Best Bars in America
With stops in Milwaukee, Chicago and San Francisco, comedians Jay Larson and Sean Patton drink their way through neighborhood dives and swanky bars alike. Pull up a stool and take in the sites of America's finest watering holes.
- 2014-2015
- 2 seasons
- Esquire Network
- Reality
- TV-14
With stops in Milwaukee, Chicago and San Francisco, comedians Jay Larson and Sean Patton drink their way through neighborhood dives and swanky bars alike. Pull up a stool and take in the sites of America's finest watering holes.
Season 2 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2015
Episode 1
San Francisco
Wed, Apr 1, 2015 44 mins
To kick off season 2 of their nationwide bar tour, comedians Jay Larson and Sean Patton get punch drunk with Academy Award winner Nat Faxon in San Francisco.
Episode 2
DC
Wed, Apr 8, 2015 44 mins
In Washington, D.C, comedians Jay Larson and Sean Patton find that alcohol and politics do mix. They drink from the country's largest whiskey collection, check out a new brewery in the old Navy yard, and make booze the colonial way in the home of America's first president.
Episode 3
Louisville
Wed, Apr 15, 2015 44 mins
A trip to Louisville shows comedians Jay Larson and Sean Patton that there's a lot more than whiskey in bourbon country. They sip a cocktail with a haunted history, go nose-to-tail with char-grilled squirrel, and learn a palate-busting beer lesson from the Brew Dogs.
Episode 4
Minneapolis
Wed, Apr 22, 2015 44 mins
Comedians Jay Larson and Sean Patton take in the booze-cruising, polka-filled world of Minneapolis, where they snack on pig's head, enter meat raffles, and compete in a homebrew-themed curling tournament.
Episode 5
Speakeasies
Wed, Apr 29, 2015 44 mins
Comedians Jay Larson and Sean Patton walk through armoires, sneak in back doors, and slide away bookcases to reveal the Cuban flair, coin tricks, and innovative cocktails of the modern-and well-hidden-speakeasy. With special guest, comedian Aisha Tyler.
Episode 6
Southern California Coast
Wed, May 6, 2015 44 mins
Comedians Jay Larson and Sean Patton drink their way down the southern California coast, where they find an old stagecoach stop in the mountains of Santa Barbara, a pop-up culinary cocktail bar in a Venice garden, a beachfront dive with the coldest beer in SoCal, and comedian Bill Burr.
Episode 7
Booze and Food
Wed, May 13, 2015 43 mins
Jay and Sean take a very small break from all the drinking as they go in search of the best bar food in America. In San Francisco, they toss dough with a champion pizza maker. In Chicago, they learn the true meaning of going "whole hog." And in LA they nearly drown in nacho cheese with comedian Al Madrigal.
Episode 8
Chicago
Wed, May 20, 2015 44 mins
Two booze hounds scour the streets of the Windy City, searching for the best food and cocktails.
Episode 9
Detroit
Wed, May 27, 2015 44 mins
Comedians Jay Larson and Sean Patton witness Detroit's resurgence, both as a city and a place to drink. Named Esquire's Bar City of the Year, Detroit welcomes them with a train station turned craft beer hub, a spirits tasting straight out of the history books, and a city-wide bike ride with hundreds of new friends.
Episode 10
Bar Games
Wed, Jun 3, 2015 43 mins
Jay and Sean play bingo, beer pong, and virtual golf at the best game bars in the country. They also get heckled at the Renaissance fair, test their smarts with comedian Kyle Kinane, and somehow strike out with swimsuit model Nina Agdal.