It should shock no one that Austin is a big city for drinking. Where you should go completely depends on what experience you hope to have.

-For a Good Ole Fashion Brewery / Biergarten: Pinthouse, Easy Tiger, Live Oak, Zilker Brewing, Black Star, The Brewtorium, St. Elmo Brewing Company

-For Fancy Cocktails: Codependent, The Roosevelt Room, Ah Sing Den

-For 70s Nostalgia, Live Music, and Bungalows to Match (Well, If a Condo Hasn't Already Been Built on Top of It): Rainey Street

-For When You Want to Be a Tourist Without Being Overwhelmed by College Students: West 6th Street

-For a Sticky Floors, Shots on Fire, and a Guy Carrying a Snake in the Middle of the Road Kinda Night: Dirty 6th Street

-For the Novelty: Long Play (Vintage Record Bar), Vigilante (Board Game Bar and Pub), Lala's Little Nugget (All-Year Christmas Bar), Taquero Mucho (Pink Instagram Worthy Taqueria)

-For When You Are in the Mood for Wine and Willing to Spend Hours Day Drinking: Fredericksburg

-For Where Locals Actually Go for a Night of Drinking: East 6th Street

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