How many beers should a good bar have on tap?

Just learned what a braggot is. A wheat wine on tap? What bar? I’m originally from the SW (burbs) of Chicago. Wonder if I’ve been there.

No mention of Cream Ales! According to some brewer friends, Cream Ales are the new beer to brew. I like Cream Ales, but it is a strange sorta like. I’ve always liked Genesse Cream Ale, it was a “guilty pleasure” as it is dirt cheap. Now that many breweries are making Cream Ales, I notice that (to me) they all taste the same.

Cigars & Stripes in Berwyn, IL. Great food there, too! Ronnie (the owner) has a couple giant smokers off in the back where he barbecues wings and a variety of rotating specials. Sometimes pulled pork, sometimes smoked Italian beef (which is sinfully good), sometimes ribs, sometimes tips, etc., but always chicken wings. And four levels of barbecue/hot sauces you can put on them from mild to stupid hot. Great place; great beer; great food; great people–the sort of place where the nerdiest computer geek can hang out with alongside a rough-and-tumble motorcycle dude. If you have an appreciation for quirk, that’s the place to be. It has kind of a “if Son of Svengoolie had a bar, this would be it” vibe to it. Lots of horror/B-movie camp in that joint. Good live music, comedy nights, sports and B-movie watch parties.

Interesting. I haven’t noticed that. To me, a cream ale is just a cheap, light, macro-lager-stylish beer (except as an ale.) I’m not entirely sure where the “cream” part comes from it, as there’s nothing creamy about the ones I’ve had (neither "creamy"as a nitro pour or “creamy” from the addition of lactose.) I can get on board with that, though, as you say, I can’t imagine them tasting all that much different from each other.

ETA: And, speaking of Genessee Cream Ale, about ten years ago I was with my then-girflriend, now-wife at Stop 50 pizza in Michiana Shores, Indiana. At the time, especially, it was getting some rather high praise from foodies for its wood-fired pizza (and it is really good.) Their beer selection at the time was, I think, Italian Peroni, but the other beer available was Genessee Cream Ale, which my wife found hilarious, as she’s from Western New York. “They’re selling Genny for $6 a pop?”

My favorite place is within walking distance, and it has a fairly reasonable list of beers on tap:
http://www.chillnfill.com/live-tap-list/

I like a place with a lot of beers on tap as I like to try different beers.
but on the other hand if they have a reasonably prices Yuengling Lager I’m usually satisfied.