In case you’re just catching up, March Madness is getting increasingly mad. The stakes are getting higher. The shootouts have reached the “He’s heating up!” level of NBA Jam. So if a stiff beverage is up your blood pressure’s alley before the Sweet 16 this evening, we’ve got some fine options lined up. Here’s three of our go-to happy hour menus when it comes to pregaming the big game. All of which are pretty great for the actual game, too. Let’s face it, you were probably going to hit one of these anyway.
Yard of Ale
Monday – Friday, 4 – 7 p.m. | St. Pete
No-brainer stuff here at a place with a bevy of outdoor TVs (hey, our nights are still pleasant) and $3 wells, $4 house wine and $4 select beers until 7 p.m. Bonus points for being dog-friendly.
Hattricks Tavern
Every Day 4 – 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. – Close | Downtown Tampa
Hattricks’ elite two-window happy hour—featuring its famous chicken wings and $1-off pints—is practically begging you to come back for the late games. Which is to say: Come for last night’s legendary MSU-KSU game, stay for last night’s thrilling UCLA-Gonzaga rematch.
The C House
Monday – Friday, 3 – 6 p.m. | Seminole Heights
We’ve waxed poetic enough on C House’s sports-forward covered patio. We’ll leave it to the $4 canned tall boys, $8 special cocktails and $14 charcuterie boards this time around.