Austin's Best Beer Selection

An upscale Warehouse District joint with scores of beers.

Reviews:

• “Best Bar for Beer in Austin!!!!”
• “Best Pub in Austin – Period”
• “Terrible customer service”
• “Great place for great beer”
• “Best Beer in Town.”

Tips: For stomach fillers, think sandwiches, pizza, soft pretzels, empanadas and an array of jerky—both beef and turkey.

Ginger Man Pub

Expect refined casual cuisine from this airy eatery close to downtown.

Reviews:

• “All around great place!”
• “Great Food and Friendly Service…”
• “Great service and food!”
• “Delicious! Great Lunch”
• “Good Food, Great atmoshpere”

Tips: Zax boasts a happy hour from 4pm to 7pm Tuesday to Friday and 4pm-10pm Monday. Drinks are $1 off and appetizers, burgers and pizzas are discounted.

Zax Pints and Plates or email Zax Pints and Plates

A Central Austin favorite that feels like it was designed by a muscle-bound Anglo-Saxon.

Reviews:

• “Great beer selection! Excellent place to just hang with friends”
• “read the fine print”
• “Something for everyone!”
• “The snacks aren’t free”
• “What a great place to have a Beer!”

Tips: Mostly classic rock—Zeppelin, Springsteen, Skynyrd, the Stones—with a smattering of jazz, fills out the jukebox.

Draught House Pub & Brewery

Cheap food, cold draft beer and a spacious deck make this a great post-college hangout.

Reviews:

• “Great Place with Great History , Great Owner, Great Beer and Burgers, What else do you want? "
• “Nice and Relaxing”
• “Best beer selection in Hyde Park”
• “Best pub”
• “Best 6 dollar burger and fries in town”

Tips: The bar is at that spot where San Jacinto curves past 29th. Its North Campus sister, Posse East, is just a hundred yards away.

Crown and Anchor Pub or email Crown and Anchor Pub

Brewpub in the Gateway Shopping Center offers upscale dining amid a casual vibe. Brunch, private parties, live music.

Reviews:

• “Not too exciting”
• “Great place to bring your friends/family”
• “I’m from the NW and am not really impressed…”
• “Excellent food, great great beer, wonderful deserts and an atmosphere you can’t beat!”
• “Great date restaurant”

Tips: Come in 4pm-7pm daily for $2.50 magaritas and pints, plus $1 off starters.

North By Northwest or email North By Northwest

Upscale Warehouse District joint offers darts, pub grub and scores of beer—all things the owner’s grandma held dear.

Reviews:

• “Worst Service & Bartender”
• “Migas Review by The Melbourne Method”
• “Terrible”
• “must have been a good night”
• “The Food is Really Bad”

Tips: There’s an ATM outside the bar on the corner—it looks like a phone booth.

Opal Divine’s Freehouse

Research Boulevard dive offering pizzas, sandwiches, Mexican food and nearly 300 drafts and bottles from around the world.

Reviews:

• “the widest beer selection in Austin”
• “Rover’s Service”

Tips: Want a beer to go with that Mac? BB Rover’s also offers free Wi-Fi.

BB Rover’s Cafe & Pub

Longstanding Sixth Street party spot known for rowdy crowds and loud music.

Reviews:

• “Great afternoon, free wi-fi, cool breeze”
• “Good music, cool atmosphere”
• “Classic Austin”
• “Review”
• “NEW AND IMPROVED”

Tips: The pub opens at 3pm daily, but the everything else opens at 9pm Thursday to Saturday.

Maggie Mae’s

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