Draft's Top 100 Beer Bars

Since what makes a "good" bar depends entirely on the person it's not surprising that everyone is going to have a quibble with the list.

I can only speak to the NY selections, and they're all reasonable. Not my favorite places to grab a beer, but all very worthy selections.

 

I'll vouch for Armsby Abbey in Worcester, MA, Closed for Business in Charleston, SC, and Ashley's in Ann Arbor, MI. I love all of those places.

 

a few more michigan ones: 7 monks tap room, traverse city. one eyed bettys, ferndale michigan. the later of the two had a goose island tap explosion and features BC/three sisters and more! AWESOME bottle selection and staff!

 

I feel Chicago is properly represented

 

You mean other than this one? Just went there for the first time last month - great place!

HORSE BRASS PUB | Portland, Ore.
You can credit this well-worn, 37-year-old bucket-list bar as one of the nation’s original craft houses. Packed to the gills with classic beer memorabilia and stocked with every stalwart and newfangled beer imaginable, this English-style pub is beer Nirvana. 4534 SE Belmont St., horsebrass.com

 

Both Max's and Brewer's Art are great representatives for Baltimore's Best Beer Bars.
Max's has 100+ taps and even more bottles. Bartenders work quick and know their beer. Only downside, very crowded and pricey.
Brewer's Art, good happy hour and cool celar bar. The mix of patrons is very diverse and not as rowdy.

 

Why the hate?

 

I hate places that allow indoor smoking.

 

I'm not hating, but Bier Market, Market Garden Brewery and Nano Brew do not belong on any "best of" list. They are popular places, but far from great(or even good in Bier Market's case). I can tell it as I see it without hating a place.

 

Yea, I don't disagree with you, was just curious as to your thoughts.

 

speaking of Nano Brew; this is obviously my user name here, along with many other places, including instagram, which I have started to get tagged in by people visiting that place.... now that I write that out I guess there was no real point to that story #coolstorybro

 

I used the 2012 list as a guide when I was in Chicago in July. Went to a few on this list, and they are quite worthy.

 

Haha, when I saw your username I thought it was going to be a post whining about my opinion and flaming me.

 

Ebenezer's is great, but far from what you would expect for a bar that's considered to be "one of the best in the world". It's actually very small. The food is excellent though, and there's always great beer available, albeit expensive.

 

From my experience, I'm going to have to disagree with you here.

 

Great list. I can keep all great beer bars in NJ to myself :]

 

The eyepee man is correct

 

the stumbling monk sucks in comparison IMO.

 

The absence of Kickbacks, Jax Florida, from the list is a travesty!!!!

 

Love Churchkey's but honestly will take Bier Baron(former Brick Skeller) over it any day. Not nearly as packed, less pricey, and idk... Churchkeys just gives off a pretentious feeling vibe sometimes. Meridian Pint is pretty bangin as well