Barley's, the popular bar and grill on the 100 Block in Council Bluffs, celebrated 24 years in business last month. Here, owner Matt Johnson talks about the journey.
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From left, Sophie Myers, Alice Christensen, owner Matt Johnson and Jessie Stein pose for a portrait inside Barley’s on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. The popular 100 Block bar and grill celebrated its 24th anniversary last month.
From left, Corrine Youngblood, Julie Stueve, Shirley Gift and Marilee Fischer chat at a table inside Barley's before the start of the Shamrock Shuffle 5k fun run and walk in downtown Council Bluffs on March 18, 2017.
Matt Johnson, owner of Barley’s, hoists a pair of bolt cutters as he prepares to open a locked cooler full of Budweiser bottles, which were promised free to bar patrons upon the first Nebraska football win of the season back in October 2018.
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Jessie Stein pours a beer inside Barley's on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025.
Barley's, the popular bar and grill on the 100 Block in Council Bluffs, celebrated 24 years in business last month. Here, owner Matt Johnson t…
From left, Sophie Myers, Alice Christensen, owner Matt Johnson and Jessie Stein pose for a portrait inside Barley’s on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. The popular 100 Block bar and grill celebrated its 24th anniversary last month.
Matt Johnson, owner of Barley’s, hoists a pair of bolt cutters as he prepares to open a locked cooler full of Budweiser bottles, which were promised free to bar patrons upon the first Nebraska football win of the season back in October 2018.
From left, Corrine Youngblood, Julie Stueve, Shirley Gift and Marilee Fischer chat at a table inside Barley's before the start of the Shamrock Shuffle 5k fun run and walk in downtown Council Bluffs on March 18, 2017.
