It's that time of year again -- that time when Fort Liquordale makes its magical transformation into Fort Liquordale on crack.
It's spring break 2013, and in anticipation of all the alcohol consumption, we've compiled a guide to drinking (as cheaply as possible) at all the best spring break-friendly hot spots in town.
From the beach to Hard Rock, we have all your bases covered. Get out your beer goggles and don't forget your sunscreen; the year's about to get sloppy.
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On the Beach
Dirty Blondes
229 S. Ft. Lauderdale Beach Blvd
Shoot some pool, put your favorite AC/DC song on repeat at the jukebox, play a game (or 10) of beer pong, and enjoy a happy hour that lasts basically from the time you wake up until that time you stumble out onto the beach and trip over a couple of fellow spring breakers rolling around in the sand.
Happy Hour: Every Day, 12 p.m. to 10 p.m.
$2.25 Domestic Drafts
$2.75 Domestic Bottle Beer
$3.75 Well Drinks
Drink Specials: All Day, Every Day
5-4-$12 Buckets of Miller Lite and Coors Lite
5-4-$15 Buckets of Heineken/Heineken Light, Corona/Corona Light, REDD's Apple Ale, and Henry Weinhard's Ale
$15.00 "Keep The Cup" Drinks, 32 oz. your choice of Stoli or Sailor Jerry, $12.00 Refills
$10.00 Beer Pong Special, your choice of Miller Lite or Coors Light Draft, plus Cups, Balls and Bag of Swag
Meet the Malibu Rum Girls, Wednesday, March 6 from 8 to 9 p.m.
Catch the Heat Game on TV and score a Malibu Red & Black Shot at the Bar
The Pool @ Exit 66
219 S. Ft Lauderdale Beach Blvd. (inside & behind Rock Bar)
What Spring Break would be complete without a pool party to ogle all the tan, hard college bods, bounce around a beach ball, and pass out on a lounge chair? Each weekend day, Exit 66, the dance club inside and behind Rock Bar, will host a pool party from 1 p.m. to sunset, featuring DJs, BBQ, and duh, a tiki bar packed with drink specials.
Drink Specials: Weekends, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
2-4-1 Well Drinks
5-4-$15 Buckets of Miller / Miller Lite, Coors / Coors Light, and Heineken / Heineken Light
5-4-$17 Buckets of Corona / Corona Light and Twisted Tea
Rock Bar
219 S. Ft Lauderdale Beach Blvd
Open every day from 10 a.m. to 4 a.m., Rock Bar is a one-stop spring breaker spot for cheap food and drinks, nightly dance music, and the hookah you'll crave after a rough day out on the beach. They even have a jumbo outdoor screen so you don't have to miss any March Madness games while you're pounding down shots and dancing on tables. Don't forget to the stop by the "Spring Break Headquarters" tent Wednesday through Friday to spin the wheel and win free swag. Because you know you need a new pair of free stunna shades after losing your last five.
Drink Specials: All Day, Every Day
2-4-1 Drinks
2-4-1 Jumbo 45 oz. Margaritas
5-4-$15 Buckets of Miller / Miller Lite and Coors / Coors Light
5-4-$17 Buckets of Corona / Corona Light and Heineken / Heineken Light
Food Specials: Every Day until 4 a.m.
Taco Tuesday - $1 tacos at the bar
Pizza & Pepsi - $7 for 2 slices & soda
Spazio
239 S. Ft Lauderdale Beach Blvd.
A lesser-known headquarters for all things spring break, Spazio on the beach is making life super easy for you. Open every day from 8 a.m., you don't even really have to go home if you don't want to! Wake up from your nap on the beach, and head over for a quick breakfast before returning to your liquid diet. Live music nightly from 6:30 p.m. and a special for just about every drink they serve makes Spazio worth stopping by. Oh, and they also have pretty good Italian food, if you're interested in a real meal at some point.
Happy Hour: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
2-4-1 Svedka Martinis, Wine and Domestic Drafts
Drink Specials:
2-4-1 All Day, Every Day (at the Bar)
2-4-1 Jumbo 45 oz. Margaritas
2-4-1 Mimosa & Bloody Mary (weekends)
5-4-$15 Buckets of Miller / Miller Lite and Coors / Coors Light
5-4-$17 Buckets of Corona / Corona Light and Heineken / Heineken Light
Downtown
Off the Hookah
111 SW 2nd Ave.
A downtown Ft. Lauderdale nightlife mainstay, Off the Hookah is a must-visit for any spring breakers who can manage to put on some clothes and make it off the beach and over the bridge. With a daily schedule full of fun spring break themes like "Black Out Monday" and "DTF Friday" and the accompanying bikini contests and drink specials, it's one spot you'll want to visit over and over, especially since you probably won't remember ever being there in the first place.
Drink Specials:
Sunday-Tuesday: $10 All You Can Drink
Wednesday: $10 All You Can Drink + Free beer for anyone who participates in the beer pong tournament
Thursday: Ladies drink free all night, guys drink 2-4-1 until midnight
Friday: Ladies drink free until 12 a.m. in the Asia Room, $3 Draft Beers and $4 "You Call It"
Saturday: $3 Draft Beers and $4 "You Call It"
Capone's
310 SW 2nd St.
Ah, Capone's. Home of the 3-4-1 drink, a whopping 32 oz. of "chug-a-mug" goodness. Does the life of a spring breaker really get any better? This downtown spot's main mission in life is to make sure you're having fun and leaving sloppy, so why not head on down any day of the week and see what's up? With a schedule chock-full of sleazy parties and dirt-cheap drink specials, any spring breaker with half a brain left will want to check out this downtown institution.
Drink Specials:
Monday, March 10: $10 All You Can Drink, $3 Sailor Jerry drinks
Wednesdays: 3-in-1 Drinks, $75 bottles
Thursdays: Ladies drink free
Fridays, 5 to 10 p.m.: 3-4-1 Drinks
Saturday, March 16: 3-4-1 Drinks, $3 Jameson Drinks
Tarpon Bend
200 SW 2nd St.
Isn't it great when the same place you ate your budget seafood dinner can double as the place you dance until you don't remember? Tarpon Bend is always busy due to its great happy hour, reliably decent food, and its willingness to drop the whole restaurant pretense and clear out all the tables and chairs to make room for the bouncers and steadfast Ft. Liquordalians. Of course, this classic downtown spot has you covered for spring break, with daily specials running through the month of March.
Drink Specials:
Monday: $3 PBR, $3.50 SoCo and Dobel Tequila
Tuesday: $3 Heineken/Heineken Light, $3.50 Jack Daniel's and Jack Daniel's Honey
Wednesday: $3 Yuengling, $3.50 Tanteo Tequila and Tullamore Dew Whiskey
Thursday: $3 Corona/Corona Light, $3.50 Reyka Vodka and Early Times Fire Eater
Friday: $3 Bud Light/Bud Light Platinum and Black Crown, $3.50 Three Olives
Saturday: $3 Miller Light, $3.50 Sailor Jerry
Hard Rock
Adventurous spring breakers seeking a night of reckless abandon need look no further than the Hollywood Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. A huge pool and tiki bar, beach volleyball courts, cabanas, and an entire outdoor playground of luxury nightclubs and restaurants -- oh yeah, and the Las Vegas-style casino for anyone 21 and up -- make the Hard Rock the ultimate spring break destination. Check out these watering holes in particular for drink specials and a lively crowd, and try to avoid those hefty club cover charges.
Murphy's Law
Mondays: $5 bombs and Long Islands, $3 bottles, and $2 drafts and shots
Passion Night Club
Fridays: Open bar for ladies 10 p.m. to midnight
Wet Willie's
Every day: $9 large frozen drinks, $8 medium, $7 small
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