Forester’s Hall
The team behind The Terminus Hotel and The Royston recently opened this Collingwood mash-up of a craft beer bar, live music venue and dance hall. With a huge space complete with the largest selection of…
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Catfish
Housed in a former 19th-century boarding house, Catfish is just about the best place in Melbourne to drink local craft beer. The list changes weekly, all the music is on…
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Cookie
Cookie is a Melbourne institution and a great first stop for visitors wanting to jump right in and get a taste of the Melbourne scene. Located on the first floor…
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The Best Craft Beer Bars in Portland
Move over, Voodoo Donuts. Portland’s tastiest claim to fame is made of malt, hops, water and yeast. With some 80 breweries (and counting), Portland’s status as the world’s best beer…
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Velo Cult Bike Shop
Equal parts urban-chic bike shop, cycling museum and craft beer taproom—with a music stage built from an old castle drawbridge that cranks down for shows—Velo Cult might sound like the setting…
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Gigantic Brewing Company
Opened in the late spring of 2012, Gigantic is a little brewery with big ideas. Brewers Ben Love (formerly of Hopworks Urban Brewery) and Van Havig (formerly with Rock Bottom…
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The Commons Brewery
Founder Mike Wright’s brewery, launched in his garage a few years back, has gone gangbusters, but in a wonderfully low-key way. Visitors mingle among shiny tanks and French oak barrels…
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Bailey’s Taproom
One of downtown Portland’s few craft watering holes, Bailey’s gets crowded and the huge windows can amplify conversation to ear-splitting levels. No matter: Bright, flat screen monitors display the (mostly…
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The Big Legrowlski
Portland’s Chelsea-esque Pearl District can be a bit of a Tesla traffic jam. Which is why this hideout—located on the edge of the Pearl near Chinatown—is the perfect, chilled-out spot for…
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(The World Famous) Kenton Club
The Kenton Club may not be as famous as its name suggests, but it did appear in one scene of some old movie that no one’s ever watched. This bar…
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