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

  • Boulder, Backcountry Pizza & Tap House
  • Denver, Cheeky Monk Belgian Beer Café
  • Denver, Falling Rock
  • Denver, Freshcraft
  • Denver, Hops & Pie
  • Highlands Ranch, Parry's Pizzeria & Bar
  • Longmont, Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids
    • Middletown, Eli Cannon's Tap Room
    • Plainfield, New York Pizza Co.
    • Willimantic, Willimantic Brewing Co.

    • Wilmington, Chelsea Tavern

    • Fort Myers, World of Beer
    • Melbourne, World of Beer
    • St. Petersburg, World of Beer Downtown St. Pete
    • Tallahassee, Proof

    • 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

  • Portland, Ducketts Public House
  • Portland, Maui's
  • Portland, Mississippi Pizza
  • Portland, Moon & Sixpence British Pub
  • Portland, The Old Gold
  • Portland, Sloan's Tavern
  • Portland, Uptown Market
  • St. Johns, St. Johns Twin Cinema & Pub
  • Tualatin, Birra Deli
    • Providence Julians
    • Providence The Wild Colonial Tavern

    • Charleston, Boone's Bar and Grill
    • Charleston, Closed for Business
    • Hilton Head Island, The Lodge
    • Mount Pleasant, Coleman Public House

    • Dallas, Capitol Pub
    • Dallas, The Common Table
    • Dallas, Goodfriend Beer Garden & Burger House
    • Denton, Oak St. Drafthouse
    • El Paso, The Hoppy Monk
    • Garland, Flying Saucer
    • Houston, Flying Saucer
    • Houston, Petrol Station
    • Plano, The Holy Grail Pub
    • Sugar Land, Flying Saucer

    • Burlington Three Needs Brewery & Taproom