Last Thursday some Brooklyn Skeptic members tried out a bar called The Cherry Tree, located on 4th Avenue and Bergen Street. When first recommended we try this place out, my first thought was, “I like that name. The Cherry Tree.” Then my second thought was, “I’ve never been to a bar on 4th Ave.” Then my third thought was, “will the trek be worth it? It’s pretty humid out.” The answer to this question is yes, it is so very worth it.
The Cherry Tree has some great offerings, including a nice collection of draught beers ($5-$6). And although they turned the tap off of my first two choices at a fairly early hour (Blue Point and another good beer that I can’t remember), they still had a nice variety to choose from. (I went with the Brooklyn Oktoberfest. Delish.) But more importantly, drinks here are served in nice, big mugs. I thought the mugs looked bigger than regular pint glasses, but plainclothesman argued they’re just shaped differently. Either way, these drinking devices will 1) get you drunk, and 2) are comparable to the glasses used by the residents of Middle Earth, bringing us all that much closer to Tolkien.
But the rustic influence does not end there. The Cherry Tree’s back patio has Medieval Times written all over it. And honestly, who doesn’t love that? Nice long wooden tables are provided, along with lit candles creating a lovely, almost poetic, feel. In addition to this are two stone pits, which may or may not be used for TCT’s monthly pig roasting…that’s just a (hopeful) theory of mine. And right in the middle of the backyard is the biggest chess board these mortal eyes of mine have ever seen. Had I felt as ambitious as Ron Weasly in The Sorcerer’s Stone, I might have tried my hand at the game. I don’t care if it’s just there for show, someone, somewhere, will play that chess board and I will be there to witness it in all its oversized glory, as I take sips from my oversized mug, with my oversized head.
All in all, I have no ill words to say about The (Cherie Johnson) Tree, only that perhaps their outdoor patio could stay open a little later…the BK Skeps were kicked out at midnight. But I suppose it was for the best, since we all had our day jobs to go to the next day. (Boo.) (Tear.)
PS. I just realized Cherie Johnson used her bio name for her “Punky Brewster” character, Cherie Johnson. Hot.
also notably fantastic about this place was that our beers of choice, the brooklyn oktober and the arrogant bastard were on sale for $3 a glass!
AND, they sell pitchers of all their delicious beers, not just the crappy ones, like many other bars.
AND, they have a monthly pig roast!
AND the bar charmed me enough to dude it up and watch football (for a whole fifteen minutes!)
AND, if you order a hummus plate on Friday night, it will take 40 minutes to get to you despite being hummus and pita on a plate.
AND the bartender won’t even notice you when trying to alert her to above fact despite standing at the bar for 15 minutes.
I should note that I love this bar most of the time.
hahahaha, your oversized head.
I also loved this bar and was pretty dismayed at how long the bartender literally stood there talking on the phone right in front of me before asking me what kind of beer i wanted…I was starting to get the shakes.
this place blows. if i wanted funnels and drunken loudmouths spilling beer all over me, i’d crash frat parties. just horrendous.
Its crazy where big actor and actresses come from. some start so little! like Cherie Johnson from this show has done a ton of acting since then! shes in this new movie called Dead Tone i think…