Drinking for Free (Or Mostly Free) Guide
A mother's worst nigthmare, a penny-pinching drunkard's best friend. The theme is FREE: absolutely free happy hours, super 2-4-1s and amazing all you can drink deals. Something for nothing (or almost nothing) is what you'll find here.
Downtown MinneapolisMonday
- Gay '90s: 2-4-1s 9:00pm-1:00am; rail drinks and taps.
Tuesday
- Gay '90s: 2-4-1s 9:00pm-1:00am; rail drinks and taps.
- Imperial Room: Progressive happy hour for service industry folk; free drinks 9:00-10:00pm, $1.00 you call it 10:00-10:00pm, $2.00 you call it 11:00pm-12:00am, $3.00 you call it 12:00-1:00am.
Wednesday:
- Bootleggers: From 9:00pm-2:00am; $10.00 all you can drink, you call it.
- Brother's Bar: Bottomless mugs 9:00pm-2:00am; $8.00 for all you can drink domestic taps, rails, Bacardi, Captain Morgan and Long Island Iced Teas.
Thursday
- 414 SoundBar: Open Bar all night, $10 for ladies and $20 for gentlemen, 414soundbar.com
- Bootleggers: Sorry fellas, this is a ladies' night; girls drink free 9:00-11:00pm.
Friday:
Saturday
Sunday
- Minneapolis Eagle: Beer bust 4:00-8:00pm; $9.00 all you can drink taps.
- Spin: Free drinks until 10:30pm with cover, ladies drink free until 11:00pm with reduced cover.
U of M
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
- Big 10: Sorry fellas, this is a ladies' night; girls drink free from 10:00-11:00pm.
- Sally's Saloon & Eatery: 2-4-1s 10:00pm-12:00am; rails, calls and taps.
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Uptown
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
- Leaning Tower of Pizza: 2-4-1s 4:30pm-6:30pm, as well as 10:00pm-12:00am.
- Stella's: 2-4-1s 12:00pm-6:00pm and 10:00pm-12:00am; house wine, call cocktails and taps, only in the Oyster Bar.
- The Herkimer: 2-4-1s 3:00pm-6:00pm; taps and rails.
- The Independent: 2-4-1s 3:00pm-7:00pm; all mixed drinks.
Sunday
St. Paul
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created by alexism on Nov. 19, '08 at 8:58 PM
last updated by Lytlethanair on Oct. 16, '09 at 11:35 AM
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