Happy 249th Birthday, America! In honor of nearly two and a half centuries of freedom and fireworks (and praying we make it to 250), we’re celebrating the only way we know how: sweating through linen, dodging fireworks (and Fireball) on Frenchmen Street, and shouting, “You look like the Fourth of July!” with a drink in hand. Honestly? Makes us want a hot dog real bad.

And because nothing says patriotism like a cold beer in a dark bar, we’ll be making our rounds this weekend at a few of our favorite dive bars for a red, white, and booze-fueled crawl across the city. Here’s our lineup:

• Snake & Jake’s
• Brothers 3
• Ms. Maes
• Chart Room
• Pete’s Out in the Cold
• Okay Bar
• Bud Rip’s
• Markey’s Bar
• Saturn Bar
• Molly’s at the Market

Did we miss one of your favorites? Let us know.

We hope to see you out there—whether mid-toast, mid-ballad, or while closing a deal between rounds. God bless America, and God bless Snake & Jake’s.

Now let’s get down to business…