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Bar Specials

Barguide Map: Map of Cardinal bar favorites

Bar Specials

State Street Bars

Amy's Cafe

414 W. Gilman St.

-Mon: $2.25 rail mixers, $3.00 Imports, Drop Shots #3.50

-Tue: Swampwater $3.00, Miler Lite Tap $2.00

-Wed: Vodka Sobe $2.75, Jack Mixers $3.25

-Thu: Margarita/Daquiri $3.50, Blue Kamikazee $2.00

-Fri: Barcardi Mixers, Corona, SoCo Lime Shots $3.00

-Sat: Long Island $4.00, PBR $2.50, Jager shot $3.00, Jager Bomb $3.75

-Sun: Bloody Mary $3.50, Jack mixers $3.25, Guiness $3.75

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Ever day 10p.m.-midnight $2 rails and bottles, half off all taps (non-specials)

Frida's - 117 State St.

-Mon: Half price margaritas all day, night

-Thu: Half price margaritas all day, night

-Fri: Nightclub starts at 11p.m., only over 21 allowed

-Sat: Nightclub starts at 11p.m., only over 21 allowed

City Bar - 636 State St.

-Mon: Trivia Nite 8p.m.-10p.m., $2.50 bottles Bud lite, $4.00 Jumbo Sky mixers

-Tue: $2.50 rail mixers, $3.00 Spotted Cow pints

-Wed: $2.50 Shlitz bottles, $3.50 Jack Daniels Mixers

-Thu: Half price pitchers or $3.00 pints

-Fri: 3p.m.-10p.m. $4.00 pitchers PBR, 10p.m.-close $3.00 rail mixers

-Sat: $3.00 rail mixers all day

-Sun:$2.50 Heiniken bottles $4.00 jumbo sky mixers

DP Dough

244 W. Gilman St.

-Mon-Fri: $1.50 16 oz. Coors Lts, $1.50 Miller Lite cans

Icon - 206 State St.

-Wed:$15 wine bottles all day, ""little black dress"" night for buy 1 get 1 free glass of wine if you have little black dress

-Thu-Sa: $5 martinis after 11 p.m. and $15 wine bottles

-Tue/Thu: Half price Sangria all day

Monday's - 523 State St.

-Mon-Wed:$1 domestic taps till 10 p.m. ,  $3.50 regular drinks to close

Hawk's Bar and Grill

425 State St.

-Mon: $7 premium pitchers, $2.00 Jameson shots

-Tue: Beer and Shot night

-Wed:$2.50 jumbo mixers

-Thu: $3. jumbo lites

-Sun: $3.00 Jumbo lites

-Brand new jukebox

Kollege Klub

529 Lake St.

-Mon: $2 domestic bottles, $3 imports

-Tue:$5 domestic pitchers, free pool 8p.m.-close

-Wed:Beer and shot night,$5 coors light beer pong pitchers, 10p.m.-11p.m. $2 miller bottles and $4 jumbo long islands

-Thu: $1 domestic pints and jello shots, $3 16oz Miller Lite aluminums

-Fri:$4 jumbo long islands

-Sat: $5 Jack Daniels mixers

Irish Pub-317 State St.

-Mon: $2 domestics

-Tue: $2.50 Capt., Bacardi mixers

-Wed:$3.00 Irish Whiskey mixers

-Thu:50 percent off top shelf liquor

The Plaza

319 N. Henry St.

-Mon: $2 rail drinks, $1.50 PBR

-Tue: $1 off half pitchers, $2 off full pitchers, $2.50 rum drinks

-Wed: $3 Jack Daniels or Stoli

-Thu: $2 Long Islands, $2.50 Spaten and Redhook pints

The Pub - 552 State St.

-Everyday: $2.75 micro imports and rail mixers, $1.75 domestic pints

-Tue: $2.75 shots, $4 bomb shots

-Wed: $5.50 domestic pitchers, $6.50 non-domestic pitchers

Uno's Chicago Bar and Grill

222 W. Gorham St.

-Everyday: Happy Hour with $3.50 Margaritas and Long Islands, $3 rail mixers and Sangria, $4 Martinis and house wines, $3.50-$4.50 20 oz. domestic and craft beers and $1.99-$2.99 snack hour appetizers

Cabana Room

240 W. Gilman St.

-Mon: $2.50 Lake Louie taps, $5 Cabana cocktails

-Tue: $2.50 Central Waters taps, $4 Margaritas

-Wed: $2.50 Capitol taps, $4 daiquiris

-Thu: $2.50 Ale Asylum taps, $4 mojitos

-Fri: $3 Stella Artois taps, $5 Cabana cocktails

Sat: $4 Dark and Stormys

Sun: $2.50 taps of Wisconsin beers, $3 Bloody Mary's and Mimosa

Zanders - 118 State St.

-Mon-Fri: Happy Hour 4-7 p.m. with half off appetizers and taps

-Tue: Happy Hour all day

-Wed: $10.95 all you can eat wings

-Thu: $2.50 for Three Olives vodka martinis

Tiki Shack - 122 State St.

-Mon: $2.25 draft pints

-Tue: $3 Skyy Flavor Mixers

-Wed: $2.25 Landshark and Bud lite

-Thu: $2.75 Tall Vodka mixers

-Fri: Two for one rum punches

-Sat: Two for one Bahama Mamas

University Ave. Bars

Vintage Spirits & Grill

529 University Ave.

-Mon: $1 Wisconsin taps 9-12 p.m.

-Tue: $2 Captain, Jack or Stoli mixers

-Wed: 2-for-1 domestic cans, $2 Smirnoff mixers 8 p.m.-close

-Thu: $1 Milwaukee taps 8 p.m.-close

-Fri: Happy Hour special 3-8 p.m. for $1 Milwaukee taps and Smirnoff martinis

-Sun: $1 PBR and High Life 8 p.m.-close

Churchkey - 626 University Ave.

-Mon & Tue: $2 rail mixers, $2 any beer on tap, $3 Svedka, $3 Clementine Bombs

-Wed: $3 Three Olives, Sangria or Cruzan, $5 Miller Lite, PBR or Bud Light pitchers

-Thu: $1 Bud Light pints from 7 p.m.-midnight, $3 Three Olives, Jim Beam or Sangria

-Fri: $2.50 SoCo Lime shots, $3 Smirnoff, Seagrams 7 or Long Islands, $3.50 Captain Morgans

-Sat: $3 Svedka, Jack Daniels, Long Islands or Cruzan, half off bottles of wine

Madhatters - 322 W. Gorham St.

-Mon: $3 Ketel One mixers, $4 shortys or 40 oz's

Tue: $3 jumbo Three Olives mixers, $6 pitchers of Miller High Life, Miller Lite, 312, Spotted Cow, Blue Moon, Bud Light, Stella Artois, New Belgian

-Wed: 2-for-1 rail mixers, bottles or taps

-Thu: $3 16 oz. Bud cans, Long Islands, Triple Show Swampwaters

Red Shed - 406 N. Frances St.

-Mon: $1.75 top shelf High Balls

Tue: $4 Jager Bombs and Cherry Bombs, half price pitchers

-Wed: $1.25 rail High Balls, $2 Pabst bottles

-Thu: $2.50 Bacardi flavored High Balls, half price pints

Brother's - 704 University Ave.

All specials 9 p.m.-close

-Happy Hour 4-9 p.m.: $1.75 off any pint

-Mon: $1 you call it

-Tue: $1.50 any tap, $1 rails, 2-for-1 jumbo Long Islands

-Wed: $.10 wings, Miller High Life buckets 5 for $6, 2-for-1 Bacardi mixers

-Thu: $2 SoCo, $2.50 Jack Daniels or Vodka Red Bulls, $2.75 jumbo Long Islands, $3 Miller Lite 48 oz.  9p.m.-midnight

-Fri: $3 Three Olives mixers, $3.25 domestic bottles, $4 Jager Bombs and Three Olives with Red Bull

-Sat: $3 Bacardi mixers and mojitos, $3.25 domestic bottles, $3.75 vodka/Red Bull

-Sun: 2-for-1's on anything

Chaser's Bar & Grill

319 W. Gorham St.

-Mon: $.50 taps 10-1 a.m.

-Tue: buy a glass get $1 taps for Pint Night

-Wed: $2.50 mexican bottles, $5 jumbo margaritas

-Thu: $5 premium pitchers, $6 for Skyy Red Bull pints for Thursday's After Class from 3-10 p.m.

-Fri: $1 rails, $2 doubles, $3 PBR or High Life pitchers for Friday's After Class from 3-9 p.m.

-Sat: Buy a shot and get a beer, $5 schnorkels

-Sun: Bloody Mary Bar from 11-1 p.m., $3 Screwdrivers

Wando's

602 University Ave.

-Mon: $5 pitchers of Bud Light and jumbo Effen mixers, $4 jumbo rails

-Tue: Free Bacon Night with $1 Coors Light and PBR cans, $4 jumbo rails, $5 jumbo Absolut mixers

-Wed: $1.50 Miller High Life and Light Grenades, $4 jumbo rails, $5 jumbo Stoli mixers, $15 Fishbowls

-Thu: $2.50 rails and domestic bottles, $4 Jack mixers and Bud Light pitchers from 9-midnight, $5 Coors pitchers, $15 fishbowls

-Fri: $5 jumbo Three Olive mixers, $3 Coronas

-Sat: Buy a shot and get a beer, $5 schnorkels

-Sun: $2 Lemon Drops, $4 jumbo Jack mixers, jumbo Ketel One mixers

Nitty Gritty

223 N. Frances St.

-Nitty Gritty Power Hour every night from 10-11 p.m.: $1 rail mixers and drop shots

-Mon: $2 rail mixers, $2.75 Coors Lite bottles

-Tue: $3 for all taps and Skyy mixers

-Wed: $3 for all taps and Bacardi mixers

-Thu: 2-for1 on any taps, bottles or single shot liquor mixers...

-Fri: $3 jumbo Long Islands and Bud/Bud Light bottles

-Sat: $3 Miller Lite bottles and Absolut mixers

-Sun: $2.50 bartenders choice

Lava Lounge

461 W. Gilman St.

-Mon: half off all pitchers, $2 all mixers

-Tue: $2 rails and $3 tiki drinks and shots of Tullamore Dew

-Wed: $2 Wisconsin tap beer and shots of bartender's choice, $3 Skyy

-Thu: $10 all you can drink from 9-1 a.m. and $3.50 for all bombs

-Fri: $2 PBR bottles, $2.50 SoCo Lime shots, $3 Long Islands

-Sat: $2 Bud Light bottles, $3 Long Islands, $4 tall Jack mixers

-Sun: $1 12 oz. cans of beer, $2 rails

Silver Dollar Tavern

117 W. Mifflin St.

-Mon-Wed: $2.50 for rail drinks and domestic bottles

-Thu: $3.50 Jameson, Jager, Captain and Jack

 

Capitol Bars

Brochach's Irish Pub and Restaurant

7 W. Main St.

-Happy Hour Mon-Fri 3-6 p.m: Half off top shelf Irish and scotch whiskeys, 20 oz. Guinness and shots of Powers for $6.25. All wine $5 a glass.

-Live Irish music sessions Wed, Fri & Sun

-Pub quiz upstairs on Sundays

High Noon Saloon

701 E. Washington Ave.

-Mon-Fri 4-7 p.m.: 2-for-1 rail drinks and select taps

-Saturday 12-5 p.m.: 2-for-1 rail drinks and select taps and free pool

-Sunday 12-7 p.m.: $1 Pabst Blue Ribbon bottles

The Great Dane

123 E. Doty St.

Happy Hour Mon-Fri. 4p.m.-6p.m.: $2.75 for 12 oz. house beers , $3.50 20oz pitchers for $9, $3.50 well drinks

The Old Fashioned

23 N. Pinckney St.

-Mon-Wed 3-5 p.m. & 10-12 p.m.: Two-for-one taps and rail mixers

-Wednesday Karaoke Nights with ""Liquid Courage"" drink specials

Essen Haus - 514 E. Wilson St.

-Tue: $3.50 drafts and rails, $2.50 burritos

-Wed: $10 fishbowls, $3 Long Island Iced Teas

-Thu: $3.50 drafts/rails, $14 two liter boots

-Fri: $7.50 ($5 refills) beer bongs, $8.50

-Sat: $1 Wunder shots

Opus Lounge - 116 King St, #1

-Mon: Happy Hour with 25 percent off all food/drinks, 2 for 1 champagne cocktails

-Tue-Fri: Happy Hour 4:30p.m.-7:30 p.m., 25 percent off food and drinks

 

Regent Street Bars

Lucky's Bar and Grill

1421 Regent Street

-Happy Hour: Mon-Fri 3-6 p.m.: 2-for-1 rail mixers and domestic bottles, $2 off all pitchers

-Mon: $.40 wings, $5 Busch Light pitchers, $1.50 16 oz. Big Cans and 2-for-1 You Call It

-Tue: $2.75 Captain pints, $2 domestic bottles, $2.50  Dr. shots

-Wed: 2-for-1 Bud Light bottles, $2.75 Stoli mixers, half off regular priced drinks 11p.m.-midnight for power hour

-Thu: $1 long necks, $2 spiced rum mixers and blackberry brandy shots, half off regular priced drinks 11p.m.-midnight for power hour

-Fri: 2-for-1 High Life bottles, $2.50 Svedka mixers

-Sat: $2.50 Bacardi pints, $3 Bud Light Lime bottle with a shot, $2.50 Jameson shots

-Sun: $4 pitchers, $2 Mimosa, $2.50 juice mixers, free jello shot with Packers touchdown

- All specials 7 p.m.-close

Jordan's Big 10 Pub

1421 Regent Street

-Happy Hour: $2 taps, $5 domestics, $8 pitchers, half off liquor

-Mon: $1 rails, $2 Coronas, $2 Negra Modelo

-Tue: $1 PBR, $1 Coors, $2.50 Cosmos

-Wed: 2-for-1 rum, $1 Pabst on tap

-Thu: $1 Coors Light, Bud Light and PBR taps, $2.50 Flat Tire, Skinny Dip, Spotted Cow, Oktoberfest and Great Lakes Burning River taps, $2.50 Swamp Waters

-Fri: $3 martinis, 2-for-1 Long Islands and Bud Light

-Saturday: $5 Vodka Monster pints and pittchers of Bud Light, Buckets of domestic shorties 6 for $5 and 5 for $5 on imports

-Sunday: $2 vodka mixers, $2.50 Mimosa, Buckets of domestic shorties 6 for $5 and 5 for $5 on imports

Stadium Sports Bar & Eatery

1419 Monroe Street

-Mon: 5 for $10 High Life/Light buckets

-Tue: Pull Tabs night

-Wed: $3 Pink Dragons

-Thu: $1 off imports plus free boat of tater tots with every drink

-Fri: $3 Captain mixers

-Sat: $2 vodka mixers 10 p.m.-close

-Sun: $3.50 fresh-squeezed screwdrivers and Bloody Mary's, $2 Coors silos

Mickey's Tavern

1524 Williamson St.

-Mon, Tues, Sun: $2.50 rail drinks

-Wed: $4 Absolut singles

-Thu, Fri, Sat: $2 PBR and Huberbock's pints, $6 pitchers of same on Fri and Sat

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