May 25, 2011
Reef, to most people who are DC locals, would seem an odd choice to put in ratebeer places. But this is definitely a three story crazy club that happens to really like craft beer for some reason. First floor is some weird jungle shit with weirdos so skip that floor. Second floor is a giant dance club slash aquarium at night with a massive circular bar that has about 15 craft beer taps. When I was there last they had some Jolly Pumpkin La Roja on tap- pretty impressive. Allagash White is obviously a static tap. But really the selection is quite good considering this is a hot night venue in Adam’s Morgan, which is sort of like the Bourbon St of DC. Third floor is a sweet outdoor patio/roof deck but with a limited tap list. I have no idea what is on tap on the bottom floor because I got the fuck out of there as fast as I could. Ambiance is a 5/5 if you like a crazy place to hang out and dance. It is a 0/5 if you are looking for peace in quite. If you are looking for the latter, head over to Black Squirrel.

August 4, 2009
Reef is a solid bar, decent selection, great location. The real bonus this place offers is that, when people want to go out in Adams Morgan, at least Reef will give you a decent beer option.

February 13, 2009
I’ve been here on a couple weekend nights now and have to say that I rather like the atmosphere, which is like a loud bar/club mixed with an aquarium, mixed with a good beer selection. Nothing mind blowing on the menu, but a couple belgian taps, Allagash White and a rotating tap of one of their special releases, A couple good IPA-type beers and some other ales and lagers. The selection was pretty different the two times I have been, which is a definite plus. There are fish tanks everywhere on the second floor, and plenty of tables overlooking the bustling 18th street Adams Morgan nightlife. The heated outside deck on the roof has its own bar with the same selection of taps as downstairs, but they will only serve plastic glasses incase anyone feels like throwing their chalice at a random person on the street below. Bonus that they did serve my De Konink in a stemmed glass even if it was plastic. As a college student going out with friends on the weekend, this offers the best of both worlds: a busy

August 7, 2008
This is a nice place but i have only been on the roof deck. A decent selection of belgian beers is avaliable at high cost. The hemp oil hummas that we got was really good though. Nice joint and its right across the street from my home office.

May 14, 2008
The trendy crowd always turned me off a bit here, with uptight young folks drinking sweet Belgian girly beer from flutes and paying dearly for it. But the beer selection is decent, served in proper glasses (except on the roof). And I always liked the fish and the nice rooftop view. Gives you something to look at when you can’t hear each other talk.

March 19, 2007
Cool place that i just happened to walk into in Adams Morgan. Pretty good tap list. Chimay, De Konick, Clipper City & Hennepin to name a few. Good atmosphere. Didn’t make it upstairs but pretty good place.

August 15, 2006
I liked this place. It had a great ambiance with the fish tanks on the middle level, a great roof top patio, and a loungesque bottom level all along DCs hot strip, Adams Morgan. Nice and clean inside keeps the place classy while still having some beer related decor of taps lining along the ceiling. The people weren’t the greatest, and beware Tuesday night is kareoke. The beer list wasn’t extensive by any means, but only Miller Light as a true macro, and maybe Yuenling. Agree with jeffin7 if you want a table come early. I really liked it, prices a little high, but its adams morgan. Server was great, enthusiastic and funny. No pretention which you can find around the area quite often.

June 4, 2006
This place had a pretty decent selection of beer, from regional ales to belgians on tap. On the roof, the glassware was atrocious, everything was served in ugly pastel colored plastic drinking glasses. Aside from that, the clientele was awful, but fully what I expected from this place. I didn’t like my experience on the roof, and would like to try one of the other levels, if I ever return. The beer selection doesn’t warrant a special trip.

January 19, 2006
We got in at first and were downstairs. There are reefs or kelp hanging from the ceiling with fish tanks all around. It was quite crowded down there but not too hard to get a drink. We finally were allowed upstairs. This was the cool part of the bar. It was a huge room round bar with plenty of standing room. There were a few fish tanks up there. I didn’t like the decor as much as the standing room at the bar where you could camp out and order. They had some decent brews, I was surprised because it didn’t seem like the place to carry micros. $6 for Arrogant Bastard or $5 for Miller Lite? Easy Choice!

May 9, 2005
In the center of Adams Morgan. If your friends want a somewhat trendy "night on the town" type bar and you want at least some decent beer this is a good choice. First level is a small bar and is made to look like you are under a tropical canopy. Second level is much more open and spacious and has tropical fish aquariums and tables spread throughout and a pretty cool center bar. DeKoninck comes in a goblet and Allagash White comes in a long version of a tulip glass. I heard that the third floor is a roof top bar but have not been up there. And at the end of the night you can go across the street and get the biggest slice of pizza you have every seen for $3.50, I have seen medium pizzas smaller then this slice. The website tap list is not always right, when I was there they didn’t have 60min but had another IPA. The tables where like gold in that place around 10:30 when I was there so you may want to go early and scout out a table if you plan to be there for most of the night.