Booze
Charleston’s 2014 World Cup Roundup
Today is the day soccer fans have been waiting for – the 2014 World Cup kicks-off at 4 pm when host country Brazil takes on Croatia.
The U.S. will play its first game on Monday, but many Holy City bars and restaurants will have parties and gatherings during all of the games. Here’s a look at some of the best places to take in the Beautiful Game:
- The Alley
- $4 local drafts on 6/12.
- $4 local drafts, 1/2 off appetizers, and players from the Battery will be guest bartending on 6/16
- FIFA Soccer video game and Foosball table
- Chucktown BikeDown event on 6/22
- Before the championship match (7/13), you can guess the winner. If you’re right, you could win some sweet prizes
- Bay Street Biergarten
- $4 pints/$7 liters of Abita, Kona IPA, and Longboard Lager
- $4 cans of Dales Pale Ale and Mama’s Little Yella Pils
- Chucktown BikeDown event on 6/22
- Bier Pong Championships on 7/13
- HoM Burger Boutique
- Foosball tables
- Brazilian X-Tudo Burger will be available
- $2 Tecate, $4 British Ginvasion Cocktails, $5 Rotating International Draft
- Each game, player cards will be given out. If that player scores, you win
- My Father’s Moustache
- New TVs and sound improvements
- $2 Bud Light pints
- $5 “Golden Goal” menu featuring British fish tacos, cheeseburger sliders, chicken wings, nachos and more
- $5 kids menu
- Trophy for the individual who attends the most matches
- All 64 games will be shown. More info here.
- Madra Rua Irish Pub
- $4 Carlsberg
- They are giving away a 46″ flat screen TV during halftime of the final
- Mad River
- Watch parties for U.S. games
- 23 Flatscreen TVs and one 120″ HD projection screen
- $3 PBR tallboys
- $3 Tecate tallboys
- $15 Bud Light Towers
- Mellow Mushroom
- King Street, Avondale, and Summerville locations
- Mini soccer ball scavenger hunt
- Fill-out World Cup brackets prior to the first game
- “All-4-One” special which includes $4 Sam Adams, Fun-Guys (Pretzel Bites), and International Beers
- Fans who wear team gear will receive a mystery envelope that’s good for prize
The Charleston City Paper put together a similar list with a few more bars listed. Check it out here.