A Fabulous Beer Bar in the Community
April 13, 2008 by denitsa1979
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With summer time just around the corner, hanging out in a cool place away from the Las Vegas strip madness is a great way to spend the night.
Located on 4700 Maryland Parkway, the fabulous beer bar Freakin’ Frog provides the atmosphere and much more for those who want to meet new people and share a few laughs.
The lengthy beer menu is impressive with its listings from A to Z, including imports from all around the world. The food selection follows it closely with its specials from North America to Mexico and Italy, and back to the Freakin’ Frog’s own signature meals.
“The largest beer selection on the West Coast, located in fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada, with over 750 different bottles and 15 ever-changing taps! Live music, food, and a fun atmosphere!”
As best described by David Surratt from the Los Angeles Times;
“For anyone wanting something more, bars in Vegas are a bad-odds gamble, typically as tired and clichéd as they are desperate. Rooting out the exceptions is the game, and bar owner Adam Carmer makes the case for his Freakin’ Frog. ‘People should know there’s no angst here,’ he says. ‘And there’s no gaming — that’s a big deal.’”
Surratt continues sharing his personal experience at the Freakin’ Frog with a sincere delight.
“It’s a Samichlaus. A bock. Eggenberg Brewery, Austria. Its 14% alcohol content makes it one of the strongest beers on Earth, and you can check for yourself with a flip through the Frog’s alphabetical list. There it is, right between Sam Adams Utopias 2003 and Samuel Smith’s Imperial Stout. Eight entries down from Ruddles County English Bitter. The bar’s two walk-in refrigerators house around 720 varieties now (not excluding Pabst Blue Ribbon in a can), and Carmer is projecting 1,200 by year’s end. Thirty-two publications, local and national, have awarded his place best-bar and best-beer honors.
Upstairs in the Whisky Attic, the Frog’s companion entity, Carmer has just wrapped up an “Around the World” tasting event — a sort of exotic whiskey seminar given by him and attended by several customers for a $50 buy-in.”
The bar simply offers a taste of the world with many different aspects to it. It is about diversity, culture and art. For many, it is also a way of life.
As Surratt describes it in his review article, there is so much to it and Carmer, the bar owner, sums it all up:
“This is an old-school bar,” he says, tidying up while he talks. “It’s a place where people like to drink and converse and try different things. The impetus for everything I’ve done here comes from listening to the guests and trying to make their experience better, more apropos to the vibe. And it’s a very intelligent vibe here — professors, writers, producers, students.”
Cheers everyone!
To see menus, venues and learn more about the Freakin’ Frog, visit http://freakinfrog.com/.
