pwndabear said:im going to vehemently disagree with you on macgreggors. they need to clean their tap lines more, their beer is better than most bars but nothing special, the service sucks, and they treat their employees like garbage (no, i havent worked there but it def counts for something)
I am from rochester and moved to buff. I would agree with the Tap and Mallet but The Blue Monk in buffalo has an epic selection.
This one is going to catch a lot of heat, but Small Bar is the best beer bar in San Diego (I'm not sure it's fair to have to only pick one in California).
Pazzo's in Lexington. Instrumental in my beer education and quite possibly the only reason I got through college.
Creek House in Western PA, Monks in Eastern PA
Gingerman in Dallas, the one in NYC isn't that great, there are more kickass beer bars in NYC. Blind Tiger, BXL, DBA, and so many other great places.
El bait shop is amazing.
Hopcat or Graydon's Crossing in Grand Rapids, MI. Hopcat has more beers, but Gradon's has better beers and better food.
Hop Leaf or the Map Room in Chicago. Hop Leaf is closer to Lady Gregory's- AMAZING scotch bar.
I travel for work, so I get to drink in a lot of great bars!
There's a few decent beer bars, but a bunch of good bottle stores. 'City Beer' is an amazing place to get take out bottles. They get fresh Pliny the Elder just about every week.Can anyone chime in on San Fran? Will be there for a week soon. Heard about Toronado on Haight. I too travel a lot for work, loving this thread!
Totally forgot about Kickbacks. Their grilled wings are awesome. Too bad they weren't updating their iphone app with what beers they actually had.A Jacksonville, FL favorite... Kickbacks Gastro Pub. Huge selection of about 60 taps as I recall.
bd2xu said:Can anyone chime in on San Fran? Will be there for a week soon. Heard about Toronado on Haight. I too travel a lot for work, loving this thread!
100% on this plus eculid hall and fresh craft both are great with wonderful food.
JonM -I think you might be thinking of Palm Tavern's sister bar, Sugar Maple - they have 60 taps. Palm Tavern has 25 (I think). Been to both, and while I like Sugar Maple's selection, I love the Palm - best beer bar in Milwaukee.
In my other home state - Hopcat - Grand Rapids, MI. Though I really like going to the Founders taproom, too.
The Happy Gnome in St. Paul, MN. Good selection of craft beers on tap and bottled, and awesome food.
My favorite in Maine has got to be
http://novareresbiercafe.com
Their bottle selection is damn impressive
Agreed'Horse Brass Pub' for Oregon.
http://www.horsebrass.com/
(bonus points for being hop and skip to 'Belmont Station')
Red Light Red Light in Orlando.
Ashley's in Ann Arbor is the best one I know of in Michigan.
http://www.ashleys.com/
Draft magazine apparently listed it as one of the best 100 beer bars in the country at some point. Looks like they currently have 46 beers on draft and their bottle list is ridiculous.
Representing the west side of Michigan I'm going to have to vote Hopcat in Grand Rapids
drainbamage said:Pazzo's in Lexington. Instrumental in my beer education and quite possibly the only reason I got through college.
I think I have to agree with that though I have to give props to the Hofbräuhaus in Newport. It was the first one built in the states. Great place to go after a Reds game. They should be tapping their Oktoberfest in a couple of weeks which they have shipped from Munich, instead of brewing it on site, so you get the authentic Oktoberfest beer.
Sugar Maple has the awesome selection, but it can get busy. Palm is smaller, but you can chat with the awesome bartenders, they play really, really awesome old R&B, and they have that breathtaking wall of whiskey.
I'd put The Cove as second. The competition from the Pelican House has brought their pricing structure in a more reasonable direction, but the total package of the Avenue is hard to beat. Personally, I'd love to see things like Greg Koch showing up for a tap takeover or Zwanze Day happening closer to home for me, but not happening yet.For Louisiana, it is definitely The Cove in Baton Rouge. 600+ different beers not to mention the equally impressive selection of hard liquors.
danielofthedale said:I think the two best in Georgia are also two of the best in the world, so I imagine picking between The Porter and The Brick Store is like having to pick which kid a parent likes best.
But if we are only considering the beer, I would give The Porter the slightest edge. It has a slightly more varied tap list. Although it really is a hard to pick one over the other.
Agree 100%. I love Lord Hobo as well, but Deep Ellum is definitely my favorite. Incredible food, beer, cocktails, and service.
bd2xu said:I haven't been to brickstore yet (shame) so I would say The Porter in Little 5 Points, Atlanta. Fantastic selection of Belgians, in particular, and also very good food. Plus ambiance reeks of coolness.
TwoGunz said:I'm in the same boat. I made it to The Porter when on ATL on business and lived the place.
This is totally true.
And I agree that in Connecticut it's Willimantic Brewing Co. AKA Willibrew. I loved that place in grad school. And on Sundays they will fill your stein for the price of a pint.
Obscure one but if you ever find yourself in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia... Taps. The ONLY craft beer place I could find and it was good.
This one is going to catch a lot of heat, but Small Bar is the best beer bar in San Diego (I'm not sure it's fair to have to only pick one in California).
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