And the winners are…
Best Brewer
Ellyn Gooch (Strangebird)
62 Marshall St., strangebirdbeer.com
Jon Mervine (Fifth Frame) | Eric Salazar (Strangebird) | Micah Krichinsky (Strangebird)
Best Distillery (ROC or FLX)
Black Button Distilling
1344 University Ave., blackbuttondistilling.com
Iron Smoke Distillery | Hollerhorn Distilling | Woodlawn Distilling
Best Local Wine List
Carnegie Cellars
247 N. Goodman St., carnegiecellars.com
Branca Midtown | Vine and Tap | Red White and Brew
Best Sommelier
JJ Cutaia (Restaurant Good Luck)
50 Anderson Ave., restaurantgoodluck.com
Shomari Smoak (Living Roots) | Alyssa Johnson (Patron Saint)
Best Winery (ROC or FLX)
Living Roots Wine & Co.
1255 University Ave., livingrootswine.com
Dr. Konstantin Frank Winery | Three Brothers Wineries and Estates | Weis Vineyards | Ravines Wine Cellars
Best Wine Bar
Living Roots Wine & Co.
1255 University Ave., livingrootswine.com
Apogee | Flight Wine Bar | UnWine’d
Best Sports Bar
Ziggy’s
127 Railroad St. Suite 120, ziggysroc.com
Marshall Street | Jeremiah’s | The Distillery
Best Juice Bar
Just Juice 4 Life
710 University Ave., @justjuice4life
Pearson’s | Body Fuel | B+ Healthy Food Market
Best Craft Brewery
Strangebird
62 Marshall St., strangebirdbeer.com
Three Heads Brewing | Rohrbach | Rising Storm at the Mill
Best Coffee Shop
Ugly Duck Coffee
89 Charlotte St., uglyduckcoffee.com
Cafe Sasso | Equal Grounds | Hydra Coffeehouse
Best Cidery (Alcoholic)
Blue Barn
928 Manitou Rd., Hilton, bluebarncidery.com
OSB | Seed + Stone | Oak and Apple
Best Bartender
Matt Grillo (Lux)
666 South Ave., lux666.com
Maria Stojanova (Vern’s) | Patrick Stetzel (Ziggy’s) | Sabine Bradley (AltBar) | Flo Cardella (Leonore’s) | Kim Brozic (Angelina’s)
Best Barista
Rory Van Grol (Ugly Duck Coffee)
89 Charlotte St., uglyduckcoffee.com
Tina Sciarratta (Hydra Coffeehouse) | Josiah Ball (New City Cafe) | Chiara Sapia (Cafe Sasso)
Best Bar to Drink Solo
LUX
666 South Ave., lux666.com
Playhouse//Swillburger | Jack’s Extra Fancy | Skylark
Best LGBTQ+ Bar
ROAR
621 Culver Rd, roarroc.com
LUX | Bachelor Forum | Avenue Pub
Best Dive Bar
LUX
666 South Ave., lux666.com
Swan Dive | Joey’s | Skylark
Best Cocktail Bar
The Daily Refresher
293 Alexander St., thedailyrefresher.com
Martine | Cure | Cheshire
This article appears in Dec 1-31, 2024.
