Bars in Scott County, Illinois

Scott County is in southwestern Illinois.illinois outline image by Kim Jones from Fotolia.com

Scott County is in southwestern Illinois, 50 miles west of the capital, Springfield. The county is part of Illinois' great plains area and boasts scenic hills along the Illinois river. Consisting of around 5,000 people and founded in the 19th century, Scott County has seen it's share of history. Stephen A. Douglas taught in Winchester and Abraham Lincoln was known to visit. The county has a reasonable choice of bars.

Easy Street Lounge

The Easy Street Lounge in Winchester is an informal pub that has accents of wood and numerous large screen televisions usually set to a sports channel. The pub has a variety of beers on tap and in bottles along with a full selection of hard alcohol. The pub offers a variety of events such as karaoke night, open mic nights, live entertainment, comedy nights, and 50 cent wings nights. The bar hosts various holiday parties such as Halloween costume parties and holiday events.

It's Charles is a bar l in Winchester, Illinois that has a bare, rustic quality. The atmosphere is extremely informal. The menu offers burgers, cheeseburgers, grilled cheese, fries and other standard fast food fare. While they don't have any beers on tap, they do offer a wide variety of beers in cans. The bar doesn't provide karaoke but has standard games like dart and pool and even hosts pool tournaments.

Jacksonville's KJB Pint Haus or the Kelly J. Brockhouse Pint Haus is run by Kelly Brockhouse and his family and friends. The bar offers a variety of beers on tap and in bottles as well as full bar of hard alcohol. They serve food, featuring menu items likes cheeseburgers, sandwiches, fries and related items. They offer drink specials on certain days, such as $2 flavored martinis, $2 glasses of wine and $1 well drinks. They pride themselves on offering a congenial atmosphere filled with friends and family.