The Ultimate 8 Taps for Your Bar

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  1. cl3

    cl3 Savant (1,244) Aug 16, 2013 Wisconsin
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    Northwest Wisconsin, all year-rounders
    1) Blackrocks 51K IPA (fingers crossed that they'll get to my corner of the state eventually)
    2) Surly Coffee Bender
    3) Toppling Goliath Psuedo Sue
    4) Bell's Oarsman
    5) Bell's Best Brown
    6) Upper Hand Escanaba Black Beer
    7) Founders Porter
    8) New Glarus Two Women
     
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  2. raynmoon

    raynmoon Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2011 Colorado

    All taps= rotating selection. That is the best way to go.
     
    #22 raynmoon, May 20, 2016
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  3. Corrado42

    Corrado42 Initiate (0) Jan 2, 2016 Arizona

    Odell IPA

    Oskar Blues Ten Fidy

    St. Bernardus Abt. 12

    Northcoast Scrimshaw Pilsner

    Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier

    Weihenstephaner Vitus

    Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

    Boulevard Tank 7
     
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  4. Sound_Explorer

    Sound_Explorer Grand Pooh-Bah (3,044) Dec 29, 2013 Washington
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    For Washington this will be tricky with all the OR and CA options available on top of our own stuff but here goes.....

    1 - Loowit Shadow Ninja IPA
    2 - Bale Breaker Field 41
    3 - Sound Brewing Triple Entendre
    4 - Reuben's Robust Porter
    5 - Perry Street Dopplebock
    6 - Crucible Belgian Dubbel
    7 - Fremont Dark Star
    8 - Chuckanut Pilsner

    Think this covers some good styles and gets offers from all around the state and not just Seattle area.
     
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  5. cmiller4642

    cmiller4642 Maven (1,399) Aug 17, 2013 West Virginia

    I'll go with 8 relatively easy to obtain beers around here that I have tried and love

    Bell's Two Hearted
    Fat Head's Head Hunter IPA
    Founders Imperial Stout
    Rochefort 10
    Jackie O's Oil of Aphrodite
    Ommegang Rosetta
    Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron
    Three Floyds Alpha King Pale Ale
     
    #25 cmiller4642, May 20, 2016
  6. Scott17Taylor

    Scott17Taylor Initiate (0) Oct 28, 2013 Iowa
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    I definite agree, with eight taps I'd keep few things on at all times. Keep spotted cow and pseudosue on at all times, and rotate the rest. There are too many styles, and many are seasonal, that it'd be tough to find a good eight year round.
     
    #26 Scott17Taylor, May 20, 2016
  7. HuskyHawk

    HuskyHawk Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2014 Massachusetts

    Assuming no rotation, or these are 8 and others rotate. Here is my list based on beers I have seen on tap in MA that aren't seasonal.

    Hill Farmstead Abner
    Maine Brewing MO
    Hill Farmstead Everett
    Treehouse Julius
    Spencer Trappist Ale
    Jack's Abby House Lager (for AAL converts)
    Long Trail Unearthed
    Jack's Abby Hoponious Union
     
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  8. tduecen

    tduecen Initiate (0) May 6, 2014 Louisiana

    Opus Vert by Parish
    Envie by Parish
    Ghost in the Machine by Parish
    Julius by Treehouse
    Last Snow by Funky Buddha
    Gingerbread Stout by Hardywood
    Zombie Dust by 3 Floyds
    Mint Truffle Abduction by Pipeworks
     
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  9. McMatt7

    McMatt7 Initiate (0) Jul 30, 2014 Pennsylvania

    Yards Brawler
    Ed Fitz Porter
    Sierra Stout
    Weihen Hefe
    Lagun Ipa
    Reisdorf Kolsch
    Weihen Original
    Victory Dirtwolf

    Victory Uncle Teddy's on Cask
     
    #29 McMatt7, May 20, 2016
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  10. akolb

    akolb Initiate (0) Aug 8, 2015 Colorado

    I'll go for an all-local lineup:

    1. Odell IPA
    2. Horse and Dragon Sad Panda Coffee Stout
    3. Funkwerks Tropic King
    4. New Belgium La Folie
    5. Upslope Craft Lager
    6. Oskar Blues Ten Fidy
    7. Zwei Dunkel
    8. Ska Modus Hoperandi (not exactly local, but still in the same state)
     
    #30 akolb, May 20, 2016
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  11. Wiffler27

    Wiffler27 Pooh-Bah (2,092) Aug 16, 2009 South Carolina
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    my ultimate 8 would be:

    -FW Union Jack
    -Carton O'Dub
    -Bell's 2 Hearted
    -Left Hand Milk Stout Nitro
    -Oskar Blues Ten Fidy
    -Troegs Hopback Amber
    -DFH Indian Brown Ale
    -Unibroue La Fin Du Monde
     
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  12. HuskyHawk

    HuskyHawk Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2014 Massachusetts

    Ooooh, Indian Brown. Nice choice. I'd definitely want to rotate that.
     
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  13. wilymobastardo

    wilymobastardo Savant (1,012) Jan 12, 2015 California
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    1. Alesmith .394 Pale
    2. Alesmith Wee Heavy
    3. Alpine Nelson
    4. Council Beatitude Raspberry Tart Saison
    5. Fall 2am Bike Ride (coffee stout)
    6. Fall Plenty For All (pilsner)
    7. Lost Abbey Framboise de Amorosa
    8. Modern Times Blazing World
    + one rotating DIPA tap
     
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  14. tripledbrew

    tripledbrew Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2011 Kentucky

    Founders Imperial Stout
    Yazoo Sue
    Avery The Maharaja
    Stillwates Gose Gone Wild
    SNPA
    Prof Briem 1809 Berliner weisse
    Great Lakes Burning River Pale Ale
    West Sixth IPA
     
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  15. MCDub

    MCDub Initiate (0) Dec 17, 2009 North Carolina

    I've seen Rochefort 10 mentioned several times but I'm 95% sure they don't keg any of their beer.

    I'll edit this post as I think of things but here is the list so far. Criteria being easy to find year round in my area with the exception of FBS

    Great Lakes - Edmund Fitzgerald
    Founder's - Breakfast Stout
    Blackberry Farms - Classic Saison
    Highland - Pilsner
    Wicked Weed - Pernicious
    Anderson Valley - Briney Melon Gose
    Ommegang - Dubbel
    Sierra Nevada - Pale Ale
     
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  16. DabblinWiscCraft

    DabblinWiscCraft Savant (1,044) Jul 5, 2011 Wisconsin

    I was incredulous about why any bar in my area would offer those beers in BOTH bottle and draft form. It seems--at least in my town--that most run-of-the-mill bar patrons will go with bottles; and in my ten or so years of bartending, I've rarely encountered an individual who is upset that Bud, Bud Light, Miller Lite, or Coors are only offered in bottles.
     
    #36 DabblinWiscCraft, May 20, 2016
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  17. DabblinWiscCraft

    DabblinWiscCraft Savant (1,044) Jul 5, 2011 Wisconsin

    I completely agree that rotating taps are favorable to a very rigid lineup. I suppose my list might better be understood as "What 8 Year-Round Beers Could Individually Be a Staple in any Given 8 Tap Arrangement for Your Region?"

    I also apparently wasn't very clear on the issue of craft vs. macro: I would be a very short-lived tavern owner if I didn't carry any of the major macro offerings. I, of course, would carry all of the most popular BMC offerings in bottles or cans.
     
    #37 DabblinWiscCraft, May 20, 2016
  18. rgordon

    rgordon Pooh-Bah (2,701) Apr 26, 2012 North Carolina
    Pooh-Bah

    I notice that many are citing a need to rotate taps. The OP didn't really mention that, but I would consider it obvious that no list would remain static. With so many choices constantly changing, keeping choices interesting is no problem at all. I made my 8 choices for variety of style, quality, availability (mostly), and national and regional variation. At my own place I would always choose local brews if they stand out and compete with the best beers available. Or if they sell!!
     
    #38 rgordon, May 20, 2016
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  19. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    My fictional bar for this scenario, will feature 1 beer each from 8 of the 9 breweries in my town (sorry Stones Throw) with an alternate for each brewery to switch things up:

    Chuckanut Kolsch (Schwarzbier)
    Structures Table Beer (Blanc Generation Pale)
    Wander Global Mutt Baltic Porter (Raspberry Millie Sour)
    Kulshan Bastard Kat IPA (Lumber and Lace Lager)
    Aslan Batch 15 IPA (Megathrust ImpIPA)
    Boundary Bay Oatmeal Stout (Cedar Dust IPA)
    Gruff Pale Ale (this beer is not named yet) (rotate with something from Stones Throw)
    Menace Chili Bravo (Sorachi Wheat)
     
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  20. JakeTheSnake30

    JakeTheSnake30 Initiate (0) Nov 14, 2015 Massachusetts

    Ok here we go. I tried to have it be balanced but also with my favorite beers.
    1) pseudo sue pale ale
    2)tree house Julius
    3) sip of sunshine
    4) trillium rotating tap
    5) jacks Abby house lager (for people ignorant to the craft beer world)
    6) Praire bomb
    7) Castle island hearthside porter (showing some local support with this one)
    8) hill farm rotating tap
     
    #40 JakeTheSnake30, May 20, 2016
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