Happily, an increasing number of pubs and restaurants are starting to treat their beer selection and handling as an important feature that draws business. I see this as a trend here in the Washington DC area, and I hope that it is the case in other cities and regions. In order to keep this list focussed and finite, the criteria for listing here will be clear and quantitative. Some of my favorite local watering holes with excellent selection don't make the cut (though you'll find them on my link list).

A beer bar, for the purposes of this page, is a bar, pub, restaurant, or other eating/drinking establishment open to the public that sells and serves 100 or more different labels and/or styles of beer. The beer can come from bottles, cans, or taps. I'm not going to over-qualify whether the beer is from a microbrewery, home brewed, commercial brewery, imported. However, there is an implicit expectation that the beer served comes from at least three different source breweries ... this is not a listing of brewpubs or large commercial breweries with tasting rooms.

A list like this can only be maintained with the help of other beer hunters and beer fans. I just don't get out and around enough to try to keep this complete or up-to-date. If you know of other establishments that belong here, or if you have corrections, updates, or just comments about this page in general, please let me know.

• The Brickskeller Inn and Tavern - Washington DC, USA. Over 1000 bottled beers, 4 taps including, usually a cask upstairs. 4 more taps are on the way. The walls of the establishment are lined with a bottle and can collection that dates back into the 1950's. The Brick is a shrine for beer-lovers, and a "must visit" if you are in Washington DC. (The author of these pages is a regular). (13Mar2005)
• The Brick Store - Atlanta GA, USA. "Alanta's best and most eclectic beer list." 17 international, regional and local draught beers and over 65 bottled beers at our downstairs bar, the most extensive Belgian menu in the Southeast, features 8 rotating draughts and 120 bottled beers, all Belgian/Belgian style. (13Mar2005)
• Cooter Brown's Tavern & Oyster Bar - New Orleans LA, USA. Over 400 bottles, 45 taps (based on web site). (Occasionally mis-referred to as Cooler Brown's). (Info from web site). (08Nov2001)

• d.b.a. - Manhattan NY and New Orleans LA, USA. Both multi-tap with large bottle selections. (Info from web site). (13Mar2005)

• The Ginger Man (Texas) - Austin TX, Dallas TX, Houston TX. Well over 100 bottles and over 60 taps per location. Separate ownership from the East Coast Ginger Man pubs. (Info from a correspondent) (24Jul2004)
• The Ginger Man (East Coast) - New York NY and Greenwich CT, USA. Separate ownership from the Texas Ginger Man pubs. (Info from a correspondent) (24Jul2004)
• KClinger's - In Hanover PA, Etters PA, USA. "Proudly featuring the East Coast's largest beer selection." 39 taps in Hanover and 61 taps in Etters, with over 600 bottles. (Info from web site). "Over 800 bottles, including over 120 Belgiums, 65 taps, only 6 "industrial beers" in bottles none on tap, national Blues act every Tuesday, beer fusion food, 2 floors, beer experts." (From an anonymous fan). (05Feb2004)
• - Arguably, the number of taps and bottles might not strictly qualify it for my list, but someone told me in 2002 that this is the best beer bar in San Diego. (22Jan2006)
• M.J. Barleyhoppers International Alehouse Grille - Tampa (Ybor City) FL and Riverview FL, USA. Multi-tap beer bars in Florida. (Author visited, website). (13Mar2005)
• Max's - Baltimore MD, USA. Over 200 bottles and 166 taps. "The Largest Beer Selection in Maryland." This is based on the three locations combined. Their flagship site, Max's on Broadway, has 92 taps and many coolers of bottles. The other two locations have 24 and 50 taps, respectively. (Info from web site). They allow cigar smoking, which disrupts my tasting pleasure. (From an anonymous non-fan). (10Nov2001)
• Taco Mac - Atlanta GA, USA.Three locations, boasting 585 bottles and 106 taps in Sandy Springs; 296 bottles and 126 taps in Snellville; 189 taps in Cumming. They also have hefty selections of whiskeys and other drinkable stuff. (Info from web site). (10Nov2001)
• The Toronado Pub, - San Francisco CA, USA. 70 bottles, 46 taps. (Info from web site) (Occasionally mis-referred to as Toronado's). (08Nov2001)
• A friend mentioned two places in Bruges, Belgium that are worth looking into. I haven't researched this further, so I have no links for you, just the names. One is a restaurant, called Den Deiver. The other is a beer bar, called Erasmus. (05Feb2004)

Acknowledgements

• The Amazing BeerGuy of the Brick: Dave Alexander.
• Ryan.
• Tom Dalldorf, publisher of Celebrator Beer News (specifically, his comments at a recent beer tasting).
• Vicki.
• Bob and Ellie Tupper - my inspiration in beer hunting.

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