Inaugural “Great America Beer Bar” Contest Draws Nearly 30,000 Votes
Celebrating the passion and ardor of American craft beer lovers, CraftBeer.com—the beer lover site of the Brewers Association (BA)—released a list of the greatest American beer bars, as voted on by its readers. The list recognizes both the top three overall most popular craft beer bars in the country and the top three from each of five U.S. geographical regions.
Overall winners:
- First Place: Mekong Restaurant, Richmond, VA
- Second Place: Hopcat, Grand Rapids, MI
- Third Place: The Thirsty Monk, Asheville, NC
Regional winners:
South
- First Place: The Thirsty Monk, Asheville, NC
- Second Place: Hoppy Monk, El Paso, TX
- Third Place: Avenue Pub, New Orleans, LA
Mountain West
- First Place: Falling Rock Tap House, Denver, CO
- Second Place: Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids & Solids, Longmont, CO
- Third Place: Mayor of Old Town, Fort Collins, CO
Pacific
- First Place: APEX, Portland, OR
- Second Place: Urban Family Brewing, Seattle, WA
- Third Place: Beer Revolution, Oakland, CA
North Central
- First Place: Hopcat, Grand Rapids, MI
- Second Place: Founders Taproom, Grand Rapids, MI
- Third Place: Vintage Estate Wine and Beer, Boardman, OH
Northeast
- First Place: Mekong Restaurant, Richmond, VA
- Second Place: The Ruck, Troy, NY
- Third Place: Willimantic Brewing Company, Willimantic, CT