Bars with most draught beers on tap in your city

[C.]

On a lighter subject than what we're use to seeing on here, what is the names of the bars in your city with the most number of different beers on tap. It will be interesting to compile a list for the beer aficionados among us.

Rules are simple: name and location of the bar, link to Yelp/Google/FourSquare profile, the number of beers on tap, and a picture of the interior or exterior.



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The List

1. Howells and Hood - Chicago, IL - 113
2. Old Town Pour House - Chicago, IL - 90
3. The Ginger Man - New York, NY - 70
4. City Tap House - Philadelphia, PA - 60
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The Ginger Man - New York, NY - 70 beers on draught

11 E 36th St
New York, NY 10016

This is a New York City beer institution for a reason. It gets bonus points for bringing a stellar beverage selection to an area with fairly limited options. Get there early — this bar's reputation means that it's always packed.

[Steely Dan]

the most i've seen in chicago is Old Town Pour House with 90 beers on draft.

It's a somewhat cheesy chain sports bar with one location in the city (the original one in old town) and two locations out in the burbs (naperville & oak Brook).

all three locations apparently have 90 beers on draft; it's their gimmick.


source: https://plus.google.com/+OldTownPourHouse


yelp links:

Old Town Pour House - Original: https://www.yelp.com/biz/old-town-pour-house-chicago

Old Town Pour House - Naperville: https://www.yelp.com/biz/old-town-pour-house-naperville

Old Town Pour House - Oak Brook: https://www.yelp.com/biz/old-town-po...se-oak-brook-4




EDIT:

they apparently also now have a location in Gaithersburg, MD as well.

Old Town Pour House - Gaithersburg: https://www.yelp.com/biz/old-town-po...e-gaithersburg

[Centropolis]

flying saucer is going to be the biggest selection of draft beer for a lot of cities, they usually have at least 80 beers on draft.

[Centropolis]

Originally Posted by Steely Dan

the most i've seen in chicago is Old Town Pour House with 90 beers on draft.

It's a somewhat cheesy chain sports bar with one location in the city (the original one in old town) and two locations out in the burbs (naperville & oak Brook).

yelp links:

Old Town Pour House - Original: https://www.yelp.com/biz/old-town-pour-house-chicago

Old Town Poor House - Naperville: https://www.yelp.com/biz/old-town-pour-house-naperville

Old Town Pour House - Oak Brook: https://www.yelp.com/biz/old-town-po...se-oak-brook-4




EDIT:

they apparently also now have a location in Gaithersburg, MD as well

Old Town Pour House - Gaithersburg: https://www.yelp.com/biz/old-town-po...e-gaithersburg

um. *flings hair* like excuse me, there is no "Poor House" in Naperville. gross!

[JManc]

Flying Saucer, Ginger Man and Yard House here in Houston. About 90-100 each.

[maru2501]

the answer for chicago is probably howells and hood in the first floor of Tribune tower. They have no bottles at all and claim 300 taps. The main bar is nuts

http://www.howellsandhood.com/beer-pages-334.php

[Steely Dan]

Originally Posted by maru2501

the answer for chicago is probably howells and hood in the first floor of Tribune tower. They have no bottles at all and claim 300 taps. The main bar is nuts

http://www.howellsandhood.com/beer-pages-334.php

I stand corrected for chicago.

however, they don't have 300 unique brews on draft. from their website:

The most craft beer on draft in Chicago, we offer 114 unique craft beers, flowing through 360 beer taps, across 3 separate bars. The beer list represents all styles of craft beer available worldwide, and also highlights the best craft beer in Chicago, with over 20% of the draft handles dedicated to Chicago craft breweries.

source: http://www.howellsandhood.com/beer-pages-334.php

[maru2501]

right

but they do have kentucky bourbon barrel ale on draft, which I don't see often here. And that's one that counts!




however that is not the best beer bar here

[Teakwood]

I believe City Tap House wins for Philadelphia with 60 taps. If you can settle for bottles, we have Monk's, which I recall previously being named the #3 best place to have a beer in the world behind some Abbaye in Belgium, and the Great American Beer Festival.


http://philly.thedrinknation.com/ima...tyTapHouse.jpg

Current Tap List:
http://www.citytaphouseucity.com/sit...df/9.10.16.pdf

[C.]

Updated. Remember link and pics!

How to handle chain locations? Right now I'm only listing only the flagship location per the primary city of a metro area.

[NativeOrange]

Not my town, but adjacent Costa Mesa has one of my longtime watering holes, Goat Hill Tavern and they have 141 beers on tap.

http://www.goathilltavern.com

[LosAngelesSportsFan]

I dont know if its #1 in LA, but Beirgarden LA gets bonus points for being in my building haha

About 100 or so beers on tap

http://www.labiergarten.com/

[NativeOrange]

Originally Posted by LosAngelesSportsFan

I dont know if its #1 in LA, but Beirgarden LA gets bonus points for being in my building haha

About 100 or so beers on tap

http://www.labiergarten.com/

I didn't think they had that many when I went, but it was shortly after they had opened so not sure how much has changed.

Not in LA city limits but Uncle Henry's Deli is this tiny little place in Downey and has 105 beers on tap and over 300 specialty/rare beers as well.

[Centropolis]

i'm in a tavern in my city that only has about 20 taps. that's a good sweet spot, i think, for a neighborhood place. some places try to have too many taps and cant take care of the lines or end up with old beer.

[Steely Dan]

Originally Posted by Centropolis

i'm in a tavern in my city that only has about 20 taps. that's a good sweet spot, i think, for a neighborhood place. some places try to have too many taps and cant take care of the lines or end up with old beer.

yeah, i'm a little leery of these places with 50+ different beers on draft. that's a shit-ton of product to clear in a timely fashion, and miles of lines to properly clean and maintain.

but today's standard of 10-20 taps is nice, and that range provides more than enough options for what i'm able to sample in a single session these days anyway.

thank god the bad old old days of "we have both kinds of beer on draft, bud and bud light" are gone forever.

[Centropolis]

or the days of ordering an old style in jimbo's off 31st and getting hit in the back of the head with a half-full miller can.

craft beer.

[Steely Dan]

Originally Posted by Centropolis

or the days of ordering an old style in jimbo's off 31st and getting hit in the back of the head with a half-full miller can.

it's funny because it's true.

"we don't serve Duff, we serve Fudd"

[Centropolis]

haha. i never understood why they served old style if it was such a "sin," lol.

they should have stuck to serving fudd only.

[niwell]

Like Centropolis and Steely Dan mentioned above, I'm extremely leery of most places advertising huge numbers of taps. They can sometimes pull it off, but you need VERY high turnover. Sticking to the rotating taps is usually a good idea too.

In Toronto I believe the highest number of unique beers on tap is Craft Brasserie at 120. There may be a mega sized sports bar with more taps, but there will be a lot of repetition. I know Craft does clean their lines regularly and will replace something that's been sitting too long, but still not my vibe.

The best craft beer bars in the city have around 30 taps, and my two favourite are smaller local places with about 15 but make sure to get only get unique stuff. And have plenty of bottles in the fridge. They also only take cash and if they bartender knows you seem to have a habit of charging "how about $25?" regardless of how much you drink.

[LosAngelesSportsFan]

Agreed with all the above.. The most taps is dumb honestly.. 25 to 30 is the ideal number