Fortunately, I didn't have to drag the suitcase with me on this trip, but I've just pinged him for the brand name of the one he uses. Will post when I find out.

ETA: That was quick! He uses a Wine Check.

Depending on size and quantity, these boxes from u-haul are also very good.

http://www.uhaul.com/MovingSupplies/...g-Kits?mid=169

I have checked expensive beers from Europe and shipped many beers in the US and never a problem.

I was thinking about starting a new thread to offer (and solicit) recommendations for great Craft Beer Bars, but I decided to try to resurrect this 2014 thread instead.

Since this thread was last updated, Untappd Verified Venues has become a great resource in this area, where it is often possible to check current tap-lists in close to real-time.

This, in turn, seems to have spurred many bars to publish and maintain their own current tap-lists on their websites (presumably, because they are unwilling to pay Untappd to do it for them)

I am based in the UK, but travel weekly to Scandinavia, so I am typically bouncing through one or two of the larger Cities in Sweden/Denmark/Norway/Finland each week.

I can highly recommend the following bars, for a great selection of craft beers:

Copenhagen

The Taphouse - 61 beertaps, mainly from Scandinavia, but with regular beers from across Western Europe

http://taphouse.dk/

Warpigs - Joint-venture brewhouse between Mikkeller and 3Floyds, which 24 taps plus very good BBQ food

http://mikkeller.dk/location/warpigs/

Fermentoren - cozy basement pub with 20 taps, mainly from Scandi and UK craft breweries

http://fermentoren.com/

Gothenburg

Brewers Beer Bar - modern pub with 16 taps, mainly local, with an excellent pizza menu to complement them!

https://brewersbeerbar.se/beers-wines/

Brewdog - chain pub with 18 taps, typically 10 house beers + 7/8 interesting guest beers. Also often have some excellent rare cans in the fridge. Serves decent pub food.

https://www.brewdog.com/bars/worldwide/goteborg

The Rover - large, welcoming pub, with 20 taps mainly local.

http://www.therover.se/

Oslo

Røør - Large pub with 70 taps from across Western Europe, plus several shuffleboard tables.

https://www.roor.no/

Crowbar - Very cool brewpub, with 18 taps including several guest beers

http://crowbryggeri.com/the-bar/

Stockholm

Omnipollos Hatt - Cool, but tiny pub, with 10 taps and a wood-fired pizza oven in the corner.

http://www.omnipolloshatt.com/

Mikkeller Bar - Very stylish basement bar with 24 taps, combining Mikkeller beers with interesting guests

http://mikkeller.dk/location/mikkeller-stockholm/


Where do you recommend.....?!

Couple places here in Phoenix:

-OHSO has a great local beer selection, about half of which are brewed in house. There's a new location in T2 (UA, AS) at PHX, but I think the full restaurant in Arcadia (about a 10-15 minute drive north of PHX) is much better if you have the time.

-Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company in Gilbert also has a selection of great beers brewed in house.

For anyone in Central Virginia area around Richmond/Fredericksburg Capital Ale House is a decent option.

Most of their locations have at least 50 different draughts that they rotate regularly and with hundreds more in bottles too. I used to live very close to one that had a great happy hour where you could get gold like Dogfish Head 90min IPA for $3. I stay by one of their locations on work trips to the Richmond area now.

http://capitalalehouse.com/menu-bar/innsbrook-menu/

University of Beer, Davis, CA. 60 on tap. Davis was where I encountered my first beer menu, at a pub near the university. It contained over 300 different beers. My life was never the same again.