It was a later evening for us because a certain someone had to finish a couple finals (ok... it was me, but I made up for it by paying for the 1st pitcher!). The pitcher was priced well at $6.75, and we ordered up an appetizer basket of cheese curds for $5.75. Fortunately for us the Tailgates kitchen is open right up until bar close.
The main bar is pretty big and rounds the corner to the dance floor and the area where live bands can play. This evening we had to pay a $2 cover to listen to the sounds of the Jacob Heart Band from Minneapolis. They actually weren't that good until the end of the night when they started covering some of the livelier songs on their set list. If you guys are reading this post try to start with those songs even if you have to play them twice (first to start your show and then again at the end of the night). Trust me, your show will be much better for it!
On the outside Tailgates looks to be fairly average in size but once you enter it spreads out and each area becomes surprisingly large. In the main bar there are 5 TVs where those sitting at the bar or in the 3 tables along the wall can watch sports and the band that is playing on any given evening. To the left as you enter there is a good-sized room with pool tables and dartboards. To the right there are some tables set up for casual conversation and drinking; this area leads to the dance floor and stage area for bands. The stage and dance area has 8 tables for people to sit at while they are watching the band play. There is also a big screen TV as well as a couple dartboards in this area.
One of the more interesting about Tailgates is that they use their closed-circuit television system really well on nights when they have live bands. Instead of showing random tv shows or a slide-show of their events, they actually display a live feed of the band! Pretty nice for those people that want to sit at the bar but still watch the band play. Here's an short video for what I am talking about, it shows what you can see while sitting at the bar (it's basically a video of a video :P).
Tailgates was pretty busy when we arrived, though the dance floor could have used a lot more dancers. At 11:40pm there were 39 guys and 15 girls giving us a Sausage Factor of roughly 2.6 which is kind of high but we've definitely seen higher. The Attractiveness Rating was pretty good and weighed in at around 8/10. We asked the bartender whether or not Tailgates had their own house shot and found out that like some of the other bars in town they brew up their own rendition of the "apple pie" shot. Just so you are aware, the brew over at Tailgates is really freaking good. We pretty much had a consensus that they have the best "apple pie" shot in the city.
Our second set of readings came closer to 1am and the ratio of guys to girls became a bit smaller with 15 guys and 10 girls. Not really "busy", but still sociable. The Attractiveness Rating had gone down roughly 2 points and stood at a steady 6/10. Averaging the evening out we'd state that our experience was a solid 4/5 Beers with a 2.05 Sausage Factor and a 7/10 Attractiveness Rating.
The prices at Tailgates are fair and it's a nice bonus to have live music (even if they didn't play the good stuff until late). The layout of the bar is pretty nice and the restrooms are clean and well stocked. We'd definitely give it the thumbs up for an evening out for fun or even to wind down at the end of a long day.
Beer Rating: 4/5
Sausage Factor: 2.05
Attractiveness Rating: 7/10
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