Beer Bucket List

All About Beer magazine (www.allaboutbeer.com) published a list of 125 places to have a beer before you die. You might want to check out the list and see how many places you have patronized. The list definitely gives me another goal in my life! I think I need to travel internationally though.

In the order ranked by the magazine, here are the places I have quaffed a few. As a special treat, #126 is the one I think should have made the list.....

#23 - Henry's 12th Street Tavern, Portland OR. Visited during a conference one year
#25 - World Beer Festival, Durham NC. It's right down the street...been every year but 1.
#39 - Flying Saucer Bar, Raleigh NC. Better selection than Tyler's!
#44 - Tailgating at a SEC football game. I still don't like Georgia fans.
#76 - City Tavern, Philadelphia PA. Very colonial. They serve the beer in pewter mugs.
#88 - Baumgartner's Cheese Store & Tavern, Monroe WI. Beautiful stone building. Hung out there after a wedding in 1994.
#110 - The Gingerman, Austin TX (& Houston TX). Where I first discovered the world of craft beer.
#118 - Top of the Hill Brewery, Chapel Hill NC. Wonderful view from the balcony and great beer. Clientele can be a little snobby sometimes.
#125 - The Happy Gnome, St Paul MN. Also patronized during a conference.

Close but no cigar....
#9 - Monk's Cafe, Philadelphia PA. I was there for brunch...drinking Mimosa's.
#16 - Seats on top of the Green Monster at Fenway Park, Boston MA. The seats were not there last time I was at Fenway. I did sit in the outfield bleachers.
#31 - Turn 4 Suites and Indy Motor Speedway, Indianapolis IN. Yeah right, like I could get seats......I did drink beer at the Indy 500 though.

Place that should be on the list.....

#126 - The Terrace at the U. Wisconsin Union. Beautiful place to eat brats, ice cream, and drink beer while overlooking the lake on a summer evening.