In this age of craft beer, 100 taps! available, hipster beard/beer expert mania, I have to admit I love a dark, old, hole in the wall bar, with a sort of crude barmaid/lady, and limited beer options. They have character, they have a soul, and they aren't run over with grapefruit, belgian IPAs, and brainless people.
Well if I haven't alienated enough of you...... let's have it...
Philadelphia is one of the best beer towns in America with plenty of Belgian beer bars, and German beer halls, and hipster beer cafes--they are all over. But I still love me that dirty realism, a real dive. And Philly has plenty of them as well.
Just to get the thread started, I'll mention Philadelphia's -
Oscar's Tavern, located in Center City, close to Rittenhouse Square. A classic, old dive. I've never walked outta here! (HK) sober.
So if you had to recommend to a fellow dive bar lover, new traveller to your city, some of your town's coolest dives.... where and why? Any stories to share are always appreciated... Cheers.
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