The Chug

There are two kinds of people in this world.
Those that like Brothers, and those that like The Chug.
You will either love this place, or wonder how the hell it’s even open. If you’re the latter, we probably don’t want you there anyways.
In all seriousness, The Chug manages to bring some great regional bands in for FREE shows that most bars in the area would charge a $ 20 cover for. The drinks are strong, service is great, and the crowds are diverse. It’s not the kind of place I would go on a first date, but if you’re ever on a date and she says «want to go have a drink at The Chug?» Never say no.
In conclusion, you can either look past the less than pristine but supremely nostalgic griminess and have a great time, or go home. The «we’re just here to party» atmosphere is what really makes it shine. They genuinely don’t try to be anything they aren’t, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

The Chug is a classic being overrun by Brothers. I’m so thankful that despite the IU-​style bar takeover attempts, The Chug is still standing strong. The Chug is an awesome place to drink, sing your heart out, and have a great time.

Karaōke on thursdays. Great drink deals all the time. Just a great environment. Even thought Brothers opened up still the Chugg tops all in my opinion of course. You can always go there and get fast great service. Also no minimum charge on your card. Which is always a great feature.

I don’t think I can give the Chug any rating but five stars. It is the oldest bar in the Village and it is a quintessential dive bar. You aren’t going there for the watery drinks in plastic cups, and you aren’t going there for the fact that it has the ambience of your Uncle Jim’s basement (including the black and white checkered floor), and you aren’t even going there for the classic bar games. You are going there because you will be united in purpose with everyone else you meet there– the purpose being to get loaded and forget how civilized people behave.

I went to BSU from 1986 to 1989 and this was the place to be on Thursday night for, I think, quarter beers. It may have been fifty cents. From what I can remember the place was a dump. The bathrooms always overflowed out into the bar area so it always stunk like pee and we would go outside and pee in the bushes. And I’m a girl.;…girls don’t normally do that… but in my college days I was obnoxious. Regardless, me and my friends loved going there every Thursday night and a crisis would have to happen in order to keep us away.
I can’t imagine doing this now but it was a blast then!

I have only been to this place once. I moved to Muncie after my college years (I’m only 30 now, but still) and don’t go out drinking a lot so I don’t know all the good places to go. I was kind of worried about going to a place on campus to drink, but it really wasn’t too bad. I didn’t feel like the «old» person in a crowd. As another reviewer said, it’s not full of sorority girls or what I would call «woo girls» for those HIMYM fans.
This was a bar with a laid back vibe. The drinks were reasonably priced and they had a large selection of games that could potentially be harmful if playing while drunk (foosball, air hockey, skeeball, basketball, etc).
The drink I tried was their «Chug Juice» which is on tap. I was expecting a watered-​down version of a hairy buffalo, but to my suprise it was a tasty drink that packed a punch. Though I will say, many men would not bother carring around the bright pink fizzy concoction.
I was pleasantly surprised with this bar and wouldn’t mind visiting again.

reaaaaal nice. this joint use to have Black Label.

The drinks specials here are great. Look at the name. This place is one of the older college drinking holes for everyone. Skee ball and pool, foosball, and karaōke, beer pong and unmatched ordinary décor. This is truly the haven for cheap beer drinking, mixed drink mayhem and a fun place to run into friends for some late night fun or pre drinking rallies. Don’t be dressing up unless you’re going somewhere later, and don’t trip on the stairs on the way to the door. And guys, this is the true Indiana experience, you can even pee in a trough! haha, this place will always be THE CHUG.

Ohhh how I love and miss The Chug! Two things are certain if you attend my Alma Mater, Ball State University in Muncie, IN;
1. You probably went to school with my brother, he was there for 9 years and
B. You will get plastered at the dive of all dives, known simply as the Chug.
You will not find a plethora of half naked sorority girls, fancy pants martinis, or any food (unless the popcorn machines working, which I don’t think it worked once in my 4 years at BSU). Ney, you will find cheap drink specials, SERIOUS drinkers, a glory hole up by the beer pong table, a sticky floor covered in who-​knows-​what, and a trough for peeing… if you make it to the bathroom (I had more than a few friends that didn’t make it). They have ski-​ball, air hockey, pool, and above all else foosball and beer pong. No one is better than or above the Chug, but you will have a hard time getting your girlfriend there… if she does go, and she loves it as much as you do, then marry that woman for she is a keeper. It’s a tradition, a right of passage, you might get shot… it’s the CHUG!

This place used to be the drinkers bar. Luckily, it still is. Fairly legit specials and always a whole cooler full of cheap beers (Pabst, Schaeffer, Hamm’s, Schlitz, et al). I’ve seen some cool fights, falls, bare tits, and the like, all while double fisting pitchers in this dive. I don’t care at all for the TVs and lame games. The place used to have a huge back room open (where that rocknroll mural stops) where all the pool tables were, and instead of whatever douchey shit, there’d be bands on that stage, but those salad days have wilted. Still a fun place to get schnockered with linecooks and drop-​outs.

This place is so effin’ gross, it’s wonderful! Throw your shit on the floor, drink for cheap, sing the trashiest kareoke songs on thursday nites, and slip a quarter or 10 into the skeeeball machine, and it’s a nite you’ll probably forget.