Brown Hotel

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  If you don't mind smoking, this place is somewhere you need to stop in a for a few. Good specials every night, friendly service, and a good vibe. Every weekend this was the place to start your night at when in college.

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  Posted on 05.10.13 Zman D.

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  It is a cramped, smoky place with rude staff. I will never go back here again. There are much better bars in Indiana.

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  Posted on 05.02.13 Jonas S.

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  Walked into this place on a Saturday night, was going to meet a friend for a drink and to see a band.   I was disgusted, this place was so filled with foul smoke that I couldn't stay more than three minutes.  And get this, I smoke.... just never inside, because it's friggin' gross.

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  Posted on 11.10.12 Ted L.

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  beautiful dive bar. Smokey, loud, and warmed up day old pizza by the slice. Live music, pool table, dark and dingy.

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  Posted on 07.04.12 Gordon P.

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  The Brown is a drinking institution here in Indiana. While the crowd tends to be a little bit older than college age, there can be a few IUP students around at times. The Brown serves food...sometimes...but there is no menu and the selection is always limited because this is a place primarily for drinking. Sometimes there is a cover charge, but that's only when they have live music or some other kind of event going on. Be aware that happens often and will most likely leave you feeling like you paid too much to get in. But, they also have a pool table in the back room.
  
  The best way to describe the Brown is dark, dingy, and cheap. It's an old place. Sometimes it's uncomfortably crowded making it hard to even move while other times it is completely dead. You never know what you'll be walking into to or who you'll see which is part of its charm. The only exception is that it's always smokey. The Brown was not affected by the recent smoking ban in Pennsylvania, so be prepared for the heavy cloud of tobacco when you walk in and the lingering smell in your clothes when you walk out.

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  Posted on 09.26.08 Kelly D.

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