The Bar Towel

Maybe this has been somewhere else on the forum, but I can’t find something that’s dedicated to just Happy Hour deals at bars & taprooms. So let’s start it! With inflation and everything crazy I do find myself hunting for a good deal where possible.

Here’s one I’ve taken advantage of lots: Craft Beer Market on Yonge St. I am up and down on the bar as a whole, but they have a good deal during Happy Hour - $5 house beers and $7 rotating taps. Available 2-5pm and 9pm+ Mon-Thu, 2-5pm Fri-Sat and all day Sunday (which is a great spot for big sporting everts).

https://www.craftbeermarket.ca/menu/#ha ... r-features

Plus, $6 house beers on Tuesday too.

$6 Steam Whistle from 2-4pm on Mon-Fri at Score on King.

https://scoreonking.com/wp-content/uplo ... 2023-1.pdf

The Walrus (for as long as it lasts) has a daily beer deal…

Monday/Tuesday $6 Creemore/Blue Moon
Wednesday $6 Phillips Dinosaur/Beau’s Juiced
Thursday $6 Lost Craft/High Park Hazy
Saturday $6 rotating beer

https://fp.readypay.co/WALRUSWEB/v2/order/menu

There may also be a beer deal 2-5pm M-F but not clear on site, but I remember it being certain beers.

Bar Volo and Birreria Volo on Tuesdays:

$6.5 for Volo house beers.

https://barvolo.com/pages/beer

https://birreriavolo.com/pages/beer-on-tap

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0279/ ... 1636385048

$6, 16oz beers at WVRST King St. on Mondays - so basically everything except sours & the German beers.

The Collective Arts at Union Station has a deal from 12-5pm on Tues, Wed and Thurs where their draught beers are $5. They usually have four on tap. Otherwise their regular prices are quite pricy, as a 12oz glass runs $8.50-$9.50+extras.

https://collectiveartsontario.com/pages ... ion-pop-up

$5 select beers at Mascot Brewery on King St., 3-7pm Mon-Sat + 9-11 Fri/Sat.

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0278/ ... 1693000893

The Pint by the convention centre on Front St. used to have some decent weeknight happy hour prices and a good selection. I haven't been in a while, so it might have changed. Their regular prices were not that bad either. The place can get a bit loud though.

Wasted Youth Bar on Dundas West (it was previously on Bloor) charges $7 for beer all the time and has interesting beers on tap. It is a decent faux dive bar with a back patio.
Wide Open on Spadina/Richmond always has drink deals going on. Beer specials normally just include Amsterdam blonde and amber which can be had for about $5 depending on the day. This is a real dive bar, a bit grimy. But it's good for when you want some cheap suds.

I encourage visiting these places as we need some downward competitive pressure on prices.

Indie Eataly Birroteca has good Happy Hour deals from 3-6pm on weekdays:

- Bionda, Lupo or rotating beer special - $6 for 12oz
- Happy Hour beer and pepperoni pizza - $22
- Flight of any 3 beers (5oz each) - $9
- $5 snacks (pistachios, pralines, olives, or crackers)

For those uptown, Function Bar at Y&E has $7.50 pints with a good interesting selection on Friday and Saturday happy hour.

Regular prices are a bit steep (isn't it everywhere now?), but their food prices and offerings seem very fair.

I wish they were open Mondays, as that would be the perfect night for me to drop in...

Thanks for the Wasted Youth and Function Bar recommendations!

I went on Saturday afternoon to Wasted Youth and it seems to be a reasonably good Thirsty & Miserable replacement. (I do miss T&M! )

Function Bar will be a good place to go up at Y&E when I can't drag friends over to Granite.

Avling on Queen East has $5 draught and $6.5 375 mL bottles from 5-7 on Tuesday to Friday.

A bit of bits and bites are also reduced.

Their branding focuses a lot on inclusivity, but I found some of the service to be haughty. Quite a bourgeois vibe to the place.

Prices are good (happy hour, exclusively), but I can't say it's a whole-hearted recommendation.

The GLB Brewpub on Lower Jarvis is now offering $5 pours of weekly new releases on Fridays between 7-9pm, plus live music. They also have Industry Night on Mondays after 6 with $5 pours of three core beers and a $10 smash burger meal. AND they have a new loyalty program that gives you $10 off when you spend $100 (not sure if it includes bottle shop purchases). Essentially another 10% off.

Rorschach is now doing $5 pints all day Monday and Tues. to Fri. from 2-6.