re: Who here has been to World of Beer?

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A $5 pint of beer at a bar though I just order away.

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Well yeah. I don't know that I've ever looking up a beer at a bar other than getting the name or something to post here

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I'm not buying a $15+ bomber I've never heard of without doing a little research.

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Agree. Made that mistake not too long ago. Put back something that ended up being awesome when I tried it a few weeks later, and chose something that sucked.

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Touche`. Can't apologize for whatever mess he makes if I'm asleep.

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You almost fell asleep at the restaurant the other night, a-hole.

To the OP, the general disdain comes from the entire concept of having 8000 taps. If you have a ton of taps, you pretty much guarantee you're going to have a ton of old taps. And given our distribution here, the quality of your selection is already gonna be limited. I'd rather you have 5 excellent taps that constantly rotate and another 10 or so that are good than 1 or 2 good ones and every local beer produced in an area. I don't need to see Jockamo on draft to satisfy me.

And thay doesn't even touch on how displeasing that sterile atmosphere can be. But I guess I just love refuse.

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I'd be curious what the average score on Untappd is. Definitely a lot higher than 2.5.

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That's probably true. I'd imagine most of the brews I've rated fall between 3-4 with an very small number falling below 3 or above 4..

I had a short day at work yesterday and stopped by World of Beer about 3:00. This location did not have a corporate look. Just looked like a normal bar. It is in an older building downtown. Seemed like a decent atmosphere but it was early and there were only a few other people there.

I think you should find plenty of good beers to drink there. Try to figure out what styles you like and then start experimenting.

I would disagree with what a lot of people are saying about the ratings sites. I would start with beers that get good reviews when trying a new style. The ratings aren't always accurate, but if a beer has 1000 reveiews and rates a 92, then it is probably a good beer for that style. This helps you avoid a scenario where you taste a beer and decide that the style is not for you, when, in fact, you just tried a poor example of that style.


The problem that some on this board (including me) have with places with so many taps is that they go for quanitity over quality, and, because they have so many taps, the beers aren't as fresh as they could be.

For me, the sweet spot on number of taps is about 15 - 25 rotating. Enough that you can have a good variety, but not so many that you get kegs hanging around for months.

I don't review beers, but my grades would be higher than normal, because most of the beers I try are either because a.) someone who's opinion I respect has recommended it, b.) it comes from a good brewery, or c.) I have already tasted a sample from the bartender before ordering a pint. In all three cases, I have a pretty good idea that it is a better than average beer before I drink it.

So I would expect that my grades will be on the high side.

If I was going to attempt to try every beer at every taproom in Portland, my liver would give out long before I reached my goal...

Abita amber is too low

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If you like a corporate/chain atmosphere, you will love it.

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You've obviously haven't been to the one here in Savannah.

edit: Should have read the whole thread before responding to one person.

The one here is far from a corporate atmosphere. It's obviously in an old department store. They even left the side display windows. There is a cornhole game set up in one side. On nights when there isn't a band, people play jenga on the stage.

Like I said, I have seen several bands there and always have a good time.

The Distillery is decent. Their beer selection is not huge. Food is pretty good but nothing to get too excited about.

I prefer Crystal Beer Parlor for the food and the beer selection to the Distillery.