Sure, the regular Happy Hour haunts are great and all, but how about some that are a little different than all the others? Following is a roundup of Happy Hours that might just keep you there longer than 60 minutes.
SnowBowl Steamboat: Steee-rike!! Yep, you’ll be yelling that and doing your moon walk celie at SnowBowl, whose Happy Hour runs Wed-Fri from 4-6 p.m., with half price appetizers and $2 off well cocktails, draft and canned beers, house wine. Also look for cosmic bowling, a cornhole series, and free concerts on Wednesdays.
Sunset Happy Hour: The resort’s Sunset Happy Hours are back, offering live music and sweeping views with your IPAs. They run Thursdays and Sundays from May 26 to Sept. 29 (check schedule), with live music from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. (free with season pass, $30 without). “They’re super popular—we’re excited to have them back,” says the resort’s Maren Francosi, who you might find on the dance floor.
Lupita’s: Get out of town and head south to Oak Creek, where Lupita’s offers margs, nachos and more—and often live music—right on its outside deck. It’s classic Oak Creek old school and the perfect spot for some R&R after your South Routt adventure in the Flat Tops and beyond.
Pearl Lake: Happy hour from 4-6 p.m. after you SUP at Pearl Lake, thanks to a liquor permit held by Paddleboard Adventure Co. “The sunsets up there are awesome,” says owner Danny Tebbenkamp, adding the retro-fitted bar/trailer comes with a fenced-in turf yard and occasional live music. The rental kiosk and bar are located on the point overlooking the lake. Bonus: Rent the giant SUPSquatch for float-and-bloat parties (wearing your PFD, of course).
BYO Happy Hours: Not to undermine our fine, local Happy Hour providers, but you can also embrace your own dirtbag/BYO happy time in our beloved parks. A few faves: Fishing, supping and sipping wine at Fetcher Park; Tossing back horseshoes and beers at Li’l Toots; IPAs in Elk Park ; PBRs on riverside benches; and the ol’ Emerald Mountain stroll.
Late Night Happy Hours
Sure, normal hour happy hours are great…but how often do you arrive too late? You’ll never do that at these two, which offers deals until the cows truly come home.
8th Street Steakhouse: While 8th Street Steakhouse offers its normal HH deals daily from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m., it also offers them from 8:30 p.m. – close, with such drink specials as four-buck beers and $6 house wines, margs, well drinks and martinis; and vittles like
$6 8 oz. steak burgers, house salads and toast, stuffed mushrooms (yum!), spinach artichoke dip, shrimp skewers and truffle fries. Hint: Try them all (BYO Alka-Seltzer). www.8thstreetsteakhouse.com
O’Neil’s: Local hotspot O’Neil’s has a late night Happy Hour that runs from 10 p.m.-12 a.m., and is where you’ll find locals telling their day’s adventure tales to anyone who’ll listen (“Dude, I biffed so hard on my bike…”). While pretending to listen, try their $4 well drinks, $2 off beers, $7 Dirty Dukes (a Bud-heavy-shot of Jamo), $6 house wines and car bombs, and more. For grub, sink your teeth into $6 hand-breaded chicken tenders; $7 jumbo pretzels, Irish mac and cheese, fish and chips and cheeseburgers; $8 potato skins; and $9 fried chicken sliders. www.oneilstavernandgrill.com