Best bar. Period.

1. Triple Rock Social Club (27)
2. Nye's Polonaise (25)
3. C.C. Club (21)
4. Brit's Pub (21)
5. The Local (20)
6. Grumpy's (19)
7. Turf Club (19)
8. Psycho Suzi's (17)
9. Town Talk Diner (12)
10. The Chatterbox (11)

Past no. 1's: Psycho Suzi's (2007), Brit's Pub (2008).

Tastiest taps

1. The Bulldog (15)
2. Town Hall Brewery (13)
3. Happy Gnome (13)
4. The Muddy Pig (12)
5. Acadia (11)
6. Herkimer Pub & Brewery (9)
7. Bar 508 (7)
8. William's Uptown Pub (7)
9. Barley John's (5)
10. O'Donovans (4)

Bars that make a great cocktail

1. Chino Latino (17)
2. Town Talk Diner (16)
3. Psycho Suzi's (15)
4. The Red Dragon (12)
5. Prohibition & Living Room (W Minneapolis) (9)
6. La Belle Vie (9)
7. Moscow on the Hill (7)
8. Bradstreet Craftshouse (6)
9. O'Donovans (3)
10. Bar Fly (3)

Top Brewpubs

1. The Herkimer (19)
2. Town Hall Brewery (17)
3. Fitger's Brewhouse (13)
4. Granite City (10)
5. Rock Bottom (10)
6. Barley John's Brew Pub (9)
7. Great Waters Brewing Company (9)

Best beer selection

1. The Happy Gnome (21)
2. The Bulldog (21)
3. The Muddy Pig (20)
4. Town Hall Brewery (15)
5. Old Chicago (14)
6. William's Uptown Pub (12)
7. Bryant-Lake Bowl (11)
8. Acadia (8)
9. Brit's (8)
10. Rock Bottom Brewery (6)

Best Bar Food

1. The Bulldog (22)
2. Grumpy's (18)
3. Whitey's (13)
4. The Independent (11)
5. Town Hall Brewery (10)
6. 331 Club (10)
7. 501 Club (9)
8. Buster's on 28th (7)
9. Cuzzy's (5)
10. Bryant-Lake Bowl (3)

Best pre-bar drinks

1. Vodka and Red Bull (9)
2. A glass (or two) of wine (8)
3. Screwdriver (5)
4. Shots (5)
5. Free beer (5)
6. Gin and tonic (5)
7. Jägermeister Bombs (4)
8. Beer (4)
9. Homebrew (3)
10. Jägermeister (2)

Best drinking games

1. Beer pong (21)
2. Flip cup (17)
3. Presidents and Assholes (15)
4. Circle of Death (14)
5. Quarters (14)
6. Drinking Jenga (12)
7. Strip poker (11)
8. F the Dealer (10)
9. Categories (9)
10. "Lost" Drinking Game (9)

Best pickup bars

1. Bootleggers (9)
2. Sneaky Pete's (8)
3. Stella's Fish Cafe (8)
4. Aqua (6)
5. Drink (6)
6. Brothers (5)
7. The Loop (5)
8. Moose Country (4)
9. Envy (3)
10. None of the above (2)

Nastiest bar/club bathroom

1. Triple Rock (21)
2. First Avenue/7th St. Entry (21)
3. Turf Club (17)
4. CC Club (13)
5. U Otter Stop Inn (11)
6. William's Pub (10)
7. Red Dragon (8)
8. Terminal Bar (8)
9. 22nd Avenue Station (7)
10. Gasthof zur Gemütlichkeit (5)

Kitschy bars

1. Psycho Suzi's (15)
2. Gasthof zur Gemütlichkeit (12)
3. Nye's Polonaise (12)
4. The Gay 90's (8)
5. U Otter Stop Inn (8)
6. Black Forest Inn (8)
7. Chino Latino (8)
8. Town Talk Diner (7)
9. Ground Zero (7)
10. Stub & Herb's (2)

Best suburban joints to get your drink on

1. Any VFW or American Legion (13)
2. Lord Fletcher's (Lake Minnetonka) (9)
3. McCoy's (St. Louis Park) (6)
4. Park Tavern (St. Louis Park) (6)
5. Claddagh Irish Pub (Maple Grove) (5)
6. Frenchman's (Richfield) (5)
7. Al's (St. Louis Park) (5)
8. Shantytown Bar & Grill (Bloomington) (4)
9. Ruby Tuesdays (Inver Grove Heights) (4)
10. Maynards (Rogers) (4)

Best Happy Hour

1. Figlio (22)
2. The Independent (21)
3. Azia (14)
4. Liquor Lyle's (13)
5. Imperial Room (10)
6. Chino Latino (8)
7. The Loop (8)
8. Harvey's (8)
9. Rudolph's (7)
10. McCormick & Schmick's (7)

Favorite Bar Popcorn

1. William's Uptown Pub & Peanut Bar (11)
2. Sally's Saloon (9)
3. Bunny's Bar & Grill (8)
4. Al's Bar (6)
5. Ballentine VFW (5)
6. JJ's Clubhouse (5)
7. The Dubliner (4)
8. American Legion of St. Louis Park (4)
9. Serum's Good Time Emporium (3)
10. Bunkers (3)

Best Dive Bars

1. C.C. Club (33)
2. Turf Club (25)
3. Liquor Lyle's (21)
4. Mayslack's (18)
5. Triple Rock (17)
6. Hexagon (16)
7. Matt's Bar (16)
8. Red Dragon (16)
9. Country Bar (16)
10. Dusty's (8)

Best Beer Selection (Liquor Store)

1. Surdyk's (23)
2. The Four Firkins (17)
3. Zipp's (15)
4. Big Top (10)
5. Blue Max (8)
6. Top Valu Liquor (7)
7. The Cellars (6)
8. Liberty Village Wines & Spirits (6)
9. France 44 (5)
10. The Wine Thief (3)

Where to buy wine (and get good advice)

1. Surdyk's (26)
2. Trader Joe's (17)
3. Haskell's (16)
4. Solo Vino (11)
5. Spill the Wine (9)
6. Zipp's (8)
7. The Wine Thief (7)
8. Sam's Wine Shop (6)
9. Napa Jack's (4)
10. France 44 (3)

Hotel bars so good you'll need to spend the night

1. Art Bar (Chambers) (12)
2. The Living Room (W Minneapolis) (11)
3. Prohibition (W Minneapolis) (11)
4. Cosmos (Graves 601) (9)
5. w xyz (Aloft) (8)
6. Bank (The Westin) (8)
7. Bradstreet Crafthouse (Graves 601) (7)
8. Zahtar (Grand Hotel) (6)
9. Red, White and F@%!ing Blue Rooftop Lounge (Chambers) (5)
10. Broadstreet (Graves 601) (4)

Favorite places to bring a flask

1. State Fair (16)
2. Twins games (13)
3. Movie theater (11)
4. Weddings (9)
5. Gopher hockey games (7)
6. Minnesota Zoo (7)
7. First Ave (7)
8. Disc golfing (6)
9. Golfing (6)
10. Xcel concerts (4)

Best things to put in a flask

1. Vodka (17)
2. Whiskey (12)
3. Jameson (8)
4. Spiced rum (7)
5. Jägermeister (6)
6. Knob Creek (6)
7. Brandy (5)
8. Tears (4)
9. Barbancourt (3)
10. Rum (2)

Best Bloody Marys

1. Uptown Bar (13)
2. Triple Rock (10)
3. Hell's Kitchen (9)
4. Ike's (8)
5. Independent (6)
6. Axel's on Grand (6)
7. Figlio (3)
8. The Local (3)
9. Pizza Luce (2)
10. CC Club (2)

Every well-stocked liquor cabinet should have...

1. Vodka (19)
2. Whiskey (17)
3. Gin (16)
4. Club soda (13)
5. Rum (12)
6. Tequila (12)
7. Triple Sec (11)
8. Tonic (10)
9. Super cheap liquors for people you don't want to waste the good shit on (9)
10. Cointreau (7)

Best vodka

1. Stoli (33)
2. Grey Goose (28)
3. Ketel One (26)
4. Absolut (17)
5. Belvedere (15)
6. Shakers (11)
7. Finlandia (11)
8. Absolut Mandarin (5)
9. Level (5)
10. Svedka (3)

Favorite light beer

1. Samuel Adams Light (10)
2. Amstel Light (8)
3. Coors Light (6)
4. Yuengling Light Lager (6)
5. Premium Light (5)
6. Corona Light (5)
7. Heineken Light (5)
8. Miller Lite (4)
9. Keystone Light (3)
10. Milwaukee's Best Light (3)

Best 40 oz. to freedom

1. Colt 45 (11)
2. Mickey's (11)
3. Olde English 800 (9)
4. Hurricane (7)
5. Schlitz Red Bull (4)
6. Camo (4)
7. Stella Artois (4)
8. Private Stock (4)
9. Foster's (3)
10. Steele Reserve 211 (3)

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