Phlegm Alley Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 The Growler List: 125 Places to Have a Beer Before You Die 1. Great American Beer Festival, Denver, CO 2. Grand Place, Brussels, Belgium 3. U Fleku, Prague, Czech Republic 4. Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court, London, England 5. Oktoberfest, Munich, Germany 6. Augustiner Keller, Munich, Germany 7. Abbaye de Notre-Dame d’Orval, Orval, Belgium 8. The Gravity Bar, Guinness St. James Gate Brewery, Dublin, Ireland 9. Monk’s Café, Philadelphia, PA 10. The Great Canadian Beer Festival, Vancouver, BC 11. Hofbrauhaus, Munich, Germany 12. The Brickskeller, Washington, DC 13. Rick’s Café, Negril, Jamaica 14. The Market Porter, Stoney Street, London, England 15. Cat’s Eye Pub, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD 16. Seats on top of the Green Monster in Fenway Park, Boston, MA 17. Mondial de la Bière, Montreal, Quebec 18. Horizon’s Café, CN Tower, Toronto, Ontario 19. Clubhouse box seats at the Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, NY 20. Beer Club Popeye, Tokyo, Japan 21. The Publick House, Brookline, MA 22. Infield at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 23. Henry’s 12th Street Tavern, Portland, OR 24. The Hopleaf, Chicago, IL 25. World Beer Festival, Durham/Raleigh, NC 26. French Quarter during Mardi Gras, New Orleans, LA 27. Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy 28. Zum Uerige, Dusseldorf, Germany 29. Toronado, San Francisco, CA 30. The Olde Mitre Tavern, Ely Court, Hatton Garden, London, England 31. Turn 4 Suites at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN 32. Rogue Brewery, Newport, OR 33. The Wynkoop Brewery, Denver, CO 34. Spuyten Duyvil, Brooklyn, NY 35. Great Lakes Brewing, Cleveland, OH 36. McMenamins Kennedy School Hotel, Portland, OR 37. Atelier am Dom, Cologne, Germany 38. Anchor Brewing Tasting Room, San Francisco, CA 39.The Flying Saucer, NC, SC, TN, AR and TX 40. Arend’s Nest, Amsterdam, Holland 41. Blues Bar, Stone Town, Zanzibar 42. SandLot Brewery, Coors Field, Denver, CO 43. Clark Street Ale House, Chicago, IL 44. Tailgating at a Southeastern Conference Football Game 45. Selin’s Grove Brewing, Selinsgrove, PA 46. The Great Lost Bear, Portland, ME 47. The Map Room, Chicago, IL 48. The Blue Tusk, Syracuse, NY 49. Woolwich Arms, Guelph, ON 50. Beach Bar at the Atlantis Hotel, Paradise Island, Bahamas 51. The White Horse Pub, Parsons Green, London, England 52. Redbones Restaurant, Somerville, MA 53. Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel, Sydney, Australia 54. Falling Rock Tap House, Denver, CO 55. Sleeping Lady Brewery/Snow Goose Restaurant, Anchorage, AK 56. In de Wildeman, Amsterdam, Holland 57. Andechs Monastery, Andechs, Germany 58. Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen, Denmark 59. PINT Bokbierfestival, Amsterdam, Holland 60. Sierra Nevada Brewing, Chico, CA 61. Kr?ma, Ceske Krumlov, Czech Republic 62. Sapporo Beer Garden, Higashi-ku, Japan 63. Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, MI 64. Sail and Anchor Brewpub, Fremantle, Australia 65. F.X. Matt Brewery Tasting Room, Utica, NY 66. Delerium Café, Brussels, Belgium 67. Birreria l’Orso Eletricco, Rome, Italy 68. Gösser Bierklinik, Vienna, Austria 69. Bariloche Ski Resort, Rio Negro, Argentina 70. d.b.a., New York, NY 71. Brewer’s Art, Baltimore, MD 72. Au General Lafayette, Paris, France 73. Schlenkerla Brewery Tavern, Bamberg, Germany 74. De Hopduvel, Antwerp, Belgium 75. Mr. Sancho’s Beach, Cozumel, Mexico 76. City Tavern, Philadelphia, PA 77. Die Weisse, Salzburg, Austria 78. Halve Maan Brewery, Bruges, Belgium 79. Tinkoff, Moscow, Russia 80. Le Bier Circus, Brussels, Belgium 81. TY Harbor Brewery, Tokyo, Japan 82. Irseer Klosterbrauerei, Irsee, Germany 83. Stockholm Beer & Whiskey Festival, Stockholm, Sweden 84. Goose Island Brewing, Chicago, IL 85. Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 86. Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown, NY 87. Deschutes Brewery & Publick House, Bend, OR 88. Baumgartner’s Cheese Store & Tavern, Monroe, WI 89. Icebergs Bar, Sydney, Australia 90. Cantillon Brewery and Gueuze Museum, Belgium 91. Dogfish Head Ale House, Rehoboth Beach, DE 92. Belgo Central, London, England 93. Bruxellensis Festival of Characterful Beers, Brussels, Belgium 94. Felix in The Peninsula Hotel, Hong Kong 95. Brasserie Federal, Bahnhof Zurich, Switzerland 96. Heineken Brewery, Amsterdam, Holland 97. Clark’s Ale House, Syracuse, NY 98. The Shakespeare, Aukland, New Zealand 99. Mahar’s, Albany, NY 100. Steamworks Brewing, Vancouver, BC 101. Cooter Brown’s, New Orleans, LA 102. McSorley’s Ale House, New York, NY 103. Kelly’s Caribbean Bar, Grill & Brewery, Key West, FL 104. Rose & Crown Pub, Epcot Center, Orlando, FL 105. The Church Brew Works, Pittsburgh, PA 106. Brick Store Pub, Decatur, GA 107. Sunset Grille & Tap, Boston, MA 108. The Ghost Bar at the Palms Hotel, Las Vegas, NV 109. Norwich Inn/Jasper Murdock's Brewery, Norwich, VT 110. The Gingerman, Austin, TX 111. Library Ale House, Santa Monica, CA 112. t’Bruges Biertja, Bruges, Belgium 113. beerbistro, Toronto, Canada 114. The Dubliner, Washington, DC 115. John Barleycorn, Chicago, IL 116. Anchor Bar, Buffalo, NY 117. Gritty McDuff’s, Portland, ME 118. Top of the Hill Brewery & Restaurant, Chapel Hill, NC 119. The Bell, Aldworth, Berkshire, England 120. The Golf Tavern, Edinburgh, Scotland 121. Old Ebbitt Grill, Washington, DC 122. 5 Seasons Brewing, Atlanta, GA 123. Tim Schafer’s at Lake Norman, Sherrills Ford, NC 124. Stumbling Monk, Seattle. WA 125. The Happy Gnome, St. Paul, MN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 The Growler List: 125 Places to Have a Beer Before You Die 1. Great American Beer Festival, Denver, CO 2. Grand Place, Brussels, Belgium 3. U Fleku, Prague, Czech Republic 4. Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court, London, England 5. Oktoberfest, Munich, Germany 6. Augustiner Keller, Munich, Germany 7. Abbaye de Notre-Dame d’Orval, Orval, Belgium 8. The Gravity Bar, Guinness St. James Gate Brewery, Dublin, Ireland 9. Monk’s Café, Philadelphia, PA 10. The Great Canadian Beer Festival, Vancouver, BC 11. Hofbrauhaus, Munich, Germany 12. The Brickskeller, Washington, DC 13. Rick’s Café, Negril, Jamaica 14. The Market Porter, Stoney Street, London, England 15. Cat’s Eye Pub, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD 16. Seats on top of the Green Monster in Fenway Park, Boston, MA 17. Mondial de la Bière, Montreal, Quebec 18. Horizon’s Café, CN Tower, Toronto, Ontario 19. Clubhouse box seats at the Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, NY 20. Beer Club Popeye, Tokyo, Japan 21. The Publick House, Brookline, MA 22. Infield at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 23. Henry’s 12th Street Tavern, Portland, OR 24. The Hopleaf, Chicago, IL 25. World Beer Festival, Durham/Raleigh, NC 26. French Quarter during Mardi Gras, New Orleans, LA 27. Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy 28. Zum Uerige, Dusseldorf, Germany 29. Toronado, San Francisco, CA 30. The Olde Mitre Tavern, Ely Court, Hatton Garden, London, England 31. Turn 4 Suites at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN 32. Rogue Brewery, Newport, OR 33. The Wynkoop Brewery, Denver, CO 34. Spuyten Duyvil, Brooklyn, NY 35. Great Lakes Brewing, Cleveland, OH 36. McMenamins Kennedy School Hotel, Portland, OR 37. Atelier am Dom, Cologne, Germany 38. Anchor Brewing Tasting Room, San Francisco, CA 39.The Flying Saucer, NC, SC, TN, AR and TX 40. Arend’s Nest, Amsterdam, Holland 41. Blues Bar, Stone Town, Zanzibar 42. SandLot Brewery, Coors Field, Denver, CO 43. Clark Street Ale House, Chicago, IL 44. Tailgating at a Southeastern Conference Football Game 45. Selin’s Grove Brewing, Selinsgrove, PA 46. The Great Lost Bear, Portland, ME 47. The Map Room, Chicago, IL 48. The Blue Tusk, Syracuse, NY 49. Woolwich Arms, Guelph, ON 50. Beach Bar at the Atlantis Hotel, Paradise Island, Bahamas 51. The White Horse Pub, Parsons Green, London, England 52. Redbones Restaurant, Somerville, MA 53. Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel, Sydney, Australia 54. Falling Rock Tap House, Denver, CO 55. Sleeping Lady Brewery/Snow Goose Restaurant, Anchorage, AK 56. In de Wildeman, Amsterdam, Holland 57. Andechs Monastery, Andechs, Germany 58. Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen, Denmark 59. PINT Bokbierfestival, Amsterdam, Holland 60. Sierra Nevada Brewing, Chico, CA 61. Kr?ma, Ceske Krumlov, Czech Republic 62. Sapporo Beer Garden, Higashi-ku, Japan 63. Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, MI 64. Sail and Anchor Brewpub, Fremantle, Australia 65. F.X. Matt Brewery Tasting Room, Utica, NY 66. Delerium Café, Brussels, Belgium 67. Birreria l’Orso Eletricco, Rome, Italy 68. Gösser Bierklinik, Vienna, Austria 69. Bariloche Ski Resort, Rio Negro, Argentina 70. d.b.a., New York, NY 71. Brewer’s Art, Baltimore, MD 72. Au General Lafayette, Paris, France 73. Schlenkerla Brewery Tavern, Bamberg, Germany 74. De Hopduvel, Antwerp, Belgium 75. Mr. Sancho’s Beach, Cozumel, Mexico 76. City Tavern, Philadelphia, PA 77. Die Weisse, Salzburg, Austria 78. Halve Maan Brewery, Bruges, Belgium 79. Tinkoff, Moscow, Russia 80. Le Bier Circus, Brussels, Belgium 81. TY Harbor Brewery, Tokyo, Japan 82. Irseer Klosterbrauerei, Irsee, Germany 83. Stockholm Beer & Whiskey Festival, Stockholm, Sweden 84. Goose Island Brewing, Chicago, IL 85. Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 86. Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown, NY 87. Deschutes Brewery & Publick House, Bend, OR 88. Baumgartner’s Cheese Store & Tavern, Monroe, WI 89. Icebergs Bar, Sydney, Australia 90. Cantillon Brewery and Gueuze Museum, Belgium 91. Dogfish Head Ale House, Rehoboth Beach, DE 92. Belgo Central, London, England 93. Bruxellensis Festival of Characterful Beers, Brussels, Belgium 94. Felix in The Peninsula Hotel, Hong Kong 95. Brasserie Federal, Bahnhof Zurich, Switzerland 96. Heineken Brewery, Amsterdam, Holland 97. Clark’s Ale House, Syracuse, NY 98. The Shakespeare, Aukland, New Zealand 99. Mahar’s, Albany, NY 100. Steamworks Brewing, Vancouver, BC 101. Cooter Brown’s, New Orleans, LA 102. McSorley’s Ale House, New York, NY 103. Kelly’s Caribbean Bar, Grill & Brewery, Key West, FL 104. Rose & Crown Pub, Epcot Center, Orlando, FL 105. The Church Brew Works, Pittsburgh, PA 106. Brick Store Pub, Decatur, GA 107. Sunset Grille & Tap, Boston, MA 108. The Ghost Bar at the Palms Hotel, Las Vegas, NV 109. Norwich Inn/Jasper Murdock's Brewery, Norwich, VT 110. The Gingerman, Austin, TX 111. Library Ale House, Santa Monica, CA 112. t’Bruges Biertja, Bruges, Belgium 113. beerbistro, Toronto, Canada 114. The Dubliner, Washington, DC 115. John Barleycorn, Chicago, IL 116. Anchor Bar, Buffalo, NY 117. Gritty McDuff’s, Portland, ME 118. Top of the Hill Brewery & Restaurant, Chapel Hill, NC 119. The Bell, Aldworth, Berkshire, England 120. The Golf Tavern, Edinburgh, Scotland 121. Old Ebbitt Grill, Washington, DC 122. 5 Seasons Brewing, Atlanta, GA 123. Tim Schafer’s at Lake Norman, Sherrills Ford, NC 124. Stumbling Monk, Seattle. WA 125. The Happy Gnome, St. Paul, MN The one's in bold I have been to. I have much more traveling to do and much more drinking! This list looks funner to accomplish then TRegs reading list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
***PetrinoInAlbany*** Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 I would add (with a personal recommendation!) ... Smitty's Pit ... Albany, NY McGeary's Irish Pub ... Albany, NY The Bayou Cafe ... Albany, NY Dick's Last Chance ... Myrtle Beach, SC Harry's Tavern ... Florence, Italy Each must be experienced to be appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac17 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Pete - I would have bet $1,000 that you would come back with the exact post that you did. but seriously, what a horrible list. The ghost bar in vegas??? Sunset bar and grill in Boston? the entire list loses all respect for me just because of those. and only 2 bars in NY? ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Dick's Last Chance ... Myrtle Beach, SC That place is a hoot! I just scanned the list, but didn't see McSorley's in NYC. Clearly that belongs on any beer list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 the entire list loses all respect for me just because of those. and only 2 bars in NY? ugh. Because McSorley's is the only bar worth mentioning to the tourist set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 The one's in bold I have been to. I have much more traveling to do and much more drinking! This list looks funner to accomplish then TRegs reading list! Atlas Shrugged... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Atlas Shrugged... one of my favorite books and authors. Ayn Rand is one of my favorite authors and Howard Rourke is one of my favorite literary characters ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 The Growler List: 125 Places to Have a Beer Before You Die 1. Great American Beer Festival, Denver, CO 2. Grand Place, Brussels, Belgium 3. U Fleku, Prague, Czech Republic 4. Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court, London, England 5. Oktoberfest, Munich, Germany 6. Augustiner Keller, Munich, Germany 7. Abbaye de Notre-Dame d’Orval, Orval, Belgium 8. The Gravity Bar, Guinness St. James Gate Brewery, Dublin, Ireland 9. Monk’s Café, Philadelphia, PA 10. The Great Canadian Beer Festival, Vancouver, BC 11. Hofbrauhaus, Munich, Germany 12. The Brickskeller, Washington, DC 13. Rick’s Café, Negril, Jamaica 14. The Market Porter, Stoney Street, London, England 15. Cat’s Eye Pub, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD 16. Seats on top of the Green Monster in Fenway Park, Boston, MA 17. Mondial de la Bière, Montreal, Quebec 18. Horizon’s Café, CN Tower, Toronto, Ontario 19. Clubhouse box seats at the Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, NY 20. Beer Club Popeye, Tokyo, Japan 21. The Publick House, Brookline, MA 22. Infield at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 23. Henry’s 12th Street Tavern, Portland, OR 24. The Hopleaf, Chicago, IL 25. World Beer Festival, Durham/Raleigh, NC 26. French Quarter during Mardi Gras, New Orleans, LA 27. Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy 28. Zum Uerige, Dusseldorf, Germany 29. Toronado, San Francisco, CA 30. The Olde Mitre Tavern, Ely Court, Hatton Garden, London, England 31. Turn 4 Suites at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN 32. Rogue Brewery, Newport, OR 33. The Wynkoop Brewery, Denver, CO 34. Spuyten Duyvil, Brooklyn, NY 35. Great Lakes Brewing, Cleveland, OH 36. McMenamins Kennedy School Hotel, Portland, OR 37. Atelier am Dom, Cologne, Germany 38. Anchor Brewing Tasting Room, San Francisco, CA 39.The Flying Saucer, NC, SC, TN, AR and TX 40. Arend’s Nest, Amsterdam, Holland 41. Blues Bar, Stone Town, Zanzibar 42. SandLot Brewery, Coors Field, Denver, CO 43. Clark Street Ale House, Chicago, IL 44. Tailgating at a Southeastern Conference Football Game 45. Selin’s Grove Brewing, Selinsgrove, PA 46. The Great Lost Bear, Portland, ME 47. The Map Room, Chicago, IL 48. The Blue Tusk, Syracuse, NY 49. Woolwich Arms, Guelph, ON 50. Beach Bar at the Atlantis Hotel, Paradise Island, Bahamas 51. The White Horse Pub, Parsons Green, London, England 52. Redbones Restaurant, Somerville, MA 53. Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel, Sydney, Australia 54. Falling Rock Tap House, Denver, CO 55. Sleeping Lady Brewery/Snow Goose Restaurant, Anchorage, AK 56. In de Wildeman, Amsterdam, Holland 57. Andechs Monastery, Andechs, Germany 58. Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen, Denmark 59. PINT Bokbierfestival, Amsterdam, Holland 60. Sierra Nevada Brewing, Chico, CA 61. Kr?ma, Ceske Krumlov, Czech Republic 62. Sapporo Beer Garden, Higashi-ku, Japan 63. Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, MI 64. Sail and Anchor Brewpub, Fremantle, Australia 65. F.X. Matt Brewery Tasting Room, Utica, NY 66. Delerium Café, Brussels, Belgium 67. Birreria l’Orso Eletricco, Rome, Italy 68. Gösser Bierklinik, Vienna, Austria 69. Bariloche Ski Resort, Rio Negro, Argentina 70. d.b.a., New York, NY 71. Brewer’s Art, Baltimore, MD 72. Au General Lafayette, Paris, France 73. Schlenkerla Brewery Tavern, Bamberg, Germany 74. De Hopduvel, Antwerp, Belgium 75. Mr. Sancho’s Beach, Cozumel, Mexico 76. City Tavern, Philadelphia, PA 77. Die Weisse, Salzburg, Austria 78. Halve Maan Brewery, Bruges, Belgium 79. Tinkoff, Moscow, Russia 80. Le Bier Circus, Brussels, Belgium 81. TY Harbor Brewery, Tokyo, Japan 82. Irseer Klosterbrauerei, Irsee, Germany 83. Stockholm Beer & Whiskey Festival, Stockholm, Sweden 84. Goose Island Brewing, Chicago, IL 85. Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 86. Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown, NY 87. Deschutes Brewery & Publick House, Bend, OR 88. Baumgartner’s Cheese Store & Tavern, Monroe, WI 89. Icebergs Bar, Sydney, Australia 90. Cantillon Brewery and Gueuze Museum, Belgium 91. Dogfish Head Ale House, Rehoboth Beach, DE 92. Belgo Central, London, England 93. Bruxellensis Festival of Characterful Beers, Brussels, Belgium 94. Felix in The Peninsula Hotel, Hong Kong 95. Brasserie Federal, Bahnhof Zurich, Switzerland 96. Heineken Brewery, Amsterdam, Holland 97. Clark’s Ale House, Syracuse, NY 98. The Shakespeare, Aukland, New Zealand 99. Mahar’s, Albany, NY 100. Steamworks Brewing, Vancouver, BC 101. Cooter Brown’s, New Orleans, LA 102. McSorley’s Ale House, New York, NY 103. Kelly’s Caribbean Bar, Grill & Brewery, Key West, FL 104. Rose & Crown Pub, Epcot Center, Orlando, FL 105. The Church Brew Works, Pittsburgh, PA 106. Brick Store Pub, Decatur, GA 107. Sunset Grille & Tap, Boston, MA 108. The Ghost Bar at the Palms Hotel, Las Vegas, NV 109. Norwich Inn/Jasper Murdock's Brewery, Norwich, VT 110. The Gingerman, Austin, TX 111. Library Ale House, Santa Monica, CA 112. t’Bruges Biertja, Bruges, Belgium 113. beerbistro, Toronto, Canada 114. The Dubliner, Washington, DC 115. John Barleycorn, Chicago, IL 116. Anchor Bar, Buffalo, NY 117. Gritty McDuff’s, Portland, ME 118. Top of the Hill Brewery & Restaurant, Chapel Hill, NC 119. The Bell, Aldworth, Berkshire, England 120. The Golf Tavern, Edinburgh, Scotland 121. Old Ebbitt Grill, Washington, DC 122. 5 Seasons Brewing, Atlanta, GA 123. Tim Schafer’s at Lake Norman, Sherrills Ford, NC 124. Stumbling Monk, Seattle. WA 125. The Happy Gnome, St. Paul, MN The one's in bold I have been to. I have much more traveling to do and much more drinking! This list looks funner to accomplish then TRegs reading list! I am impressed. I have a few on the list as well, but now I have something to shoot for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Pete - I would have bet $1,000 that you would come back with the exact post that you did. but seriously, what a horrible list. The ghost bar in vegas??? Sunset bar and grill in Boston? the entire list loses all respect for me just because of those. and only 2 bars in NY? ugh. Yeah that list is very subjective and hardly worthy. You could make a list of 1250 best places to have a beer in NYC! There are some great party spots not on there. Where is Spain on the list? San Sebastian and Barcelona are pub crawlers heavens! Berlin not represented? Poland? Most of Asia is neglected. Most of South America. Oh well- it is a fun list nonetheless. Try and touch them all! And as far as your bet- I live to travel and I love beer! I am quite comfortable in pubs- so that is where I spend a lot of time when I travel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullpen Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Nine down 114 to go! (in honor of the suspended LSI) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills_fan Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Yeah that list is very subjective and hardly worthy. You could make a list of 1250 best places to have a beer in NYC! There are some great party spots not on there. Where is Spain on the list? San Sebastian and Barcelona are pub crawlers heavens! Berlin not represented? Poland? Most of Asia is neglected. Most of South America. Oh well- it is a fun list nonetheless. Try and touch them all! And as far as your bet- I live to travel and I love beer! I am quite comfortable in pubs- so that is where I spend a lot of time when I travel If you ever get up to Albany, Mahar's is definately worth it. And yes, McSorley's belongs on that list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 If you ever get up to Albany, Mahar's is definately worth it. And yes, McSorley's belongs on that list. thanks for the recommendation! The best advice where to go is from locals. I will make it a point to get a beer at Mahar's next time I am in Albany. And McSorley's is awesome! No matter what time of day or night- it is a good time. Oldest bar in NYC. My cousin got married at the Ukrainian Cathedral right across the street. You better believe we spent a lot of time pre gaming acoss the street at McSorley's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew in CA Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 I would add (with a personal recommendation!) ... Smitty's Pit ... Albany, NY McGeary's Irish Pub ... Albany, NY The Bayou Cafe ... Albany, NY Dick's Last Chance ... Myrtle Beach, SC Harry's Tavern ... Florence, Italy Each must be experienced to be appreciated! I'm a big fan of McGeary's (best wings in the Capital Region), but Bayou? Not so much. I wish Eamon's was still around... Yeah that list is very subjective and hardly worthy. You could make a list of 1250 best places to have a beer in NYC! There are some great party spots not on there. Where is Spain on the list? San Sebastian and Barcelona are pub crawlers heavens! Berlin not represented? Poland? Most of Asia is neglected. Most of South America. Oh well- it is a fun list nonetheless. Try and touch them all! And as far as your bet- I live to travel and I love beer! I am quite comfortable in pubs- so that is where I spend a lot of time when I travel Also, one Africa and one Australia. Neither continent known for beer, granted, but there are some sweet spots in both. I imagine that a lot of this list was based on beer selection. Hopleaf in Chicago and Sunset in Boston are two places with great beer lists but not the most interesting location or drinking/dining experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 I'm a big fan of McGeary's (best wings in the Capital Region), but Bayou? Not so much. I wish Eamon's was still around... Also, one Africa and one Australia. Neither continent known for beer, granted, but there are some sweet spots in both. I imagine that a lot of this list was based on beer selection. Hopleaf in Chicago and Sunset in Boston are two places with great beer lists but not the most interesting location or drinking/dining experience. Brickskeller in DC has one of the best beer selections I have ever seen. The beer menu is many, many pages and there is beer from every continent and most every country in the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 WTF Flying Saucer at 36, but Ginger Man in at 109? Those two should be flipped. Ginger Man >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Flying Saucer. I go ot the Ginger Man at least once a week, love that place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 one of my favorite books and authors. Ayn Rand is one of my favorite authors and Howard Rourke is one of my favorite literary characters ever Did you learn anything from it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Did you learn anything from it? Being a free thinker and non conformity first and foremost. What lesson are you trying to preach to me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Pete - I would have bet $1,000 that you would come back with the exact post that you did. but seriously, what a horrible list. The ghost bar in vegas??? Sunset bar and grill in Boston? the entire list loses all respect for me just because of those. and only 2 bars in NY? ugh. I think The Ghost Bar is pretty awesome, at least once, like the list is for. Have you ever been there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Here is another list of greatest bars in the world- http://www.worldsbestbars.com/index.jsp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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