Would you like Pabst, Pabst or Pabst? Long gone are the monotonous days of Milwaukee’s tied houses, taverns that were obligated to serve beer from a particular brewery. They’ve been replaced with joints like Sugar Maple, a Bay View bar that focuses on American craft beers—a considerable bottle list and nearly 40 brews poured from state-of-the-art, gas-fed draft lines, to be specific. Anything that might distract from these finely crafted suds—cigarette smoke, electronic dartboards, a little Journey on the jukebox—won’t be found here.

Sugar Maple
441 E. Lincoln Ave.
414-481-2393

http://www.myspace.com/sugarmaplebayview

Runners-up: Café Hollander, Bomb Shelter