There ’s no great joyfulness in lifespan than discovering the bar you ’re in servesCoors Banquet . And while that might be a flimsy exaggeration deal the grandness some people localize on the birthing of their first child , it ’s still indisputable that original Coors is n’t found on just any bar ’s beer listing . So that your satisfaction is n’t left to chance , we tracked down 14 first-class spots across America – honkytonk , lounges , dens of eclecticism – that do carry the golden lager beer .
The Abbey(Providence, RI)
locate flat down the route from Providence College , The Abbey is an loose favourite for thirsty Friars – ohhhhh , that ’s why the name !
How right is the pick here ? So good their website is www.92beers.com .
They dish 30 kinds of burgers with true variety , not just some slight rejiggering of the topping , and each one is amazing . There are a circumstances of beneficial Burger on this list , but only The Abbey denounce an intact pageant for their computer menu on their site . They also make their own white potato vine chipping , which is above and beyond the average – or it would be , if you were n’t at a space that serves parmesan - disperse fries and honey teriyaki bacon skewer .
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With such gastronomic gloating , this is the college taproom you ’re look for , since you ’re 21 and have no bottom to your venter .
Ben’s Tune Up(Asheville, NC)
A muckle of bar go to copious lengths to establish an “ atmospheric state , ” and very rarely does this atmosphere go any further than “ dim Inner Light . ” Ben ’s Tune Up , in Asheville , North Carolina , is everything that you could want from a downtown bar , because rather than having one aimless mood , the hoi polloi behind it seemed to have decided “ What if instead of one cosmopolitan feeling , we have every general feeling , and get them fight ? ” Ben ’s Tune Up is great for citizenry that need to loosen up and upon doing so , realize they ’re now in the mood to crank up the party . Regardless of your plan for the evening , Ben ’s Tune Up has got your back . –Daniel Dockery
Port Way Tavern(Astoria, OR)
You need at least one haunted bar , so it might as well be the touch of a bagger and bartender who served up shots for half a century . More material than Portway Paul are the regular : neighborhood topical anesthetic , dreary - collar workers getting off their transformation , and fan of beefburger and bully bartender . It ’s not just a bar , it ’s a description of the riverfront town in which it domiciliate .
Happy Village(Chicago, IL)
It ’s easy to miss Happy Village , an retiring diva perched on a corner of a couple of Chicago side streets just south of a more bustling segment of Wicker Park – but you should verify you do n’t make that mistake . From the just - dingy - enough interior to the ping pong - focussed room behind the bar ( the ping niff here ’s serious , no Solo Cup - centrical games allowed ) , it almost feels like hanging out in a protagonist ’s basement , which is appropriate , because the secluded beer garden decked with tents and moldable furniture feel like it ’s set up for some high schoolhouse graduation party you vaguely retrieve attending . So crack give a beer , keep an middle out for the tamale guy making his rounds with his ice chest , and settle down in for the night . You ’re definitely among friend . –Matt Lynch
Morrison Holiday Bar(Morrison, CO)
A couple miles down the road from the Red Rocks Amphitheater lies another great medicine locus . If it does n’t have the achingly gorgeous vista behind the band it does have the well-to-do atmosphere of a darling local bar . Less of a dive than a pleasant wading syndicate , Morrison Holiday Bar is where the locals and tourist alike dear to congregate . Stride through the interior doorway to the deli , where the Warren E. Burger are phenomenal , and the outdoor seating overlooks a creek gliding right into Mt. Vernon Creek . The popcorn is free , the drinks are cheap , and the poker game game are fun . project in a full deck of variety in both hard liquor and beer , and you have your novel favorite place to just reeeeeelaaaaax . Even the copious rockers are gelidity here .
Harry’s Bar & Tables(Kansas City, MO)
Classicis the password at this recess bar , where a beautiful glass exterior dress in brick gives elbow room to onetime wood and warm smiles . There ’s patio seating room , the food is praised by the regulars , and the wide bill of fare showcases Harry ’s Charles Frederick Worth for a well - made cocktail . The full place find a lilliputian turn like it ’s preserved from past times , and it ’s a ok place to relax in the troupe of friends . Is n’t that all we desire from a bar ?
Kaiju(Louisville, KY)
America has two ( TWO ! ) bars dedicated to H.P. Lovecraft ( oddly , neither one in Providence ) , but horror and lusus naturae - theme bars are generally few and far between . Enter Kaiju , a smart nerdy hangout devoted to the menagerie of Japanese colossus . craft cocktail taproom with rotate drafts , presumably because the kaiju keep jam them beneath their heels .
Monster - theme pop art pervades the space like Godzilla stampeding throughStarry Night– which is both real and nonliteral imagery here , since this articulation has an existent painting of Godzilla marauding over Van Gogh . In lieu of a kitchen , there ’s a beloved food hand truck outside that does Japanese nosh food . ruin all monsters ? permit ’s crispen them instead !
Kinga’s Lounge(Denver, CO)
Authentic Polish intellectual nourishment ( and servers ! ) plus some delicious Americanizations ( hellloooooo , inscrutable fried pierogi ! Hello … Polish - American servers ? ) make this international nautical mile - in high spirits dive a neighborhood favorite . Live music and karaoke , dancing , salamander , plus its celebrated crowd of good hoi polloi … this bar has everything it accept to be a actual public beer hall . Or a material public beer patio , your call : they have two !
Kama Lounge(Quincy, MA)
This toothsome Formosan fusion spot is beautifully lit , with the posh air you want from a cocktail bar . Nosh on menu from their conjoin restaurant on the other side of the rampart , Bistro Chi . And with dollar huitre specials , it ’s that rarest of joys : a right Sunday taproom for something besides watching football . It would be everlasting if they brought back their beloved tapas menu , but that ’s the great matter about Kama : it all comes back in the end .
Ye Rustic Inn(Los Angeles, CA)
Trendy bar come and go , but neighborhood dives like Ye Rustic Inn are establish to last . It ’s neither an inn nor particularly countryfied ( unless you number Ellen Price Wood panelling and varnished glass windows ) , and it ’s in spades not old enough for a “ ye , ” but it ’s get miles of magical spell . It ’s where you match up to watch the game with the crew while down the dependable buffalo wings in L.A. You ’ll find a well - stock up nickelodeon and bartenders with wad of personality to save . They ’ve get big leather John Wilkes Booth , vintage trophy on the shelf and incomprehensible antler chandeliers . There ’s live music , karaoke , trivia and bingo nights , but also quiet and dark corners for sip a cold one . It ’s the place where you stop in for a speedy one , and wind up up stay on until last call . If you ’re looking for a cocktail with foam and fresh green goods , see up the street . If you ’re look for the best bar in townsfolk , you ’ve total to the right place . –Danny Jensen
Olde Bar(Philadelphia, PA)
Once upon a time , there was a Philadelphia creation called Old Original Bookbinder ’s . For six yr it lay fallow . Then it sprang to life again , now call The Olde Bar and whole respectful of the history at its location . Not only did cocktail caption Charlotte Voisey curate their menu , she did so in colligation with filmmaker Erich Weiss , the grandson of Bookbinder ’s honest-to-god owner . In fact , much of the drink card bends a knee to the narration of the barroom , the block , and the urban center – which is why it displays exceptional pridefulness in its trefoil golf club , which is Philadelphia ’s flagship cocktail .
Plus , it ’s a large spot to sup some seafood . The raw bar is plush and their " buck a straw " huitre legal community is available every day during happy minute . Every . Dang . Day .
you may feel good about it , too , because The Olde Bar is recycling those shells back into strategic localization in the ocean so that baby oysters can grow up to be tomorrow ’s dinner party . Yay !
Courtesy of Ben’s Tune Up
If you ’re still not sold , they have snapper turtle soup .
Lottie’s Pub(Chicago, IL)
This Natalie Wood - panel sometime military personnel bar was once a gaming rathskeller where an IRS raid in the ' 60 turned up 10,000 football parlay cards , racehorse bet slip , lettuce sheets and a pair of 16 - gauge shotgun . This would be a surprise in most other cities , not Chicago . Today , Lottie ’s serves as a central dive bar coming together background , host a buffet on the day of their Chicago Dive Bar Crawl as well as bus to Hawks game or haunted houses ( the scary ones downstate ) . –Sean Cooley
Slippery Noodle Inn(Indianapolis, IN)
Stranger things have happen in Indiana , but if they did , they almost certainly occurred at the Slippery Noodle Inn or its many other names . By their own count the 1850 - established roadhouse has been a stop on the Underground Railroad ( high five ! ) , a whorehouse ( no judgements ! ) , a murder scene , and a shoot heading for not one but two proscription - era crooks : John Dillinger ’s crowd and the Brady Gang . It ’s a portraiture of Indiana ’s underbelly , and thus , the most iconic bar in the res publica . Oh , and there ’s humans - course of instruction medicine there , too .
Skinny Dennis(Brooklyn, NY)
Skinny Dennis is the kind of bar where a Wednesday nighttime can easily find you lighting your heel on fire to the rockabilly stylings of Brooklyn ’s best Pompadour , while sultry - eyed fille in polka dots and high - waisted jeans calculate you ’d make a great nuptials date ( it ’s been a good week , guy . A upright week ) . Yet happy hr is strangely relaxed for a dive that knows how to burn off down the b and reconstruct it by morning .
There ’s a corner for making out that correctitude veto call here , and it gets used pretty frequently .
Beers are so cheap here you ’ll remember you ’ve in reality leave NYC for Texas , but opt for at least one round from the imaginative cocktail menu ; it mixes beer with soft drinks , whips up boozy chocolate milkshakes , and spike homemade lemonade . Skinny Dennis is an awesome bar , through and through .
Courtesy of Happy Village
Courtesy of Harry’s Bar & Tables
Courtesy of Kaiju
Courtesy of Kinga’s Lounge
Courtesy of Garces Group
Courtesy of Slippery Noodle Inn
Tim McDonnell/Courtesy of Skinny Dennis
