21 September 2011

City Paper's Best of Baltimore 2011

The City Paper's annual Best of Baltimore issue is out for 2011.

Beer-geek-related entries:

Best Place to Buy Beer:  Wells Discount Liquors, 6310 York Road.
Best Place to Buy Alcohol on Sundays:  Fells Point Liquor & Bar, 1709 Fleet St.
Best New Bar:  Liam Flynn's Ale House, 22 W. North Avenue
Best Wine Bar:  Grand Cru, 527 E. Belvedere Ave. (Well, considering how this place much of the competition happens to be good beer places as well...........)
Best Neighborhood Bar:  The Dizz, 300 W. 30th St.
Best Bar To Be a Designated Driver:  Alexander's Tavern, 710 S. Broadway.
Best Beer Selection: Alewife, 21 N. Eutaw St.
Best Happy Hour:  Ropewalk Tavern, 1209 S. Charles St.
Best Local Bottled Beer:  Heavy Seas Beer
Best Draft Beer:  National Bohemian [?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!]
Best Drinking Plan: The Wharf Rat Mug Club, 801 S. Ann St.
Best Summertime Revelation: Canned Beer Is Better
Best Public Transit Bar Tour: Charm City Circulator

Debate and discuss.

3 comments:

JohnM. said...

"Best Draft Beer: National Bohemian [?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!]"

Yeah, that's pretty strange. However, my reaction was pretty much the same when I saw the winner of the best beer selection.

Just goes to show you... these results need to be taken with a grain of salt.

Danielle said...

Another example of "quality" research by the City Paper.

Volker @ Brewer's Art said...

I would put the Wine Source out there as the best place to buy alcohol on Sundays.