Source: Washington City Paper Young & Hungry
Bill Perry’s new brewpub doesn’t accept tips.
The Public Option isn’t your average brewpub. Its owner, Bill Perry, was previously a photo librarian for National Geographic. The production is itty-bitty: Perry, a longtime homebrewer, only brews one barrel at a time. He jokes that the brewpub will never even be a pico-brewery.
But what makes the Public Option, located at 1601 Rhode Island Ave. NE, really different from other brewpubs—and nearly every bar and restaurant in the city, for that matter—is what happens when you get your check. You’ll be charged $7 for a Belgian-style ale or coffee ...