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Hey everybody -- I need some help. I'm starting up a new weekly feature similar to Sun food empress Elizabeth Large's Top Ten Tuesdays called Fab Five Fridays.
I'm looking for suggestions for the first one, which is the five best places to grab a beer in Fells Point. Got any ideas for me? What are your favorite beer spots in that neighborhood? I'll tell you mine Friday.
I've been The Baltimore Sun's nightlife and local entertainment reporter for a couple years, and it's surprising how much the scene has grown in that time. Most of Baltimore's bars and clubs are unpretentious places with fairly cheap drinks and plenty of character. I like dancing and think this city needs more clubs, but nothing beats having a cold, locally brewed beer with friends in a comfortably full corner bar.
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As a local who tries to avoid the tourist scene on the weekends i frequent the Dead End on Fell St.Good food and food specials every night,friendly bartenders and cheap beer make it very welcoming.It feels sort of hidden since you pretty much have to know it's there or stumble upon it.
Posted by: Don | July 31, 2007 12:08 PM
There's something seductively authentic about Wharf Rat ... it's like you've stepped back in time a century or so. Only there's bar trivia. Oh, and the brews are potent, too.
Posted by: Dave | July 31, 2007 12:18 PM
well i'm sure that greene turtle will be on sam's list, as he clearly loves the atmosphere there more than anywhere else in baltimore... personally, i like woody's- great outdoor seating.
Posted by: Anonymous | July 31, 2007 1:19 PM
DuClaw
Woody's tiki bar and the $2 Coronas all day
Posted by: Tyler | July 31, 2007 1:24 PM
Duclaw is not a "fells point bar" unless you are a tourist. sorry tyler.
Posted by: Anonymous | July 31, 2007 1:27 PM
Gotta go with Max's on Broadway, for the sheer number of choices available. No matter what kind of beer mood you're in, you can find something to your taste.
Posted by: Doug | July 31, 2007 4:49 PM
Uhhh...no one mentions Max's? The atmosphere might not be the best, but the selection and variety more than make up for it. Avoid the overbearing crowd and go on a weeknight.
Posted by: Rob | July 31, 2007 4:54 PM
Max's cause the got 40 oz Natty Boh's and those metal cooling coaster things
Posted by: pippen | July 31, 2007 6:15 PM
Hey anonymous Duclaw hater -
I live in Fells and despite DuClaw being a "tourist" bar, I'm not going to be a snob and stop going there. The homebrewed beer is better than all the Lite beers you all drink and the bar setup is probably the best in the city. And it's not usually overcrowded and smoky like most Fells Pt bars. So basically it's not your typical Fells Pt bar even though it's in Fells.
Posted by: Tyler | August 2, 2007 9:17 AM
hey kids, let's play nice. not everyplace is everyone's cup of tea or brew of choice.
Posted by: karlosi | July 9, 2008 5:08 PM
Is Max's still banned from FFF?
I second Warf Rat because at any moment, if feels like EA Poe might come in from a snowy night, hang up his coat, and drown some sorrows by the fireside. How far north on Broadway can this go?
Why would you hate on Du Claw. Great beer, outdoor seating, pretzel dogs. It's a Maryland brewer. If you have a problem with chains, stay out of Green Turtle (don't they have an a BWI location now?)
I like Red Star and John Stevens too. Both have good beer selections and food and I have never been disappointed.
Posted by: TS | July 10, 2008 3:40 PM