The Confessional by The Lost Abbey
Sit at the bar, order a Belgian ale or whatever's on tap from the Lost Abbey. The crowd here knows beer. Slip in at 4pm before the after-work crowd, or come after dinner when the noise dies down and you can actually talk.
Belgian ales on draft. Ask what the brewers just kegged. Skip anything trying too hard.
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