Best Selection of beer and best place to purchase for value

[dioscorides]

If it's still $3 at Crystal Pistol, I'd drink it there. But it's not worth much more than that.

Crystal Pistol is no more.  It is now The Yeti.  I did enjoy the $3 Guinness' there before shows at the Cain's.  I have no idea if the Yeti offers them for $3.

[TheTed]

Crystal Pistol is no more.  It is now The Yeti.  I did enjoy the $3 Guinness' there before shows at the Cain's.  I have no idea if the Yeti offers them for $3.

I had heard that. Same owners?

[dioscorides]

I had heard that. Same owners?

i'm not sure about the ownership.  the place has been expanded since it changed names, though. 

[Conan71]

Just FYI, Marshall's Revival Red Ale is in at Ranch Acres.

[zstyles]

Anyone attending tonight? https://www.facebook.com/events/143030012529819

   Marshall Brewing Company will officially release their spring seasonal Revival Red Ale at Bar 46, 107 N. Boulder, Tulsa, OK, March 1st, 2013 at 5:00PM. The release will include, a special cask-conditioned version of Revival Red Ale, sampler flights, as well as brewmaster Eric Marshall and a ceremonial tapping of the first keg of Revival Red Ale. Also present will be the Lone Wolf Bahn Mi food truck offering their delicious menu featuring bahn mi and kimchi french fries. The event is open to the public.

[TheTed]

So what is the best place for draft beer?

And don't say McNellie's. Their selection is too much euro-crap and it doesn't change enough. It also doesn't really seem well thought out in terms of diversity of styles.

Bar 46 and R Bar both have solid selections that seem to change. But I wish they'd publicize their current selections more. Other contenders?

[Conan71]

So what is the best place for draft beer?

And don't say McNellie's. Their selection is too much euro-crap and it doesn't change enough. It also doesn't really seem well thought out in terms of diversity of styles.

Bar 46 and R Bar both have solid selections that seem to change. But I wish they'd publicize their current selections more. Other contenders?

There simply aren't that many places with huge draft capacity around Tulsa.  One thing I'm noticing though is that old staples like Bud, Miller, & Coors are being replaced with legit micros or at least smaller brewers like Adams or Boulevard.

I did stop in at a place after a long gravel ride out in Stillwater a couple of weeks ago.  Can't remember the name but it's right in between The District Bike Shop and Louie's on Main St.

[TheTed]

I know McNellie's is tops as far as quantity. This month's beer list has six new American drafts listed.

One of them (Abita Purple Haze) is barely considered craft. Another (Moose Drool) doesn't really seem new because it's always on tap there. The two Green Flash additions are nice, but they're new to Oklahoma in the past month. So those aren't representative of McNellie's usual monthly draft changes.

But to me, a place with 15 taps of American craft beer where 12 of them are new every month is preferrable.

[DolfanBob]

OK. I haven't asked a dumb question in quite a while so here goes.
When out at a restaurant or bar. I puposely would order a beer that I know is not available at the grocery store in hopes that it is imported from out of state and maybe a higher alcohol content.

Was I just dreaming and wasting my time? I say was. Because come the second week of May it will be one year of sobriety. It's not a forced thing. Just something I have done for myself.

[Conan71]

Sobriety is for quitters. 

When I was younger, the alcohol content of beer was more important.  If I had to go to Bartlesville on business, I'd finish the day running by a liquor store in Caney or take my lunch break to do that to get higher point domestic brands.

At some point I got turned on to microbrews when I was doing a lot of work in Colorado in the late 1990s.  Now I look for something I'm familiar with or a specific type of beer I like (i.e. IPA or stout), or something I've not tried yet in one of the varieties I like.  Other than the occasional yen for a Coors yellow belly, it's rare I buy a big three domestic product.

[rdj]

Nothing wrong with the Banquet Beer.  I keep at least six cans in my beer fridge at all times.

[Conan71]

Nothing wrong with the Banquet Beer.  I keep at least six cans in my beer fridge at all times.

Funny it used to be something like Fat Tire is now that people would go out of their way to get it, hence the hilarious premise behind Smokey & The Bandit.

[DolfanBob]

Nothing wrong with the Banquet Beer.  I keep at least six cans in my beer fridge at all times.

To this day I have still never had a strong Coors from another State. And I like Coors. Iv'e had plenty of Bud but everytime that I am out of state or ask a friend to bring some back. I either forget to buy it or they bring back something else and tell me the store they stopped at didn't stock it.

A tall cold strong Coors might just snap me out of this self imposed sobriety that I am involved in.

[Red Arrow]

A tall cold strong Coors might just snap me out of this self imposed sobriety that I am involved in.

You have my condolences.

[DolfanBob]

You have my condolences.

Thanks Red.