A bar that serves more than 500 beers can be overwhelming, but that doesn’t stop St. Louis beer lovers. You voted International Tap House‘s beer list tops in town. Still deciding on your next glass of suds? Here, the 10 best brews at iTap right now.
1. New Belgium La Folie After one to three years aging in wood foeders (large, oak barrels), this highly sought after sour brown ale at iTap’s Soulard location provides mouth-puckering notes of green apple and a thirst-quenching, satisfying experience.
2. Boulevard The Calling IPA One of Boulevard’s newest IPAs, The Calling is heavily hopped, bursting with tropical flavors and punches heavy at 8.5 percent.
3. Oskar Blues Pinner Throwback IPA If you’re looking for a beer with the hoppiness of a traditional IPA and the drinkability of a light lager, this is it. Jam-packed with flavor but weighing in at only 4.9 percent, you can enjoy this beer all day long.
4. Bell’s Two Hearted Ale Centennial hops are the superstar of this well-balanced, easily accessible IPA.
5. Petrus Oud Bruin Red as wine, sour-sweet and earthy on the nose, this Oud Bruin is a winning specimen of the complex, dark brown Flemish style.
6. Urban Chestnut Ku’damm At only 4.2 percent, the flavors of citrus shine brightly in this refreshing, locally brewed Berliner Weisse.
7. 2nd Shift Katy One of the most satisfying American Brett saisons on the market, Katy is light enough to be consumed glass after glass.
8. Leaky Roof High Dry & Dusty
A great alternative to beer, this sessionable mead is light, crisp and palate-cleansing.
9. Chimay Red Cap (Première) Flavors of apricot abound in this delightfully refreshing, monk-made Belgian dubbel, the recipe for which dates to 1862.
10. Root Sellers’ Row Hard Root Beer Bring on the vanilla ice cream with this perfectly brewed hard root beer. At 6.7 percent, this would make a dangerously delicious float.
This article appears in Readers’ Choice 2015.