Racers Cafe

Great beer selection, always has the game on, great happy hour prices and Skip is always the best bartender

Skip is an amazing bar tender who will take great care of you. They also have a great selection of craft brews at reasonable prices, outdoor seating in the summer and pool tables. Always a good time.

If you like good beer, you'll probably like Racers. This place has been my favorite bar for the last 10 years, hands down. It's still as awesome as it was when I reviewed it back in 2006. The most important update I want to add is that the happy hour has gone from (3) 12oz mugs for $6, to $7. I still don't know anywhere you can get that kind of beer deal for that price anywhere in the city. I'd be a liar if I said I wasn't here at least two or five times a week.

The best thing about their draft selection is that it's constantly changing throughout the week. The beers on tap trend more towards the hop heavy American style beers, usually with a couple seasonally appropriate beers on the board. However, you'll usually have one or two dark beers and some maltier lighter beers to choose from as well, depending on what was ordered that week. The only two beers always on tap are Guinness and Miller Lite (Yes, I've asked Skip why they have it, it still out sells everything else).  

I think their constantly changing tap selection beats certain other "beer bars" that have huge numbers of taps. They may have the quantity, but how long do you think that same keg of North Coast Blue Star has been on tap at that other place, "bro"? And if you don't like their tap selection, you should be able to find something great on the bottle board. There's always some good Belgian bottles, including a steady supply of sours. If THAT STILL doesn't do it for you, Skip will grab you something from the connected liquor store, just tell him what you like. And if even that level of stellar service isn't good enough, it's time for you to go.