May 20, 2004
An Old Friend
Do you remember Bardo?
It was a quirky place. Descended from Amdo and Roratonga Rodeo, Bardo Rodeo filled a huge gaping hole in the Arlington/DC beer scene. And by gaping, I mean gaping: the place sat 1100 people.
It was inside a car dealership, the old Olmstead Oldsmobile on Wilson Blvd. It was monstrously huge. The beer was great, the food not so much. Stories abound of people ordering pizza delivered to their table. By Dominos.
The quirkiness extended from the location to the decor to the beers themselves. Because it used to be a car dealership, an old car was jut in half. One half was turned into an advertisement for the place, firmly planted in the asphalt outside the entrance. The other half was turned into a juke box.
The beers had quirky names and tastes, as well. James Brown Ale was always a favorite. American Headlight, in keeping with the car theme, was the light beer. Then there was the strong and award winning White Lightnin'! What a great brew. And they had the best happy hour: from 11a until 7p. $2 pints. I spent many a day there.
Well, after that long ramble, I get to the point. Bardo closed down a while back, the brew house having been moved off site. It tried to reopen, and eventually came back as Dr. Dremo.
It tried to be different things. They tried a 24 hour format. A sushi bar. But, most recently and most successfully, it has become what it always was: an excellent beer house.
They have about 36 beers, most of them excellent, on tap. They have no hard liquor. They have a small, but decent menu. And they have the old Bardo beers.
Sometimes, it is good to rediscover an old friend.
Posted by Samer at May 20, 2004 08:20 PM
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