Shitty Bars of Kingston Tour

About Me

The Shitty Bars of Kingston Tour started in 2002 when four men set out to visit the best of the worst Kingston, NY had to offer in terms of drinking establishments. Each year since, one night is chosen during the summer to honor that night and to once again embark on a tour of these truly shitty bars.
In 2005, the Tour yielded 8 members. Our goal is to increase tour membership every year and to ultimately create a society in which we can gather once or twice a year to go to the greatest dive bars this city has to offer.
We are not affiliated, nor sponsored, by any bars, pubs, or restaurants. The bars on the list are chosen by the tour founders along with input from the local community.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Anyone willing to take one night away from their usual watering holes and venture out into the unknown...
Date: Friday June 13th, 2008
First Beer: 8:00pm
THE OFFICIAL LIST OF 2008 SHITTY BARS OF KINGSTON:

1. Shooter's Bar & Cafe
165 Broadway St, Port Ewen, NY
2. Kozy Tavern
224 Foxhall Ave. Kingston, NY

3. Raul's Bar & Restaurant
340 E Chester St, Kingston, NY
4. Kelly's Shamrock Tavern
482 Broadway, Kingston, NY
5. The Flow Lounge
138 Smith St. Kingston, NY
6. The Basement
744 Broadway, Kingston, NY
7. The bar on N. Front St. that nobody knows the name of.
N. Front St. Kingston NY

My Blog

The 5/12/07 Tour

The most recent Shitty Bars of Kingston Tour cannot be viewed as a total failure. The tour consisted of 7 people which may be our second highest number ever. However, the tour isn't a total success be...
Posted by on Mon, 14 May 2007 15:17:00 GMT

Rules of Drinking

Of course not written in stone, but some very good rules to live by...1. If you owe someone money, always pay them back in a bar. Preferably during happy hour. 2. Always toast before doing a shot. 3...
Posted by on Tue, 08 May 2007 18:00:00 GMT

6 Days...

The list is official,The tour is ready,7pm...it begins.
Posted by on Sun, 06 May 2007 20:17:00 GMT

The Official List of Shitty Bars

Because of some bar closures and decisions we had to take a few more bars off the tour. More bars will be added by the end of the week and the official list for the May 12th tour will be announced by ...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 17:44:00 GMT

MAY 12th Tour announced!

That's right! The Shitty Bars of Kingston Tour is being taken again on May 12th. The time and location will be announced soon. Keep visiting the site for details!
Posted by on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:37:00 GMT

Thanksgiving Eve...

We at the SBOKT hope everyone had a fun and safe Thanksgiving Eve night. The SBOKT crew would like to thank Mariner's Habor and Snapper Magee's for being non-shitty bars where we could enjoy ourselves...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Nov 2006 00:23:00 GMT

Rescheduled...

The Shitty Bars of Kingston tour needed to be rescheduled due to circumstances beyond our control. Sorry for the extremely late notice, but the tour will be rescheduled for a date in the near future. ...
Posted by on Sun, 27 Aug 2006 07:31:00 GMT

10 Days...

10 Days til the Official Shitty Bar of Kingston Tour... The official list of shitty bars will be up by the end of the weekend as soon as the selection commitee decides what bars are deemed unworthy en...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:38:00 GMT

The 2006 Shitty Bars of Kingston Tour!

This year's Shitty Bars of Kingston Tour will be on Saturday, August 26th, 2006. Approxamate start time will be 7pm. The list of bars will be officially announced by August 21st. Any suggestions for b...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Aug 2006 08:57:00 GMT