September 21, 2009
I was here the night that Michael Jordan was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Brought back lots of memories of how great he was. Anyway. A nice neighborhood pub. 3 or 4 guys working behind the bar. They offered beer flights, pricey ($9ea), but nice. Had a few of those. Overall, the beer selection was very nice. About 100 taps, a cask pull as well I think. Great Divide Yeti, Lips of Faith, Odell, Bells, Goose Island, and Boulevard. A ate a chicken tender wrap. I was tasty. Odd crowd, lots of cougars about the place. 11sept09

July 28, 2009
Barley’s gives a wide selection of beers. The Mug club membership provides more value and perks, especially on Thursdays, Sundays and Mondays. The outdoor patio w tables gives refuge to the smokers.

January 28, 2009
Stopped in last night for a brew and some food. Nice bar atmosphere. 99 taps and real nice bottle selection. Very detailed beer list broken down by style then listed as draft or bottle. Mostly regional micros and normal marcos on tap. Had whole Boulevard Smoke Stack 750s line available. Had Duvel, BCS and several other high quality brews available in bottles. With I could of had a couple more. Had the buffalo Chicken wrap for dinner which was pretty good and prices were decent. Would visit often if I lived in area.

August 11, 2008
I’ve enjoyed Barleys for a few years and what better a place to relax and enjoy from a hundred draft beers or more than fifty bottled beers. The food is great too!

July 5, 2008
Pretty good selection of beers. Many midwest microbreweries. Has a mug club on Monday nights. Newly added outdoor dining area.

January 18, 2008
A good stop for drinking good beer and watching sports. Beer selection is quite good, very broad coverage of decent to good midwest brews on draft. Atmosphere is chain-like w/ more of a family feel than a pub or bar. Food was good but didn’t stand out from the big chains that offer similar venues.

August 3, 2007
Great place to get a pint from one of the local breweries like 75th St, Freestate or Boulevard Brewery. I agree with angie497, sit at the bar wait staff not very helpful. Nice food menu to choose from, can’t go wrong with the pizza’s.

February 18, 2007
Decent selection, really above average for this neck of the woods. If you want to deal with staff that has more knowledge of beer, sit at the bar, not in the restaurant - there’s a big difference in the knowledge level of the bartenders and the general wait staff. In fact, sit at the bar anyway. You can get the same food, better conversation, and avoid the children that occasionally there in the evenings. Or come after dinner on Friday or Saturday night. Despite the description here of young adult & some families, it actually gets more of an adult crowd, so if you’re over 30, you won’t feel like you’re babysitting.

November 7, 2006 [ Updated May 15, 2009 ]
Service was not great when I was there, but the beer selection was decent (though disappointing for a 99 tap joint). They do a pick 5, where you can try 5 different 3-4 oz samples for $8, which I liked. Food was decent. Would have scored higher, but as mentioned in other reviews, these people don’t know squat about beer. I picked Rogue Dead Guy Ale for one of my pick 5’s, they were out, and swapped in Shiner Bock as a similar beer. UPDATE They finally have put their beer list on-line, I added the link to the listing. Not sure on how fresh the list is, but it at least gives you a sense of how A 99 tap bar can still somehow have nothing interesting on.

December 18, 2005 [ Updated March 7, 2006 ]
Beer selection is large but not overly spectacular. Was suprised when she told me that they often run out of the seasonals (sure they promote them in the restauraunt, but there can’t be that many beer adventurers in KC can there?, who knew?) I had a couple of appatizers that were better than beerpub food, but not great by any means either.