From Brickskeller to Bier Baron

By Associated Press

The bar formerly known as Brickskeller, renowned beyond Washington for its huge beer menu, will reopen as the Bier Baron.



New owner Megan Merrifield says the bar will officially open Wednesday evening. She says that at the opening 350 different kinds of beer left over from Brickskeller will be part of a special “Brickskeller blowout” menu. Brickskeller closed earlier this month. Merrifield says the name was suggested by a friend of hers and that it was “easy to remember.”

The bar has been open since 1957 and has been listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for its selection of about 1,200 beers.

Information from: WTOP-FM