The pub you frequent most-Stammkneipe

Monday, June 9th, 2008, 3:28 pm

Your idea of the "best pub" in the city may not be the one you go to most often for good beer and atmosphere. The bar you frequent most is probably the one most convenient to your home, work, or communting route. This would be your 'Stammkneipe' (German). So what is your Stammkneipe (pron: "k.nipe.a")?

For me it would be the Ten Stone Restaurant on 21st and South. It is in the center of my neighborhood. Marvin, the owner, keeps a quality selection of beers on tap and is not afraid to go out on a limb once in a while with something like Rogue's Chipolte Ale, which I thought I would hate but ended up loving. This ale was  brewed with chipolte peppers. It had a rich mesquite flavor and left a slightly warm feeling in your mouth-not hot but very slightly spicy. It was just one keg and is gone now, But that is an example of the unexpected choices occasionally on tap at the Ten Stone. The food there is consistently good and the menu is several notches above typical bar food. The mussels, for example, are the best I've ever had.

So, the Ten Stone is my Stammkneipe. What is yours?

[Disclaimer: I have no business interest in this pub at all. I'm just glad it's in my neighborhood and like telling people about it. I'd love to hear about other  folk's  Stammkneipen though.]