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There has never been a better time for the world of beer than today. The choices you have when it comes to what you want to drink is limitless. This is a renaissance for the beer industry and one where craft beer drinkers help sway what breweries produce. Since the movement of craft beer is grassroots, it's taken nearly 30 years for beer drinkers to have a choice in what they choose to drink. While choice remains mainly in liquor, wine, and spirit stores, many establishments are opening up that allow beer drinkers to continue to enjoy their craft beer in a public setting.

Enter beer bars. The typical bar has been in existence for over 100 years serving basic bar food and a slew of macro brewed crap (light lagers, pale color, no flavor, all fizz). With the renaissance of the beer industry through craft beer the typical bar while still relevant is a dying breed. Beer bars are popping up left and right and giving your typical bar a run for it's money. Not only are basic bars feeling the competition so are the large macro brewing companies, Anheuser Busch, Miller, and Coors who are losing market share to microbreweries. birra double ipa

So what is a beer bar exactly? At first look, it reminds you of any other bar but more than likely a step up in appearance and quality. While still a bar serving a plethora of spirits these bars differ from the norm because they specialize in beer. Not just any beer but specifically, craft beer. Craft beer is the other spectrum of beer in the United States, outside of light lagers offered by the macro brewing companies. Flavor is more important and expressed in very creative ways ranging from imperial ales, whisky and wine barrel aging, and brewing with odd and rare spices. These are the beers offered by beer bars.

When you look for a place to try amazing craft beer a beer bar is what your looking for. They are popping up all over the country and it's just a matter of finding them. So what are you looking for when your perusing for a place to enjoy a great craft beer? I spoke with Tony Maciag the General Manager of Euclid Hall Bar and Kitchen in LoDo Denver, and he shared with me what he looks for in a beer bar. "I want a place to go that serves great craft beer but doesn't take themselves too seriously. You're serving beer not saving dying children; have fun with it.