(West) Lafayette Beer Bars

We suggest

Chumley's
Knickerbocker Saloon
Scotty's

Don't forget 

Lafayette Brewing Co

Map at bottom of this page


Chumley's

122 N. 3rd St.
Lafayette
765-420-9372

Mon - Sat: 11am - 3am
Sunday: 11am - 12:30am

50 taps and 100 bottles. Pizza and a full menu of sandwiches at $6-$7.

Monday: 32oz refillable glass at special pricing.
Tuesday: $2.50 drafts.
Saturday: Guinness is $3.
Sunday: $2 off pitchers. Lots of TVs. Dean Keady show is televised from here.
1 Pool table. Their beer club gives you a T-shirt and your name on the wall after 50 different selections. There's also a Chumley's in Indianapolis. Click here for our 2007 review.

Representative Food Menu

Appetizers $5 - $8
Salads $4 - $6
Sandwiches, Burgers, Wraps, Chicken $6 - $7
Pizza (Toppings extra) 7" $3.50 + 50¢
12" $7 + $1
16" $7.50 + $1.50
Dinners (Steak, Chicken) $10 - $16


Knickerbocker Saloon

113 N. 5th St.
Lafayette
765-423-2234

Owner: Nick Vucas

Tues - Thurs: 7pm - 3am
Friday: 4pm - 3am
Saturday: 7pm - 3am

1 tap but a good selection of about 50 bottled beer. Aventinus, Belhaven, Chimay, Duvel, Fullers, Guinness, Hoegarden, we could go through the alphabet. $3.50 and up.

The bar is busy but they open late. Most folks come for the live blues band at 10pm. (Cover charge). The original license dates back to 1835 (the Slippery Noodle in Indy has an 1850 license but reportedly stayed open during prohibition). Snacks available.


Scotty's Brewhouse

352 E. State St.
West Lafayette
765-746-3131

After crossing the Wabash River, don't take the first right. Instead take the second (at the Starbucks) and either park north on Brown St. or wind your way through the parking lot facing State St. Next to the Hilton Garden Inn and a Borders.

Web site
Also in Muncie and Bloomington.

Opens 11am 
Closes at 10pm (11pm Fri, Sat).

A sports bar with 34 taps. Typically $3.75 for 16 oz., $5.25 for 23 oz., and $13 for 60oz pitchers.

Round The World challenge. $1 for passport. Drink all their beers (including bottles, Budmillercoors, malternatives, and NAs) to get a T-shirt and a free beer. Participate and any of the 3 Scotty's.

VIP Club ($5) earns points for $ spent to get glasses, t-shirts, etc.

Food is TGIF-ish. Appetizers, salads, sandwiches, burgers, wraps, and ice cream concoctions.