December 30, 2011
Great ambiance in a cool old building with marble columns - classy. Otherwise, it’s exactly what you’d expect from any other Gordon Biersch: mediocre food, beer, and service. But it’s really close to the Smithsonian.

December 1, 2011
Great interior. Jam packed on a Thursday at 5 PM before a Caps game. Seasonal was a weizenbock. Ordered it by name and the bargirl had no idea what I was talking about, so I had to point. Too crowded to try the food. I’ll have to come back.

February 27, 2011
A large and open brewery very close to the Smithsonian American Art Museum F Street entrance. The beers are typical Gordon Biersch beers.

February 20, 2011 [ Updated June 12, 2011 ]
Score reflects the fact they spilled beer on me (The same event that DiarmaidBHK refers to). In fairness, the service was otherwise good and the Manager offered to pay to have my clothes laundered. Updated June 12 2011 - I gave them another shot and they still disappointed. I had brunch which consisted of some very dry french toast and a schwarzbier that would have been better if it didn’t have those charcoal notes. I doubt I’ll give them a third chance to disappoint me. On a positive note, they didn’t spill beer on me this time! So they’ve got that going for them.

February 19, 2011
Good place to grab some quality brews when you are wandering around downtown. Decent food, but the prices are a bit higher than I would normally pay if there weren’t good beer involved.

February 3, 2011
big old bank converted into a brewery. focus on german beers. 6 beer sampler for 5.50, so there is that. beers were decent enough.

January 3, 2011 [ Updated June 14, 2011 ]
Other than the dramatic interior, this place was pretty boring. In fairness I had to deduct points when the server spilled beer all over my sister. (Updated June 14, 2011)The things we do for the beer ticks. I tried the sampler. Was not impressed by any of their offerings. The bank building vibe still impresses but the beers were indifferently made. As was the food. I ordered fish and chips. The chips had been sitting around a bit since they weren’t the same temperature as the fish. The breading on the fish was very crunchy and added nothing to the taste. The service at the bar was nothing to get excited about either. This is tourist beer. I can’t see anybody coming here regularly.

August 10, 2010
A good place to check out after the spy musuem (or if there is a line). We were very pleased with the food, but disappointed with the beer selection. I guess they were in between seasonals. The Hefeweizen and Schwarzbier were good, the others were average.

November 21, 2009
Stopped in on our way walking back to our hotel from the ChopHouse Brewery. had I known we were stopping here I would have left room for the garlic fries - an absolute must for any first-time GB patron. I was a little disappointed in their beer selection. They only had a golden, hefeweizen, Marzen and a seasonal (which escapes me right now) on tap. The hefeweizen was good but not great. The restaurant looks interesting - set in an old bank building. Stop in if you’re in the neighborhood.

September 11, 2009
The beer was good but not memorable. There wasn’t a stout or anything darker than a seasonal red beer that they had. This was very convenient, right across the street from the Spy Museum and not far from down town. We sat at the bar and it wasn’t very busy for a Saturday night. The bartenders were very nice and we had a great time. TRY THE GARLIC FRIES!!!