All photos by Lori Midson.

You can sink a cheap drink at just about every watering hole in Denver, a city that's indisputably obsessed with the ritual of happy hour. The bar at Interstate Kitchen & Bar features a late-night happy hour, wherein a cooler of cold beers in cans -- barkeep's choice -- are a mere $9; the duo of daily happy hours at Virgilio's results in 20 percent off every bottle of premium and reserve wines, plus twenty-ounce sangrias for just $5; "Study Hall" at Euclid Hall pimps $3 draft beers, wines and well drinks from 3 to 6 p.m. daily. And all of those deals are damn good.

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Happy Place: Tony P's, 240 Milwaukee Street, 303-355-1177

The Hours: Monday through Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. and again from 9 to 11 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and from 9 to 11 p.m.

The Deals: $5 domestic pitchers; $10 craft beer pitchers; $2 Coors Light or Schlitz pints; $3 craft beer pints; $3 margaritas, well drinks and house wine; $7 bottles of sangria; $1 pizza slices; $10 Neapolitan pizzas; $4 meatball sliders and eggplant rotoli.

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- Pasquini's changes name of Cherry Creek spot to Tony P's
- Pasquini's plants its newest pizzeria in Cherry Creek

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Happy Place: Kona Grill, 3000 East First Avenue, 720-974-1300.

The Hours: Monday through Friday from 3 to 7 p.m. and Monday through Thursday from 9 to 11 p.m.

The Deals: $3-$4 beer speials; $4-$5 cocktail specials; $5 wines by the glass; $7.50 sake bombers; $4-$6 food specials.

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- A stellar happy hour experience awaits at Bones
- Getting sauced with spicy snacks at Phat Thai

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Happy Place: Phat Thai, 2900 East Second Avenue, 303-388-7428.

The Hours: Monday through Saturday from 4 to 7 p.m.

The Deals: $3 draft beers; $5 specialty cocktails and wines by the glass; $1-$5 small plates.

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Happy Place: Gumbo's Louisiana Style Café, 1033 East Seventeenth Avenue, 720-266-5300.

The Hours: Tuesday through Friday from 4 to 6:30 p.m.

The Deals: $2 off specialty cocktails; $3.50 beer specials; $4 wines by the glass and martinis; $3-$4 small plates.

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Endless meats on a stick might be too much to hope for. But still, Fogo de Chão's new happy-hour menu offers a viable option for those who want to enjoy the traditional churrasco without overdosing on seared flesh.

With $8 dishes and $6 cocktails, this menu, which is only available at the bar, is also easier on the wallet than the restaurant's $24.50 lunch or $44.50 dinner.

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- Fogo de Chao sticks it to the steakhouse concept
- Behind the Bar with Caleb Whitmore of Fogo de Chao
- The opening party of Fogo de Chao

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Happy Place: Wynkoop Brewing Company, 1634 Eighteenth Street, 303-297-2700.

The Hours: Monday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. and 10 p.m to midnight.

The Deals: $3.50 select draft beers; $4 food specials.

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Happy Place: Sullivan's Steakhouse, 1745 Wazee Street, 303-295-2664.

The Hours: Monday through Wednesday, and Friday, from 4 to 6 p.m.

The Deals: $6 house cocktails and martinis; $6 wines by the glass; $6 appetizers.

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Happy Place: Bar Louie, 8332 East 49th Avenue, 303-457-5900.

The Hours: Monday through Friday from 4 to 7 p.m.

The Deals: $3 draft beers; $4 wines by the glass; $5 martinis; half-priced select appetizers.

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Happy Place: The College Inn, 4400 East 8th Avenue, 303-329-9532.

The Hours: Monday through Friday from 3 to 7 p.m.

The Deals: $2-$4 beer specials; $3 well drinks, wines by the glass, and Jim Beam; $5 appetizer specials.

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