Beer Radar

I avoid arguments over lists like Rate Beer’s Top 50 beer bars - after all, everybody has his favorite joint and can make a good argument that it’s the best bar in the world.

Nonetheless, it’s fun to check off the places you’ve visited, and to check out potential destinations. So here’s the supposed top 50 beer bars. The boldface ones are places where I’ve managed to suck down a few over the years; I count 23. Looks like I need tomake my way back to Seattle, or maybe plan a trip to Sweden and Denmark.

How many of these have you visited?

 1. Kulminator    Antwerpen, BELGIUM
2. Akkurat    Stockholm, SWEDEN
3. Oldsmar Tap House    Oldsmar, Florida UNITED STATES
4. Redlight Redlight    Orlando, Florida UNITED STATES
5. Brick Store Pub    Decatur, Georgia UNITED STATES
6. Brouwer’s Cafe    Seattle, Washington UNITED STATES
7. Rich O’s Publick House    New Albany, Indiana UNITED STATES
8. Uber Tavern    Seattle, Washington UNITED STATES
9. Capones Restaurant    Norristown, Pennsylvania UNITED STATES*   
10. Spuyten Duyvil    Brooklyn, New York UNITED STATES   
11. Volo    Toronto, Ontario CANADA
12. Papago Brewing Company    Scottsdale, Arizona UNITED STATES
13. ’t Brugs Beertje    Brugge, BELGIUM   
14. Max’s on Broadway    Baltimore, Maryland UNITED STATES   
15. Nederlands Biercafe ‘t Arendsnest    Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS
16. Monk’s Café    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania UNITED STATES   
17. Moan and Dove    Amherst, Massachusetts UNITED STATES   
18. Pivovarsky Klub    Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC
19. Ølbaren    Copenhagen, DENMARK
20. Capital Ale House - Innsbrook    Glen Allen, Virginia UNITED STATES
21. Concordia Ale House    Portland, Oregon UNITED STATES
22. Bierproeflokaal In De Wildeman    Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS
23. The Rover    Göteborg, SWEDEN
24. Toronado    San Francisco, California UNITED STATES   
25. Plan B    Copenhagen, DENMARK
26. Hamiltons    San Diego, California UNITED STATES
27. Falling Rock Tap House    Denver, Colorado UNITED STATES   
28. Le Bier Circus    Brussels, BELGIUM   
29. The Ginger Man (NYC)    New York, New York UNITED STATES   
30. Barcade    Brooklyn, New York UNITED STATES
31. Kaffee de Hopduvel    Gent, BELGIUM   
32. The Publick House Brookline    Brookline, Massachusetts UNITED STATES   
33. Birreria Paradiso    Washington, Washington DC UNITED STATES   
34. The Map Room    Chicago, Illinois UNITED STATES   
35. Blind Tiger Ale House    New York, New York UNITED STATES   
36. Wenlock Arms    London, Greater London ENGLAND
37. Sharp Edge Beer Emporium    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania UNITED STATES   
38. Flying Saucer Draught Emporium (Fort Worth)    Fort Worth, Texas UNITED STATES
39. Hop Devil Grill    New York, New York UNITED STATES   
40. O’Brien’s    San Diego, California UNITED STATES
41. Horse Brass Pub    Portland, Oregon UNITED STATES   
42. Smokeless Joe    Toronto, Ontario CANADA
43. Andy’s Corner Bar    Bogota, New Jersey UNITED STATES   
44. Hop Leaf    Chicago, Illinois UNITED STATES
45. Capital Ale House - Downtown    Richmond, Virginia UNITED STATES   
46. Zeno’s Pub    State College, Pennsylvania UNITED STATES   
47. Oliver Twist    Stockholm, SWEDEN
48. Chez Moeder Lambic    Brussels, BELGIUM   
49. The Happy Gnome    St. Paul, Minnesota UNITED STATES
50. Bierbrasserie Cambrinus    Brugge, BELGIUM

*Capone’s was ranked No. 1 last year.

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