Over the past 3 years every bar in Columbia seems to have gone extinct. CoMo was once a fun little town that had plenty of bars and encouraged drinking until the not-so-lovely contractors came and took them all away. This strange occurrence makes no sense whatsoever because these bars were always poppin’ and had some of the best deals in town. What could be the cause of this catastrophe…Global warning? The curse of 12/12/12? Is this the beginning of the end of the world?! (Only reasonable explanation tbh). We wish we didn’t have to do this, but The Black Sheep is here to provide you with a list of all the fallen Mizzou bars (R.I.P.):

5.) BBC II:

Let’s reflect back on the greatness of BBCII and all their margarita glory. Remember The Blackout? It definitely lived up to its name as well as color. Okay so the actual color was a bit concerning, but it was certainly still a crowd favorite. They had about 8 other flavors, too, if you weren’t up for The Blackout challenge.

4.) Bengals:

Oh Bengals, it was everyone’s first bar. The magical place where you could get in using a Chipotle gift card as an I.D., seriously we tried it. I mean sure you didn’t want to be caught there if you were actually 21 and bar-legal, but that doesn’t mean that it should be gone. This beloved bar had freakin’ $1 quad wells and $2 long islands and AMFs. $1 Quadwells used to DEFINE everyone’s Thursday nights. It still hurts to pass by the bare bones of where Bengals once stood. Fortunately, the owner of Bengals is opening a bar in a new location, but it won’t be open until next year…that is wayyy too long, but at least it gives us hope.

3.) Quinton’s:

Too soon, we know, but we need to come to terms with it sometime. The rooftop bar has officially been demolished, and it took a little piece of all our hearts with down with it. Still unsure about how we are supposed to come up with something that tops $8 Bottomless Mimosas on Saturdays. Thank you, Quinton’s, for providing us Tiger’s with a reason to be hammered before 11 a.m. each weekend. Not to mention that Quinton’s, without a doubt, had one of the coolest porches in Columbia that reached into the clouds.

2.) Tequilas:

Oh Tequilas, for anyone reading this who has no idea what we are talking about, we feel sorry for you. This cute little Mexican restaurant was a little far from campus but it was always worth the commute. They were serving up pitchers of margaritas for only $6 and tequila shots for a $1 (or free), and not to mention their mouth-watering queso dip to go with it. It’s a damn shame this place got closed down. Although it was due to an infestation of roaches, which is admittedly a bit concerning, but we won’t hold it against them.

1.) NO MORE BEER WHEN YOU GRADUATE:

Yes, we know, technically this isn’t a bar but it is definitely noteworthy. Thanks to the evil old man who liked to wear bowties and call himself a tiger *cough Loftin*. Yeah it may have been the most expensive beer of our entire lives but we worked our tails off for it (pun intended). We deserve our free beer gosh dang-it. No wonder Loftin was fired as chancellor after less then 2 years, what else would that evil man have tried to take from us? For a school that prides itself on traditions, it’s a real shame that this one was snatched away from us.

If you are any of these bars and reading this please reopen — the thirsty Tigers are missing you. Gone but never forgotten.