OT: Best bar in CT

[Waquoit]

We leave for Key West and Islamorada 4/6. I can be hungover for that flight....

I'm just leaving there now. We had a great time at The Bull.

 

[Waquoit]

Defunct bars: Civic Pub, Scarlett O'Hara's, Bourbon St., The Keg in Hartford (now Wood N' Tap)
Dive bars: The Federal, Old Town in Wethersfield, Maple Tree in Simsbury, The Spigot, Piggy's

South Green Tavern

 

[BlueandOG]

Porkey's in Shelton, Seagrape in Fairfield, Monkey Farm in Old Saybrook, and Hot Rod's in New London are three great dumps.

Ted's is the biggest dump of them all - and I love them!

 

[whaler11]

Defunct bars: Civic Pub, Scarlett O'Hara's, Bourbon St., The Keg in Hartford (now Wood N' Tap)
Dive bars: The Federal, Old Town in Wethersfield, Maple Tree in Simsbury, The Spigot, Piggy's

the answer is the old town.

piggy’s closed a while back didn’t it?

the federal is beyond a dump at this point.

 

[Deepster]

the answer is the old town.

piggy’s closed a while back didn’t it?

the federal is beyond a dump at this point.

Piggy's closed and just recently reopened under new management.

 

[whaler11]

the bar in newington is also a long time fave. suprisingly good food.

 

[John]

I can’t believe I already got banned from the leach field

Me too. One post and I got banned. A post about Tyler Olander.

 

[storrsroars]

You youngsters never had the pleasure of Rapp's. Now that was a dump. If the bathroom wasn't under an inch of water you wondered what was wrong, It was a two-holer, the toilet and the sink. Then again, 99-cent pitchers.

Oh snap. My drinking buds and I had few standards when we were up in Storrs in the 70s, but Rapp's was beneath even that low bar.

Our jam was often Italian Village in Willi. I recall a $2.50 pitcher would net 9 glasses, but if you ordered 10 glasses individually for $0.25 each, it was the better deal, although it p.o.'d the servers.

Haven't been in CT for a couple years, but when I was there prepping my late brother's house for sale, the commuter bars in Springdale and Glenbook were good for meeting other drunks. Tracks was always good for buybacks. Vinny's Backyard was a good backup albeit a few too many guidos.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Mom hates loud music.

You just don't want to have to move your bed. But don't worry, if the money's right, you won't have to.

 

[AAC Guru]

Maybe I'm just too nostalgic for the old one but they cut about 3/4s of the old menu, some of the old good options are gone. There are way too many TVs with different sports going on to concentrate. Took about half an hour for the waitress to come around. I do like the draft list. The virtual golf in the corner is nice. the place just feels like buffalo wild wings though. There's no more charm to the place. Although that seems to be the overall theme of Stamford replacing everything with luxury apartment complexes .

I agree with a lot of what your saying. I loved the old one too. The new one is set up perfectly with the upstairs when sports betting inevitably is legalized.

 

[Robertelamin]

You just don't want to have to move your bed. But don't worry, if the money's right, you won't have to.

I plan on renting out my house and moving back in with Mom as soon as I can.

 

[storrsroars]

Seagrape in Fairfield... great dump.

Dump, yes. Great? Depends on whether you get in a fight with the frat boys or pick one with the bouncers, I suppose.

 

[Ewekon]

Local Kitchen in Fairfield has craft brews
on tap and good food Usually plenty of eye candy. Lively and nice but not stuffy at all.

My dive down here is Black Duck in Westport. Really good wings, nachos and burgers but surely a dive.

 

[Mano]

the bar in newington is also a long time fave. suprisingly good food.

We used to go there a ton when it was called The Endzone. Somehow it got the nickname Homeballs amongst our friends, maybe that was its name before Endzone or one of us came up with it, I can’t recall.

 

[Waquoit]

We used to go there a ton when it was called The Endzone. Somehow it got the nickname Homeballs amongst our friends, maybe that was its name before Endzone or one of us came up with it, I can’t recall.

Is that the place that lost their liquor licence and tried to get around by offering free beer with the purchase of a candy bar?

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

I agree with a lot of what your saying. I loved the old one too. The new one is set up perfectly with the upstairs when sports betting inevitably is legalized.

haven't been up there, same look? Does it have its own bar?

 

[storrsroars]

My dive down here is Black Duck in Westport. Really good wings, nachos and burgers but surely a dive.

Love the Duck and those uneven floors to the men's room. But I'd consider it more a destination than a dive. IMO, a true "dive" bar has to have a least one guy at the bar who's been there since 10am doing boilermakers.

Most of the true dive bars I used to know have long closed. Except for Burns Tavern on Hamilton Ave in Stamford. I haven't been there in years (but I do recall smoking inside as late as five years ago) and I'd imagine even now they probably consider Sam Adams too exotic.

 

[Robertelamin]

We used to go there a ton when it was called The Endzone. Somehow it got the nickname Homeballs amongst our friends, maybe that was its name before Endzone or one of us came up with it, I can’t recall.

The guy who came up with homeballs is now a paranoid schizophreniat.

 

[Deepster]

Is that the place that lost their liquor licence and tried to get around by offering free beer with the purchase of a candy bar?

That's it. I am pretty sure it was called "Fore Play" at that time.

 

[Mano]

The guy who came up with homeballs is now a paranoid schizophreniat.

That reminds me, The Fernwood in WH is the best bar in the state, until 830pm when they kick you out because the last of the senior citizens are done with dinner and they want to close.

 

[Ewekon]

Love the Duck and those uneven floors to the men's room. But I'd consider it more a destination than a dive. IMO, a true "dive" bar has to have a least one guy at the bar who's been there since 10am doing boilermakers.

Most of the true dive bars I used to know have long closed. Except for Burns Tavern on Hamilton Ave in Stamford. I haven't been there in years (but I do recall smoking inside as late as five years ago) and I'd imagine even now they probably consider Sam Adams too exotic.

Lol. Then we are talking Matty's Corner in Black Rock. 8AM to 1AM every day.

 

[UC313]

The now defunct Lily Lake in Wolcott. I miss that place more than id ever like to admit.

 

[Robertelamin]

That reminds me, The Fernwood in WH is the best bar in the state, until 830pm when they kick you out because the last of the senior citizens are done with dinner and they want to close.

I smell death just walking by that place.

 

[Chasm64]

Labyrinth? Just went there for the first time and enjoyed it. Hungry Tiger is one of my favorite dives. Free spirit is the best if we’re talking serious dives. Wrinkle ranch for life

Free spirit=menopause palace

 

[8893]

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