Bears At Barley's

My scruffy friend and I left Tall Gary's Cantina with the recommendation of a local pizza and beer joint with a jalepeno ale.  Bears happen to be fans of all three of these factors: beer, pizza, jalepenos.  Naturally we took the bait and went on a hunt.  Unfortunately, the name of the place we were told was not the name which is present on their sign.  Also, after about an hour of searching for food that was around the corner, we discovered that this was only a branch of the brewery and did not have their jalepeno ale on tap.

Barley's Taproom and Pizzaria

photo from http://www.barleystaproom.com/asheville/

There we were, two bears with no beer and low blood sugar.  The evening was quickly becoming dangerous for humans and bears alike, yet, there was a light at the end of the desperate pizza tunnel which came as a lit sign at the end of Aston street.  As you can imagine, or have perhaps experienced, late in the evening, one beer in, no food, a hunger for both and being a bear, you may eat just about anything and pay exorbitant prices for the most pathetic or disgusting of foods.  In this instance, Bi-polar Bear and I lucked out beautifully.  Like a beacon calling us home, we found a beer and pizza heaven at Barley's Taproom and Pizzeria, Asheville, North Carolina.

The board of beers

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Originally put off by the brainmelting noise level, our stomachs quickly overrode our hesitations, and soon we were blankly starring a waitress in the face.  She understood our needs and brought us a seven dollar margarita pizza, the special that evening, and a board of beer samples.  It was perfect.  The board of bears gave the board of beers a solid 3 out of 4.

Unfortunately we forgot to take one of the menus with us as we left that blessed place, so I don't have any details to share.  All I can say is that I highly recommend this restaurant.  The beer we had was great and Barley's has over 80 different beers to offer with 15 on tap.  The food was fantastic and very reasonably price, at least the special was which we ordered.  The staff friendly and helpful, letting our little bear brain work as little as possible late in the evening to satisfy our hunger and thirst.  Two big bear hugs for Barley's, may I feast my beady eyes on your establishment again someday.