Akron Bar Reviews

If I Were a Hipster: My Night with PBR

Annabelle's, 784 W. Market St., 330.535.1112

Annabelle’s is small smoky and reeks of stale popcorn; it is a dream come true. It makes me want to be more of a hipster or a biker or something more alternative, but alas I stick out like a sore thumb. In order to feel more at one with my surroundings I forego my normal martini and order a PBR in a can! I hadn’t had a canned beer in years. My lips sorta quivered as I brought the can up to them. I took a hesitant sip. It tastes like beer! A buck fifty? Really? I’m totally buying cheap beer from now on. Screw the 8 dollar martinis. Huh? You have cheaper beer? One dollar Amber Bocks on tap…that’s crazy talk. And fifty cent Miller Lite on Thursdays? This is crazy. How can you make a profit? I can get totally drunk for the cost of a cosmo. Now I understand why my friends drink here.

Annabelle’s gets some great local bands to play in the basement. The ceiling is low and it is really tight down there, but if you’re into the local music scene or enjoy claustrophobia, this is a great place to visit. If you have to pee, I’d recommend holding it, or getting really drunk first. The guys’ restroom is covered in urine and graffiti, and I think my hands got dirtier when I washed them, but that’s just part of the scene. Over all, the Cheap Beer Factor is a major draw to this bar for me: 4 ½ blimps. But the men’s pisser gets our very first Burning Blimp.

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