The Barrel

Bizarre. Totally ghetto, basically a cargo container outside in the middle of 29th street mall, up the stairs from the theater. No indoor seating, just some heat lamps that weren’t doing much of anything on my visit (unpleasant sitting still with temps in the low/mid-40s, can’t imagine coming here when it’s any colder). Presumably they will close in the winter (???), because it would be miserable here in 20s or even 30s, and good luck smelling or tasting anything at those temps anyway. Decent enough selection of taps, though, including some things I’ve not seen around here before (like Hoppin’ Frog TORIS), so it’d be worth a visit for some ticks, but only on warm days.