Favorite times to visit bars

I'm with you 100%. I can't stand packed bars where you have to fight thru a crowd and then wait at the bar 10 minutes for service. Early afternoon if you can swing it, or even after work usually isn't too bad (since happy hour is illegal in MA that might help)

 

Happy hour, bitches.

 

The middle of a quiet afternoon is the only sane time to visit a bar.

 

When they have beer for sale.

 

I go when it's dark out, but the bar is still open. Then I leave either before it closes or at closing time.

Visiting the bar at closing time? Who shows up just for last call?

 

when they have rare/limited taps on

 

Love Joel's answer above.

If going out at night, I try to time it between the dinner and late night crowd, around 9-9:30, and stake out likely spots at the bar that seem like people will be leaving and jump in as soon as they're out. I like sitting at the bar if possible, right in front of the taps and bartender.

 

When they are open.

 

Sunday afternoons. That way when I bring my kids they can run around like fucking maniacs with food in their hair and its all good.
But really, I find my self at pubs alot on Sunday afternoons, on the patio, no crowd.

 

Sunday afternoons are made for drinking. A pub and nice patio is where its at.

 

For me it is anytime I am free and think it wont be crowded. I hate people, well not everyone, just the bros that flood every bar around me.

 

I like to go in the middle of the day when it's not jam-packed and I can actually talk about beer with the bartenders (assuming they know anything about craft beer, which unfortunately isn't always the case).

 

12pm. Enjoy a good beer and leave without any BS

 

After work

 

Yeah, I'm a day drinker..I prefer early/mid afternoon..throw back some beers, have lunch, watch some college football. I work right down the street from one of the best beer bars around so I'll swing by there on a Friday after work-they often do a firkin on Fridays so I'll stick around for that. Honestly, I'm getting too old to deal with the clusterfuck that becomes most bars on weekend nights.

 

I go during national holidays like Free Beer Day!

 

Usually a weekday afternoon/night when I have free time. I go to a bar to actually enjoy my time and beer. If I have to yell over 55 crunk frat boys and wait 15 minutes for my drink, I'm just not okay with it.

 

This thread reminds me that im almost thirty, my vote went for no crowds...

 

When that girl I like to watch goes.