1810 Brauerei Hofstetten Krammer Märzen/Oktoberfest Austria 6.3%

Brisk Hoppiness
EKU Pils Kulmbacher Brauerei German Pilsener Germany 5.0%
Hopfenkönig Brewery Castle Eggenberg German Pilsener Austria 5.1%
Mahr?s Ungespundet-hefetrüb Mahr?s Bräu Kellerbier Germany 5.2%
My Antonia Birra del Borgo w/ Sam Calagione (Dogfish Head) Imperial Pilsener Italy 7.5%
Prima Pils Victory Brewing Company German Pilsener Pennsylvania 5.3%

HOP
Malty Backbone
Hop Head Red Ale Green Flash Brewing Company American Amber Ale California 6.4%

Bold, Herbal & Citric
12th Release Harvest Wet Hop Ale Sierra Nevada Brewing Company American Fresh Hop Ale California 6.7%
A Little Sumpin? Extra! Ale Lagunitas Brewing Company AmericanImperial IPA California 8.8%
Avery India Pale Ale Avery Brewing Company American IPA Colorado 6.3%
Glacier Harvest ?09 Wet Hop Ale Harpoon Brewing Company American Fresh Hop Ale Massachusetts 6.7%
Gordon Oskar Blues Grill & Brewery American Imperial IPA Colorado 8.7%
Heavy Seas Loose Cannon Clipper City Brewing Company American IPA Maryland 7.3%
Sierra Nevada Anniversary Ale Sierra Nevada Brewing Company American IPA California 5.9%
Smuttynose IPA ?Finest Kind? Smuttynose Brewing Company American IPA New Hampshire 6.9%
Stone Pale Ale Stone Brewing Company American Pale Ale California 5.4%
Two Hearted Ale Bell?s Brewery American IPA Michigan 7.1%

MALT
Toasty & Nutty
Bonator Klosterbrauerei Weissenohe Doppelbock Dunkel Germany 8.2%
Christoffel Bokbier Bierbrouwerij Sint Christoffel Dunkles Bock Netherlands 7.8%
Climax Nut Brown Climax Brewing Company Northern English Brown Ale New Jersey 4.8%
Old Man Ale Coniston Brewing Company Northern English Brown Ale England 5.0%
Uerige ?Sticke? Alt Uerige Obergärige Hausbrauerei Dusseldorf Sticke Alt Germany 6.0%

Fruit & Toffee
La Claymore Le Trou du Diable Scotch Ale/ Wee Heavy Quebec 9.0%
Palo Santo Marron Dogfish Head Craft Brewery American Brown Ale Delaware 12.0%
Third Coast Old Ale 2008 Bell?s Brewing Company English Strong Ale Michigan 10.2%

ROAST
Soft & Silky
Gonzo Imperial Porter Flying Dog Brewery Baltic Porter Maryland 7.8%
Obamagang Brewery Ommegang Belgian Stout New York 6.2%
Vertical Epic Ale 09.09.09 Stone Brewing Company Belgian Stout California 8.9%

Dark & Dry
Canadian Breakfast Stout Founders Brewing Company American Imperial Stout Michigan 9.4%
Nøgne Ø Porter Nøgne Ø Robust Porter Norway 7.0%
Otter Creek Russian Imperial Stout Otter Creek Brewing Russian Imperial Stout Vermont 10.6%
Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale Stone Brewing Company Black IPA California 8.7%

SMOKE
Subtle Smoulder
New Holland Smoked Rye Bock New Holland Brewing Company Smoked Beer Michigan 6.2%

Spicy & Meaty
Aecht Schlenkerla Urbock Unfiltered Brauerei Heller-Trum Bamberg Rauchbier Dunkles Bock Germany 6.6%

FRUIT & SPICE
Bright
Allagash White Allagash Brewing Company Witbier Maine 5.2%
Ayinger Bräu Weisse Privatbrauerei Franz Inselkammer Hefeweizen Germany 6.0%
Dogma BrewDog Gruit Ale (Pale) w/ honey, kola nut, poppyseed Scotland 8.5%
Kasteel Triple Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck Tripel Belgium 11.0%
La Trappe Isid?or Bierbrouwerij De Koningshoeven Belgian Strong Pale Ale Netherlands 7.5%
Uerige Weizen Uerige Obergärige Hausbrauerei Hefeweizen Germany 4.7%

Dark
Adoration Ale Brewery Ommegang Belgian Strong Dark Ale New York 10.0%
Aventinus Private Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn Weizenbock Dunkel Germany 8.2%
Brother Thelonius North Coast Brewing Company Dubbel California 9.0%
Gouden Carolus Classic ? EXCLUSIVE Brouwerij Het Anker Belgian Strong Dark Ale Belgium 8.5%

TART & FUNKY
Delicate
1809 Berliner Style Weisse Brauerei Weihenstephan, Fritz Briem Berliner Weissbier Germany 5.0%
Leipziger Gose Gasthaus & Gosebrauerei Bayerischer Bahnhof Gose Germany 4.5%

Fruity & Vinous
Petrus Oud Bruin Brouwerij Bavik Flanders Oud Bruin Belgium 5.5%

CASK LINEUP:

MALT:
English Strong Ale: Old Engine Oil matured in casks formerly used to mature Highland Park Single-Malt Whisky for 40 years
Ola Dubh Special 40 Year Reserve ? Harviestoun Brewery ? 8.0 % ? Scotland
$7(4 OZ.)/ $14 (10 0Z.)

ROAST:
American Imperial Stout: Imperial Stout aged in casks formerly used to mature Isle of Arran Single-Malt Whisky casks for 6 months
Paradox Isle of Arran ? BrewDog ? 10 % ? Scotland
$4 (4 OZ.)/ $9 (12 OZ.)

HOP:
American Strong Ale: Double Bastard ? Stone Brewing Company ? California ? 10.5 %
$3 (4 OZ.)/ $7.5 (12 OZ.)

FRUIT & SPICE:
Tripel: Tripel aged in casks formerly used to mature Jim Beam Bourbon
Allagash Curieux ? Allagash Brewing Company ? 11.0 % ? Maine
$3 (4 oz.)/ $6.5 (13 oz.)

Gruit Ale (Pale): Brewed with pumpkin and spices
Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale ? Weyerbacher Brewing Company ? Pennsylvania ? 8.0 %
$2 (4 OZ.)/ $6 (14 OZ.)

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

What do you guys find so special about Duffy's? I'll give you that it's close to the club.

I don't think any of us defend it as anything else then "decent," "close to the club," and "way cheaper beer/alcohol then the club itself."

[Ardamus]

There's a new sheriff in town: www.churchkeydc.com.  500 bottles / 50 taps / 5 casks.

Less than a mile walking from the Club!

It just opened yesterday.  Here is the opening night tap list:

http://dcbeer.com/2009/10/22/whats-on-tap-ahem-the-birch-and-barley-churchkey-tap-list/

CRISP
Delicate Fruit
Bear Republic Global Kolsch Bear Republic Brewing Company American Blonde Ale California 4.8%
Gaffel Kölsch Privatbrauerei Gaffel Becker & Co. Kölsch Germany 4.8%

Malt Accented
Brooklyn Lager Brooklyn Brewery Amber Lager New York 5.2%
Hofstetten Hochzeitsbier von 1810 Brauerei Hofstetten Krammer Märzen/Oktoberfest Austria 6.3%

Brisk Hoppiness
EKU Pils Kulmbacher Brauerei German Pilsener Germany 5.0%
Hopfenkönig Brewery Castle Eggenberg German Pilsener Austria 5.1%
Mahr?s Ungespundet-hefetrüb Mahr?s Bräu Kellerbier Germany 5.2%
My Antonia Birra del Borgo w/ Sam Calagione (Dogfish Head) Imperial Pilsener Italy 7.5%
Prima Pils Victory Brewing Company German Pilsener Pennsylvania 5.3%

HOP
Malty Backbone
Hop Head Red Ale Green Flash Brewing Company American Amber Ale California 6.4%

Bold, Herbal & Citric
12th Release Harvest Wet Hop Ale Sierra Nevada Brewing Company American Fresh Hop Ale California 6.7%
A Little Sumpin? Extra! Ale Lagunitas Brewing Company AmericanImperial IPA California 8.8%
Avery India Pale Ale Avery Brewing Company American IPA Colorado 6.3%
Glacier Harvest ?09 Wet Hop Ale Harpoon Brewing Company American Fresh Hop Ale Massachusetts 6.7%
Gordon Oskar Blues Grill & Brewery American Imperial IPA Colorado 8.7%
Heavy Seas Loose Cannon Clipper City Brewing Company American IPA Maryland 7.3%
Sierra Nevada Anniversary Ale Sierra Nevada Brewing Company American IPA California 5.9%
Smuttynose IPA ?Finest Kind? Smuttynose Brewing Company American IPA New Hampshire 6.9%
Stone Pale Ale Stone Brewing Company American Pale Ale California 5.4%
Two Hearted Ale Bell?s Brewery American IPA Michigan 7.1%

MALT
Toasty & Nutty
Bonator Klosterbrauerei Weissenohe Doppelbock Dunkel Germany 8.2%
Christoffel Bokbier Bierbrouwerij Sint Christoffel Dunkles Bock Netherlands 7.8%
Climax Nut Brown Climax Brewing Company Northern English Brown Ale New Jersey 4.8%
Old Man Ale Coniston Brewing Company Northern English Brown Ale England 5.0%
Uerige ?Sticke? Alt Uerige Obergärige Hausbrauerei Dusseldorf Sticke Alt Germany 6.0%

Fruit & Toffee
La Claymore Le Trou du Diable Scotch Ale/ Wee Heavy Quebec 9.0%
Palo Santo Marron Dogfish Head Craft Brewery American Brown Ale Delaware 12.0%
Third Coast Old Ale 2008 Bell?s Brewing Company English Strong Ale Michigan 10.2%

ROAST
Soft & Silky
Gonzo Imperial Porter Flying Dog Brewery Baltic Porter Maryland 7.8%
Obamagang Brewery Ommegang Belgian Stout New York 6.2%
Vertical Epic Ale 09.09.09 Stone Brewing Company Belgian Stout California 8.9%

Dark & Dry
Canadian Breakfast Stout Founders Brewing Company American Imperial Stout Michigan 9.4%
Nøgne Ø Porter Nøgne Ø Robust Porter Norway 7.0%
Otter Creek Russian Imperial Stout Otter Creek Brewing Russian Imperial Stout Vermont 10.6%
Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale Stone Brewing Company Black IPA California 8.7%

SMOKE
Subtle Smoulder
New Holland Smoked Rye Bock New Holland Brewing Company Smoked Beer Michigan 6.2%

Spicy & Meaty
Aecht Schlenkerla Urbock Unfiltered Brauerei Heller-Trum Bamberg Rauchbier Dunkles Bock Germany 6.6%

FRUIT & SPICE
Bright
Allagash White Allagash Brewing Company Witbier Maine 5.2%
Ayinger Bräu Weisse Privatbrauerei Franz Inselkammer Hefeweizen Germany 6.0%
Dogma BrewDog Gruit Ale (Pale) w/ honey, kola nut, poppyseed Scotland 8.5%
Kasteel Triple Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck Tripel Belgium 11.0%
La Trappe Isid?or Bierbrouwerij De Koningshoeven Belgian Strong Pale Ale Netherlands 7.5%
Uerige Weizen Uerige Obergärige Hausbrauerei Hefeweizen Germany 4.7%

Dark
Adoration Ale Brewery Ommegang Belgian Strong Dark Ale New York 10.0%
Aventinus Private Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn Weizenbock Dunkel Germany 8.2%
Brother Thelonius North Coast Brewing Company Dubbel California 9.0%
Gouden Carolus Classic ? EXCLUSIVE Brouwerij Het Anker Belgian Strong Dark Ale Belgium 8.5%

TART & FUNKY
Delicate
1809 Berliner Style Weisse Brauerei Weihenstephan, Fritz Briem Berliner Weissbier Germany 5.0%
Leipziger Gose Gasthaus & Gosebrauerei Bayerischer Bahnhof Gose Germany 4.5%

Fruity & Vinous
Petrus Oud Bruin Brouwerij Bavik Flanders Oud Bruin Belgium 5.5%

CASK LINEUP:

MALT:
English Strong Ale: Old Engine Oil matured in casks formerly used to mature Highland Park Single-Malt Whisky for 40 years
Ola Dubh Special 40 Year Reserve ? Harviestoun Brewery ? 8.0 % ? Scotland
$7(4 OZ.)/ $14 (10 0Z.)

ROAST:
American Imperial Stout: Imperial Stout aged in casks formerly used to mature Isle of Arran Single-Malt Whisky casks for 6 months
Paradox Isle of Arran ? BrewDog ? 10 % ? Scotland
$4 (4 OZ.)/ $9 (12 OZ.)

HOP:
American Strong Ale: Double Bastard ? Stone Brewing Company ? California ? 10.5 %
$3 (4 OZ.)/ $7.5 (12 OZ.)

FRUIT & SPICE:
Tripel: Tripel aged in casks formerly used to mature Jim Beam Bourbon
Allagash Curieux ? Allagash Brewing Company ? 11.0 % ? Maine
$3 (4 oz.)/ $6.5 (13 oz.)

Gruit Ale (Pale): Brewed with pumpkin and spices
Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale ? Weyerbacher Brewing Company ? Pennsylvania ? 8.0 %
$2 (4 OZ.)/ $6 (14 OZ.)

Damn, looks like they're trying to compete with Brickseller in Dupont with a selection like that. I will definitely check this spot out.

What do you guys find so special about Duffy's? I'll give you that it's close to the club.

I don't think any of us defend it as anything else then "decent," "close to the club," and "way cheaper beer/alcohol then the club itself."

True. One of my ex-girls wanted to get into a show at 930 that I wasn't pressed to get into so, I ended up wasting a rack of hours there drinking beer, watching sports, and playing darts. The location of it is what makes it what it is I think.

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

True. One of my ex-girls wanted to get into a show at 930 that I wasn't pressed to get into so, I ended up wasting a rack of hours there drinking beer, watching sports, and playing darts. The location of it is what makes it what it is I think.

Yeah, I think at least once a year I turn up sitting there watching a Michigan football game because my friend around the corner doesn't have TV.

[imbecile]

A couple decent selections from Bell's brewery and very solid cask-conditioned ales along with quite a few interesting choices.  I may have to make an attempt at heading here earlier than anticipated.

I'd been waiting for a tap list since I heard this place was opening, only recently.

Thanks for posting it.

[James Ford]

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