The Warwick Tavern has found an unexpected core market: a mix of rabbis, priests, and ministers. Barkeep Jack Berliotz recently noted that religious leaders made up the majority of his customers. “It’s not exactly what you’d expect,” he said on the matter. “They come in groups of three and just exchange anecdotes.”

According to Berliotz, the clergymen’s conversations generally focus on situations wherein their religious differences had resulted in humorous situations, although they are known to discuss how to disarm the various stereotypes which exist with regard to their attitudes toward money, children and intolerance.

The beloved local establishment certainly has its share of characters. “Just yesterday an Englishman, a Scotsman and an Irishman got into quite the argument,” reported Ben Sturgess, a man who often walks into the bar. “And of course there was the time the horse cantered right in."

“They’ve got such long faces,” Sturgess added.

“I think it’s really interesting listening to them discuss the differences and similarities in their religious doctrines,” added local redhead Karen Jenkins. Brunette Marion Helsing was unavailable for comment, while Crystal Sims, a blonde patron, worked to alphabetize her pile of M&M’s.

At press time, Berliotz had enlisted a fellow bartender on shift to help him change a light bulb.

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