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HAPPY HOUR HOPPER at Prohibition Taproom
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HAPPY HOUR HOPPER at Prohibition Taproom
Happy Hour is a place to vent daily frustrations and unwind, a time to reconnect with friends and coworkers you don't mind seeing beyond the boundaries of Cubicle Land. It's is also the ideal time to score a deal on your favorite gustatives and gulpables. Although my work scenario has me behind a kitchen prep station rather than a desk, I can appreciate HH just the same. For this feature, I'll hop bar by bar to HHs across the area and report back to Meal Ticket every Tuesday.
If you've been to this week's featured HH, tell us about it in the comments. I want recommendations for future trips, too!
Let's delve into it at Prohibition Taproom.
WHERE YOU AT?
On the corner of 13th and Buttonwood sits Prohibition Taproom (501 N. 13th St.). Its namesake is painted demurely on its two-tone black and tan exterior, but the best way to spot the joint is by looking for the neon sign in the sky reading âBARâ that points to it. Inside, there are about 20 bar seats, including two extended island-type sections that create face-to-face encounters with people you may not know. Lining the opposite wall is a banquette coupled with tables and chairs that may be yanked together for larger groups or pulled apart for intimate two-seaters. They've just received the go-ahead to introduce outlook seating, which they'll set up closer to summertime.
WHAT'S THE SCENE?
A friend and I drove in from Jersey amid heinous amounts of traffic, so I was happy to find a parking spot quickly, arriving just in time for 5 p.m. HH kick off. It was already slightly crowded, with a large group of suits hanging off to the side of the bar, leaving us to sit at one of those jutting sections. Luckily, two girls were just leaving so we quickly snagged their seats next to the taps. The suits kept coming and eventually occupied about 80 percent of the room. I asked out bartender, Jon Lyons, if this was typical. "Today there is a corporate party going on, but usually earlier is definitely business-type oriented," he told us. "Our late-night happy hour is a younger crowd, and people mostly chill and watch TV." Aside from the partiers, there were about 10 people hanging out, including an older guy with a notepad and pen, two people on a date and a few other thirtysomething dudes. Lyons' iPod provided the musical selection, but there is a jukebox if you want to choose your own tunes.
WHAT'S THE DEAL?
Monday through Thursday, ProTap offers two happy hours: 5 to 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. to midnight. (On Friday, there is just one, from 5 to 7.) Both HHs offer $2 PBR and Lionshead and $1 off drafts and well drinks. I sipped two Unearthly IPAs and a Great Divide Colette Farmhouse Ale. (Also on tap was Yards Brawler, Sly Fox Instigator, Left Hand Milk Stout, Lost Abbey Devotion, Old Scratch Amber Lager and Coronado Red Devil â these switch up weekly.) There aren't any food special, and Lyons said they probably won't add any, but regardless you should order the grilled cheese with sliced fingerlings, jalepeños, bacon, cheddar and scallions. It's an actual grilled cheese, not a sandwich that's been smeared with butter and smashed on a flat-top. The hummus and pita was tasty, too.
[...] Start the weekend with happy hour at Prohibition Taproom. ProTap was just featured in Meal Ticket’s Happy Hour Hopper. [...]
I was just there last night for the first time in a while. Good burger, tasty fries, and an interesting beer selection, priced right. I need to hit this place up more frequently.
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