Best Beer Bars in America

[Glibbidy]

um brickskeller yes. Many a subway trip after grateful ded concerts to dupont circle for so many tasty beers:cross:

Monks Cafe in Philadelphia also gets my high marks

Redbones in somerville MA. BBQ too!

 

[Chairman Cheyco]

There's a place in Halifax called Maxwell's Plumb that has 60+beers on tap. They also have free salted peanuts to help keep you thirsty. Big trouble in little maritimes...

 

[dagrar]

When I lived in Atlanta my favorite place was Taco Mac on Johnsons Ferry Rd.
Low ceilings, dark wood bar, swivel bar stools with arms, a couple of pool tables and the best wings in town. My first introduction to the world of microbrews and my love affair with Sierra Nevada.

Now that I'm in Maine and a little older Portsmouth Brewery in Portsmouth NH. When ever the wife and I go south there is always a stop there if for nothing else but a growler of the IPA.

 

[DeRoux's Broux]

When I lived in Atlanta my favorite place was Taco Mac on Johnsons Ferry Rd.
Low ceilings, dark wood bar, swivel bar stools with arms, a couple of pool tables and the best wings in town. My first introduction to the world of microbrews and my love affair with Sierra Nevada.

Now that I'm in Maine and a little older Portsmouth Brewery in Portsmouth NH. When ever the wife and I go south there is always a stop there if for nothing else but a growler of the IPA.

dagrar, tell me about portsmouth. i am persuing a brew job w/ redhook in the cellar. gimme some insight bro!

 

[pigpen]

Old chicago in peoria il,right on the river. About 30 beers on tap and a couple coolers of more fine beer. Dont even ask for a bud,cuz they dont carry it.Now thats my kind of bar!

 

[Brewiz]

Next fall we all need to meet at the GABF in Denver and meet up here http://www.fallingrocktaphouse.com/ this place is awesome. Working for a major airline I have had the opportunity to drink a lot of beer all over the US and this place plus The Wynkoop in LODO have got to be my favorites.

 

[dagrar]

dagrar, tell me about portsmouth. i am persuing a brew job w/ redhook in the cellar. gimme some insight bro!

They are a little brew pub that is also connected to Smuttynose Brewery ( I maybe wrong on that but their website is connected). High ceilings, lots of wood and good beer, the food's good also. Portsmouth it's self from what I seen, the downtown has a few little shop's of various venders. The evenings in the same area is a happening area with a good mix of the younger crowd and the mature folk. This part of Portsmouth I really like. The other side which I probably indentify more with is the blue collar (dock workers, ship builders and fishermen etc.....). It's clean, I really don't know about the crime rate. Overall it's a funky little city that I like.

I hope this helps

 

[Janx]

Found a great one in San Francisco a few weeks ago - Thirsty Bear. Great beers all around and GREAT food. They do Spanish tapas for the menu which was a really nice change from the normal pub fare. For those of you who aren't familiar, tapas is basically a menu of all appetizers. So, you and your friends get a bunch of them and sample all the tasty goods. It's a great idea for pub food!

Check it out if you're in town. South of Market near the Moscone Center. Cheers!

 

[DeRoux's Broux]

good call Janx. i dig the trendy new tapas stuff. i love the chorizo they use in a lot of stuff too. every time i mention tapas, my mom and dad think i said i went to a strip joint!!!

 

[RichBrewer]

Next fall we all need to meet at the GABF in Denver and meet up here http://www.fallingrocktaphouse.com/ this place is awesome. Working for a major airline I have had the opportunity to drink a lot of beer all over the US and this place plus The Wynkoop in LODO have got to be my favorites.

OMG!I just looked at their site and I don't know if I could make a decision on which beer to try first! What a selection!
This place is in my own back yard and I didn't even know it.

 

[Rhoobarb]

Next fall we all need to meet at the GABF in Denver and meet up here http://www.fallingrocktaphouse.com/ this place is awesome.

Man, that does look great! I'd love to go to the GABF and this would be a 'must stop' for me.

I went with the girlfriend last weekend to LaCrosse, WI and I have to put a word in for the Bodega Brew Pub. Check out their beer list. A nice place where you can street watch and sample a great selection of beer. She & I were there for several hours, drank more beers than I can count and the whole bill was $35.00. Cheap by Chicago standards! My favorites were Moose Drool and City Winter Porter on tap and Tyranena's Rocky's Revenge Bourbon Brown in bottle.

 

[AllHoppedUp]

Suds & Suds in Corvallis, OR (home of Oregon State University). This pub was never very crowded and I understand why. They have a coin-op laundromat in the back and about 50 different beers of the world available up front (hence the name Suds & Suds). Needless to say, I did my laundry there pretty frequently.

The other cool thing was that you got a punch card and if you drank every beer on the menu you got your name engraved on a plaque on the wall and a free t-shirt that says "I drank my way around the world at Suds & Suds". What more incentive does one need? I loved it.

AHU

 

[drengel]

did i see a segment about suds and suds on the food network the other day?

Two things make a great beer bar IMO: 1) at least 60 beers available that are thoughtfully chosen to represent the myriad of styles of beer. Unlike the bar here that has 100 beers and 25 of them are amber ales.
2) GAMES...pool, golden tee, darts, shuffleboard, a card table, and a beer pong table is a definite plus.

 

[Ivan Lendl]

CROCKS in virginia beach is my bar...thursday night is 1 dollar coronas and there is a band and most importantly TONS of hotties...(if i want good beer i just go to my closet) im not married so i go where the b****es are; not necesserily the good beer...

 

[Torchiest]

Boondoggles Pub in El Lago, TX

It's just a couple miles down the road from the Johnson Space Center.

50 draft beers and more than 60 bottled beers, including almost twenty beers from four different Texas breweries. Great specialty pizzas, sandwiches and appetizers. Steaks on Monday, Texas-themed food on Tuesday, big beer on Wednesday, crawfish, crab and shrimp on Thursday, and fish & chips on Sunday. Really awesome environment, tons of wood everywhere, wood-burning pizza oven, and a fireplace. Very cozy. And oh yeah, I work there. :fro:

 

[Cheesefood]

I like this place. They have great food, and an awesome beer selection:

http://www.bavarian-lodge.com/beerlist.html

OH yeah, you can buy draught beers in 48oz mugs!!!

 

[rdwj]

I like this place. They have great food, and an awesome beer selection:

http://www.bavarian-lodge.com/beerlist.html

OH yeah, you can buy draught beers in 48oz mugs!!!

Interesting - that's right by work! To bad they're not open for lunch. I'll have to make sure to hit it one of these days on a Friday or something.

 

[Ize]

I like this place. They have great food, and an awesome beer selection:

http://www.bavarian-lodge.com/beerlist.html

OH yeah, you can buy draught beers in 48oz mugs!!!

Nice! Looks excellent.

I especially like this quote from the bottom of the beer list...

IF YOU'VE READ THIS FAR AND FOUND ABSOLUTELY NOTHING YOU LIKE _
Miller Lite

ROFLMAO! :rockin:

Ize

 

[rdwj]

I especially like this quote from the bottom of the beer list...

Ize

Ya, I thought that amusing too.

 

[Cheesefood]

Nice! Looks excellent.

I especially like this quote from the bottom of the beer list...

ROFLMAO! :rockin:

Ize

They used to call it "Good beer's American Cousin".

 

[rdwj]

They used to call it "Good beer's American Cousin".

That might be a good location for the 1st SNIZZLE meeting - if we ever get our heads out of our collective arses.

 

[Brewtopia]

Next fall we all need to meet at the GABF in Denver and meet up here http://www.fallingrocktaphouse.com/ this place is awesome.

I've been driving out to GABF each year since 1995 and have been to the Falling Rock each of the last 10 of those years. It is a great bar and serves as beer central during the week of the festival. Every brewer from every major brewery in the U.S. is at the Falling Rock beginning that Wednesday before festival opening. Chris Black, the owner is extremely knowledgable as is the rest of the staff. They also bring in some amazing beers that week. Many of them brewed specifically for the various events scheduled in conjunction with the festival.

Now a few NW bars worth mention.

The Horsebrass Pub in Portland OR. http://www.horsebrass.com/ Great selection, 5 cask engines and a specialty bottle shop right next door.

Concordia Ale House in Portland OR. No website but here's what Beer Advocate has to say. http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/11677/

The Beveridge Place Pub in Seattle WA. http://www.beveridgeplacepub.com/ Consistently voted best pub in Washington each year.

The Collins Pub in Seattle WA. http://www.thecollinspub.com/ This is my local. Great attention to the beers and the best food I've had in a pub.

 

[Ize]

That might be a good location for the 1st SNIZZLE meeting - if we ever get our heads out of our collective arses.

Good idea. I'm so frustrated with everything at this point. (Rant in progress) SWMBO finally got a decent enuf job to make up for the one I let her get rid of because of the stress. However it put quite the dent in financials. The new job becomes permanent in 60 days, Thank God. Needless to say I've been trying to keep my temper and be supportive and all the other happy bull#$&*, but I'm about ready to be able to do the things I'D like for a change tyvm.... (end of rant)


Ize

 

[Cheesefood]

That might be a good location for the 1st SNIZZLE meeting - if we ever get our heads out of our collective arses.

I recommended this place for a SNIZZLE meeting. Awesome food in huge portions and big beers. What more could we want? Topless waitresses? Unfortunately it doesn't offer those. (But if it did...)

 

[Rhoobarb]

I second the nomination! I've driven past and meant to go, but just haven't. It's on my way home from work and not too far from home. Now, it's just a matter of when?

I might just stop there after work this Thursday (12/14)! After this weekend, they are closed until Dec. 27th. What about the 29th?! Or would sometime after the new year be better?

 

[Cheesefood]

I second the nomination! I've driven past and meant to go, but just haven't. It's on my way home from work and not too far from home. Now, it's just a matter of when?

I might just stop there after work this Thursday (12/14)! After this weekend, they are closed until Dec. 27th. What about the 29th?! Or would sometime after the new year be better?

I think I'm free on the 29th.

 

[Rhoobarb]

I think I'm free on the 29th.

Cool. So as not to hijack, I'll post this as a new topic in a few minutes.

 

[cgates36]

Its been a few years since I've lived there, but The Old Toad in Rochester, NY was always a great pub to stop in and sample the selection.

 

[Bsquared]

Liars Club is a real gem of a bar in San Diego if you like Beers and burgers . They always have a large selection of local micro brews on tap, at least ten different beer from five or six local breweries. they have coors light and miller light but it is Not recommended...on Friday night it is local beer night and all local beers on tap are 2.50! and on regular nights the beers are 3.25! and they have one features cask conditioned ale they get from local breweries. a few weeks ago it was Stone double oakie bastard Ummm Ummm good!

they also have great food, game nights and more.

Parking sucks around there, but I'm lucky and can ride my bike there and back.

 

[Orpheus]

Mot sure how anyone has not listed the Brickskeller on this list.

http://www.thebrickskeller.net/

I love the Brickskeller. I haven't been in a few years, but it is amazing and I definitely have to go again someday soon now!

I went to the Brickskeller for my bachelor party. Sad that I'd rather sample beer than see naked women dancing around a pole...