The Bar Towel

[Cass]

I've seen this list before but I don't think it was online. It's a fun thing to go through, even though it's highly debatable. I've done about a quarter of the list from first glance. Anyone else?

http://allaboutbeer.com/live-beer/culture/2008/05/the-growler-list-125-places-to-have-a-beer-before-you-die/?singlePage

[lister]

Having not made it to Europe or the western US, from the list I've only been to:

17. Mondial de la Bière, Montreal, Quebec
20. Beer Club Popeye, Tokyo, Japan
48. The Blue Tusk, Syracuse, NY
100. Steamworks Brewing, Vancouver, BC
113. beerbistro, Toronto, Canada
116. Anchor Bar, Buffalo, NY

Anchor Bar? Really?! Three things I remember about that place: 1) the wings made me sick 2) the suicide sauce is a joke and 3) the beer selection sucks.

We also weren't too excited about Steamworks.

As Bobsy and I have mentioned in the Tokyo thread, Club Popeye is a must if you're visiting Tokyo. For our next visit we're going to get a hotel in the area so we can end every night there and stagger home (subway closes at midnight!)
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[Derek]

Highly debatable for sure...

49. Woolwich Arms, Guelph, ON

Really?

[Bobsy]

Thanks for posting this list, Cass. Its interesting to see a number of places on it that I've considered going to when I've been in the respective town and then decided against after a bit of research has suggested they are either crap, tourist traps or both. That said somtimes I think I prefer bars to beers, so I've been to a few of these...

2. Grand Place, Brussels, Belgium
3. U Fleku, Prague, Czech Republic
4. Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court, London, England
6. Augustiner Keller, Munich, Germany
8. The Gravity Bar, Guinness St. James Gate Brewery, Dublin, Ireland
11. Hofbrauhaus, Munich, Germany
14. The Market Porter, Stoney Street, London, England
18. Horizon’s Café, CN Tower, Toronto, Ontario
20. Beer Club Popeye, Tokyo, Japan
28. Zum Uerige, Dusseldorf, Germany
49. Woolwich Arms, Guelph, ON
51. The White Horse Pub, Parsons Green, London, England
80. Le Bier Circus, Brussels, Belgium
90. Cantillon Brewery and Gueuze Museum, Belgium
112. t’Bruges Biertja, Bruges, Belgium
113. beerbistro, Toronto, Canada
119. The Bell, Aldworth, Berkshire, England
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[JerCraigs]

2. Grand Place, Brussels, Belgium (done it, not sure how valid its listing is...)
8. The Gravity Bar, Guinness St. James Gate Brewery, Dublin, Ireland
17. Mondial de la Bière, Montreal, Quebec
18. Horizon’s Café, CN Tower, Toronto, Ontario (Dinner at 360?)
35. Great Lakes Brewing, Cleveland, OH
55. Sleeping Lady Brewery/Snow Goose Restaurant, Anchorage, AK
66. Delerium Café, Brussels, Belgium
74. De Hopduvel, Antwerp, Belgium (This is in Ghent isnt it?)
78. Halve Maan Brewery, Bruges, Belgium
80. Le Bier Circus, Brussels, Belgium
86. Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown, NY
112. t’Bruges Biertja, Bruges, Belgium
113. beerbistro, Toronto, Canada
117. Gritty McDuff’s, Portland, ME

13-14 is not bad! My favorite places in Belgium and Alaska didn't even make the list! Bunch of those are potentially in my 2010 travel plans as well.

[inertiaboy]

A fun list that brings back some memories, all pre-kids of course.

2. Grand Place, Brussels, Belgium
27. Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy
48. The Blue Tusk, Syracuse, NY
53. Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel, Sydney, Australia
78. Halve Maan Brewery, Bruges, Belgium
80. Le Bier Circus, Brussels, Belgium
90. Cantillon Brewery and Gueuze Museum, Belgium
97. Clark’s Ale House, Syracuse, NY
98. The Shakespeare, Aukland, New Zealand
100. Steamworks Brewing, Vancouver, BC
112. t’Bruges Biertja, Bruges, Belgium
113. beerbistro, Toronto, Canada

[kwjd]

I think I've only been to:

12. The Brickskeller, Washington, DC
18. Horizon’s Café, CN Tower, Toronto, Ontario
23. Henry’s 12th Street Tavern, Portland, OR
113. beerbistro, Toronto, Canada

I suppose I have a lot of drinking to do.

[Cass]

I think this is my list:

2. Grand Place, Brussels, Belgium
9. Monk’s Café, Philadelphia, PA
14. The Market Porter, Stoney Street, London, England
17. Mondial de la Bière, Montreal, Quebec
18. Horizon’s Café, CN Tower, Toronto, Ontario
24. The Hopleaf, Chicago, IL
29. Toronado, San Francisco, CA
30. The Olde Mitre Tavern, Ely Court, Hatton Garden, London, England
33. The Wynkoop Brewery, Denver, CO
36. McMenamins Kennedy School Hotel, Portland, OR
38. Anchor Brewing Tasting Room, San Francisco, CA
43. Clark Street Ale House, Chicago, IL
47. The Map Room, Chicago, IL
48. The Blue Tusk, Syracuse, NY
49. Woolwich Arms, Guelph, ON
51. The White Horse Pub, Parsons Green, London, England
54. Falling Rock Tap House, Denver, CO
56. In de Wildeman, Amsterdam, Holland
66. Delerium Café, Brussels, Belgium
70. d.b.a., New York, NY
80. Le Bier Circus, Brussels, Belgium
84. Goose Island Brewing, Chicago, IL
86. Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown, NY
90. Cantillon Brewery and Gueuze Museum, Belgium
92. Belgo Central, London, England
96. Heineken Brewery, Amsterdam, Holland
97. Clark’s Ale House, Syracuse, NY
100. Steamworks Brewing, Vancouver, BC
107. Sunset Grille & Tap, Boston, MA
111. Library Ale House, Santa Monica, CA
112. t’Bruges Biertja, Bruges, Belgium
113. beerbistro, Toronto, Canada

[Kel Varnsen]

[hops are your friend]

My memory tells me I've been to 27:

1. Great American Beer Festival, Denver, CO
11. Hofbrauhaus, Munich, Germany
12. The Brickskeller, Washington, DC
16. Seats on top of the Green Monster in Fenway Park, Boston, MA
17. Mondial de la Bière, Montreal, Quebec
29. Toronado, San Francisco, CA
32. Rogue Brewery, Newport, OR
33. The Wynkoop Brewery, Denver, CO
35. Great Lakes Brewing, Cleveland, OH
38. Anchor Brewing Tasting Room, San Francisco, CA
43. Clark Street Ale House, Chicago, IL
46. The Great Lost Bear, Portland, ME
48. The Blue Tusk, Syracuse, NY
52. Redbones Restaurant, Somerville, MA
54. Falling Rock Tap House, Denver, CO
65. F.X. Matt Brewery Tasting Room, Utica, NY
84. Goose Island Brewing, Chicago, IL
86. Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown, NY
87. Deschutes Brewery & Publick House, Bend, OR
97. Clark’s Ale House, Syracuse, NY
100. Steamworks Brewing, Vancouver, BC
102. McSorley’s Ale House, New York, NY
103. Kelly’s Caribbean Bar, Grill & Brewery, Key West, FL
109. Norwich Inn/Jasper Murdock’s Brewery, Norwich, VT
113. beerbistro, Toronto, Canada
116. Anchor Bar, Buffalo, NY
117. Gritty McDuff’s, Portland, ME

Most of these were in the 90's when I travelled a lot more.

[Brews Phillips]

A respectable 18. I think I need to travel more.

9. Monk’s Café, Philadelphia, PA
14. The Market Porter, Stoney Street, London, England
17. Mondial de la Bière, Montreal, Quebec
24. The Hopleaf, Chicago, IL
34. Spuyten Duyvil, Brooklyn, NY
36. McMenamins Kennedy School Hotel, Portland, OR
43. Clark Street Ale House, Chicago, IL
46. The Great Lost Bear, Portland, ME
47. The Map Room, Chicago, IL
48. The Blue Tusk, Syracuse, NY
70. d.b.a., New York, NY
84. Goose Island Brewing, Chicago, IL
86. Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown, NY
97. Clark’s Ale House, Syracuse, NY
100. Steamworks Brewing, Vancouver, BC
112. t’Bruges Biertja, Bruges, Belgium
113. beerbistro, Toronto, Canada
117. Gritty McDuff’s, Portland, ME

[mintjellie]

Even with less choices on tap, I prefer Clarks Ale House over The Blue Tusk. The Blue Tusk is still a nice bar though. It's also a very noisy and crowded bar. Clarks is a perfectly peaceful pub to enjoy a quiet pint in.

[MattB]

Only seven for me:

14. The Market Porter, Stoney Street, London, England
18. Horizon’s Café, CN Tower, Toronto, Ontario
30. The Olde Mitre Tavern, Ely Court, Hatton Garden, London, England
49. Woolwich Arms, Guelph, ON
102. McSorley’s Ale House, New York, NY
113. beerbistro, Toronto, Canada
116. Anchor Bar, Buffalo, NY

Time to get travellin' again.

[Garthicus]

I've only done seven

[SteelbackGuy]

Fuck, only 2.
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