Brew-Stirs Clintonville Tavern

Somehow, when a bar is divey inside the beltway, or between 71 and 315, it gets extra points in my book.  This place is no exception.  It's almost exactly like any crap bar in Dublin or Hilliard, except that it's on High Street in Clintonville.  The crowd is surly, the restroom is nasty, the tables don't make any sense, but man...  the booze is decent and CHEAP.  Like, buy a round for 6 friends for less than $15 cheap.  

So... there's that.

This is a dive bar, but as far as dives bars go, it's as good as it gets. Cheap beer. strong drinks. good music. fast service.
very interesting clientele.

Honestly, I don't get the whole dive-bar obsession thing. I can appreciate a good dive close to home when I'm feeling schlubby, but seeking out dives for divey's sake is just not my bag.

With that said, I give Brew-Stirs a high-end 3 star rating (which is saying a lot, because I would think a standard dive is "Meh" by definition). We were doing a Clintonville Bar Crawl, and Brew-Stirs ended up being my favorite for one particular reason: Bloody Marys. For $3.50. Good ones.

The shape of the space is small enough to feel cozy with your neighbors but not so big to feel crowded. This would be a good day-drinking spot in bad weather. Plus, you're close to lots of other stuff. If I lived in this neighborhood, I'd be here more often.

Bloody Marys, man.