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Usually, I don’t make it out to Happy Hour because of my school schedule, but on Wednesdays, Sports and Spirits has Happy Hour all day, not just the regular 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. most businesses offer. It may not be ideal to go and get tipsy on a Wednesday night, but I’m 21 and we’re only in college once, so why not?

My friends told me they enjoyed going there on Wednesdays because of the cheap drinks and because the bar tenders made the drinks really strong, so it wouldn’t take many drinks to get a solid buzz. They weren’t kidding. I’m a vodka-cranberry type of girl because I’m not trying to drink four beers to only get a buzz. I’d much rather drink four vodka cranberries and be almost drunk. A wise person once told me drinking with the intentions of not getting drunk is a waste of calories.

The Happy Hour drink specials means $2 drafts and $3.50 well cocktails all day. It was a cool hangout spot. There were people playing pool and shooting darts–nothing too crazy. I thought it was especially crazy for a Wednesday night because after 10 p.m. you had to wait about ten minutes for your next drink. I noticed a group of guys next to me who were enjoying the $5 Fireball shots. Personally, the taste of Fireball reminds me of cinnamon buns, and I stay away from the sweet stuff, because then it will be hangover central the next day. I can’t be hungover on Thursday because I have a 10 a.m. class, and I rather not go to class smelling like a bar.

Slow and steady wins the race because if you drink the well cocktails, one after another you will end up on the floor in the bathroom of Sports and Spirits telling complete strangers about how you’re newly-single. Yes, my friend thought it was a race and then her drinks hit her like a bus. Overall, I had a good experience. The drinks were cheap and strong, the service was fast and enjoyable, and the security guard didn’t mind waiting outside with me and my girlfriends as we waited for our Uber.