This is a collection of some of the best in Chicago that I have tried since the beginning of the Chicago Bar Bracket (September 2014). In addition to the NCAA tournament style bracket with 4 divisions of 17 teams each, I may try to do some mini brackets with the various lists I create here. At worst I hope this will be a nice collection of some of the better things I find while stumbling through 68 bars.

These lists excludes places I know are great but haven’t been to since the start of the Bracket (ex. Chief O’Neil’s beer garden, or Sheffield’s for beer selection, or just me listing beers in general). Fortunately, it does include places I have gone to since the start of the Bracket that are in Chicago but not in the Bracket (ex. Wishbone’s Bloody Mary).

Beer Selection

1. Quenchers
2. The Globe Pub

Beer

1. Souther Tier Warlock (Pumpkin beer, available at Delilah’s)
2. Guinness (Duh)

Bloody Mary

1. The Road Rash at Twisted Spoke
2. Wishbone

Old Fashioned 

1. Delilah’s (Specifically at Delilah’s, made by Eric with Old Weller 107 Bourbon)

Bartenders

1. Eric @ Delilah’s
2. “Uncle” Rick @ Quenchers
3. Lawrence @ The Hideout
4. Everyone @ Sidetrack
5. Kelly @ Twisted Spoke