House Bar

Maybe I don't know what a hipster is, BUT this bar is not hipster. When I go it  is flooded with regulars and friendly faces. Most the time they have a crowd ranging from students to older townies. Ive been going to this bar for YEARS and I've meet a ton of interesting/AMAZING people. It is a fun place to start the night but just as suitable for a night cap. Best patio in town. Nothing like drinking outside on a warm Indiana night, this is a place where memories are made. LOVE IT!

For most of my stay in Bloomington, the Video Saloon was my go-to bar for relatively cheap pitchers of PBR, the occasional glass of whiskey, and billiards.  I liked the ambience for the most part, so I was happy enough to keep going back.  At some point, the house bar sprang up, and it was waaaay more in tune with what I was looking for out of a bar.  It's not insanely loud, you can generally have a conversation without yelling, the beers are craaaaazy cheap (can't argue with PBR for a buck), and there are picnic tables out back.  The name House Bar is perfectly fitting, because every time you go there it just ends up feeling like a really good house party.  If the bartender is feeling nice, he might even change the tunes for you.  If you're living in the area, you owe it to yourself to spend an evening there hunkered down with some friends and a few pitchers.

In perfect contrast to The Rail, we have The House Bar.  If The Rail is the high-class 30-something you pretend to be, The House Bar is the cheap and laid back 20-something you vaguely remember yourself being in college. $1 PBRs and $2 Upland Wheats.  A blacklit bathroom, which shows you things you wish you didn't know were there.  Picnic tables in the backyard.  A great place to just chill with friends and throw a few back.  Aw yeah, you really were carefree back then (not really but let's pretend).