Mike Z.
Yelp
Great "dive" bar and venue for live music, just as the prior location was. I have to admit that I haven't been to the new Will's very much in the past year or so (I was in last night to see Crooked Fingers, and it was maybe my second trip in the past year), but after last night's visit I'm thinking that I need to stop by more often. Had a great time here last night.
The room right when you walk in has pool tables and a photo booth, and the adjacent room is where the live music stage is. In the very back is the bar. It's smoky throughout the establishment, just as Stephanie L. said. I've been in bars/clubs that are/were smokier, though this one more than has its fair share of smoke.
I was VERY impressed with the beer selection here. As I was sitting at the bar after the show with a friend, I was looking at the different kinds in the coolers behind the bar, as well as the list of draft beers. There's some great stuff in there - some of it I've never even heard of, much less tried. Some of it just made me laugh - but in a good way. For example, I saw cans of Colt .45 in one cooler. THAT was a surprise. I haven't seen anyone drink that stuff in at least 10 years, so imagine my astonishment when I saw multiple cans in the cooler. Not sure for how long they've been there, though. Haha. I'm tempted to go in sometime and try one, just for the hell of it ...
My friend and I each had one Miller High Life last night, and then I got curious about the draft beers and ordered one - Wychwood. Never heard of it before, so I figured I'd give it a shot. I'm glad I did! The bartender described it to be as Boddington's-esque, which got my attention pretty quickly as Boddington's is one of my favorites. The Wychwood beer is very much like Boddington's, it's true. I'm happy I tried it. There were at least 2 other draft beers on the list & that sounded interesting, though I'll have to give those a chance next time, maybe.
I didn't see the pinball machine that Annette G. mentioned, though it's maybe still in there and I just missed it. The bar area has several TVs (one TV I was looking at was showing a NBA game, and the other was showing the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning game) as well as a Ms. Pac-Man (!!!) machine. There are a few other video games in there, though I can't remember which ones.
Overall, I really enjoyed being here last night and am going to do my best to stop in more often. I definitely recommend it to anyone who likes "dive" bars, pool, live music and a great beer selection. That should be most of you!
One last thing: I noticed a sign at the bar that states there's a $10 minimum purchase if you want to use a credit card, though the bartender let my friend use her card even though we owed only $5 (for 2 Millers High Life). I paid for my ensuing draft beer with cash. Weird, but cool. I guess we got lucky that we weren't asked to spend another $5, though I would've been more than happy to do so if we didn't have plans to go to I-Bar.