The single best beer bar in your state?
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ivegot2legs
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pwndabear said:
I used to live there too. And macgregors gets a lot of things wrong (service, staff, food), but they do have a very good beer list.
But alas, a big (draft) beer list means you need to clean often, and have strong turnover of kegs, to ensure quality. They do not do either of those. But I know a lot of bars that have storage/draft/line problems.
Bodega in La Crosse, WI. Easy answer. I'm sure there is a good one somewhere in downtown Madison, but since I have to drive, there's no way I'm going to truly enjoy it in one day.
Another favorite: Hop Leaf in the Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago. Good little gastro-pub (best, and, well, only squab I've ever eaten), great selection, the works.
Another favorite: Hop Leaf in the Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago. Good little gastro-pub (best, and, well, only squab I've ever eaten), great selection, the works.
Piggybacking on this thread - and with the OK of Xpertskir, this thread's OP - I just started a thread organizing all these bars by state.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/beer-bar-recommendations-state-426817/
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/beer-bar-recommendations-state-426817/
The Happy Gnome in St. Paul, MN. Good selection of craft beers on tap and bottled, and awesome food.
invivoSaccharomyces
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For Madison, I'd have to go with Malt House. Small selection for a "Great Beer Bars" entry (only 18 on tap), but they always get the good stuff - several locals, and at least a few trappists. Also 150 bottled varieties. Great scotch selection, too, but that doesn't count here.
cheezydemon3
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Get over it!!!
It is actually pissing me off to pick just one in Louisville, ky. Deal.
Hmmm need to make the 45 mile trip out there.
This guy knows his stuff^
The Holy Grale in Louisville, Ky
Great beer lists are now rampant here, and there are 7 or 8 good microbreweries, but the Grale constantly has cool events, like head brewers speaking (dogfishhead being the latest), awesome musicians (Jim James anyone??) paired with unique tastings and ticketed events.
Just about Guaranteed to 20 beers on tap I had never heard of.
Utah is pretty easy. We don't have a lot, but we have a couple of real winners. I think most everyone would agree that The Bayou is the place to go. Approximately 300 beers available and some pretty interesting rotations of different stuff.
The Beer Hive is good too, but not quite the selection of The Bayou.
The Beer Hive is good too, but not quite the selection of The Bayou.
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.
Totally forgot about Kickbacks. Their grilled wings are awesome. Too bad they weren't updating their iphone app with what beers they actually had.
TCGoose
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bd2xu said:
I live two blocks from toronado. Great list of beers, always smells like stale beer/piss. But definitely check it out. You MUST go to Mikkeller bar. It just opened last week, and it was awesome. Insane beer list (but pricey). City Beer store is a cool place that has a handful of beers on tap, plus an entire bottle shop. Drink there (with a corkage fee) or take them to go. And don't get me started on the brew pubs... Lots of good stuff. Feel free to PM me for any more suggestions.
UnDeadPresident
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The food at Euclid is awesome. Haven't had a chance to make it to FreshCraft yet, but one of my friends who is also a beer geek absolutely loves it. The Yardhouse and Mellow Mushroom (both chains, but I think may be exclusive to CO) both have really good food and great beer selections.
For San Fran, I prefer Magnolia over Toronado, but they're both awesome. There's a Rogue location up there too. San Leandro has Drakes, which is awesome as well.
You are 100% right. Jeez - I move away from the south side and I start getting my old hangouts mixed up.
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.
'Horse Brass Pub' for Oregon.
http://www.horsebrass.com/
(bonus points for being hop and skip to 'Belmont Station')
http://www.horsebrass.com/
(bonus points for being hop and skip to 'Belmont Station')
DuckiesRevenge
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^^^Seconded! Great food and even better beer. It's my wife's favorite place. They also change their beer fairly often which is nice.
Havent seen any posts from WA yet. Tough, tough decision. Im partial to Brouwers in Fremont (Seattle), Collective on Tap (Woodinville), Bravehorse Tavern (Seattle), and the Noble Fir in Ballard (Seattle).
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I will have to check this one out.
My favorite brewpub in Maine would be The Liberal Cup in Hallowell. Great beer, great food, large portions.
yort2009
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From Iowa, but I travel to St. Paul 3-4 times a year to go to The Happy Gnome. Bartenders always remember me. Love the place.
Mongrel
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Agreed
Nightshade
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I can't speak to best in state but best in the Tri Cities for selection on tap is McKays Taphouse with 50 (I think) taps and the only thing close to BMC is their PBR tap.
slawre5
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For Louisiana, it is definitely The Cove in Baton Rouge. 600+ different beers not to mention the equally impressive selection of hard liquors.
danielofthedale
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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.
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.
geologyguy
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Elevated IPA from La Cumbre Brewing Albuquerque, NEW MEXICO
Both locations are alright, but not the best in Michigan.
This is on the list for sure. Tons of great beer (plus crack fries).
Slows BBQ has the best tap selection I've ever seen. 60 drafts, non of which are domestic-in fact, they don't even have domestic in cans. Tons of bottles as well. Good prices on beer. Unfortunately, the place can be a zoo because everyone thinks their BBQ is the best on Earth (it's not).
The Oak in Wyandotte is alright. Lots of taps and tons of bottles, but prices have been skyrocketing lately. $9 for a Left Hand Milk Stout, no thanks.
drainbamage said:
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.
drainbamage
Keep HBT weird.
Hofbräuhaus is great for the atmosphere and for what it represents (and it's only a 20 min. drive from me!), but they lose some points in my book in that they only serve their own stuff. They do what they do very well, but there's no chance of ever going and getting an IPA, imperial stout, or dubbel. Some rotating "guest taps" would be awesome.
Bayview is where its at for good beer. Romans is also a top notch spot just down the road from the Palm. Those three are the best in Milwaukee easily, probably the best in the state.
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.
danielofthedale said:
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.
Thunder_Chicken
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Cambridge Brewing Co. doesn't quite have the range of Lord Hobo, but their beers are very good. As it is a short walk from Lord Hobo to CBC, I'd say hit them both.
Haven't heard of Deep Ellum yet - I'll have to check that out this weekend.
Helping JLem out a bit:
Lord Hobo, Cambridge - http://lordhobo.com/
Cambridge Brewing Company, Cambridge - http://www.cambrew.com/
Evan_L
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Gameface
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Where were you 5 years ago when I was in the Navy? Can't remember the name of the place but we posted up at some open air bar that was fun enough. I wasn't too into interesting beer so I stuck with Carlsberg because it was cheap, although Tiger would have been a bit cheaper. Half way into the night I splurged on a Budweiser and it was actually quite a delight compared to the Carlsberg.
Gameface
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Was walking distance from my ship. Definitely have some fond memories and I remember the staff being really awesome and fun.
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