Barley’s Taproom and Pizzeria

September 22, 2008
Great place, I spent most of the evening before 08 brewgrass here. Not sure how old, but classic American building. High ceilings, green metal, White walls with lots of wood. I didn’t venture upstairs Bar is toward the back on the right side. Lots of booths & tables on first floor. Bar probably holds 20 - 25 people. Service was good, when he could the bartender would talk about the local brews with us. Beer selection heavy with western north carolina beer, Pisgah, French Broad, Highland, Catawba, other NC beer was Foothills, Triangle, Duck Rabbit. I split a small pizza with a friend and was perfect for two. Not really a value place, but fairly priced. Great night, definitely a must if in Asheville.

May 4, 2008
I love this place. Some of the best pizza I’ve ever had and always have a great selection of local beers as well as imports. The beers are always rotating so you keep coming back to try more. Tons of bottles to choose from too. All the beers are listed on a menu with complete descriptions of what to expect if you order one.

January 27, 2008
May not be able to give it an honest rating given that it was a very cold and snowy night when we visited, just after New Year’s and there were few folks there. I really like the different Barley’s taprooms so very cool that they are all in wonderful old buildings with cultural/archetectural significance. Service could have been better the night we were there, but again ... timing could have had something to do with it. Will definately go back next time we’re in Asheville. Lots of nice local North CArolina brews on tap which, really, isn’t that what we’re looking for when we visit?

January 21, 2008
A lot of local craft beer on tap with knowledgable staff and one of the best chicken parm sandwiches I’ve ever had. Can’t wait to go back.

December 30, 2007
More taps than I’ve ever seen. All craft, most local. Good food. Busy but good service. What more could you ask for?

December 19, 2007 [ Updated January 8, 2008 ]
The thing I enjoy about Barley’s is the great array of local brews on tap. Of 26 American taps, 17 are from NC breweries bravo! (there is also a German tap, currently Ayinger Brau-Weisse). 42 bottles round out the selection (and I believe there are a few more taps upstairs). This is by no means the widest selection of beers available in Asheville, but hey you can only drink one beer at a time, right? A wonderful atmosphere. We got to hear top-shelf local bluegrass on a Tuesday night, free of cover. Good food (nachos), and the waitstaff is excellent. Not too smoky, either most of the smokers head upstairs.

December 9, 2007
This was a cool place to visit the night before Brewsgrass.Good selection of beers, which were different from upstairs compared to downstairs.The pizza was real good as was the service.

November 17, 2007
Good local selection. No macro crap on tap. Bartender upstairs more knowledegable about beer. Food was fair. Decent place to get a draft beer.

October 10, 2007
My favorite place to visit everytime I am in town. Restaurant and bar downstairs and another bar and about 4 pool tables upstairs. Pizza is pretty darn good too. This place has the most NC brews on tap in the state. Good service, friendly people. Highly Recommended.

September 24, 2007
Pretty big place, with different beers on tap upstairs and down. Tried a bunch of Pisgah, French Broad, and Foothills beers here. Nice atmosphere, with a seemingly good crowd. The bartenders seemed to be pretty knowledgeable about the beer, and nothing seemed overpriced. The pizza was pretty good as well. Seems like a great place to have dinner and try new local stuff on tap. I enjoyed it.