"Sweeney’s, a beloved neighborhood bar, has one of St. Paul’s best craft beer lists. A handful of local perennials (Surly Furious, Liftbridge’s Farmgirl, etc.) are complemented by a rotating list of brews and ciders, for variety’s sake. The happy hour (every day from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.) is killer, and in the summer, Sweeney’s opens its huge, multi-story patio — though it’s hard to imagine a cozier evening than traipsing through the snow for a basket of plump chicken wings and an IPA." - Justine Jones