Alcove International Tavern
Tuscaloosa, AL : Unlike most other Tuscaloosa drinking shrines, the Alcove doesn’t require a stop by the dry cleaner on the way back home—it was the first bar in town to offer an indoor smoking ban. But except for its “international” claim—which relates to the bar’s variety of rare craft beers that appeal to Tide fans and sports-indifferent locals alike—the Alcove is a local institution: a handsome, low-key room where customers sample obscure Belgian ales and hoppy American microbrews. (alcovetavern.com)
