We recently received a query from Mark:
Dear Sirs:
Do you know where I can find out more information on successful & popular “Bring your own Beer” (BYOB) establishments across the nation?
So, basically, I want to travel to places where I can bring what I want to drink and enjoy their food. There must be a guide for this somewhere.
Thanks for your consideration.
Good question, Mark. I’d like to find a couple such places myself. It’s hard to find a reasonably-priced restaurant with good food and good beer.
A quick Google search shows that most BYOB listing are concerned with bringing bottles of wine, not beer. Here are a couple of possibilities:
http://www.byobguide.com/
http://www.wine-pages.com/food/byoblist.shtml (primarily UK)
http://www.byobs.com/
So, Hop Talk readers: can you help out? What is your favorite BYOB establishment? Or, better, your favorite place to find BYOBs to bring your beer to?
There are tons of BYOB restaurant throughout Chicago. In Chicago BYOB is for either beer or wine. A great book that lists these is http://www.amazon.com/BYOB-Chicago-Bring-Your-Own-Bottle-Restaurants-Chicagoland/dp/0976413116/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237923951&sr=8-1
The Salt Lick in Driftwood, TX, (south of Austin) is pretty awesome for BYOB. http://saltlickbbq.com/ Hayes county is dry so they can’t sell it but they are perfectly fine with you bringing your own.
Aster’s Ethiopian is BYOB, I believe. Otherwise I don’t know of any in Austin. http://www.astersethiopian.com/