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It's take two for Boston's Bistro and Pub, which has been awarded the title "Most Arrogant Bar in America" for the second time in three years from Stone Brewing Co., based in Escondido, Calif.

A high honor coming from a brewery that was recently named the "All-Time Top Brewery on Planet Earth" by BeerAdvocate magazine.

The 2008 competition, which took place Nov. 8-14, saw more than double the number of national competitors that participated in 2006, the last time the north Dayton pub won, owner Dave Boston said. In 2006, 46 bars and pubs from around the country entered.

The brewery-sponsored challenge: selling the most Arrogant Bastard Ale during a designated time period.

Boston's sold more than 23 half-barrels of Arrogant Bastard Ale (that's more than 3,400 pints by our calculations) to win the 2008 Stone competition, now in its sixth year.

"What an honor. They (Stone) were just voted No. 1 beer on the planet by BeerAdvocate," Boston said. "Our goal is to be one of the Top 10 beer bars on the planet in 2010. I want to be considered in that top tier — the Hop Leaf in Chicago, the Map Room in Chicago, Falling Rock (Tap House) in Denver ... If I could be in that same category of places, that's the honor of honors," he said.

Boston credits his customers and even supporters from out of state who, "came out in droves ... they wanted Dayton to win."

A Stone brewery representative is scheduled to come to Boston's Jan. 19 to present the winner's plaque, which comes with 12 months of bragging rights.

"Right now we're having a contest to see who can come up with the 10 top phrases for what an honor this was," Boston said.

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