Barrel Republic Carlsbad

Unfortunately, this previously 5-star self-serve beer restaurant has permanently closed its doors. Wishing the fantastic staff all the best for the future.

Unfortunately, Barrel Republic permanently closed on March 10, 2024. It's a shame, as they had an excellent selection of food and beer.

This is a fantastic restaurant with a wonderful atmosphere. It's conveniently located just down the street, making it a reliable choice for when I want to take friends out.

Went on a Sunday early evening, wasn't super busy. I really enjoyed the playlist.Read on if you would like to know what to expect...When my party entered we were directed to the the order counter to get menus and give credit card to start a tab, if drinking they give you a wrist band to activate taps. Seems you can pick your own table and when you want to order food go back up to the counter (they asked my last name since I already gave my credit card), they then give you a number to set on your table for them to know where to drop of food. There were shelves of different kinds of glasses and you help yourself. To activate a tap place wrist band below screen at bottom right corner, top edge turns green then pour (tip tilt glass side ways a bit for less foam). The screen will let you know your quality of total pours. Most drinks were 50 some cents an oz with some in the 60 cents. When done turn in your wrist band and they will give you total for tab and run the card on file.

We have been here every year on vacation at least once. They have a lot of beer/wine/tea on tap to choose from. You pour as much or as little as you want (self-serve). The first time we were there, they had the bacon popcorn, and we LOVED it, but they no longer serve it ?We always try to go on Mondays for their $9 burgers and fries. They are large enough to share.