Zane Lamprey's 25 Best Beer Cities in the World

Philly definitely got snubbed, I love drinking in that city, and PA in general.

I agree that Zane is a nut but I actually am going to give him credit for turning me onto beer. I saw the 3 Sheets episode from Belgium when it was on TV and I went out and bought a Delirium Tremens the next day.

 

I guess I can only see it from my experience. Whenever I went out, which was most of everyday and night, beer was the majority of what I saw peopke drinking. All the time. And the bars I stumbled on all had great tap and bottle lists. I am also assuming that most other countries do not have "fast food" jointd that sell Guinness cheaper than a coke. But I hear that is changing now. Also, they supply a great portion of the world with Guinness. Maybe it doesn't deserve to be 3rd, but certainly higher on the list than a lot of the other cities.

 

Boston is # 1 in beer pricing , no one can compete

 

here in CT, we have a little thing known as happy hour (half price drinks).

edit: p.s. if you were being sarcastic and mean that boston is too expensive, i present to you: new york city .

 

I've drank in many of those towns, but no place makes me smile while pubcrawling like Waterbury VT.

 

Waterbury's probably the best town for beer under 5,000--at least that I know of, and impressively rivals Burlington. But it's not a beer city--there's something so nice about a city like Portland (either of them), with breweries and good bars in several different neighborhoods scattered across town, or Boston with its several cluster of great bars. I'd rank Blackback among the coolest and most laid-back bars I've been to, but I'd miss the sense of discovery wandering into a new place or one you hadn't visited in months across town that you get in a bigger city.

 

What the cheese? How is any Asian city in the top 100, nevermind the top 25?

 

yeah i know what you mean. i've loved pubbing in PDX and the other. but there's something about three bars across the street from each other with a s***load of Lawson's and HF on tap. Not to mention the elusive Heady on tap.

I always have a great time at Gritty McDuff's, but the beer in the bottle doesn't really do the brewery justice.

 

Apparently I need to move Saigon up ahead of Philadelphia on my list of beercations. I'm sorry, but I have a hard time believing Saigon is a better beer city than either San Francisco or Bend, let alone Philly (no disrespect Saigon).

 

SEOUL ????????

"This is a list of cities that are passionate about beer. They have been considered for their beer culture, beer history, and contributions to the world of beer."

SEOUL ????????

 

some of what he says imo is wrong. For instance prague. Beer is so fucking cheap there he is totally wrong. And I don't get how Chicago doesn't have a good selection, yeah not brewpub wise but they have more selection in retail than any other market.

 

The thing with Boston to me is there has long been a passion for good beer among the populace even if the breweriy/brewpub ratio isn't up to snuff. I always complain of the lack of another great brewpub around Boston to go along with CBC. The market is here and waiting for someone to do it; put one in Somerville, Allston, JP, Brookline or even a second in Cambridge.

 

Yeah. Gotta say, I've been to Seoul two or three times. And if beers like OB and Hite put Seoul above Seattle (let alone Saigon) on any "beer cities" list, I'm going to go out back right now and shoot myself in the head.

 

My vote goes to Cambridge in England, a small town of just 120,000 with over 365 pubs - many steeped in history, all within spitting distance, showcasing some of England's best (and worst) cask ales and bottled foreign exports.

 

Indeed. I was shocked to see Melbourne on the list let alone Seoul. It's obvious the article wasn't written for beer enthusiasts but I have to question whether the guy has actually visited Seoul or if he actually likes beer.

 

Pdx should be top 3. Boston way lower. San diego is just right. Denver solid...munich is on my wish list
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