2009 Drinking Guide: The Outsiders
Two years ago, for the very first Creative Loafing Drinking Guide, the intrepid CL staff scouted all the finest drunk-friendly neighborhoods in greater Sarasota: We partied up and down Gulf Gate, explored Siesta Key and toured the Main Street scene. This summer, we’re spreading our wings, and venturing to our city’s remote, under-appreciated and, let’s be honest, questionable watering holes, on a quest to find a whole new world of alcoholic consumption.
We’ll be visiting every bar that piques our interest, and we’ll keep you updated on where we’re heading via our Facebook, Twitter and MySpace pages. Come on out and join us! For each destination, we’ll post a photo of the venue, name the spot’s signature drink and let you know which bartender is the most friendliest. Bookmark this page, tinyurl.com/CLDrinkingGuide, and keep comin’ back to keep up with where we’ve been.
On July 1, just in time for Fourth of July weekend, we’ll publish the results of our efforts, along with a list of the old stand-by bars you should have already visited before attempting to replicate our heroic feats.
Cheers!
The latest:
BAR #19 Cracker Jacks Pub. Our final watering hole.
PODCAST #2 Chatting it up about every bar we visited for the 2009 Drinking Guide.
THE INSIDERS The Scenestress offers her thoughts on the best mainstay bars around town.
BAR #18 Crazy Ted’s. Shit gets… um… crazy.
BAR #17 T-Katz. European hospitality on the fabled Beneva/Webber “four corners.”
BAR #16 Entersection Bar & Grill. Love traffic? Then you’ll love this traffic-themed hangout.
BAR #15 Scalawags. Even dive bars aren’t immune to the recession.
BAR #14 The Clubhouse Tavern. A well-worn stripper pole: What more do you need to know?
BAR #13 BC’s Recovery Room. Open jam means good times.
BAR #12 Eight Ball Lounge. Not just for pool players, but pool players should really like it.
BAR #11 Coleman’s Tavern. The perfect spot to celebrate a softball win with a Jäger bomb.
THE COVER Check out this week’s Drinking Guide cover!
BAR #10 Hide-A-Way Bar. Quite pretty inside!
THE STANDBYS The Suncoast bars you really should have already been to.
BAR #9 Mr. Bigs. Now featuring floors!
BAR #8 Kirby’s Bar & Grill. Get on your bikes and ride!
BAR #7 57 Tavern. Clean bathrooms!
BAR #6 Hoosier Bar & Grill. “Biker-friendly” from the very beginning.
BAR #5 Red Barn. Kegs till 2 a.m.? F yes.
PODCAST #1 We’re chatting up the Drinking Guide in part two of this week’s podcast. Listen in!
BAR #4 The Shamrock. Get, um, ‘Rocked.
BAR #3 Peggy’s Corral. The go-to spot for bikers from all over.
BAR ITINERARY #4 Tim Sukits is heading an expedition to the Clubhouse, Cracker Jack and T-Katz, starting at 6:30 p.m. Tues., June 23. Hit him up!
BAR ITINERARY #3 Cooper Levey-Baker is rolling to Coleman’s, Scalawags and Cheers Lounge/Bentley’s Lounge (we can’t find the actual name!) at 7 p.m. Tues., June 23. Join him!
BAR #2 The Rendezvous Lounge. Busch on tap: What’s not to love.
BAR #1 Cedar’s Bar & Grill. Like 35-cent wings? Then you’ll love Cedar’s.
BAR ITINERARY #2 Cooper Levey-Baker is rolling to some northern spots — Cedars Bar & Grill, The Rendezvous Lounge and Tavern 57 — at 7:30 p.m. Tues., June 16.
BAR ITINERARY #1 Tim Sukits is heading to Hoosier Bar & Grill and the Red Barn to kick things off at 7:30 p.m. Tues., June 16.
CLICK HERE TO HOLLER AT US ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE UNDER-RECOGNIZED WATERING HOLE Everybody knows about The Gator Club and Shakespeare’s, but we want to know the shady lil spot where you hang when nobody’s lookin’.
