Rocky Sullivan's / Liberty Heights Tap

Subject: thumbs down to rocky's

When I asked for a six point and was offered a Budweiser instead, I expressed mild disappointment and was told: "there was a yuppie bar down the street." I'll not be giving my money to Rocky's.

I was there yesterday and they had 2 six points on tap and some other beers. $6 a pint seemed a buck too much, but whatever. There was a small brunch crowd and everyone seemed really neighborly and friendly.
This was during the day though.

Oi, rudeboi! Not all of us are trustafarians.

Actually, on this site I gather that most are working people that don't have family money. That describes me and my friends.

But whatever, is it so hard to have Six Point and Guinness and whatever bilgwater Bud you want - all on tap? Do the new owners, just in from their Manhattan bar, hate the previous clientele from Liberty Tap Room? The new Rocky's is next door to a local brewery with great beer - you accusing Six Point of some yuppie monster thing? wtf?

I don't follow what you were talking about with the kegs half price stuff. Are you saying Guinness is half the price of Six Point? or Bud?

Subject: rocky sullivan's/liberty heights tap

i think what rudeboi is referring to is that Steve of Liberty Heights is also the landlord of the brewery, and was getting the kegs of Sixpoint for major discount and could afford to charge less; when Rocky's took over, the keg price went way up. (And i think that distributors give deals on kegs of guinness et al that smaller breweries can't afford to, so craft brews are probably more expensive t stock). I've asked and most of the bartenders seem to be fans of the local brew (except for one, who REALLY doesn't like it) and i think they are committed to keeping two sixpoints on tap all the time. and the feeling is you can't have an irish-ish bar without guinness. and some people actually like bud. I knew the owners from the pub in manhattan -- chris byrne is a brooklyn guy and always talked about opening a place in his home borough and i was psyched when they moved here. i hope that the problems are just growing pains -- i think that the shortages are at least partially due to the fact that business is uneven and hard to predict. red hook on a cold tuesday night can make for a very empty place still and i think they are having trouble anticipating the busy nights and therefore run out. i hope that's all it is.