This may be true, although a quick stop at the hotel front desk may procure the name of a decent local sports bar.

I'm very partial to ours--lots of microbrews, both on tap and in bottles, reasonably priced beer, great happy hour specials, prizes for winning Buzztime trivia on certain days, and once the bartenders learned that we tip well if treated, a distinct drop in our bill, lots of beer samples, and a lot of great conversation. It's not uncommon for the bartenders to receive more in a tip from us than what our bill was, but, when I'm only ever without a beer because I'm having a tough time deciding what I want, I tend to be happy.