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BamaVol Jul 14, 2014 11:42 am

Great Beer Menus
 
I thought I would start a thread where we can post links to bars with great beer menus. I love places that feature 50 or more beers on tap and seek them out in cities that I visit. I'm not likely to try all 50+, but a number that large almost guarantees I will find several I like. As the OP, I think it would help to identify the city (and state / country) and will do so on the first post.

BamaVol Jul 14, 2014 11:45 am

El Bait Shop - Des Moines Iowa

Link

I have not been yet, but will be visiting my middle son and his girlfriend this weekend and they have promised to take me.

I am back and I liked El Bait SHop a lot. We counted 116 taps on the wall. Having come from the Des Moines Brewfest, we lacked the capacity to try more than 2.

The Nook - Huntsville, Alabama

Link

I have been here several times visiting my oldest son and his wife. The food is pretty good as well. Not a fancy place by any means, but comfortable.

Fishale - Panama City Beach, Florida

Link

Fishale has to be mentioned here since it is one of my local hangouts. I avoid during spring break, but otherwise have no trouble getting a stool at the bar. As the name implies, there is seafood (and other stuff) in addition to beer. I usually opt for the mahi sliders and the hoppiest ale on tap. The servers here know their beer and will guide you if you ask.

My daughter, Miss BamaVol, was in town for the weekend. I sent her and her husband, BamaBama, to Fishale Sunday night while we watched the grandson. She texted me that they had arrived on "dollar beer night". Needless to say, it was a late night.

BSBD Jul 14, 2014 12:18 pm

Nashville Area
 
These are places that have 50+ taps.

Flying Saucer - three locations: Nashville, Memphis, Cordova. www.beerknurd.com

Beer Sellar - Nashville. Warning: smoking allowed. www.originalbeersellar.com/

Broadway Brewhouse - Nashville. Downtown location also allows smoking, but isn't as smoky as Beer Sellar. http://broadwaybrewhouse.net/

fakemadrid Jul 14, 2014 12:50 pm

The Thirsty Monk - Asheville, NC

http://www.monkpub.com/Tap_landing.html

ediemac1 Jul 14, 2014 1:09 pm

Cooter Brown's Tavern - New Orleans
http://www.cooterbrowns.com/main.html

Tyler's Taproom - four locations in the RTP area: Carrboro, Apex, Raleigh and Durham

http://www.tylerstaproom.com/

ROCAT Jul 14, 2014 1:34 pm

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BamaVol Jul 14, 2014 1:50 pm

Thistle and Mirth - Pittsfield, Massachusetts

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I couldn't find an actual website for this one. Pittsfield is where I grew up. I avoided the town for years but was back in 2013 for a wedding and was taken to the T&M for a cold one or two and ended up liking the place.

The Casual Pint - Knoxville, Tennessee

Link

Unfortunately, no beer menu online. But these guys have put together a good atmosphere in both locations I have visited. It is a combination bottle shop and bar. There may not be 50 taps, but all are quality microbrews, many from outside the area. I like that this place will take a chance on a keg of something I've never seen or heard of.

macdonaldj2 Jul 14, 2014 2:13 pm

Hay Merchant Menu

My go to beer bar in Houston, amazing beer list, great food, always packed

chgoeditor Jul 14, 2014 5:31 pm

LOL...this reminds me of one of the more eyerolling bar themes I've come across in recent months.

"The soon-to-open Compass Bar will feature 180 bottled beers, representing 180 degrees on a compass, according to owners Ryan See and Patrick Wrona."

Take a moment to let that sink in... Uh-huh. :D

kipper Jul 14, 2014 6:05 pm

These don't necessarily have 50+ beers on tap, but their taps are generally devoted to good beer, and a few have an incredible bottle selection. :D

Zeno's Pub, State College, PA...
http://www.zenospub.com/

Bonus points from me if you can find names on their "Passport: Around the World in 80 Beers wall" for the following quotes:
"Thanks, Dad!"
"I met my husband here."
"I met my wife here."
"Cheese, Gromit, Cheese."
"Who Is John Galt?"

If you get there on a weekend, and let me know you'll be headed there, I'll even buy you a beer if I join you. If some of the old bartenders are around, you can hear stories about me! :D

Al's of Hampden, Enola, PA
http://alsofhampden.com/verify.php?r...t=beerlist.php

Order by number, as their beer list, displayed on flat panel TV's, is ever changing. Again, I'll buy you a drink if you let me know you'll be there.

Holy Hound Taproom, York, PA
http://holyhoundtaproom.com/http://h...ndtaproom.com/

Again, I'll buy a drink for you...

Any of the Sharp Edge locations in Pittsburgh, PA are great, but if you stop at the Creekhouse, be careful not to pass out in the bathroom! :D

http://sharpedgebeer.com

work2fly Jul 14, 2014 6:09 pm

Aptos St. BBQ in (you guessed it) Aptos, CA.

Outstanding Q http://aptosstbbq.com/

Great selection of beer http://www.beermenus.com/places/5328-aptos-st-bbq

gfunkdave Jul 14, 2014 7:08 pm

Ginger Man NYC

hhonors fan Jul 14, 2014 7:14 pm

Great Beer Menus
 
All Yard House restaurants across the country. 130-250 beers on tap depending on location. Awesome happy hour and late night happy hour. Also their Pepper Crusted Filet Mignon is the best filet I have ever had outside of fine dining.

swag Jul 14, 2014 10:02 pm

DFW Dallas TX
 
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.

BamaVol Jul 15, 2014 7:33 am


Originally Posted by kipper (Post 23196065)

Any of the Sharp Edge locations in Pittsburgh, PA are great, but if you stop at the Creekhouse, be careful not to pass out in the bathroom! :D

http://sharpedgebeer.com

Such sound advice, kipper! I would not limit that to the Creekhouse. I went on their website and couldn't findd a link to the bathroom. However, I did linger over the picture of all those Belgian tap handles. It's only 8:30 in the morning and you have me jonesing for a beer. And any place with 46 taps and 250 different bottles qualifies here.


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