Williams Street Tap

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  Stop #3 (see the quote next to my silhouette) this Sunday A.M. Got here a little after 9:00 A.M. and walked into a nice long room with light wood paneling and a simple light wood back bar. Three other geezers my age provided some good conversation. Had a quick bottle of Bud and got on to my next destination which was Port Edward for brunch. Seemed like a nice, friendly, basic town tavern.

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  Posted on 02.10.13 James H.

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  "The Tap" as it is affectionately referred to, is the epitome of a "townie, dive-bar".  Sad guys drowning their sorrows or avoiding their lives during the week - hipsters and trash during the weekends.

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  Posted on 11.04.12 D S.

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  I have been going to William St. since I turned 21 and I am now 25. I know most of the staff and they are the best feature that bar has. Yes there are fights that break out, but that is what makes going there fun. You never know what will happen next. There are creeps that go there, but there are creeps who go to any bar. I've had worse experiences at Finns, Cottage, and Moretties. I've taken the time to get to know the bartenders, and I know they keep an eye on me when I go there alone without friend, even with friends. Safest bar I've gone too and will continue to go there until I move.

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  Posted on 07.20.12 Andrea B.

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  I ended up here with my husband and sister-in-law on Christmas Eve after my husband's family deemed us all inappropriate at dinner...HAH!!!  They strongly advised us not to go to the Williams Street Tap so that is EXACTLY where we went!!!
  
  This is a little dive bar in Crystal Lake...nothing fancy by any means.  The staff is hilarious and extremely friendly.  I don't recall any of their names, but they were all very entertaining...from the clepto young bartender who kept trying to steal my purse to the older bartender who had knicknames for everyone who entered (mine being Portia) to the back-bending butcher knife-wielding blonde!!!
  
  We heard stories about the fights that occur here and after viewing some of the patrons...yes...I am sure those stories are quite true.   However, I think this is a fun little bar and would be inclined to return if I am ever back in Crystal Lake...I will just sit close to the door for a quick escape!!!

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  Posted on 12.27.10 Mandi P.

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  Small little dumpy bar in downtown Crystal lake. They have since remodeled so it is somewhat more respectable. An older hard drinking crowd on the night I went.

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  Posted on 01.26.10 Andy M.

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  This one time I was at Willaims Street Tap and this massive fight broke out.  All the tables got knocked over and someone whipped a barstool across the room.  All the girls in the bar started screaming and crying and like 7 cop cars showed up.  It's not always that exciting but you can usually do some top-notch white trash people watching.  You can bet your ass I'll be here on Thanksgiving night, drinking away the sorrows that the family gathering that will take place earlier in the day will bring on.  The tap rules!

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  Posted on 11.19.07 Luca C.

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