Flying Saucer
9605 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28262
704-568-7253
Category: Food, nightlife
Award: Best Beer Selection
Year Won: 2010
Pick: Editor's Pick, Voters' Pick
For the first time since, well, ever, Flying Saucer faced serious competition, as pizza joints and gastropubs all over town amped up their beer selections. The University City hangout still boasts the most brews — more than 200 in all. But it didn’t win based on sheer volume. The Saucer staff takes beer seriously, rotates selections constantly, and — the real measure of a great beer bar — carries the most true Belgian ales in town (more than fifteen).