Bringing Kids to Beer Bars

I have never taken my kids to a true bar and probably never would due to the type of scene going on there but as long as I brought my wife as a designated I would have no problem bringing my kids along to a craft beer bar such as the Shark's Club where there is other activities they can enjoy there such as pool or pinball while dad bangs down a few pints.

 

Wait until they turn 16 and have them drive your drunk ass home from the bar.

 

In Wisconsin it's not uncommon to see children drinking at the bar, but I agree I grew up in bars and I don't think it's weird. I think it depends on the bar, I am from a smaller town so bars are more family friendly then some shady joint in Chicago.

 

Don't do it. Watching my language is work hours business.

 

Lots of beer bars I think are family-friendly. It really depends on time of day and the bar's environment. Taking them to a special tapping might not be wise if you expect a crowd.

 

PtY @ 10AM ToroSD, empty bar the first hour. ( 15 people at the most ). Unannounced tappings ftw!

 

Being 24 and kidless, I've seen parents bring in their kids to craft beer bars before, and it sort of makes me feel weird. I tend to get loud when I drink, and being loud and obnoxious around kids makes me feel like a doucher (but I guess I'm okay with being loud and obnoxious around adults?)

Ultimately it doesn't really bother me though. Just as long as they don't spill my drink.

 

My wife and I have been known to visit our local brewpub for special tappings, assuming our one year old is in reasonable spirits and the venue isn't too loud and crowded. Don't think that other patrons mind...or have reason to mind a child being there if he/she isn't screaming...

 

I smoke in the car with them so we can spend some quality time together.

seriously though. I wouldn't bring them anywhere where we weren't going to have a meal. I'm not bringing my kids to a bar so I can have a beer. How bad do you need a beer that you can't just wait till later?

 

It's not really a big deal when it happens during the middle of the day and plenty of seats are still available, but it will definitely grind my gears to see a couple young children taking up bar stools during peak evening hours while other patrons are left standing around waiting for a seat...especially when the kids are only having one coke or even nothing at all. Not to mention it's screwing with the bartender who's working off tips and relies on those seats to be filled by paying customers.

 

It depends.

My kids had a blast at FiftyFifty's Solar Eclipse party, love hopping on the Bigfoot steps at Sierra Nevada, the hop bags at Russian River etc. . . but I wouldn't take them to say, Toronado SF for instance.

I take my kids to college football games. There's just as much asshole behavior and drunks there as there is at a beer bar, if not more. Shit, a Nevada/UNLV game, infinitely more.

 

To fit with your scenario of straight up beer bar I would say no, don't bring the kids into the bar. If it is a place with outside seating on a shared patio (see the ale and the witch in st petersburg fl if you are looking for an example) then by all means bring the whole family and enjoy the day. The reason I say this is that even if your kids are perfect angels they will still have an impact on others experience. You may not care what I discuss around your kids, but I do and I don't want to feel like I have to censor myself. If there is an event going on that is not beer centric, such as a bring your dog day, then maybe bring the kids since there is another focus and other social expectations already in place.

 

Depends entirely on the kids age I'd say, Babies in bars? Naw I'm good. 10 year olds and it's not a "bar" bar and during the day? Cool beans.
Otherwise crack the window and leave em in the car for a few hours.

 

I would definitely say more, if not way more. I guess the bars I go to are just really, really tame or something..

 

No kids in bars. Period. Ever. Daytime included. One exception - one of you has to go to the bathroom.
In fact, after having previously worked in the restaurant industry for longer than I care to remember, it annoys me when people let their kids roam around in restaurants or bring kids who they can't control. This is really annoying in a pricier restaurant when you are paying for the atmosphere and the food. If I'm in this type of establishment and they sit children who immediately start misbehaving, I ask to be moved. Hell, I was having a beer at a Yard House sitting at the bar while my wife shopped and a kid at a nearby table started shrieking at the top of his lungs. Needless to say, I moved to the other end of the bar. I had a kid once myself and after he misbehaved at a restaurant when he was around 2, we didn't take him back to one until he was almost 5. Bottom line - if you want to go out to eat, get a babysitter. Can't afford a babysitter? Then maybe you can't afford to go out to eat. Have a kid and you're jonesing about going out to eat? Suck it up - you're an adult.

 

Beer bars around here are more like restaurants, so there's no issue with bringing kids during the day. Actual bars don't allow kids.

 

I won't complain when your kids come into the bar where I'm drinking if you don't complain when I climb into the ball pit at Chuck E. Cheese.

 

Restaurant that has bar (like Applebees, but never Applebees) = Yes
Bar that has restaurant ( like the local Palomino ) = Yes but only if I can get dinner 5:30ish or lunch
Bar w/ no food = No

 

I'm just glad I live in a state where you can't even enter a bar unless you are 21

 

When my wife and I get that overwhelming "we need to get out of this f'ing house and get a beer before I beat my own face in" feeling that inevitably comes at some point when you have a kid(s), we get a babysitter for a couple of hours. I would not bring my son to a straight up bar (not counting a kid-friendly bar & grill type place) until he's old enough that we can belly up and pop a few open together.