C R A F T BEER G u i d e
Joe Daddy’s Monday through Friday, 4-7 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, all day
The Expert
Serious drinkers roll their eyes at the typical Happy Hour crowd. There’s nothing worse than being surrounded by know-nothings in various states of inebriation when you’d rather savor the hoppiness of a beer or the nose of a particular vintage. Looking for a place that appreciates the craft of alcohol-making more than the effects of drinking it? Head this way: 575 Pizzeria Monday through Friday, 2-6 p.m.; Wine-Down Wednesday: all wine $5 a glass and $20 a bottle; Thursday, 6 p.m.: Take a Pint Night Macaroni Joe’s Monday through Friday, all day; Wednesday 25 percent off any bottle $100 or less; Thursday $100 and up $50 off; $200 and up $75 off Public House Monday through Friday, 4-7 p.m.: wine, wells, beer Embers Steak House Monday through Friday, 4-7 p.m.: wells, beer, $2 off wine by the glass OHMS Café & Bar Tuesday through Saturday, 4-7 p.m.: $1 off cocktails
The Fan
When Happy Hour coincides with the big game – or, honestly, any game – then only one thing is necessary to meet the sports fan’s needs: a television. Or more accurately, lots of televisions. Good thing there are plenty of sports bars in Amarillo where the number of flat-screen TVs rivals the number of drink choices. Here are our favorites.
General Manager Micci Cole
Texas Firehouse Sports Bar & Grill Monday through Friday, 4-7 p.m. All day Saturday: $2 domestic pints; $3 margaritas Hummer’s Sports Cafe Monday through Friday, 3-7 p.m. 7 Bar and Grill Monday through Friday, 4-7 p.m.: $2 domestic pints; $1.50 beer of the week. Ladies Night every Tuesday: half-price mixed drinks. Thirsty Thursday, 7-10 p.m.: $1.50 selected domestic pints Mulligans Sports Pub Monday through Sunday until 7 p.m.: $2 domestic drafts and wells; daily drink specials Buffalo Wild Wings Monday through Friday, 2-7 p.m. Late Night Monday through Friday, 10 p.m.-close
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Amarillo Magazine • amarillomagonline.com • November 2015
I Don’t Know Sports Bar & Grill For a brief period, General Manager Micci Cole says the 255 beers on tap at Amarillo’s I Don’t Know Sports Bar & Grill were the most in the United States. It’s since been bested by a newly opened beer garden in Raleigh, N.C., but IDK still has the most taps in Texas by far. “We’re trying to get as close as we can to 300,” says Cole. This craft beer paradise and TV-rich sports bar opened with plans to grow at a slow-but-steady pace. Now that it’s established a dedicated clientele, IDK doesn’t plan to remain a secret any longer. The parking lot has already been enlarged. Look for fresh signage, city-wide advertising, and other expansions in the coming months.