
2012 Winners have been chosen! (Play video below or scroll down to unveil the winners)
Most Bitter Bar 2012 Winners
National Winner
Petrol Station | Houston, TX
California
Taps | Petaluma, CA | California State Winner
Mohawk Bend | Los Angeles, CA Winner
Bluefoot Bar & Lounge | San Diego, CA Winner
Colorado
Freshcraft | Denver, CO | Colorado State Winner
Backcountry Pizza & Tap House | Boulder, CO Winner
Connecticut
Eli Cannon's Tap Room | Middletown, CT | Connecticut State Winner
Delaware
Two Stones Pub | Newark, DE | Delaware State Winner
Florida
Proof | Tallahassee, FL | Florida State Winner
Idaho
Bier: Thirty Bottle & Bistro | Boise, ID | Idaho State Winner
Illinois
The Bar on Buena | Chicago, IL | Illinois State Winner
Dublin O'Neil's | Champaign, IL | Central Illinois Winner
Kentucky
Pazzo's | Lexington, KY | Kentucky State Winner
Flanagan's Ale House | Louisville, KY Winner
Louisiana
The Avenue Pub | New Orleans,LA | Louisiana State Winner
Massachusetts
Smith's Billiards | Springfield, MA | Massachusetts State Winner
Canary Square | Jamaica Plain, MA | Boston, MA Winner
Michigan
Slows Bar-B-Q | Detroit, MI | Michigan State Winner
Missouri
Flying Saucer | Kansas City, MO | Missouri State Winner
International Tap House Soulard | St. Louis, MO Winner
New Jersey
Gaslight Brewery & Restaurant | South Orange, NJ | New Jersey State Winner
New York
Mugs Alehouse | Brooklyn, NY | New York State Winner
Rattle N Hum | New York, NY | Manhattan, NY Winner
Ohio
The Famous Neons Unplugged | Cincinnati, OH | Ohio State Winner
Woodlands Tavern | Columbus, OH Winner
Boston's Bistro & Pub | Dayton, OH Winner
Oregon
Mississippi Pizza | Portland, OR | Oregon State Winner
Rhode Island
The Wild Colonial Tavern | Providence, RI | Rhode Island State Winner
South Carolina
The Lodge | Hilton Head Island, SC | South Carolina State Winner
Closed for Business | Charleston, SC Winner
Texas
Petrol Station | Houston, TX | National Winner
Oak St. Drafthouse | Denton, TX | Dallas, TX Winner
The Hoppy Monk | El Paso, TX Winner
Vermont
Three Needs Brewery & Taproom | Burlington, VT | Vermont State Winner
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One national winner will be named, along with a winner
for each state, and one per region. Winners will receive
the undying glory of being named "Most Bitter Bar" for
the period of one year.
- Claremont, Eureka!Burger
- Encinitas, Union Kitchen & Tap
- Hollister, Relax! Grillin & Chillin
- La Jolla, Porter's Pub
- Lakeside, Eastbound Bar & Grill
- Los Angeles, Far Bar
- Los Angeles, Mohawk Bend
- Los Angeles, Steingarten L.A.
- Murrieta, My Backyard Bar
- Orange, Hollingshead's Deli
- Pasadena, Lucky Baldwin's Pub
- Pasadena, Lucky Baldwin's Trappiste
- Petaluma, Taps
- Redlands, Eureka!Burger
- Riverside, Killarney's Restaurant & Irish Pub
- San Diego, The Beer Company
- San Diego, Bluefoot Bar & Lounge
- San Diego, Henry's Pub
- San Diego, The Hopping Pig Gastropub
- San Diego, Live Wire
- San Diego, Monkey Paw Pub & Brewery
- San Diego, OB Noodle House
- San Diego, Tap Room
- San Diego, URGE Gastropub
- San Jose, Harry's Hofbrau
- San Luis Obispo, Eureka!Burger
- San Marcos, Churchill's Pub & Grille
- San Marcos, Sublime Ale House
- Santa Monica, The Daily Pint
- Santa Monica, Library Alehouse
- Sherman Oaks, Boneyard Bistro
- Sierra Madre, Lucky Baldwin's Delirium Cafe
- Temecula, Barley & Hops
- Temecula, Killarney's Restaurant & Irish Pub
- Temecula, Public House
- Upland, Limericks Tavern
- Whittier, The Bottle Room
- Yucaipa, Jake's Italian Bistro & Brew
- Middletown, Eli Cannon's Tap Room
- Plainfield, New York Pizza Co.
- Willimantic, Willimantic Brewing Co.
- Wilmington, Chelsea Tavern
- Boise, Bier: Thirty Bottle & Bistro
- Meridian, R&R Public House
- Batavia, Gammon Coach House
- Bloomington, Fat Jacks
- Champaign, Dublin O'Neil's
- Champaign, The Blind Pig Co.
- Chicago, Acre
- Chicago, Bad Dog Tavern
- Chicago, The Bar on Buena
- Chicago, Chicago's Pizza Ravenswood
- Chicago, Clark Street Ale House
- Chicago, Fireside Restaurant & Lounge
- Chicago, Fischman Liquors & Tavern
- Chicago, Fountainhead
- Chicago, Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar
- Chicago, Old Town Pour House
- Chicago, Riverview Tavern
- Chicago, Rockwell's Neighborhood Grill
- Chicago, Small Bar Division
- Chicago, Wild Goose Bar & Grill
- Crystal Lake, Duke's Alehouse and Kitchen
- Evanston, Prairie Moon
- Joliet, Chicago Street Pub
- Mokena, The Tribes Alehouse & Grill
- Mount Prospect, Blues Bar
- Normal, Medici in Normal
- Palatine, Durty Nellies
- Peoria, Sully's Pub & Cafe
- Plainfield, Tap House Grill
- Urbana, Black Dog Smoke & Ale House
- Urbana, Crane Alley Restaurant & Bar
- Westmont, Tap House Grill
- Muncie, Savage's Ale House
- Bowling Green, Lost River Pizza Co.
- Bowling Green, Mellow Mushroom
- Lexington, Pazzo's
- Louisville, Flanagan's Ale House
- Owensboro, Gambrinus Libation Emporium
- Mandeville, The Barley Oak
- New Orleans, The Avenue Pub
- Boston, The Salty Pig
- Jamaica Plain, Canary Square
- Springfield, Smith's Billiards
- Detroit, Slows Bar-B-Q
- Ferndale, One-Eyed Betty's
- Southfield, Pizzeria Biga
- Chesterfield, International Tap House
- Kansas City, Flying Saucer
- Kansas City, The Granfalloon
- St. Louis, International Tap House
- South Orange, Gaslight Brewery & Restaurant
- Brooklyn, Mugs Alehouse
- Harrison, The Craftsman Ale House
- New York, Rattle N Hum
- Peekskill, Birdsall House
- Beaufort, Hannah's Haus
- Cincinnati, The Famous Neons Unplugged
- Columbus, Barley's Smokehouse & Brewpub
- Columbus, Bernard's Tavern
- Columbus, Bob's Bar
- Columbus, Bodega
- Columbus, Byrne's Pub
- Columbus, Gallo's Tap Room
- Columbus, Mad Mex
- Columbus, Matt the Miller's Tavern
- Columbus, The Old Bag of Nails Pub Grandview
- Columbus, Woodlands Tavern
- Dayton, Boston's Bistro & Pub
- Delaware, 1808 American Bistro
- Dublin, Matt the Miller's Tavern
- Burlington Three Needs Brewery & Taproom
