Favorite New England Bar

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  1. Hectikart

    Hectikart Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2015 Connecticut

    What's your favorite bar in New England with a great beer selection?

    I'll start it off with one of my favorites...Bukowski's Tavern - Boston, MA
    http://bukowskitavern.net

    I haven't been there in a while, but the last time I was there they served nothing but beer and hotdogs, and accepted cash only...and there was a 14 page beer menu. Great place!
     
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  2. Davl22

    Davl22 Maven (1,341) Sep 27, 2011 New Hampshire
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    Hands down The Black Birch in Kittery ME. Super friendly/knowledgable staff, and an ever rotating draft list that focuses on the top hitters in Maine, limited/ rare imports, and vintage kegs. Their food is also on another level. I find it hard to go anywhere else on the seacoast.
     
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  3. Resuin

    Resuin Pooh-Bah (2,921) Jun 18, 2012 Massachusetts
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    Probably Armsby Abbey or Three Penny Taproom.
     
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  4. seanwhite

    seanwhite Initiate (0) Jan 31, 2008 Massachusetts

    Armsby Abbey is my top choice.
     
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  5. beergrrl

    beergrrl Zealot (523) Dec 9, 2003 New Hampshire

    Eli Cannon, Middletown CT
    OR
    Main Street Cafe, Willimantic CT

    Second is Ebenezer's, Lovell ME
    yeah, those
     
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  6. MA_hops

    MA_hops Initiate (0) May 18, 2015 Vermont

    Blackback Pub in Waterbury, VT.
     
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  7. PEIhop

    PEIhop Maven (1,300) Dec 2, 2010 Massachusetts

    Three Penny and The Reservoir in VT.
     
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  8. krantul

    krantul Zealot (672) May 18, 2005 Massachusetts

    I love Armsby, but the Dive was my Zen place when I lived in Worcester.
     
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  9. Hectikart

    Hectikart Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2015 Connecticut

    Beergrrl, I'll have to check those places out...they're pretty close to me in CT. I keep meaning to get over to Main Street Cafe for stein night. A new place opened up in Colchester, CT about 6-9 months ago called The Inishmor. It's excellent...great traditional Irish pub food and a large, constantly changing beer selection.
     
    #9 Hectikart, Jul 8, 2015
  10. BillDon

    BillDon Zealot (589) Jul 16, 2011 Massachusetts

    Best beer selection bar farmhouse home of half pours can drink the entire tap list in a night. A long night.
     
    #10 BillDon, Jul 8, 2015
  11. NYR-Zuuuuc

    NYR-Zuuuuc Maven (1,351) Jan 1, 2013 Connecticut

    In CT my favorites are:
    Prime 16
    Cask Republic
    Gingerman
    And Bar 140

    My favorite (not in New England) is Blind Tiger in NYC.

    Cheers!
     
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  12. youbrewidrink

    youbrewidrink Initiate (0) Apr 9, 2009 Vermont

    Three Penny Taproom, Montpelier VT
    Mule Bar, Winooski VT
    Worthy Burger, South Royalton VT
    Prohibition Pig, Waterbury VT
    Vermont Taphouse, Williston VT
    McGillicudy's, Williston VT
    Farmhouse, Burlington VT
     
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  13. Sweatshirt

    Sweatshirt Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2014 New Hampshire

    Armsby Abbey.
     
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  14. ajcuster89

    ajcuster89 Zealot (749) Apr 14, 2014 Vermont
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    Birch Hill Tavern
    Glastonbury, CT
     
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  15. Stormfield

    Stormfield Savant (1,065) Feb 21, 2011 Massachusetts

    In no particular order:
    Deep Ellum, Alston, MA
    Cambridge Brewing Co. Cambridge, MA (a brewpub, I know - I cheated)
    York River Landing, York, ME
    The Black Birch, Kittery, ME
    Armsby Abbey, Worcester, MA
    Novare Res, Portland, ME
    Juilan's, Providence, RI (not mentioned much on BA, but it most certainly deserves to be)
    The 3 bars of downtown Waterbury, VT
     
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  16. Stormfield

    Stormfield Savant (1,065) Feb 21, 2011 Massachusetts

    Great avatar!
     
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  17. Sweatshirt

    Sweatshirt Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2014 New Hampshire

    I enjoy Julian's a lot.
     
    #17 Sweatshirt, Jul 8, 2015
  18. kinopio

    kinopio Savant (1,037) Apr 30, 2009 Massachusetts

    Row 34. Always have nice sours on, they often have Trillium, its in a cool neighborhood and its one of the best seafood restaurants around.
     
    #18 kinopio, Jul 8, 2015
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  19. jomobono

    jomobono Savant (1,148) Mar 12, 2012 Massachusetts

    Three way tie: Three Penny Tap Room, Armsby Abbey, Row34
     
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  20. rhino88888888

    rhino88888888 Zealot (694) Dec 12, 2013 Massachusetts
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    I'd agree with @Stormfield on the MA and RI picks (Julians!) but I would also add Redbones and Olde Magoun's Saloon as two of my favorite beer bars. Both almost always have a cask available (Magouns often has 3 casks), both have a long list of constantly rotating beers, both host regular tap takeovers/events and both have a comfortable, neighborhood atmosphere.
     
    #20 rhino88888888, Jul 8, 2015
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