Imbibe Mag. 100 Best Places to Drink Beer in America 2008

I came across my September/October 2008 issue of Imbibe Magazine, with the cover story "100 Best Places to Drink Beer in America." It's a little late to bring it up since it's not on newsstands any more and their online content is limited. But I wanted to keep track of the list in case I misplace the magazine, so I went ahead and made a Google Map of it.

As with some of the other maps I've made, I have also configured a more easily memorable URL to a KML version of the file, which is suitable for entering into the "search" box of the iPhone's Maps application: http://blog.germuska.com/imbibe2008.kml

And why the heck not, here's the list. (Turns out it's 101!)

Ten Best Locally Brewed Offerings
Bittercreek Alehouse - 246 N 8th St Boise, ID 83702
Blind Tiger - 281 Bleecker St New York, NY 10014
Chapter House Brew Pub - 400 Stewart Ave Ithaca, NY 14850
Falling Rock Tap House - 1919 Blake St Denver, CO 80202
The Great Lost Bear - 540 Forest Ave Portland, ME 04101
Green Dragon Bistro & Brew Pub - 928 SE 9th Ave Portland, OR 97214
Liars Club Tavern & Grill - 2806 Alpine Blvd Alpine, CA 91901
Montana Ale Works - 611 E Main St Bozeman, MT 59715
Standard Tap - 901 N 2nd St Philadelphia, PA 19123
Hamltons Tavern - 1521 30th St San Diego, CA 92102

Ten Best Beer Shops
Beer Run - 156 Carlton Road Charlottesville, VA 22902
Belmont Station - 4500 SE Stark St Portland, OR 97215
Bierkraft - 191 5th Ave Brooklyn, NY 11217
Bottle Barn - 3331 Industrial Dr # A Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Bottleworks Inc - 1710 N 45th St # 3 Seattle, WA 98103
Bruisin' Ales - 66 Broadway Street, Suite 1 Asheville, NC 28801
Chevy Chase Wine & Spirits - 5544 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, DC 20015
City Beer Store - 1168 Folsom St San Francisco, CA 94103
La Bodega - 3801 Old Seward Hwy # 2 Anchorage, AK 99503
Mc Kean & Charles Wine Mrchnts - 1587 Atlantic Hwy Waldoboro, ME 04572

Ten Best International Selection
Alembic - 1725 Haight St San Francisco, CA 94117
Birreria Paradiso - 3282 M St NW Washington, DC 20007
Cicero's Restaurant & Entertainmentplex - 6691 Delmar Blvd Saint Louis, MO 63130
Globe - 199 N Lumpkin St Athens, GA 30601
Map Room - 1949 N Hoyne Ave Chicago, IL 60647
Quencher's - 2401 N Western Ave Chicago, IL 60647
Rustico - 827 Slaters Ln Alexandria, VA 22314
Stout Restaurant & Bar - 133 W 33rd St New York, NY 10001
Stuffed Sandwich - 1145 E Las Tunas Dr San Gabriel, CA 91776
Victory - 3652 SE Division St Portland, OR 97202

Ten Best Draught Selection
Draught House Pub & Brewery - 4112 Medical Pkwy Austin, TX 78756
Hop Devil Grill - 129 St. Marks Place New York, NY 10009
Horse Brass Pub - 4534 SE Belmont St Portland, OR 97215
Lucky Baldwins - 17 S Raymond Ave Pasadena, CA 91105
Mahar's Public House - 1110 Madison Ave Albany, NY 12208
Muddy Pig Inc - 162 Dale St N St Paul, MN 55102
Naja's Place - 154 International Boardwalk Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Spitzer's Corner - 101 Rivington St New York, NY 10002
Strange Brew Tavern - 88 Market St Manchester, NH 03101
Sunset Grill & Tap - 130 Brighton Ave Allston, MA 02134

Ten Best Bottle Lists
Beveridge Place Pub - 6413 California Ave SW Seattle, WA 98136
Bier Garden - 46 Haywood St Asheville, NC 28801
Blanc Burgers and Bottles - 419 Westport Rd Kansas City, MO 64111
The Blind Pig Co - 120 N Walnut St Champaign, IL 61820
Brickskeller Inn - 1523 22nd St NW Washington, DC 20037
Brick Store Pub - 125 E. Court Sq Decatur, GA 30303
Downtown Bar & Grill - 160 Court St Brooklyn, NY 11201
D's 6-PAX & Hot Dogz Shoppe - 1118 S Braddock Ave Swissvale, PA 15218
The Moan & Dove - 460 West St. Amherst, MA 01003
O'Brien's - 4646 Convoy St San Diego, CA 92111

Eleven Best Belgians
Brewer's Art - 1106 N Charles St Baltimore, MD 21201
Brouwer's Cafe - 400 N 35th St Seattle, WA 98103
Brasserie Beck - French Belgian cuisine - 1101 K Street, NW Washington DC, DC 20005
Eulogy Belgian Tavern - 136 Chestnut St Philadelphia, PA 19106
Hopleaf Bar - 5148 N Clark St Chicago, IL 60640
Publick House - 1648 Beacon St Brookline, MA 02445
Monks Belgian Cafe - 264 S 16th St Philadelphia, PA 19102
Spuyten Duyvil - 359 Metropolitan Ave Brooklyn, NY 11211
Raleigh Times Bar - 14 E Hargett St Raleigh, NC 27601
Stumbling Monk - 1635 E Olive Way Seattle, WA 98102
The Trappist - 460 8th Street Oakland, CA 94607

Ten Best Irish-Style Pubs
Black Rose Irish Pub - 2074 Armory Dr Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Callaghan Irish Social Club - 916 Charleston St Mobile, AL 36604
Druid Restaurant - 1357 Cambridge St Cambridge, MA 02139
The Field - 544 5th Ave San Diego, CA 92101
Four Green Fields - 205 W Platt St Tampa, FL 33606
Irish Haven - 5721 4th Ave Brooklyn, NY 11220
Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub - 112 SW 2nd Ave Portland, OR 97204
The Local - 931 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN 55402
Plough & Stars - 912 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA 02139
Swift - 34 E 4th St New York, NY 10003

Ten Best Places to Geek Out
Capital Ale House LLC - 623 E Main St Richmond, VA 23219
DBA - 41 1st Ave New York, NY 10003
Diamond - 43 Franklin St Brooklyn, NY 11222
Dirty Truth - 29 Main St Northampton, MA 01060
Magnolia Pub & Brewery - 1398 Haight St San Francisco, CA 94117
Novare Res Bier Cafe - 4 Canal Plz Portland, ME 04101
Rich O's Public House - 3312 Plaza Dr New Albany, IN 47150
Toronado - 547 Haight St San Francisco, CA 94117
Tria - 123 S 18th St Philadelphia, PA 19103
Uber Tavern - 7517 Aurora Ave N Seattle, WA 98103

Ten Best Gastropubs
Gramercy Tavern - 42 E 20th St New York, NY 10003
Granville Moore's Brickyard - 1238 H St NE Washington, DC 20002
Happy Gnome - 498 Selby Ave St Paul, MN 55102
Holman & Finch Public House - 2277 Peachtree Rd NE # B Atlanta, GA 30309
Linkery - 3794 30th St San Diego, CA 92104
Quinn's Pub - 1001 E Pike St Seattle, WA 98122
Red Drum Gastropub - 803 Coleman Blvd Mt Pleasant, SC 29464
Salt House - 545 Mission St San Francisco, CA 94105
Spotted Pig - 314 W 11th St # 1 New York, NY 10014
York - 5018 York Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90042

Ten Best-Kept Secrets
Abbey Wine & Beer Bar - 117 1/2 N Woodland Blvd Deland, FL 32720
Bayou - 645 S State St Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Ebenezer's Restaurant & Pub - 44 Allen Rd Lovell, ME 04051
Freakin Frog - 4700 S Maryland Pkwy Las Vegas, NV 89119
The J. Clyde - 1312 Cobb Ln S Birmingham, AL 35205
Mahaffey's Pub - 2706 Dillon St Baltimore, MD 21224
Monks - 420 E 8th St Sioux Falls, SD 57103
Romans' Pub - 3475 S Kinnickinnic AveMilwaukee, WI 53207
Schwabenhof Inc - Mile 7.5 Palmer Wasilla Hwy Wasilla, AK 99654
TapWerks Ale House & Cafe - 121 E Sheridan Ave Oklahoma City, OK 73104