Quantity is good, but quality is better.
Consider two bars, a few blocks apart, near my home in Far North Dallas.
The first has over 30 beers on tap, and yet the list bores me. You've probably had almost all these beers already, there's little unusual or hard to find.
Staggering Irishman
Code:
Draft List
Bud Light
Missouri 4.2%ABV
Miller Light
Wisconsin 4.2%ABV
Coors Light
Colorado 4.2%ABV
Dos XX
Mexico 4.3%ABV
Guinness Stout
Ireland 6%ABV
Murphy’s Stout
Ireland 4%ABV
Boddington’s
England 4.7%ABV
Young’s Double Chocolate Stout
England 5.2%ABV
Newcastle
England 4.7%ABV
Shiner Bock
Shiner Texas 5%ABV
Franconia Dunkel
McKinney Texas 5%ABV
Stella Artois
Belgium 5%ABV
Fireman’s #4
Blanco Texas 5.1%ABV
Smithwick’s
Ireland 4.5%ABV
Bass Ale
England 5%ABV
Harp
Ireland 5%ABV
Woodchuck Amber
Vermont 5%ABV
Blanche De Bruxelles
Belgium 4.5%ABV
Spaten Oktoberfest
Germany 5.9%ABV
Paulaner Hefe-Weizen
Germany 5.5%ABV
Maredsous Brune 8
Belgium 8%ABV
Abita Purple Haze
Louisiana 4.2%ABV
Lindeman’s Framboise
Belgium 4%ABV
Stone Arrogant .......
California 7.2%ABV
Big Sky Moose Drool
Montana 5.1%ABV
St Arnold Elissa
Houston Texas 6.6%ABV
Leprechaun Dry Cider
Washington (Texas Owned) 5%ABV
Polygamy Porter
Utah 4%ABV
Southern Star Pine Belt
Conroe Texas 6.3%ABV
No Lable Ridgeback Ale
Katy Texas 6.1%ABV
Left Hand Milk Stout
Colorado 5.9%ABV
Double Brown Stout
Deep Elem Brewing Dallas Texas
Compare that to
Jack Mac's, where they have only 14 taps, but all are Texas craft brews. It's constantly rotating list - when they blow a keg, they replace it with something different. I can visit twice a week and always find something new. If you're a visitor to the area or to the state, they may all be new to you.
Here's
today's list, but it'll likely be very different when you get to town.
Code:
(512) White IPA 5.3 16oz. Draft $5.50
Adelbert's Naked Nun 5.8 16oz. Draft $5.75
cedar Creek Spinning Mule 8.5 16oz. Draft $6.25
Community Regalement 7.8 16oz. Draft $5.75
Community Texas Pils 6.1 16oz. Draft $5.50
Deep Ellum Double Brown Stout 7.0 16oz. Draft $5.25
Firewheel StrIPA 6.5 16oz. Draft $5.50
Franconia Kolsch 4.8 16oz. Draft $5.25
Live Oak Roggenbier 4.8 16oz. Draft $5.50
No Label Don Jalepeno Ale 6.7 16oz. Draft $5.75
Ranger Creek Red Headed Stranger 6.3 16oz. Draft $6.00
Real Ale White 4.6 16oz. Draft $5.75
Rogness Joie d’ Ete 5.3 16oz. Draft $5.50
Shiner Ruby Redbird 4.2 16oz. Draft $5.50
Now, which place would you rather visit?
Other good choices in DFW are the Gingerman and the Flying Saucer. Each has a few locations.